Deputy Commissioner warned shopkeepeers

27th March 2020 at 9:15 PM

Licence of Shopkeepers not offering home delivery to be cancelled

Ludhiana: 27th March 2020: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

In view of the lock down in district Ludhiana, the District Administration and Municipal Corporation Ludhiana have decided that any shopkeeper who does not offer home delivery, their license would be cancelled. The shopkeeper would have to follow the rules of the license at every cost.

While chairing a meeting to review the arrangements, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal said that they have come to know that some shopkeeper are not offering home delivery to the residents despite taking license in this regard. He said that strict action would now be taken against such shopkeepers.

Mr Agrawal further said that the retailers/shopkeepers can now bring kiryana from Kesar Ganj Mandi themselves and assured that the police would not harass them. He said that nodal officers from police and civil administration have been deputed in Kesar Ganj Mandi as well as Pindi Street.

He also clarified that if the trucks used for supply of essential commodities are stopped by the police or some other official, they should complain at state-level helpline number 112, which is being monitored directly by the Chief Minister. For the  benefit of suppliers, shopkeepers and retailers, one branch each of every bank would open in the city from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday. All the banks have been directed that there should be no shortage of cash in the ATMs. He said that soon, mobile ATM facility would be started in the district.

During the meeting, it was also decided to open drug de-addiction centres in district Ludhiana. He informed that these centres would be opened from 9 am to 3 pm and only those patients can take medicine, whose registration is of before March 20, 2020. New registration would be done only at government OOAT centres.

The Deputy Commissioner said that the health department today took seven samples, whose results are awaited. He informed that till date, 58 samples have been taken, out of which 56 are negative and 2 are positive.

Door-To-Door Home Delivery of Essentials Starts

25th Mar 2020 at 9:14 PM

Suppliers Strictly have to take Necessary Permission

Ludhiana: 25th March 2020: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

In view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), the door to door delivery of essential commodities have started in district Ludhiana. For this purpose, the suppliers would strictly have to take necessary permission for the district administration in advance. The suppliers of essential commodities are being given temporary permissions, besides helpline numbers 0161-2401347, 9464696757 have also been issued.

While providing information, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal have informed that to ensure that the door-to-door delivery of essential commodities starts in the district, a list of 674 kiryana shops, medicine shops, LGP, green fodder for animals etc have been uploaded on websites, www.ludhiana.nic.in and http://main.mcludhiana.gov.in. You may also see Trade License List here by clicking the latest information in details of Trade License List.

The District Administration is taking help of best price shops, Swiggy, Zomoto and other online companies and they will also be supplying grocery items door to door. But when they reach in any locality, people should not crowd the vendor vehicle and should wait for it to come to their home. They should maintain the distancing norm of 5 feet while making purchase from them. All of them must wear mask and only one person should come out of the home to purchase from the cart. Try to make payment online as far as possible.

The list of medicine shops have also been uploaded on the above mentioned websites. The work of issuing curfew passes to medicine shop owners have been given to Zonal Licensing Authority (98720-08040).

He further informed that orders for keeping petrol pumps open in the district have also been issued, but only three persons would be able to work at a given time there. The supply of LPG cylinders and vegetables through street venders is also going on. The milk men are supplying milk to the residents without any problem during both morning and evening time. The authorities of Verka Milk Plant have already been directed to ensure uninterrupted supply of milk.

He stated that for issuing various permissions, the Municipal Corporation have formed 95 ward wise teams, that are issuing permissions to the residents. Similarly, the SDMs are giving these permissions in sub divisions.

For taking permission in this regard, the suppliers would have to submit their details such as name, firm name, address, email ID, mobile number (having WhatsApp account), proof of reason, timing for which permission is required at district administration’s email ID “curfewpermission@gmail.com" or on WhatsApp number 93572-00786. The delivery of commodities would be allowed only after getting proper permission.

