Yeoman service for poor

Fatehgarh Sahib: A number of NGOs of Fatehgarh Sahib–Sirhind, particularly Sood Sabha, Brahmin Sabha and Aggarwal Sabha, have come to the aid of the common man during the pandemic. These NGOs have organised more than a dozen free vaccination camps for the needy and helpless, who cannot visit the Civil Hospital, especially labourers and construction workers. They not only arrange transportation on their doorsteps but also provide refreshments to the inoculated people. Their work is being appreciated by residents. The camps are getting an overwhelming response as people are thronging in large numbers to get vaccinated. More than 4,000 people had been inoculated in these camps, said Harminder Sood and Suresh Bhardwaj, presidents of the

Sood and Brahmin Sabha.

Job app gets 163 placed

Hoshiarpur: A mobile app for providing employment developed by the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises (DBEE) has got 163 youths placed in a month. By using the app, 1,824 youths applied for private jobs and 355 have moved their application for starting their own ventures under various self-employment loan schemes. The DBEE processed the applications and organised interviews, getting 163 candidates placed at annual packages of Rs 1.10 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh in private institutions.

A new life for Covid warrior

Abohar: Days after joining in April last year as Assistant Director, Public Relations, at Sriganganagar, near Abohar, Ritu Sodhi had a mild fever and was advised quarantine for two weeks to beat happy hypoxia. She tested negative later. That time she did not suspect that while leading a frontline Covid awareness campaign, she would have to battle the pandemic after a year. Last month she had fever and body aches after which she got her test done and the report came positive. Later, she was shifted to Jansewa Hospital. After a CT scan, she was admitted to the ICU. “I felt like getting a new life after I stepped out of the ICU after 14 days. Doctors appreciated my positive thinking which I think helped me in fighting the virus,” Ritu says. 

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