AGRICULTURE

Training programme for engineers ends
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 6
A three-day orientation programme on Mechanization Strategy in Indian Agriculture for the engineers of M/s Escorts Limited, Faridabad, by PAUs Department of Farm Power and Machinery concluded here.

As many as 32 R and D engineers, including two senior executives, participated. According to Dr I K Garg, Senior Research Engineer cum Head, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, the main emphasis of the programme was to acquaint the trainees with the latest mechanisation needs of the state, especially after the changing agricultural scenario.

The participants were educated about the present status and future requirements of farm mechanisation in the state and for the country. Future requirements of tractors and importance of various features, which needs future attention especially related to human safety and comfort were also highlighted.

Alternative fuels that could be used in tractors and modifications required in the tractors for use of these alternative fuels was also discussed. The trainees were taken to a progressive farmer to get actual feel of farming practices in Punjab.

Dr J.S. Kolar, Director, Extension Education, interacted with the participants during this training programme. He emphasised that tractor manufacturers should come forward to develop machinery for sugarcane harvesting, cotton picking, forage harvesting and fruits and vegetable harvesting.

Johar stresses on modern education
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 6
A senior Congress leader and former Education Minister, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, has called upon the educational institutions to impart modern and vocational education so that the educated youth do not have to beg for the jobs.

Addressing a function after inaugurating Jetking Institute here today, Mr Johar said the youth should be educated in such way so that they become self-reliant. He appreciated the services rendered by the institute in spreading modern and career-oriented education in the state.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice-President of the institute, Mr Nandu Bhawani, said there was acute shortage of computer hardware and networking professionals and the demand was ever increasing.

Vigilance Awareness Week ends
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 6
The United India Insurance Company, Ludhiana, observed Vigilance Awareness Week on October 31.

The concluding function was organised here today, where a pledge was taken to eradicate corruption from all spheres of operations by all sections of employees.

During the week, a declamation contest on “Probity in public service vis-a-vis corruption free society” was organised which was participated over by the students of various schools and colleges. Miss Geetika and Miss Tarun Preet of Khalsa College for Women stood first and second respectively, while Miss Monika Sharma of Government College for Women secured the third position.

Mr R.S. Singhal, Regional Manager of the company, distributed prizes among the winning contestants. Prominent among those present at the concluding function were Mr U.S. Bhargava, General Manager, Punjab National Bank, Ludhiana, and others.

PAU Sahitya Sabha
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 6
In an interaction with members of the PAU Sahitya Sabha, Prof G.S. Gill, a Punjabi poet and Editor of Aakhar, a monthly magazine, said his poems for children had been written with a view to develop a balanced personality and inculcate positive values in young and impressionable minds. He also recited 10 new poems on the occasion.

Prof Gill suggested that integration of poetry and technical literature could go a long way in creating awareness about farm problems.

Others present included Balbir Parwana, Tarlochan Jhande, Nirmal Jaura and Janmeja Johal.

ABVP to support education bandh
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 6
The local unit of the ABVP will support the call of the November 8 education bandh given by the Punjab Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU). The unit president, Mr Sandeep Kapoor, said all students would support the teachers.

He said: “This is a common cause and students are also related with this issue”. He criticised the Punjab Government for not lifting the ban imposed on students’ council elections in the state. The local unit secretary, Mr Rohit Sharma, said the ABVP would start ‘Vidyathi Jagran Abhiyanm’ from tomorrow. The ABVP would submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister on November 26.

Mann has high hopes from ‘Jee Aayan Nu’
Asha Ahuja

Ludhiana, November 6
“Punjabi feature film ‘Jee Aayan Nu’ will add a new chapter to the history of Punjabi films” said Harbhajan Mann, famous Punjabi folk singer. He has been associated with The Tribune and was in the city recently giving prizes to The Tribune readers. He was again in the city yesterday to give two ‘cruise awards’ to the lucky winners of a sales promotion scheme launched by Ebony.

Talking to mediapersons, he said he had finished shooting for ‘Jee Aayan Nu’ and it would be released on November 8. It would have international premiere. He said, “One hundred prints of the movie will be released in India and abroad. As far as Punjab is concerned, 16 prints will be distributed. A Rs 5 crore have been spent on the movie and it is in cinemascope.” Mann said Priya Gill is the heroine of the movie . He said, “On the day of the release of the movie, I will travel from Amritsar to Jalandhar and then to Ludhiana. Later I will be with the viewers of Chandigarh. The same night I will be leaving for the USA.”

