Guardians of Governance (GOGs), who are also known as the eyes and ears of the government, are now on a mission to raise awareness among people in the district, so that they do not believe in any kind of rumours and don’t hesitate in getting themselves tested. They have been appointed for the work under ‘Mission Fateh’. The district head of GOGs said as many as 136 GOGs were lending services in the district and the announcements were being made through speakers in temples and gurdwaras as to what precautions residents should take in order to save themselves from contracting the virus.

Making up for jobs lost in pandemic

Those who lost their jobs during the pandemic were given a chance to grab one at a placement camp organised by the district Employment Department at Modern Institute of Advance Education in Nawanshahr. Rupinder Kaur, district employment generation and training officer, said candidates would be selected for posts such as hardware technician, computer typist, manager and IELTS trainer among others in the camp. Candidates who are graduates, post graduates or those who have completed their higher secondary and those holding degrees including computer hardware diploma, computer application diploma were eligible to apply

Last-minute cancellations!

Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora’s visit to Nawanshahr was scheduled for Wednesday, which got postponed. Notably, he was coming to monitor the Covid situation in the district and had to visit the Civil Hospital to check the arrangements for Covid patients. There was also a meeting with political leaders, followed by a press conference. An invitation was also sent to the media, but the plan got cancelled at the last moment. The administration officials said he would visit soon.

Practising what he preaches

SDM Nawanshahr Jagdish Singh Johal got himself tested voluntarily just to motivate people and show them that getting tested for Covid was not a big deal! His report came out to be negative and he gave out a message that if reported on time, the disease could be controlled. He said several rumours and fabricated news regarding the disease were making the rounds on social media just because of some notorious people, and no one should believe in these rumours. “The tests are being done so that further spread of the virus can be controlled,” the SDM said, adding that strict action would be taken against those spreading rumours.