Besides this, all vehicles of government departments, vehicles ferrying milk, vehicles ferrying food grain, vehicles ferrying vegetables, bread vehicles, vehicles of LPG supply, vehicles supplying diesel/petrol, vehicles carrying green fodder, have been allowed to operate during curfew. He also stated that these vehicles should not have more than three persons, should have a hand sanitiser in it, and every person should be wearing a mask.

Mr Agrawal further informed that officials of PSPCL, PSTCL, BSNL and other telecom services, sanitation workers of Municipal Corporation and Verka Milk plant Ludhiana having official identity cards (on the production of official identity card) are exempted from the orders passed related to curfew.

However milk, vegetables and other essential goods will be supplied to them at their home door to door by milkman, vendors and rehris etc. General public is not allowed to come out of their homes during curfew. If anybody requires any pass to move in the curfew he should apply in the DC or Commissioner of Police offices online.

However Doctors & other Hospital Staff of Govt and Private Hospitals, Electricity and water supply Department Employees, Municipal Corporation Staff, ATMs/Banks, Private Security Guards going to duty in uniform, Patients having Medical Emergency cases, Telecom Company Employees on duty during office hours, All types of Goods/Fodder/Supplies carrying vehicles including Interstate goods vehicles, petrol Pumps  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Hawkers of Recognised News papers (05:00 AM to 08:00 AM), LPG delivery vehicles for door to door supply (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Milk Plant vehicles and their Employees on duty can come out without passes during curfew but some ID card of the Individual is mandatory.

Following category of persons will require passes to move in the curfew but till the time passes are made they can move without passes. Milkmen  with milk cans (06:00 AM to 09:00 AM & 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM), Rehris/carts/vans used for Door to door supply of Vegetables & Fruits  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door Medicines delivery (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door delivery of Breads/Grocery Goods (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Factories making essential food products, Media persons with ID cards, Wholesale Sabzi Mandi  (3 AM to 2 PM) to enable rehri persons to buy from them and sale vegetables door to door to public, Wholesale Karyana Store (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM) to take online orders and supply door to door, Employees of Flour Mills and bread companies.

All others will require prior permission from DC Ludhiana or CP Ludhiana or Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ludhiana or SSPs of Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna to operate in curfew. One can apply online at curfewpermission@gmail.com and passes will be sent online after approval. During the Door to door supply of items, the person should wear masks and use soap or hand sanitisers to clean the hands after every house, whereas the person coming out of the house to buy should also wear masks.

The District Administration has assured that there will be no shortage of essential supplies.

One Patient tests Positive:

The Deputy Commissioner further said that out of total 45 suspected patients in the district, only one have tested positive, while report of one patient is pending till date.

25 Sikhs killed in Kabul Gurdwara

200 people were believed to be trapped 

Harrowing images from the scene. Absolutely heart-breaking. These attacks are horrible and reprehensible-and they remind us of how much work we have before us to end religious intolerance. I'm seeing far too much anti-Muslim hate in response to this violence.

From Kabul Afghanistan via Internet: 25th March 2020: (Punjab Screen Bureau)

According to the reports available on internet unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Gurdwara in the Kabul the capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people according to local media reports also. According to another media report  attackers targeted a ‘dharamshala’ in Shor Bazar area of Kabul, which has a sizeable population of the Hindu and Sikh minorities. figure of killed rose to 25. According to a Sikh leader Narindrpal Singh a member of Parliament, up to 200 people were believed to be trapped inside. After the attack a shock prevailed in the world. 

As soon as hearing the attack on a Gurdawara Sahib Afghan security forces had blocked off the area and were taking on the attackers, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said in a message to media persons. It was not immediately clear exactly how many attackers there were or who they were. 
The incident began around 7.45 am local time in PD1 of Kabul city. Three attackers are still fighting with security forces, and one is shot”. Sikh Organisations condemned the incident allover the world.

A reminder that responding to hate with more hate hurts us all. Don't let yourself get sucked into bigotry. It's not worth it.

Photos and details are being given here from with courtesy from Simran Jeet Singh on Twitter.

