IEPChandigarh, October 3:

In a major releif to the general public of the state, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government has decided to construct five cardiac care centres in Punjab.

Revealing this, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr. Chetan Singh Jauramajra said that the process to set up these centres has already been initiated. As the graph of cardiac ailments rising day by day, poor people suffering from cardiac diseases could not afford expensive treatment at the private hospitals as the state government hospitals lacked equivalent facilities. Hence, to safeguard the health of the poor people and to save them from exorbitant charges at private hospitals, state government through Punjab Health Systems Corporation was setting up five Cardiac Care Centres at Bathinda, Sangrur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Pathankot, he added.

The Cabinet Minister said that these centres will be equipped with ultra modern healthcare facilities and shall have experienced doctors and supporting staff, however, the services shall be provided to the patients on discounted rates. For two Centres i.e. Bathinda and Sangrur, the Project is near the process of awarding of the contract. However, for rest three Centres i.e. Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Pathankot, the bidding process has been initiated and shall be closed soon.

He further said that he hopes that these cardiac care centres will prove to be an important step towards making secondary and tertiary healthcare in common people’s reach and such people will not have to spend their life’s savings on treatment.

The project shall be developed on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, wherein the Private Player shall be required to construct the Cardiac Care Centres at each of the 5 (five) District Hospitals and thereupon, operate and maintain for a pre-determined Contract Period.

IEPChandigarh, October 3

In the ongoing 36th National Games at Gujarat today, players from Punjab won three gold, one silver and three bronze medals, besides an athlete creating a new record at National Games record by an athlete from Punjab. Punjab has won a total of 38 medals, so far, with 11 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals.

Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer while congratulating the winning players said that these players have brought laurels to the state on the national stage with their dedication and hard work.

In today’s events, Punjab’s Kirpal Singh Batth won the gold medal in the men’s discus throw. He broke Shakti Singh’s 25-year-old National Games record with a throw of 59.32 Mtr. Punjab’s Sift Kaur Samra won gold and another Punjab player Anjum Maudgil won bronze in the women’s 50m rifle three positions. Vijayveer Singh Sidhu and Harnavdeep Kaur won the gold medal in the air pistol mixed team event.

In the rowing team competition, the Punjab team of Bhagwan Singh, Jaspreet Bija, Arvinder Singh and Sukhjinder Singh won the silver medal. Apart from this, the team of Udaiveer Singh, Parveer Singh and Nekpreet Singh won the bronze medal in the fencing team competition. The Punjab team also won the bronze medal in basketball 3X3.

In women’s hockey pool matches, Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh by 2-1. Earlier Punjab defeated Karnataka by 6-1 yesterday.

IEP Chandigarh, October 3, 2022

Kultar Singh Sandhwan said here today that school students will be regularly  invited to Vidhan Sabha sessions to broaden their horizons and show them the functioning of the government. He was addressing a group of students, specially invited  by him  to attend the session.  

He advised the students to work hard and adopt high moral values, and said that fom the next legislative session, more and more students will be shown the proceedings of the House 

Sandhwan said that the future of the country is in the hands of the students. They should work hard with strong commitment and dedication so that the nation could be built in a better way. He said that the future of the nation would be completely secure if the students will be more disciplined and have high moral values.

S. Sandhwan emphasized the need for educational tours for students so that they can obtain knowledge more effectively. He said that educational tours tend to increase the knowledge of students. Therefore, this should be an integral part of a student’s education.  He said that from the next legislative session, more and more students will be shown the proceedings of the House

Lunch was also hosted by the Speaker for the students. S. Sandhwan’s wife Mrs. Gurpreet Kaur Sandhwan had lunch with the students and interacted with them. She asked the students to study with determination. Meanwhile, the students watched the proceedings of the House with great interest and enthusiasm.They looked completely happy during this time.

Meanwhile, the mother Mrs Gurmel Kaur and wife Mrs Gurpreet Kaur Sandhwan of the Vidhan Sabha Speaker also witnessed the assembly proceedings.

IEP Chandigarh

Upcoming Hindi web series, ‘Blue Spider’ kick-started with a muhurat shot at sector 34 here on Friday.

The series based on the concept of desi villager-turns-superhero, is being directed by Jagadhri lad Rakesh Kumar. It is being produced by Ajay Sharma, director of Morph Academy & Boxfy and Anjana Sharma .

Talking to media at the muhurat shot, Ajay Sharma said , “ This series will be presenting the live action plus animation VFX and we are quite hopeful that the series will be liked by the audience.”

A long cherished dream and 4-year long efforts are finally being realized through a series that is predominantly based on VFX– a first-of-its-kind venture in India, remarked Rakesh Kumar.

Being produced through cloud funding at the low budget of Rs. 2 cr, the series will cast new budding artists and actors who till now have only performed in theatres and street-plays, said Rakesh.

The web series has been written by Rakesh himself and its cinematographer is Parm.

Pragati and Rakesh are playing the lead in Blue Spider which is expected to be released on OTT platforms early next year.

