Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh :No Home Quarantine For Those Coming To Punjab For Less Than 72 Hours,Only Undertaking Needed
Those coming to Punjab
for less than 72 hours are now exempt from the mandatory home quarantine, and
only need to submit a formal undertaking at the border check post.
Announcing this relaxation for inbound
domestic travellers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday
said it had been decided to provide this concession to facilitate students
wishing to come for examinations or business travellers etc, whose stay in the
state is less than 72 hours from the time of their arrival. It has been decided
to exempt such travellers from the 14-day mandatory home quarantine requirement
that remains in place for domestic inbound travellers in Punjab, he said.
https://yespunjab.com/coming-to-punjab-for-less-than-72-hours-no-quarantine-only-undertaking-needed-capt-amarinder/
CBSE 12th Result 2020:Gurveen Kaur of Ludhiana Scores 99.8%
Gurveen Kaur with her Family
Gurveen Kaur, a student of humanities stream at Sacred Heart
Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana scored 99.8% marks in Class 12 exam,
the results for which were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) on Monday.
She scored a
perfect hundred in four subjects - English, Political Science, Geography,
Hindustani Music and 99 marks in economics.
The 17-year-old
girl says that people need to change their mindset towards humanities as this
stream has a lot of scope and offers subjects through which we can gain
knowledge. It also provides wide career options. She said, “During my childhood
days, I decided to join the judiciary and pursue law. My father is an advocate
and I want to follow his footsteps. I was aware that I will score around 98%
marks and can top in the district but scoring 99.8% just came as a surprise.”
“I owe my success to god, my parents, teachers and school
principal who supported me throughout the year. Apart from academics, she is
very fond of participating in Debate and declamation competitions and has
leadership qualities”, she said.
She is very fond
of reading online stories related to politics and used to follow Sushma Swaraj,
former minister of external affairs on twitter.
“Before final
board exams, I stopped using all social networking sites to concentrate on my
studies but read stories on twitter as I was able to gain knowledge from this
site”, she added.
Kaur was not able
to appear in the geography exam as the board first postponed the exam due to
the outbreak of coronavirus disease and then in July cancelled the exams.
DSGMC Inaugurated "Ambulance Sewa" For Corona Patients On the Occasion of Parkash Purab of Bala Pritam Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib
On the Occasion of Parkash Purab of Bala Pritam Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib,DSGMC inaugurated"Ambulance Sewa" for Corona Patients. These
ambulances are laced with advanced healthcare facilities and would operate all
across Delhi.
Happy Gurpurab
Pics Courtsey,
Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa,President,DSGMC
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Melbourne School Amends Uniform Guidelines to Allow its Sikh Students to Wear a Head Covering in Accordance With Their Religious Ethos.
Harsanjog Singh (R) with his parents and sister
It all began four months ago
with a campaign started by a handful of Sikh families associated with Good News
Lutheran College in Melbourne’s western suburb of Tarneit.
It has culminated with this Christian denominational school
accepting and implementing a request made by Sikh families to allow their
children to wear a patka (headwear worn
usually by young Sikh boys) or a turban as part of the school uniform.
School
principal Fiona McAullife, considered instrumental in this change.She
said “through diversity we can express the totality of God’s human
creation and be blessed with an assortment of perspectives and gifts.”
“Not long after I arrived at Good News Lutheran College at the
start of this year, it was brought to my attention that this was a problem.
After some research, I discovered that this had been a problem for a number of
years and that our uniform guidelines did not mention headwear. It seemed that
there was an ‘understanding’ rather than a direct instruction that the patka was
not part of the uniform,” says the school principal.
“I was surprised by this understanding as it is not in line with
our Lutheran beliefs around inclusivity. It was discussed at an Executive
Leadership meeting with all members in agreement that we should include a
statement: ‘Hair accessories or religious/cultural headwear (e.g. turbans, patkas)
are allowed in College colours (navy, teal, white and black) with no other
decoration’,” Ms McAuliffe adds.
Ms
McAuliffe says that all 44 of her school’s Sikh boys will have the freedom to
wear a patka or
a turban in school colours.
“I’m feeling very proud now that I can wear my patka.
I’ll tell my friends from other cultures that this is the Sikh culture, that
all religions are one,” says the 10-year-old .
His
mother says she was optimistic about a positive outcome because she has
"seen Australia change" during the past 10 years that the family has
been living here.
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nank Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) :Ludhiana Vet Varsity Honours Scientists Who Worked for Covid-19 Testing at Govt Medical Colleges
GADVASU has been selected
by Punjab government for establishing a Covid-19 lab, which is almost complete.
Dr Inderjeet Singh, the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Angad Dev
Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Vice-chancellor (VC) of Guru
Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Inderjit Singh,
on Monday felicitated 10 scientists of the university who worked for Covid-19
testing in diagnostic laboratories of Government Medical College, Patiala and
Amritsar, from April 19 to July 3.
