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Farmers advised to remove ‘sarkanda’ Ludhiana, February 15 The remaining half dose of nitrogen should be applied to the cucurbits sown in channels followed by earthing these and training vines towards the bed. Thereafter, light irrigation should be applied once a week in sandy soil and after 10 days interval in heavy textured soil regularly. Dr J.S. Hundal has, however, cautioned farmers not to sow cucurbits in those fields where atrazine/simazine herbicide has been used for weed control in potato. Dr Hundal has advised vegetable growers to transplant nurseries of chilli and capsicum raised under protection in the fields at the recommended spacings. Before transplanting, 60 kg CAN, 155 kg superphosphate and 40 kg muriate of potash per acre should be applied in 45 cm apart bands and ridges should be prepared. After transplanting of seedlings, the field should be irrigated and irrigation should be repeated once a week. The gaps should be filled after 7 to 10 days to ensure complete plant population of the crop. In case the seedlings have not been raised earlier, chilli and capsicum can be sown directly by dibbling the seeds in the field. For this purpose, 60 kg of CAN, 155 kg superphosphate and 40 kg muriate of potash should be applied per acre in 60 cm apart bands. Ridges should be prepared and the field should be irrigated. As soon as the fields are in workable conditions, 5 to 6 seeds should be dibbled per hill at 1 to 2 cm depth on sunny side of the slope of ridges. One-and-a-half kg seed per acre should be used for ‘chutki’ sowing. When the plants are 20 to 25 days old, thinning should be done and two plants per hill should be kept. Varieties recommended are Punjab lal, Punjab guchhedar and Punjab surakh and hybrids CH-1 and CH-3 of chilli and California wonder and Punjab mirch 27 of capsicum. Sowing of CH-1 and CH-3 should be prepared because of better yield and resistance to diseases. The nursery of Punjab bahar brinjal and hybrids BH-1 and BH-2 should be transplanted during this month. Regarding okra the field should be prepared and one quintal CAN, 155 kg superphosphate and 40 kg muriate of potash should be applied per acre in bands kept 45 cm apart from east to west. Ridges should be prepared and irrigation should be applied. Okra seeds should be soaked in lukewarm water overnight. Dibbling should be at 4 to 5 cm depth keeping hills 30 cm apart. Pre-sprouting of okra seeds and sowing on ridges ensure quick germination and better stand of the crop. Varieties recommended for sowing in this season are Punjab padmini, Punjab-7, Punjab-8 and pusa sawni. In the second fortnight of this month, 250 to 300g of tomato seed should be sown in a marla bed area to raise seedlings for transplanting in the next month. Under heavy disease situation, the crop should be sprayed in the middle of February with Didomil MZ @ 500 g per acre followed by 3 sprays of Indofil M-45 @ 600 g per acre in 200 litres of water at seven days’ intervals to control late night. In case of low incidence of the disease sprays of only Indofil M-45 should be done. For the control of purple blotch in onion, the crop should be sprayed with 600 g of Indofil M-45 mixed with 200 ml of Triton or linseed oil in 200 litres of water per acre as soon as first symptoms of purple blotch appears in the crop. The spray should be repeated at 10 days’ interval. In the second fortnight of this month, nurseries of muskmelon, watermelon bottle ground and pumpkin, should be transplanted on pre-decided spacings of the beds. Before transplanting remove plastics bags. Most ideal varieties are Punjab komal, Punjab round and Punjab lon of bottleground, chappan kaddu No 1 of summersquash, Punjab sunheri, Punjab hybrid and hara madhu of muskmelon, sugarbary and shipper of watermelon, S-48 of tinda and Punjab 14 and C 96 of
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Vaccinate
animals, farmers told Ludhiana, February 15 According to them, the new born calves need special care in cold weather. They are susceptible to pneumonia and large number of them die due to this disease. Keep them warm by providing clean and dry bedding. Give them vitamin-A concentrate (1ml) daily in milk for three days and to be repeated after a month. Deworming should be done in calves, especially against ascariasis/ malap with piperazine liquid @ 4 ml 1 kg body weight. |
Forum directs PUDA to refund Rs 17,353 Ludhiana, February 15 According to the complaint, Mr Baljit Singh was allotted a plot bearing no. 3752/10 and measuring 10 marlas in Sector 32-A, Samrala Road on March 29, 1993 by PUDA. The consumers stated before the forum that the plot was later on transferred in the name of the complainants vide allotment letter issued on August 8, 1995. After the allotment, the consumers were asked to deposit Rs 1,87,500 on account of remaining four installments (from third to sixth installments) with effect from March 1, 1996, after a gap of one year each, they added. The consumers disclosed that they deposited a sum of Rs 1,89,450 on account of said installments. He further disclosed that PUDA charged Rs 9,200 as penalty for delayed payments of the installments, besides the respondent charged a sum of Rs 1,950 in excess in the third and fourth installments and as such they were charged Rs 11,150 in excess. The interest for the delayed installment was Rs 8,171 but PUDA charged Rs 2,979 in excess, they added. The consumers stated that PUDA had charged Rs 18,000 on June 2, 2000 on account of non-construction charges at the rate of Rs 72 per square yard. They alleged that the said amount was illegally charged and was not justified. They explained that the possession of the plot was delivered on July 13, 2000 and period of construction of three years was to expire on July 12, 2003. They pointed out that the non-construction charges were illegally recovered. Moreover the possession of plot was given late despite sending a registered request letter to the respondent, they added. The consumer alleged that due to the late delivery of possession of plot, the cost of construction was increased and PUDA had adopted unfair trade practice. They further alleged that there was clear deficiency on the part of PUDA. They demanded from the forum that PUDA should be directed to refund the amounts of Rs 2,979 and Rs 18,000 and not to charge the non construction charges as per rule 13 