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Workshop on agricultural equipment Ludhiana, July 19 The programme which started here today will continue till August 4. The training programme has been organised for the artisans involved in the manufacturing or repair of agricultural machinery and the unemployed youth who want to start their own ventures. Forty-two artisans in the age group of 19 to 32 years from all over the state are participating in the programme. While welcoming the participants, Dr I.K. Garg, Head of the Department of Farm Power and Machinery and Principal Investigator of the scheme, highlighted the role played by the small-scale artisans in popularising and providing door-step service to the end users. He said the training would help the participants in starting their own repair centres. Dr J.S. Kolar, Director of Extension Education, PAU, was the chief guest on this occasion. He emphasised the importance of such training programmes.  |
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ICAR chief visits farm, impressed Ludhiana, July 19 Dr Paroda said that Mr Darshan Singh’s model of recycling farm waste and the use of low-cost indigenous technology could serve as a torch-bearers for the rest of the country to achieve the national objectives of sustainable agriculture, food security, nutrition security and maintenance of ecological balance. Dr Paroda highly appreciated the integrated farming system of Mr Darshan Singh consisting of crop production, piggery unit, fish pond and farm forestry. |
Orientation course for fresh medicos Ludhiana, July 19 Dr Sanjay Chand, Deputy Medical Superintendent, said. “One has to remember that the children are home sick, in the new environments, new courses, new faculty and most annoying the last straw is to deal with cadavers in their anatomy class. The whole experience of touching the cadavers and the strong smell of formalin proves to be a very traumatic experience for the fresh medicos.” To make the transition of students easier, Dr. Alex Zachariah had started an eight-day orientation programme for the freshers. Later the programme was promoted by Dr Abhrahm Thomas. On the first day, students along with their parents interact with senior students and the faculty. Next day the students attend a religious service and are acquainted with the history of the college. The students are later taken around slums of the city to familiarise them with poverty and disease. In the medical ethics class, the students are told that they were there to serve the patients. Infact they receive a whole set of values which would be their guiding force in the times to come. Since the students come from different regions, a trip to Chandigarh is arranged to make them interact better. The students are also taught, within the first
week, basic life support techniques so that they do not feel hapless in the emergency. Annie Mattu, a fresher said, “The course was very beneficial to us. We learnt during the talks on Ethics that the patient must be accorded due respect and that no needless tests were to be conducted on the patients. The course made us feel very comfortable with our seniors.” The students said orientation programme was unique to CMC and that it helped them understand how to cope with the pressures of medical studies. |
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Academic year of compartment students at stake Ludhiana, July 19 As per the rules laid down by the university for compartment cases, the students can get admission only if they have scored above 20 per cent marks in the subject against which they have got compartment. For this, all such students have to attach attested photostat copies of their marksheets with admission forms and produce the original at the time of admission. However, majority of the students have yet not received their marksheets from the board and are, therefore, unable to seek admission. These cards which are usually dispatched to the schools or at the residents of private candidates have not been sent as yet. Admission to BA and BSc courses had started on July 2 and since then the city students have been contacting the local board office regarding their detail marks cards. Several students have also visited the board’s office at Mohali to procure their detail marks cards. Ashish Duggal, seeking admission to BA I, said he had got compartment in mathematics. For admission he required details of marks in the subject. “I went to the board office and they told me to contact the local board office. I came back and contacted board officials at Punjabi Bhavan who told me that I could get the provisional card from Mohali. I again went to Mohali the next day and it took me at least five hours in the office to get provisional detail marks card signed by the superintendent,” he said while giving details of the harassment he had to bear to get his detailed result. Similarly, Neetu Bajaj, who got compartment in Punjabi and is seeking admission to BSc I, said she had gone to her school several times to get her detailed result. School officials kept on assuring her that her card would be dispatched soon. “I did not even know about my eligibility for admission till a friend of mine told me to see the result on the Internet. I went to a cyber cafe last week and came to know that I had secured 22 per cent marks and was eligible for admission. I took its printout and went to the college on July 17. The teachers refused to accept the printout saying that it did not bear any authenticity. Tomorrow, I shall be going to the board office at Mohali to get the detailed result. In case, I am not able to get it by tomorrow, I may not get admission to the BSc course this year,” she said. It may be mentioned that admission to BA and BSc courses had started on July 2 and students could seek admission till July 14 without any late fee. From July 16 to July 21, students can apply with a late fee of Rs 125. Permission of the college principal is also necessary. From July 23 to July 28, admission will be allowed with a late fee of Rs 625 and permission of the Vice-Chancellor of the university will also be required, which is very difficult. |
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Teachers for change in promotion pattern Ludhiana, July 19 Stating this in a press release, Dr Kanwaljit Kaur Bal, president of the union and social studies mistress at Government Senior Secondary School, Gobind Nagar, said members presented a memorandum of their demands to the minister. The members demanded that the PhD teachers working in the school cadre should be promoted after every five years and M.Phil teachers be promoted every three years. It was also demanded that 10 per cent of the seats should be reserved for MPhil and PhD teachers at the time of appointment. The association said the PhD teachers should be considered eligible for the post of principal after three years of their service and MPhil teachers be considered for the same post after five years of the service. The members said the minister had assured them on their demands. |
