‘Meet targets of national health programmes’

Nawanshahr Civil Surgeon Dr Gurdeep Singh Kapoor held a monthly review meeting with all programme officers and senior medical officers to review the progress of national health programmes including the current status of Covid-19 in the district. At the meeting, Dr Gurdeep Singh Kapoor directed the programme officers and senior medical officers to meet the targets of all national health programmes, including Covid-19, in a timely manner. He also said in order to reduce the maternal mortality rate, 100 per cent timely registration of pregnant women should be done. He said that high risk pregnant women should be identified and treated on priority basis so that no problem would arise during childbirth. The Civil Surgeon also asked to pay special attention to the care of newborns. He said that complete immunization of children should be ensured and parents should be made aware for the care of children. He advised that during this dengue season, the survey activities to eradicate the larvae should be expedited.

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Farm laws: Kirti Kisan Union holds protest

Over 150 tractors and scores of farmers under the banner of Kirti Kisan Union held protest in Nawanshahr villages to mark six months of farmer protests. The march started from Usmanpur village and covered Jadla, Daulatpur, Kishanpura, Langroa, Jethmajara, etc. The farmers carried black flags in protest. The union leaders said the farmers would continue their fight against the three farm laws.

890 violators taken for Covid testing

Taking action against lockdown violators and negligence of Covid rules in the district, the police on Thursday registered cases while Covid tests of 890 persons without masks were conducted. In one of the cases, the police said Surinder Kumar, a resident of Simbal Majara, had opened his grocery shop and was selling illicit liquor during the curfew, and 12 bottles of liquor were seized from him. The media van of Saanjh Kendra and police stations were alerting the people to take precautionary measures against Covid. The SSP Nawanshahr appealed to the people not to show indifferent attitude towards the Covid rules and not to go out of their houses during lockdown and night curfew. TNS