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World Forestry Day celebrated Ludhiana, October 25 Addressing the gathering, Dr Aulakh warned about the adverse effect of environmental pollution. Level of carbondioxide has increased by 25 per cent since 1850, he said. Coding the data, he expressed concern about lesser area under forest in Punjab. He said Punjab had only 5.7 per cent forest cover against the requirement of 33 per cent. Trees should not only be planted but looked after too, he said. Speaking about the depleting soil and water resources, he cautioned about conservation of these natural resources. By burning wheat and paddy straw, over one lakh tonne of nitrogen in Punjab, was lost. Besides this damage to useful organic matter was also caused and in turn organic matter in soil was only 1/10th of soil of China, he said. Stressing upon the adverse effects of environmental pollution on human health he discussed about lung disease, irritation of nose, throat and eyes of people because of the burning of straw. Dr Aulakh also distributed awards and certificates to the winner students of different competitions. Mr Mewa Singh Chibbar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Punjab discussed in detail, activities of the Forest Department. He assured the gathering that such activities would be extended to other school of area too. Activities like awareness competitions of school children on importance of trees/wood in the life of man, were arranged and covered competition on essay writing, slogan writing, on-the-spot painting, speech, poems and singing, botnization and tree identification. Children holding first, second and third position in every competition were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals. A colourful participation certificate was given to every participant of the World Forestry Day 2002 celebrations. Others who addressed on this occasion include Headmistress, Mrs Harjinder Kaur, Mr Surjit Singh, PTA member, Dr Parkash Singh, Dr Gurpreet Rattan, Mr Kapoor Singh, Mr Balbeet Singh, Range Officer, Mr Gurpal Singh Grewal, sarpanch of Khri, Mr Nachhattar Singh, sarpanch of Himayupur village, Mr Surjit Singh and Mrs Jasdeep Kaur. Members of parent-teacher association, panches and sarpanches of the area and renowned tree lovers also took part in the function. |
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Age
for refresher courses relaxed Ludhiana
October 25 This issue is pending with the Finance Department. Those M. Phil/Ph.D. holders who held such degree at the time of their recruitment between January 1, 1986 and February 24, 1989 would get one and three increments in their old scales as decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The service rules for government college lecturers are being amended to conform these rules to various UGC regulations. The post of readers is proposed to be created under these rules. Prof Jaipal Singh said many anomalies arising out of the grade revision and placement in senior/selection scales would be looked into. One such anomaly is giving personal pay (PP) in higher scales due to which the pay of teachers becomes less. This meeting was attended by Mr G.R. Bansal Additional Secretary, DPI (C) Mrs Nisha S and Prof Ajit Shahi, Prof Gurjit Mann, J S Kahlon and Prof Kuldip. |
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Special Lok Adalat on Nov 9 Ludhiana, October 25 Mr Handa said in cases pertaining to Rent Act, matrimonial disputes and cheque bounce cases would be taken up at the Lok Adalat. Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, along with a team of eye-surgeons will check-up patients during camp. Mr Anurag Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, Mr H.P.S. Mahal, Member Secretary, Legal Services Authority, Punjab, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Arunvir Vashisht, Mr J.S. Chauhan, Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-cum-Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, participated at a meeting organised by the Sessions Judge in this regard. Mr Handa and Mr Mahal has asked people to resolve their disputes through Lok Adalats, as it would save them money and time.
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ABVP conference
on Nov 1 Ludhiana,
October 25 The opening ceremony of the conference will be at Viklang Sahayta Kendra, Rishi Nagar, on November 1.
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Nature through camera’s eye Ludhiana, October 25 While Ranjodh Singh makes the twain of East and West meet revealing the magic of camera, which speaks the language of silence and beauty of the countries of the West and the East. Technically a qualified engineer, and a businessman and the Executive Director of a company, he is temperamentally an aesthete, a photo-artist par-excellence and a globetrotter. T.P.S. Sandhu’s exhibition of photographs is a progressive journey. Sandhu is extremely sensitive, always seeking to bare beauty in commom objects which may not be noticed by others. His exacting patience coupled with his keen observation has captured Nature in all its pristine glory. The first exhibit, a beautifully photographed single ‘peacock feather’ in its myriad colours, with the caption “Welcome” led visitors to several other masterpieces on display. Sandhu’s photograph Hide and Seek is an interplay of light and shadow, while World Wide Web captures a finely woven web with colours of morning peeking from behind. Another photograph titled “Noor” was of a glacier beyond Leh and had sun’s rays captured in brilliant hues on the glacier. The Fountain Chowk looked divine in the picture “Our Hectic Life”. His other photographs “Mother’s Love”, “Nature’s Chandlier” and “Miles to Go” were also impressive. Ranjodh Singh’s visits abroad have helped him capture the very famous Thames Bridge in a magnificent manner. The exhibits “Ray of Hope” and “Kitty Party” were especially arresting. A picture of a solitary girl sitting in the doorway could not have any other title than “Lonely”. “Temple of tranquility” of Leh, “Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai”, “Divine Creation”, detailing the beauties of nature spoke of his great aesthetic taste. Another striking picture was the one taken in a garden in Holland. Mr Anurag Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the exhibitions and paid rich compliments to both the photographers for their beautiful pictures. He said the exhibition should be taken all around the state. Talking to mediapersons, he said an art gallery was likely to be set up in Guru Nanak Bhavan. The MP and a famous writer Kartar Singh Duggal has provided funds for setting up “Virsa Vyvahar” and plans are afoot to set it up. Prof Gurbhajan Gill of Punjab Sahitya Akademi, Mr Jasdev Singh Jassowal, chairperson of Prof Mohan Singh Foundation, Malkiat Singh Dhakha, Inder Iqbal Singh, MLAs all spoke highly of the photographs.
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A tribute
to Batalvi Ludhiana, October 25 Canada-based noted singer Jagjeet Zirvi regaled the audience with his songs. Dolly
Guleria, daughter of Surinder Kaur, a living legend of folk music, added to the tempo of the musical evening. Dev Dildar rendered songs in his cultivated style.
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Sukhwinder
to perform today Ludhiana, October 25 The show is being organised by Seagram’s Imperial Blue. |
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