Simranjeet Singh quoting an eyewitness Narindra Singh Khalsa also said in another thread that about 150 Sikhs trapped in Gurdwara during attack. Some told this figure 200 Sikhs. Narindra Singh Khalsa said that the gunmen started their attack at a time when the Dharamsala was full of worshipers.

Fresh Orders: No One Would Visit The Shops Himself:DM

24th March 2020 at 9:56 PM

Door-to-Door Home Delivery to be held During Curfew

Ludhiana: 24th March 2020: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

District Magistrate-cum-
Deputy Commissioner
Pradeep Kumar Agrawal

To check the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in district Ludhiana, the district administration, on the directions of Punjab government, have imposed curfew. During this time, the district administration is trying hard for the home delivery of essential commodities to its citizens. For this purpose, the suppliers would strictly have to take necessary permission for the district administration in advance.

While issuing formal orders in this regard, District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal informed that home delivery of essential commodities such as milk, vegetables, ration, medicines, green fodder for animals and LPG would be done. For taking permission in this regard, the suppliers would have to submit their details such as name, firm name, address, email ID, mobile number (having WhatsApp account), proof of reason, timing for which permission is required at district administration’s email ID “curfewpermission@gmail.com". The delivery of commodities would be allowed only after getting proper permission.

He said that due to COVID 19 threat, there will be complete curfew in Ludhiana tomorrow, i.e. on March 25, 2020 also. Public is requested to remain in their homes and not allowed to come out.

Besides this, all vehicles of government departments, vehicles ferrying milk, vehicles ferrying food grain, vehicles ferrying vegetables, bread vehicles, vehicles of LPG supply, vehicles supplying diesel/petrol, vehicles carrying green fodder, have been allowed to operate during curfew. He also stated that these vehicles should not have more than three persons, should have a hand sanitiser in it, and every person should be wearing a mask.

Mr Agrawal further informed that officials of PSPCL, PSTCL, BSNL and other telecom services, sanitation workers of Municipal Corporation and Verka Milk plant Ludhiana having official identity cards (on the production of official identity card) are exempted from the orders passed related to curfew.

However milk, vegetables and other essential goods will be supplied to them at their home door to door by milkman, vendors and rehris etc. The District Administration is taking help of best price shops, Swiggy, Zomoto and other online companies and they will also be supplying grocery items door to door. But when they reach in any locality, people should not crowd the vendor vehicle and should wait for it to come to their home. They should maintain the distancing norm of 5 feet while making purchase from them. All of them must wear mask and only one person should come out of the home to purchase from the cart. Try to make payment online as far as possible.

General public is not allowed to come out of their homes during curfew. If anybody requires any pass to move in the curfew he should apply in the DC or Commissioner of Police offices online.

However Doctors & other Hospital Staff of Govt and Private Hospitals, Electricity and water supply Department Employees, Municipal Corporation Staff, ATMs/Banks, Private Security Guards going to duty in uniform, Patients having Medical Emergency cases, Telecom Company Employees on duty during office hours, All types of Goods/Fodder/Supplies carrying vehicles including Interstate goods vehicles, petrol Pumps  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Hawkers of Recognised News papers (05:00 AM to 08:00 AM), LPG delivery vehicles for door to door supply (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Milk Plant vehicles and their Employees on duty can come out without passes during curfew but some ID card of the Individual is mandatory.

Following category of persons will require passes to move in the curfew but till the time passes are made they can move without passes. Milkmen  with milk cans (06:00 AM to 09:00 AM & 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM), Rehries/carts/vans used for Door to door supply of Vegetables & Fruits  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door Medicines delivery (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door delivery of Breads/Grocery Goods (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Factories making essential food products, Media persons with ID cards, Wholesale Sabzi Mandi  (3 AM to 2 PM) to enable rehri persons to buy from them and sale vegetables door to door to public, Wholesale Karyana Store (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM) to take online orders and supply door to door, Employees of Flour Mills and bread companies.