The scientists include Rajnish Sharma, Mudit Chandra, JS Arora,
Niraj K Singh, Harsh Panwar, Omar Khaleel, Mohan Jairath, Deepali, Jaspreet
Kaur and Astha. They were honoured with mementoes and certificates of
appreciation.
The V-C said GADVASU has been selected by Punjab government for
establishing a Covid-19 lab, which is almost complete, and will be functional
shortly.
Director of research, Dr JPS Gill
Director of
research, Dr JPS Gill, said testing is vital for diagnosis of Covid-19. He
added that GADVASU was the first one to come forward and support the medical
community by offering services in terms of both equipment and scientists. He
said the successful containment of the disease demands widespread testing.
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo Has Resigned Amid Controversy Over His Alleged Racist Comments about an Asian-American Former County Prosecutor and New Jersey’s First Sikh Attorney General Gurbir Grewal
Attorney general Gurbir Grewal Police Chief Richard Trigo
A New Jersey police
chief has resigned amid controversy over alleged racist comments about an Asian-American former
county prosecutor and New Jersey’s first Sikh Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
A recording surfaced online last week in which Richard Trigo
allegedly made derogatory comments about former Union County Prosecutor Grace
Park and current state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
In the recording, several people are talking and one
person is heard describing Grewal as “that (expletive) guy with the turban ...
I want to pull him like a top," as well as referring to Park as “pretty
hot” and adding, “she got wide ones.”
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Profssor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Coronavirus in India: Sikh Gurdwaras in Delhi Save Millions From Hunger
As Indian authorities
struggle to contain COVID-19, Delhi's Sikh community has come together to feed
millions of people with food cooked every day at gurdwaras.
There are nearly 21 million
Sikhs in India, making Sikhism the fourth-largest religion in the country. A
pillar of Sikhism is "sewa" or service. Sikh temples, called
"gurdwaras," offer free food to millions of people across the world.
.
Coronavirus restrictions in
place Delhi's gurdwaras were closed to the public at the end of March when
India went into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Even with no
devotees, gurdwara staff continued daily prayers and provided services to
Delhi's needy. Last month, religious places reopened across India. As the
public returned, preventive measures like temperature checks, hand sanitizers,
and masks were implemented.
.
Sikh community kitchens
According to Sikh philosophy, the faithful should not go home empty-handed. A visit
to the gurdwara offers three things — lessons from Sikh gurus,
"parshad" pastry made from whole-wheat flour, and a meal from the
community kitchen.
Thousands of meals prepared
daily The kitchens open every day at 3a.m. to prepare meals for nearly 100,000
people. Men and women get together to cook dal (lentils), roti (Indian
flatbread) and rice. Funding is provided by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management
Committee (DSGMC) and donations from Sikh devotees.
Over 20 locations served The
food is then loaded onto trucks and pick-up vans to be delivered across Delhi
and neighboring cities like Noida and Ghaziabad. Localities are chosen on the
basis of need, usually after other forms of aid have not been delivered.
Government officials and local NGOs also request thousands of meals.
Food for the needy For
Sikhs, helping someone in need is considered the highest virtue. Even before
the truck pulls in, people stand in long lines and wait for their daily meal.
Many people are in need: young men and women, street children, people with
disabilities, and the elderly. Some families with no source of income,
especially because of COVID-19, also receive rations that could last them week.
A well-organized process Two
separate queues are formed — one for able-bodied men and another for women, the
elderly and those with disabilities. The process of getting food is well
organized, but in a country with over 1.3 billion people, physical distancing
norms are hard to follow.
Long lines in the sun For
many standing in the line, this is the only meal they will eat all day. Some
even carry small packets to bring food for friends and family members who could
not make it to the gurdwara's truck. For them, the langar has reached places
even the government and aid organizations could not.
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-in-india-sikh-temples-in-delhi-save-millions-from-hunger/g-54156233
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Monday, July 13, 2020
Appointment of Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh as President of Kabaddi Federation, District Kapurthala.
Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh appointed as President of Kabaddi Federation, District Kapurthala.
Paris July 12 (France)
According to media
reports from Punjab, the state president of Kabaddi Federation Punjab Sikandar
Singh Maluka has taken a far-sighted decision.He appointed Sardar Yuvraj
Bhupinder Singh as the President of Kabaddi Federation District Kapurthala who
is also the Senior Vice President of Shiromani Akali Dal Youth Punjab.
Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh
The decision taken by Sardar Maluka was
appreciated by the Akali leaders of
Shiromani Akali Dal, Italy, Spain and France units,Jagwant Singh Lehra,
Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Bhungarni, Lakhwinder Singh Dogranwal, Hardeep Singh
Bodal, Jagjit Singh Ishrahail and Gurmel Singh Mann respectively. Hardeep Singh
Kalru, Labh Singh Bhangu, Lakhvir Singh Virk, Kashmir Singh, Jaswant Singh
Bhadas, Kuldeep Singh Khalsa, Kewal Singh Jabbo, Kulwant Singh Fauji, Kulwant
Singh Haryana etc.