IEP Chandigarh, October 3

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its campaign against corruption on Monday nabbed a Patwari Jaspreet Singh posted at revenue halqa Hathur, Tehsil Jagraon, district Ludhiana red handed accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) said Patwari Jaspreet Singh was arrested on the complaint of Resham Singh of village Hathur, tehsil Jagraon. He informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above said Patwari was demanding Rs. 3,000 per acre as bribe effecting mutual partition of ancestral land measuring 25 acres which comes to total bribe amount of Rs 75,000.

After verifying his information, a VB team laid a trap and the accused Patwari was arrested on the spot while accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000 as a first instalment from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB, Economic Offences Wing, police station Ludhiana and further investigation was under progress.

IEP Chandigarh, October 3

As per the direction of the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, visitor entry has been made free of cost in the zoos of Bhiwani, Rohtak and Pipli during the ‘National Wildlife Week’. Besides this, children are being encouraged to visit the zoos during the ‘National Wildlife Week’ from October 2 to October 8.

Sharing more information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that the ‘National Wildlife Week’ is being celebrated in Haryana as well as across the country.  This wildlife week is celebrated to bring more and more awareness among the general public to preserve the wildlife.

Main programme to be held in Chhachhrauli on October 6

The spokesperson said that the main programme of ‘National Wildlife Week’ will be organized in Chhachhrauli, Yamunanagar on October 6.   Forest Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal will be the Chief Guest in the programme.  During this week people will be made aware to plant more and more saplings and conserve wildlife.

Painting competition will be organized in every district

The spokesperson said that during the ‘National Wildlife Week’, painting competitions would be organized in every district to make children aware of wildlife conservation.  The winners will also be given awards.  Meanwhile, the children participating in the Yamunanagar district will be honoured in the main programme to be held in Chhachhrauli.

Exhibition will also be organized on Wildlife Week

The spokesperson said that an exhibition related to wildlife would also be organized at Chhachhrauli.  Photographs, paintings and documentaries related to wildlife will also be displayed in this exhibition.

IEP Chandigarh, October 02

Local government minister, Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that  Punjab has secured 5th position in Swachata Survekshan 2022,  awards given by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs. The competition takes place among all the states of the country,  having more than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULB).  Punjab has got the first position in the northern zone, which is a matter of pride for the Punjab State and an inspiration for the rest of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), said the minister.  He congratulated the Management, officials and employees of the Local Government Department for this achievement.

He also said that last year Punjab had stood seventh and had improved it’s position to fifth, this year. 

He further informed that during the Swachata SARVEKSHAN Punjab has scored 2935 points across the country.  He also said that according to the population of the city, Moonak, NawanShahar and Gobindgarh have got the first rank as clean cities.  In addition,   Ghagga, Bareta, Bhikhi, Dasuya, Kurali, Nangal and Fazilka were also honoured with awards in the cleanliness survey ceremony.

The  Minister,  said that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, had  organized an award ceremony on the basis of Swachata SARVEKSHAN 2022at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi on Saturday.

Local Government Minister, Dr.  Inderbir Singh Nijjar said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Punjab, Mr. Bhagwant Singh Mann is fully working to provide a clean environment to the people of the state.  As a result, it has won an award in the cleanliness survey by Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) of Punjab Government.

 The Minister also appealed to other Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) that they should also take inspiration from the Urban Local Bodies that have secured the position.  Apart from this, he also appealed to the people of the State to cooperate with the government in keeping their surroundings clean so that in the future, it will help to bring Punjab to the first position in the cleanliness survey across the country.

IEP CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, October 2       

    As part of the ongoing war against drugs launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police has busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel with the arrest of a Haryana resident after recovering 2.51 lakh Pharma opioids from his possession.           Disclosing this, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Anti-Gangster Task Force-cum-Ropar Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the arrested accused has been identified as Ranjit Goswami, Batra Colony in Sonipat, Haryana. The Police have recovered 2,37,000 tablets of Alprazolam and 14,400 of the Pyeevon Spas capsules from his KIA car, in which he was smuggling drugs from Haryana, he added.           This is the third such inter-state pharmaceutical drug racket busted by the Fatehgarh Sahib district Police in less than three months. Earlier, Fatehgarh Sahib Police had recovered as many as 7 lakh tablets/capsules of Pharma opioids on July 14, 2022, while, 1.17 lakh tablets/capsules of Pharma opioids were recovered on September 4, 2022.           DIG Gurpreet Bhullar said that following a tip-off Police teams from CIA Sirhind and Police Station Khamano laid a special checking at Khamano and stopped a KIA car bearing registration number HR10AJ9791, which was being driven by accused Ranjit Goswami. During checking of the car, the police teams have recovered a huge quantity of pharma opioids, he said.           SSP Fatehgarh Sahib Dr Ravjot Grewal said that during preliminary investigations, it has come to light that the arrested accused is into the transport business in Delhi and Amritsar. The accused has confessed that he has been supplying pharma opioids in Punjab for the last few years and most of his customers are in Moga and Ludhiana, she said.           She said that the police have procured three days police remand of the accused person after producing him in the court and further investigations are on.           Meanwhile, FIR No 131 has been registered under section 22(c) of the NDPS Act at Police Station Fatehgarh Sahib.