Phagwara Diary: NGO donates clothes to underprivileged

With the assistance of Malkiat Singh Raghbotra, president of blood bank Guru Hargovind Nagar and other social service organisations, old clothes were collected to donate among underprivileged. The used clothes were sent to the Goong NGO in Jalandhar from Phagwara. Malkiat said the clothes after getting washed would be send to the Delhi office of the NGO. “The clothes are then distributed for free among the needy people in hilly areas and in slums. The used clothes are collected after every six months in the blood donation camp. While Ramesh Duggal dropped the clothes in Jalandhar and Dr PK Ohri provided financial assistance to the Goong NGO.

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Financial support by Inner Wheel Club

The Covid-induced lockdown has left many people jobless. Unable to earn money, a large number of people are forced to face financial crisis. However, in these challenging times, members of the Inner Wheel Club, Phagwara, have come forward to help such locals. The president of the club, Navita Chabra, said, the club was helping the needy families by providing financial assistance for the marriage of their daughters. Few days ago the members provided household items to a newlywed couple and supported the family of the bride.

‘Don’t sell drugs without prescription’

Following a meeting with the Kapurthala District Chemist Association, Som Prakash Singh, president of the Phagwara Chemist Association, said, the chemists in the Phagwara block have been directed not to sell acetomycin, paracetamol and related salts without doctors’ prescription. “It’s been five days since the chemists have been told not to sell the essential tablets without any medical slip and doctors’ prescription,” said the the Phagwara Chemist Association president. The chemist association is dedicated towards state government’s initiative of containing Covid-19 spread. Recently, it was came to the notice, that there was a shortage of paracetamol and other important medicines, hence to prevent the shortage, it was decided that no important medicines to be sold without the prescription of any medical practitioner. TNS