Mann said movies took over a year to complete and some parts were shot in Canada. His son Avikam and his daughter Sahir had also acted in the movie. When asked whether the entertainment tax would be waived, he said he was going to meet Captain Amarinder Singh in this context. He was quite hopeful that after viewing the movie, entertainment tax would be exempted.

The Bollywood cameraman, Mr Manmohan Singh and he had one major aim while making this film. The aim was to save the Punjabi films from extinction. With this goal firmly etched out, they started the film.

The music album of the movie has record sales in Canada which has cheered the unit of the film. He assured the media that in case the movie was a success he would make another Punjabi movie. 

Trends in poetry discussed
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 6
On the second day of Nav Kavita Utsav held at Punjabi Bhavan, Ludhiana, the book of modern Punjabi poet, Mr Amarjit Konke (Paper Dr Atam Randhawa) writer of ‘Simartian di Lalten’ was discussed.

Gurpreet’s ‘Akaran’ was discussed in a paper read by Devneet, Parminderjit’s “Meri Marfat’, Darshan Buttar’s ‘Khadavan’r, Balbir Parwana’s ‘Varjajan Ton Paar’, Ram Singh Chahal’s ‘Bhoiyan’, Dr Lakhwinder Johal’s ‘Manoveg’, Harmeet Vidyarthi’s ‘Samundar Bulaonda Hai’ , Balwinder Singh Sandhu’s ‘Komal Singh Akhda Hai’ were discussed. Papers on their books were read by different writers.

The function was presided over by Ajaib Kamal, Jaswant Zafar, Dr Mohanjit.

The stage was conducted by Prof. Raman. Those who participated in the discussion were Dr Manmohan Singh, Dr Amarjit Singh Gorky, Mr Kulwant Jagraon and Dr Guriqbal Singh.

The collective thought was that new Punjabi poetry was totally diffrent from the earlier written Punjabi poetry. Human relations had been boldly depicted and in greater depth. But at times, the poetry had become obscures.

Kulwant Jagraon disagreed with the nomenclature of new Punjabi poetry. His arguments was that poetry was poetry neither new nor old. There could be new trends regarding content but not form. Poetry was essentially according to him an aesthetic art with language as medium.

Mr Mohandip, himself a poet said criticism for the sake of criticism was not effective. Observation should be made to throw light to understand poetry better and write better.

The few observer commented upon the lack of communication in the new poetry. Listeners mostly felt that poets and critics both were finding new means of expression and new themes.

Top models for fashion show
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 6
Graffti — the fall winter collection will be organised on November 7 at City Heart Gardens.

The fashion show will feature 15 top models from Delhi and Mumbai and will be choreographed by Kaushik Ghosh.

The show will feature top models, including Aparna Kumar, Divya Jaitley, Ramneek Paintal, Jayashree Tahilaini, Ritu Singh, Radhika Bajaj, Urvashi, Shoimala Jaffry and Sunny Arora.

The show will also feature 20 upcoming models and eight children who were groomed by Mr Kaushik Ghosh during a 10-day international modeling workshop in Ludhiana recently.

The models will showcase collections of Woodland and Spykar. Collections from Delhi’s designer Shraddha Gupta, Ludhiana’s Mansi Arora and three sequences from designers of the JD Institute of Fashion Technology will also be presented. The show will be managed and coordinated by Mr Manish Dang.

Miss World Punjaban contest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 6
The second round of the Miss World Punjaban contest was held at Punjabi Bhavan here today. It was organised by the Sabhyacharak Sath. More than 100 girls participated in the round. The finals of the contest will be held on November 30.

The chairman of the Sabhyacharak Sath, Mr Jasmer Singh, said 750 entries had been received from all over India and some from the UK. In today’s round, the contestants were from England, besides New Delhi, Shahbad Markanda, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and several small towns of Punjab.A great deal of enthusiasm could be seen among the participants.They were all dressed in the traditional Punjabi attire and looked very charming.

Mr Jasmer Singh said the girls shortlisted in this contest would participate in the final round. The winner of the title will receive pure gold “Suggi Phool” and “Sir Shagna di Phulkari”. The runners-up will also get awards. Besides Miss World Punjaban, there will be a host of other titles which the girls would be vying for. These include Miss Beautiful Smile, Longest Plait, Beautiful Bride, Queen of Gidda, Beautiful Eyes, etc. S P (Vigilance), Mr Charanjit Singh Sandhu, and others were present on the occasion.