Jalandhar: Member Parliament Chaudhary Santokh Singh on Thursday urged youths to spread the slogan of 3T — test, trace and treat to the farthest corners of the Jalandhar after the state government on Friday promulgated this slogan in a virtual event aimed at interacting with the youths to engage them in the war against this pandemic. Meanwhile, ‘I am vaccinated’ stickers and batches were launched during the event, which would be displayed on the vehicles of persons who have got themselves vaccinated to further promote the vaccination drive in the district. The MP said with active participation of youngsters the spread of this virus could be stemmed in the rural areas. TNS

Job opportunities for youth in banks

Hoshiarpur: Youth will be provided better employment opportunities in big banks and financial institutions in the district. Addressing a meeting of cluster heads and branch managers of private banks and financial institutions at the District Administrative Complex on Friday, DC Apneet Riyat said the main objective of this meeting was to provide more than 100 jobs in the banking sector to well-qualified and fresh pass out youths in the district. She said there was a lot of employment potential in banks and next month the focus would be on getting employment for them in major private banks. OC

MP Tewari opens dev projects

Nawanshahr: MP Manish Tewari inaugurated the Banga power house of the Power Corporation, which has been upgraded from 132 MW to 220 MW at a cost of Rs 16 crore. He said with the increase in the capacity of this power house, smooth and uninterrupted power supply will be ensured in the Banga area. He also inaugurated a water supply project at a cost of Rs 42.53 lakh at Bisla village which would provide clean drinking water to people of the area. Apart from this, he also handed over ownership letters of 36 plots of 5 marla each to the homeless people of Banga constituency. TNS

F&CC meet to be held on May 31

Jalandhar: A meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) of the Municipal Corporation will be held on May 31. The meeting will be attended by Senior Deputy Mayor Surinder Kaur, Deputy Mayor Harsimranjit Singh Bunty and members of the committee councillors Gian Chand and Gurwinderpal Singh Bunty Nilkanth. The agendas include laying of sewer lines at various areas, development of infrastructure, and construction of streets. TNS

One arrested with intoxicants

Hoshiarpur: The district police arrested a man and seized narcotics from his possession. The accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Kali, a resident of Dihana village. On seeing police party, he tried to flee but was apprehended by the cops. During search, the police found 20 gm of intoxicating powder from him. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. OC