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CET results declared Ludhiana, July 19 The third position was bagged by Raman Garg (roll number-3355). Ironically none of the three students who had bagged the top positions in the CET conducted on June 26 appeared in the top three positions this time. However, their actual position in the merit list could not be ascertained. Sources in the secrecy branch of the university said they had qualified the examination. Test conducted by PAU on June 26 was cancelled amidst allegations of discrepancies and irregularities in the conduct of examination and evaluation of
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D.Pharma students await results Ludhiana, July 19 The students said they had been enquiring at the office of the board for knowing about the result, however, they were being told that their result would be declared in another week. The students said they had contacted officers of the PTU and had requested them to postpone the last date of submission of admission forms, however, nothing had been done so far. The students said if their result is not declared before July 24, last date of submission of form, or the university does not postpone the last date of submission of forms, they might fail to get admission in degree course this year. |
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GCTA condemns transfer order Ludhiana, July 19 Stating this in a press note, Prof Jaipal Singh, president of the association, said that the transfer was a blatant violation of human rights as the lecturer is blind since his birth. He said Master Mohan Lal, Minister of Higher Education, at a meeting with the association in the presence of the Principal Secretary and the DPI (Colleges) had agreed to cancel or adjust all transfers which were in contravention to the transfer policy of the government. Prof Jaipal said in another case a woman teacher suffering from cancer has applied for cancellation of transfer and is yet to get its reply. He has also condemned the government for effecting a chain of transfers and passing orders in an arbitrary manner. He said, “while some teachers are being transferred to places from where physically disabled or senior teachers are uprooted and at the same time, others who have requested for vacant posts at less preferred stations are denied transfer.” Professor Jaipal has demanded immediate cancellation of all orders violating the transfer policy and adjustment of uprooted teachers while transferring them only against vacant posts. Also, Prof Paramjit Kaur and Prof Kuldip Singh, president and secretary, respectively, of the GCTA unit at Government College for Women, and Prof K.K. Goel, President of the GCTA unit at SCD Government College, have condemned the action of Punjab Government. |
Insurance company to pay Rs 1.85 lakh Ludhiana, July 19 According to a complaint, a car (PB-36-2913) was insured against all risks with the company. The complainant said the insured car was badly damaged in an accident and a report was lodged with the police on March 27, 1999. On the same day, a letter was sent to the company to intimate it about the accident and to send a surveyor to assess the loss, the complainant added. The complainant stated that the surveyor appointed by the company assessed the loss at Rs 2.95 lakh. It was further alleged that signatures of the complainant were obtained on blank printed pro formas, but no amount had been paid by the company so far. The insurance company pleaded that the surveyor had submitted the report on January 1, 2000. The company stated that the complainant vide letter on January 17, 2000, followed by a reminder dated March 3, 2000, was called upon to furnish the final bill of repairs and cash memo of the parts replaced. The company further stated that the complainant had failed to submit the documents within 15 days of the receipt of the letter. The respondent maintained that it was mentioned in the letter that the company would presume that the complainant was not interested in pursuing his claim if the documents were not submitted in the stipulated time. The complainant had not submitted the documents till date, it added. The forum observed that the total loss assessed by the surveyor was around Rs 1.90 lakh and the complainant had not produced any evidence to prove that the loss was assessed at Rs 2.95 lakh. The forum further stated that it was not understandable as to why the company was insisting on the repair bills while the surveyor had assessed the loss. It further stated that the surveyor had assessed the value of salvage of the damaged car at Rs 5,350 and the consumer was willing to retain it. The forum held that the company should pay the amount assessed by the surveyor (Rs 1.90 lakh), after deducting the salvage value, to the consumer. |
Hands that make delicate artefacts Ludhiana, July 19 The parents of Aditi and Kanika never imagined that their daughters possessed this talent. Even the girls themselves did not realise that they had this creative genius, till they visited Mumbai on a holiday. From there they
brought the concept of making theme-based candles. Kanika, a student of BA part II, said that she always wanted to be a good cook. At the age of eight, she started making a variety of dishes. She also attended cookery classes of Tarla Dalal. “Recently when I went to Mumbai with my friend Aditi, I saw my aunt making beautiful candles to decorate her home. After spending 15 days with her, we came back to Ludhiana, planning to do the same”, said Kanika. The girls have made beautiful decorative candles, gel candles, candles with star moon and fruit concepts (for children), dry-fruit candles, sea-based candles, Christmas tree candles, vegetable candles and floating candles. Aditi, a student of BA part III, said, “My parents have always encouraged me. I have a passion for this art and I go to Kanika’s place after my college. I enjoy making these candles”. The girls have made a special ‘sunflower candle’, which has been appreciated by the people of Ludhiana. “The sunflower candle brings luck. It is the sign of prosperity. There has been a large sale of sunflower candles in Ludhiana”, claimed Aditi. Their art is not restricted to candles. They make beautiful boxes for gifts, hanging bells of jute and dry flowers, glass paintings, crocheted bags for mobile phones, ceramic pots and photo frames. On an average, Kanika and Aditi make 20 candles in a day. They have also made scented candles. Ms Anu Satija, Kanika’s mother disclosed.” They hardly sleep for a few hours. They work very hard and keep making beautiful artefacts almost throughout the night”. Not only this, the girls are also making beautiful Raakhi thaalis with small idols of ganesha and lakshmi on them. These thaalis are decorated with small boxes for teeka, chawal and sweets. |
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