Jalandhar: A 3-km run was organised at Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology here. Around 90 members participated in the Freedom Run 2.0 inside the campus. The Fit India Mission has conceptualised Fit Indian Freedom Run 2.0 to commemorate the 75th year of Independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. A nationwide campaign of ‘Physical/Virtual Run’ has started from August 13 to October 2 to encourage fitness and help everyone get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety and diseases. Prof LK Awasthi, director, NIT, Jalandhar, motivated everyone to make fitness as a part of their lifestyle to be healthy. He further added that the physical, mental and emotional fitness is essential for delivering our best at our work places and in different stages of life. Everyone must make ‘Fitness Ka Dose Aadha Ghanta Roz’ as a part of their life. TNS

VACCINe CAMP at Lyallpur College

Jalandhar: Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women organised a Covishield vaccination camp for staff members, including teaching and non-teaching, their families and students, in the college campus on Wednesday. This camp was undertaken in association with the Civil Hospital team, wherein 200 vaccines were administered. This camp was the result of the efforts taken by the NCC and NSS departments of the institute. Dr Shubham and Jyoti and other staff members from Civil Hospital managed the camp to administer the vaccinations. LKCW’s NCC cadets exhibited their zeal towards this camp and performed their duties. TNS

warm send off to principal

Jalandhar: A farewell party was organised in Guru Amar Dass Public School on the retirement of director principal Harminderjit Kaur Chawla. Chawla has served in the institution for the past 28 years. She was appointed as a biology teacher and now she has retired as the director principal. She has always been a hardworking, determined and punctual during her services. Moreover, she was a role model for the students as well as staff members, said president of the management Ajit Singh Sethi. Those present on the occasion were Mohinderjit Singh, Kawaljeet Singh Kochar, Dr HM Hurria, Kultaran Singh Anand, Tejdeep Singh Sethi and others. They all presented bouquet and wished her for her health and happiness for her future life. TNS

DLSA GRANTS compensation

Jalandhar: District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has distributed compensation worth Rs8 lakh to the families of those killed in various road accidents. Mahesh Kumar Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, DLSA, said the compensation, given in four untraceable cases, in which the vehicle and driver involved in the accident could not be identified and the families of the deceased in such cases have been referred to the DLSA under Punjab Victim Compensation Scheme 2017. He said Amarinder Singh Grewal, District and Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, has ordered the DLSA to pay a total compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the families of victims. TNS