All others will require prior permission from DC Ludhiana or CP Ludhiana or Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ludhiana or SSPs of Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna to operate in curfew. One can apply online at curfewpermission@gmail.com and passes will be sent online after approval. During the Door to door supply of items, the person should wear masks and use soap or hand sanitizers to clean the hands after every house, whereas the person coming out of the house to buy should also wear masks.

The District Administration has assured that there will be no shortage of essential supplies.

Curfew Relaxation Starts From 25th March Wednesday

Monday: 23rd March 2020 at 9:51 PM

Complete  Curfew in Chandigarh too on 24th March 

Ludhiana: 23rd March 2020: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

To ensure that Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) does not spread in the district, District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal, while exercising his powers under section 144 of CrPC have ordered curfew in district Ludhiana from 2 pm onwards today, i.e. March 23, 2020 till further orders.

The District Magistrate had decided to give three hour relaxation to public (from 6 am to 9 am) for buying necessary items/essential commodities, but as Chandigarh Administration is observing complete curfew on March 24, 2020, so now the relaxations in curfew would be applicable only from MARCH 25, 2020 (WEDNESDAY) ONWARDS.

Mr Agrawal has informed that it was earlier decided to give these relaxations from March 24, 2020, but as complete curfew has been imposed in Chandigarh on March 24, 2020, it was been decided that the relaxations in curfew in district Ludhiana would be applicable only from March 25, 2020 onwards.

He clarified that on March 24, 2020, no person would be allowed to come out of their houses and complete curfew would be observed. He again clarified that the relaxations in curfew in district Ludhiana would be applicable only from March 25, 2020 onward only. He has requested the residents of district Ludhiana to follow the curfew strictly.
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कर्फ्यू के दौरान छूट अब बुधवार 25 मार्च को ही मिलेगी

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਕਰੀਨ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ ਇਹੀ ਖਬਰ 
ਕਰਫਿਊ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹ 25 ਮਾਰਚ (ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ) ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਮਿਲੇਗੀ

No Suspected or Confirmed Case in Ludhiana Till Now

18th March 2020 at 7:08 PM

2000 Teams have been formed in this regard

Ludhiana: 18th March 2020: (Pradeep Sharma IPTA//Ludhiana Screen)::

Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today clarified that there are no suspected or confirmed cases of Novel Corona virus (COVID 19) in district Ludhiana till now, as has been wrongly reported in some sections of the media. The Deputy Commissioner warned of strict action against any person misreporting news items without verification by the competent authority or spreading false news on social media.

The Deputy Commissioner today held a meeting with the representatives from media houses and also addressed a press conference later. He was also accompanied by Commissioner of Police Mr Rakesh Kumar Agrawal, ADC (General) Mr Iqbal Singh Sandhu, ADC (Khanna) Mr Jaspal Singh, ADC (Jagraon) Mrs Neeru Katyal Gupta, Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga, District Public Relations Officer Mr Prabhdeep Singh Nathowal, besides other senior officials of the district administration. Before the press conference, he also chaired a review meeting with senior officials of the district administration at his office, here today.

The Deputy Commissioner clarified that a total of 11 suspected cases were reported in district Ludhiana, out of which 10 were negative and the report of one is still awaited. He said that there is no other suspected or confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus in the district. He said that as of now, there are no suspected “missing” persons in the district.

He further informed that to make the masses aware about this disease, a large scale awareness drive on the lines of Pulse Polio campaign would be held in the district from March 19-26, 2020. He said that this drive would be led by the health department and would have officials from education, aanganwari and cooperative departments. He said that more than 2000 teams have been formed for this purpose and they would visit all houses in the district and educate the masses about ways to protect themselves from Novel Coronavirus.

The Deputy Commissioner informed that training of all department heads was held yesterday, in which they were trained about ways to save themselves from COVID 19. He said that the SDMs have been directed to check whether any person is hoarding masks and hand sanitisers in the district, or is selling fake/sub standard ones. He said that now, both masks and hand sanitisers have been added in Essential Commodities Act and strict action would be taken against any person who either hoards it or sells fake.