They all welcomed his appointment from the bottom of their hearts.
It is very important to have sports in creating a healthy society .Moreover,
they are also proud of the fact that Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh will definitely
contribute to the creation of a healthy society by motivating the youth towards
sports.
In Amritsar, Covid Claims Every 20th Patient
As of July 11 evening,
Punjab had recorded 195 Covid fatalities while the total number of patients in
the state was 7589. It converts into a case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.56 per cent
Nearly
every fortieth Covid patient in Punjab has succumbed to the infection. The
figure is scarier for Amritsar, where every twentieth patient died due to Covid-19 and
related complications. The numbers have forced a rethink in the Punjab government
which has now directed all its district heads to increase the efforts to save
more and more lives.
As of July 11 evening, Punjab
had recorded 195 Covid fatalities while the total number of patients in the
state was 7589. It converts into a case fatality rate (CFR) of 2.56 per cent.
Among the districts, Amritsar with 51 deaths out of total 1040 cases detected
tops the list with 4.9 per cent CFR, followed by Kapurthala with 4.7 per cent
CFR (6 deaths, 126 cases).
Information
secured from different sources reveal that in case of 40 deaths reported from
private hospitals in the past few days, patient died in less than five days of
his or her admission to the health care facility — in many cases on the day of
admission. “Patients report to hospitals for kidney, heart or sugar related
ailments, but during treatment they are tested positive and die of
co-morbidities,” said Bhaskar.
One of the reasons behind
Amritsar reporting most deaths is that the Government Medical College in the
district acts as a referral centre for patients from other districts. The GMC has a tertiary care facility available too.
“Amidst the fight against coronavirus"1 million Fed in 100 days in city, districts of Kolkata :“Langar on Wheels” have been moving beyond the walls of Gurdwaras around Kolkata
The teams have been providing lunch and
dinner in various slums and localities spread across the city
Kolkata: Over 100 days, four “Langar on
Wheels” have been moving beyond the walls of Gurdwaras around Kolkata and
outside providing cooked food to nearly 9,300 people daily. In this effort,
they have been able to feed over a million people since the lockdown came into
effect on March 25.
For those who have the provision to cook,
the teams have delivered ration to help them eat during the lockdown.
“Amidst the fight against coronavirus, sharing and caring is the need of the
hour. Since the outbreak of the virus we have been on the streets first feeding
people with a pledge that no soul shall sleep hungry in Kolkata during such
extraordinary situation”, said Satnam Singh Ahluwalia, general secretary of
Behala Gurdwara and chairman of IHA Foundation. Sources said special kitchens
were set up to cook food with all safety precautions.
The team even delivered ration to NGO and
shelters, who were running out of supplies in the city
Volunteers reached out to people with food and other essentials like tarpaulins, medicines and dry ration in Sunderbans, Diamond Harbour, Nagendra Bazar, Indira Pally, Khalpar, Adaldarpara, Kapathat, Bishnupur, Howrah, Bakhrahat and other places in South 24 Parganas.
The effort also caught the attention of
Kolkata Municipal Corporation. KMC chairperson Board of Administrators (BoA)
Firhad Hakim has appreciated the efforts of Behala Gurudwara for their relief
work.
Dr.Gurdep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nank Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Divine view of Gurdwara Sri Bangla Sahib ahead of Prakash Purab of Bala Pritam Sri Guru HarKrishan Sahib
Pics Courtsey,
Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa
Mr. B.S.Vohra
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Fighting With Corona: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Calling for a Collective Fight By One and All Against “The Biggest Danger Facing Humanity.”
Chief
Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Appeals To Political Parties To Avoid
Gatherings To Save Lives As `Politics Can Wait’
Amid
the spiraling Covid cases, the Punjab Government is all set to impose some more
stringent curbs in the state, including further restrictions on social, public
and family gatherings, as well as mandatory wearing of masks even while
working.
Announcing
this during his AskCaptain Facebook live session today, Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh said strictness was necessary to check the spread of the
Coronavirus as he did not want Punjab to go the way of Mumbai, Delhi or Tamil
Nadu. Asked why the state government was not going for weekend lockdowns to
contain the spread, he said Sunday lockdowns were already in place and the
government was keeping a close watch on the situation and will do whatever
necessary.
Underlining
the need for everyone to behave responsibly in the current crisis, Captain
Amarinder exhorted the people to adhere to all curbs, even as appealed to all
political parties to avoid any kind of gathering to save the lives of Punjabis.
“It is our joint responsibility to save Punjab. Politics can wait,” he
stressed, calling for a collective fight by one and all against “the biggest
danger facing humanity.”
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
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