of the PUDA Act. PUDA, however, pleaded that it had not charged any excess amount from the complainants and that they had voluntarily deposited the amount after calculating the penalty for the delayed installments. It was denied that letters demanding the installments with interest or penalty had been written. The respondent maintained that the complainants had made the delayed payment of third and fourth installment by one and half month and the fifth and sixth installments were delayed by 11 and two months respectively. It explained that the penal interest on account of delayed payment had been recovered as per rules and the total interest payable was Rs 11,047. The respondent stated that the complainants had only deposited Rs 103 in excess and that amount had been adjusted later on. It has been denied that the non-construction charges were recovered illegally. It further stated that the possession of the plot was delivered as soon as it was demanded and the consumers were bound to pay the building charges. It was demanded that the complaint was liable to be dismissed as there was no deficiency in service. The forum observed that according to the documents placed before it, the consumers could raise construction after March 9, 1997 and the period of three years for construction expired on March 8, 2000 and non-construction charges were recovered on June 2, 2000. The forum stated that the non-construction charges could be recovered, but the respondent had to charge Rs 750 on account non-construction charge instead of Rs, 18,000. |
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Forum penalises marriage palace Ludhiana, February 15 According to the complaint, the consumer had deposited Rs 10,000 with the respondent for booking the marriage palace on October 21, 2000, for the marriage of his daughter on February 23, 2001. The consumer stated before the forum that the manger of the palace had issued him a receipt of the amount paid. The consumer disclosed that he had requested the respondent to cancel the booking as he wanted the marriage function to be held in the United Kingdom due to certain request of his relatives and other circumstances. He further stated that he had rung up the manager of the palace on November 23, 2000, to cancel the booking and refund the advance amount, but he was not paid the amount. The forum observed that the evidence produced by the consumer was unrebutted. The forum further observed that the receipt of Rs 10,000 placed as evidence had proved that the marriage palace was booked on October 23, 2000, for the marriage of consumer’s daughter, which was to be held on February 23, 2001. The forum stated that according to the affidavit produced by the complainant, he had informed three months before the marriage function to cancel the booking and as such the respondent could easily book some other function on that date. It further stated that the consumer had even given written notice to the respondent, requesting to refund the amount but the respondent failed to do so. The forum held that since the consumer had not availed the service of the respondent, the amount should have been refunded. It held that the respondent was liable to refund the amount along with the interest to the consumer. |
From oblivion to limelight Ludhiana, February 15 Sukhwinder thought that she would be able to write poems after marriage but her in-laws also discouraged her. After 10 years of relentlessly cajoling her husband, she was allowed to give vent to her creativity. She says, “Those years were useful as I honed up my talent, my thoughts and my imagination and wrote secretly. I also realised that without proper education, my vocabulary would have limitations. So I enrolled myself in Class X and my son enrolled in Class I of the same school. I am still studying and going to appear in exams for masters in Punjabi this session. At the same time, I have been busy composing ghazals and poems.” Surjit Patar, a well-known poet, influenced and helped her greatly. His book of ghazals ‘Hawawan vich likhe harf’ inspired her greatly. He helped her to get her poems published, besides guiding her. Her first book of ghazals ‘Suraj dee dehlij’ was published in 1997. Some of her ghazals were romantic in nature whereas others focused on issues related to women and their problems like lack of independence and female foeticide. Her second book is ‘Chiragan di raat’ and her third book is titled ‘Kaniyan’, which is an anthology of poems. She is ready with her fourth book ‘Fizaan vich ghoongar de patte’. Jaspal Singh, a columnist, says, “Sukhwinder’s universe abounds in metaphors. The image of a traveller occurs. The imagery used has been drawn from the world of nature. These symbols are a personification of various feelings and attributes. Most of the ghazals have human relations as the theme, particularly the man-woman relationship”. Sukhwinder says, “I have gone through whirlpools and turbulent ways and every time I have emerged stronger. I feel that women have to fight all the time to make their position in the world of men. When a new poetess comes out with her poems, male poets look at her works sceptically. Either they think her works to be of poor standard or think that some hidden hand of a male has penned the poems for her. Only after proving themselves again and again can a poetess find an equal footing with male poets. We definitely resent this”. |
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Taking Punjabi theatre to Jaipur Ludhiana, February 15 “Neem-Hakeem” is an adaptation of “Dr Mock” by Moliere. It is a story of a ‘mock doctor’ helping a
love couple, separated by girl’s father. This play has been staged by the team of Art Theatre more than 20 times and it was much appreciated by audience in Jaipur too. Music was composed by Karamjeet and make-up was by Ms Amrita Singh H.S. Randhawa gave special effects of lights. Another play — ‘Mitti na hove matrei’ was staged by the Natakwala group and was directed by Mr Rajesh Shamra. A play of absurd written by Amitoj it narrates the story of possession of a baby from a false mother to real one. As many as 16 artists, Kavita Sharma, Sanjeev Rai, Sameul Johen, Paramjeet and Vikas performed very well in this play. Music was composed by Tejinder Tej. “Balde Tibbey” of Balwant Gargi was staged under the direction of Kewal Dhaliwal by
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