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  Kanta  Allaria  demands regular check-up of Corona warriors Chandigarh ,  State Chairperson of Mission Ekta Samiti, Ms Kanta  Allaria has appealed to all capable people of Haryana to come forward in such a difficult time of lockdown and help the needy with ration, masks, sanitizers and medicines. She also appealed to the Haryana government to provide free ration to the poor and needy.   Ms Kanta Allaria  said that the Corona virus does not differentiate between poor and rich or between caste or religion. This virus can affect anyone anytime. Therefore, people need to maintain social distance at such a crucial time, stay at home to break the Corona chain.   The State President of the Mission Ekta Samiti said that pink ration card holders are not getting free ration, while the government was talking about issuing green card.   She said that NGOs were doing a great job in the state by helpi...

चंडीगढ़/पंचकूला --लोगों को कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण से बचने के लिए एक तरफ जहां डॉक्टर्स, पुलिस विभाग सफाई कर्मचारी रात दिन काम करके जहां इस जंग को जीतने के लिए प्रयासरत हैं वही ऐसे में लोगों तक सही जानकारी पहुंचाने के लिए मीडिया भी अहम भूमिका निभा रही है इन दिनों मीडिया कर्मी  भी एक कोरोना योद्धा के रूप में कार्य कर रहे हैं फील्ड मैं जाकर दिन  रात न्यूज़ कवर करने वाले मीडिया कर्मियों पर हमेशा अदृश्य कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण  होने का भय सताता रहता है , क्षेत्र में रिपोर्टिंग कर रहे मीडिया कर्मी को सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के उद्देश्य से ट्राइसिटी प्रेस क्लब ने मीडिया कर्मियों को पीपीई किट बाट कर , मीडिया कर्मियों को एक सुरक्षा कवच देने का प्रयास किया है , ट्राइसिटी प्रेस क्लब के चेयरमैन विक्रांत बाबा ने बताया कि पीपीई किट वितरण का शुभारंभ हरियाणा विधानसभा अध्यक्ष ज्ञान चंद गुप्ता द्वारा किया गया , क्लब के अध्यक्ष डॉक्टर स्वास्तिक शर्मा व संगठन सचिव हरदीप सिंह ने बताया कि इस मौके पर लगभग 50 पीपीई  किट बाटी गई है ,जो  मीडिया कर्मी फील्ड में कार्यरत है ,  उन्हों...

Meet Mishika Goel, an amazing brilliant artistic child with a difference who thought to give all her fine paintings to COVID patients and Doctors. Mishika, a bright student of Class 8th of Carmel Convent School, uses her time to give something back to society. She made several paintings for PGI Doctors who are servicing in COVID Sections and Patients who are suffering. Her paintings are having several solaceful messages for the patients and these are so beautiful that everyone would love to cloak it on the walls of their homes. Dr. Vipin Koushal, NHE-COVID Head for PGIMER says that it feels so good to see the efforts and feelings of the child for doctors and patients in this crisis. The paintings are so good that we decided to present it to every patient at the time of discharge. Ankush Goel, Father, says that I am blessed to have such an artistic child in my family. She is truly an inspiration to all of us. Her style of managing her routine is exemplary for many of us in t...

NUFAB Technical Textiles Pvt. Ltd., a start-up based  out of Ambala has developed a unique non-woven fabric, which will significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers, who are facing heightened risk amid the Covid pandemic. The newly developed fabric is soft, comfortable, light weight, impregnable, permeable and above all breathable, which will help frontline medical workers immensely by reducing the infection risk upto 90%. The value-added fabric is certified and approved by DRDO and is extremely useful in making  Coveralls Gowns - personal protection equipments used by our Health Warriors. Commenting on the launch of nonwoven fabric, Mr. Salil Goyal, Director of NUFAB said, "Our new offering is a specialised product and is certified from DRDO. Besides being lightweight, the fabric is breathable and thus, reduces chances of infection substantially. The product is our way of acknowledging the immense contribution of health warriors. We salute them...

  Chandigargh : La Trobe University a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia has distributed AUD 12 Million (INR 60 Crores) to supports its students  in   the current Covid-19 emergency .  This is in addition to La Trobe’s normal scholarships and support .   To ensure students have the maximum opportunity to start their study in 2020 La Trobe has also introduced more flexible online study options for prospective students and created additional start dates.    Initiatives taken by LTU during Global Crisis Ø   Upsurge in course Intakes for students Ø   New Scholarships i.e. upto 30% of the entire tuition fees of the program Ø   Financial Aid provided to students COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on educational delivery, and the wider impact remains uncertain.  According to Vice-Chancellor and President of La Trobe University Professor John Dewar AO ,  the University’s main prior...

 Chandigarh :  Ola, India’s leading mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride hailing companies, has announced the launch of ‘Ola Emergency’ on its app in collaboration with the Government of Punjab. The new category provides a much-needed mobility solution to citizens who are unable to access a hospital in case of medical emergencies. Starting today, the service will be available in  Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Mohali and Amritsar for medical travel  that do not require an ambulance. Citizens across these cities can seamlessly book a cab by selecting the “Ola Emergency” category and picking the drop location from the list of available hospitals. A dedicated network of cars that are equipped with masks and sanitizers have been earmarked to provide the service, and will be operated by specially trained drivers. Ola has enabled  39 hospitals in Jalandhar, 23 hospitals in Ludhiana, 24 hospitals in Patiala and 18 and 44 hospitals in Mohali ...

Mohali, April 24: She might be aged but her dedication is nothing less than a gritty warrior who is on a mission to serve poor in this crisis situation by stitching masks for them. Wife of an army personnel and mother of 3 doctors, mother-in-law of another 3 and grandmother of one doctor , Mohali phase-1 resident, Bhupinder Kaur Bedi (88) was quite worried to know that doctors and healthcare workers were facing shortage of masks after its panicky buying.   Once she saw a sample of a mask, she realized that it was a simple task for her to stitch it .  She got some pieces of cotton which she had got recently for her dress and started stitching masks at her home.  Being unable to get new cloth as the shops are closed, she uses some old cloth pieces and some of her children’s cotton clothes also. Still very good in sewing she uses an old sewing machine that she got as a marriage gift. After her morning chores, she and her daughter-in-law who is senior paediatric s...