He said that 54 isolation wards and 81 quarantine areas have been set up in government and private hospitals of the district.

He further said that directions have also been issued to the factory owners in which factories having 50 or more employees would appoint a nodal officer who would educate the staff/labour about COVID 19, their hands should be cleaned using a hand sanitiser at the entry point, not more than 50 staff/labour would be allowed to enter the factory at one point of time and the second batch would have a difference of atleast 15 minutes with each other, the workers should have at least 2 metres distance amongst each other at the work place, bio metric attendance should be stopped etc. He said that a meeting in this regard with the representatives of industrial organisations was held in his office today.

The officials of District Food & Civil Supplies Controllers have been asked to keep ample amount of food items are arranged so that they can be used if need arises, all government offices would have hand sanitisers at entry points for public, government departments that are actively working in this regard have been asked to set up 24X7 control rooms in their respective offices and depute staff.

In view of the advisory received from the Government of India for checking the spread of COVID19, all the shopping complexes, Malls, Museums, Local Weekly Kisan Mandis have been closed down besides requesting all the Religious Institutions, Dera Heads to postpone their religious congregations till March 31, 2020.

He said that the state government has also decided to restrict the gathering at the marriage function being organised at the marriage palaces (must not increase beyond 50 persons). He said that directions have also been issued to all the Restaurants, Hotels, Dhabas and Food Courts in the district to implement Hand Washing Protocol and proper cleanliness of frequently touched surfaces besides ensuring physical distancing of 1 meter between persons and tables.

All the Shopping Complexes and Malls, Cinemas would be closed in the state till March 31 but the chemists and grocery shops in Malls have been exempted from the shut down. Similarly all the Local Weekly Kisan Mandis in the state have been closed in a bid to restrict people to gather in large number at one place. The government has allowed the rehriwalas to sell the vegetables in the streets for the convenience of the public.

The School Education Department and administrative bodies of other private educational institutes have been directed to postpone the examinations. In case there is dire need of conducting the examinations, the particular institute and school would inform the district administration and would also ensure that one meter distance is maintained between two students.

World Inter-Faith Peace Conference held in Spain

Gaurav Gupta was Honored with International Excellence award 2020 

Mumbai: 1st March 2020: (Muzammil Mumtaz//Punjab Screen)::

Nisha Foundation in association with OMPPWOFP Foundation has  organized World Inter-Faith Peace Conference & International Excellence Awards 2020 at Intercontinental Madrid, Spain. President Mr. Bhasker Prakash confirmed that the peace conference was  organized with a view to bring together heads of various faiths/religions to a single platform and share the message of world peace and harmony and to discuss inter faith etiquettes and harmony in co-existence.

The decorated panel of peace conference comprises of His Holiness Dr. Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi (Chief Imam of India), His Holiness Goswami Sushil Ji Maharaj (National Convenor of Bhartiya Sarva Dharma Sansad), Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena (Founder – Mahabodhi International Meditation Center), S. Paramjit Singh Chandhok (International Advisor – Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee), His Holiness Jain Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni (Founder – Ahimsa Vishwa Bharat), FEREDE. S.E Pastor Mariano Blanquez Burgos, Vaticano S.E Cardenal Franccesco Coccopalmerio, Arzobispo S. E. Mns. Mor Nicholaos Matti, S.E Arzobispo Ortodoxo Ruso Néstor Sirotenko, S.E Cardenal Carlos Osoro,  S.E Rabino Azkhenazi, S.E Rabino Sefardí. Religioso de la Sinagoga Judia. The event is being seen in good light for the people of Madrid & Spain in spreading the noble message of World Inter-Faith Peace.

International Excellence Awards 2020 are organised with the aim to Appreciate Efforts, Recognize contributions and celebrate growth. 

Lion Gaurav Gupta was Honoured with International Excellence award 2020 

This is a unique platform to honour various individuals who have shown excellent performance in their respective fields. Vice President Gaurav Gupta informed that over 10 countries participated in this event.