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DC also appealed Vansh s father Paramjit and mother Rani to ensure both boys complete their studies in the school and assured fulsome support in the future also
LUDHIANA: Acting on the directions of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Ludhiana deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma, on Wednesday, got 11-year-old Vansh Singh, whose video of selling socks on Ludhiana roads to support his family had gone viral, admitted into Government Senior Secondary Smart School, PAU.
The deputy commissioner also handed over a cheque of Rs 2 lakh to the boy’s father Paramjit Singh in the presence of his mother Rani.
The DC got Vansh’s elder brother Mannat Singh admitted into 10th class in the same school.
DAOKE (AMRITSAR ): Surrounded on three sides by Pakistan, the residents of Daoke village are braving with the coronavirus pandemic with almost nil transport and erratic mobile connectivity even as a single bridge that connects the village with the main road is lying in shambles with railing on one side of the bridge is completely missing.
While talking to TOI on Wednesday, Harneet Singh, officiating principal of Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Daoke, informed that Amritsar was nearly 46 kilometres from Daoke and there was no government or private bus connectivity and it becomes a daunting task to shift a patient to Amritsar in case of a medical emergency.
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Ludhiana, January 29
Fortysix persons have tested positive for Covid while an elderly person lost his life to the virus today. Total confirmed cases from Ludhiana have now reached 25,721 while 997 persons have lost their life due to the virus in the district.
Today, three patients, belonging to other districts, were on ventilator support.
The person who lost his life today was a 76-year-old man from Dhandra village, who was also suffering from a coronary artery disease and admitted to GTB Hospital.
One more student tests positive
One more student from Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Galib Kalan, tested positive for Covid today and now, a total of 27 students and 14 teachers have tested positive at the school. One teacher has lost her life.
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Ludhiana, January 28
Fortyseven persons tested positive for Covid, while no death was reported due to the virus in the district today.
The total number of students who have tested positive from Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Galib Kalan, has gone to 26, out of which 18 students belong to Galib Kalan village itself, while eight belong to adjoining villages.
Meanwhile, two more people from Galib Kalan village have tested positive who are contacts of positive cases.
In addition, 14 teachers from this school, who belong to different areas, have also tested positive and one teacher has succumbed to the virus.