Plasma donors awarded certificates

Karnal: To encourage people who had recovered from Covid to donate their plasma for the treatment of Covid patients, the district administration honoured donors with certificates. Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, honoured the donors and appealed to other recovered patients to come forward so that the life of Covid patients could be saved. He said 28 recovered patients had donated plasma so far. The plasma donors also shared their experiences on the occasion.

Cops trace, return 26 mobile phones

Kaithal: The police traced and returned 26 stolen and lost mobile phones worth around Rs 3.5 lakh to their owners. Shashank Kumar Sawan, Superintendent of Police, handed over these phones to their owners and they thanked the police for the recovery. He said their information technology and cyber cell teams had tracked and recovered these mobile phones, including some costly high-end mobile phones. He advised people to report loss of mobile phones, especially smartphones, quickly to ensure that these were not misused by anti-social elements.

Award for Yamunanagar surgeon

Yamunanagar: Dr Anil Aggarwal, eminent surgeon, was honoured with ‘Best Surgeon of Haryana Award’ by a media house at a state-level function organised in Rohtak recently. The award was presented by Members of Parliament Ram Chander Jangra and Baba Balak Nath. Dr Aggarwal had conducted about 50,000 surgeries, including free of cost for patients who cannot afford the treatment.

Lyrical message on farm fires

Ambala: Guru Prem Grover, subject matter specialist (soil and water management) at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the district’s Tepla village has penned a song to motivate farmers to stop burning paddy stubble and educate them about the ill-effects of the practice. The Haryanvi song “Poshak tatva ho jange khak, parali ne lagao na aag” has been sung by Hisar-based Manjeet Singh. “The challenge is to change the mindset of farmers. They are still stuck on the conventional methods of farming. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra decided to do something innovative so that farmers shun the practice. The song is being shared in WhatsApp groups,” said Grover.

Letters of praise for social outfits

Rohtak: The district health authorities felicitated various social outfits for their valuable contribution in the fortnight to promote awareness among people for eye donation. Dr Anil Birla, Civil Surgeon, felicitated the outfits by presenting appreciation letters. Dr Dinesh Sharma, eye specialist and convener of the event, said they had motivated people for eye donation by organising functions at various locations.