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November 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR WORKSHOP: The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (Amritsar chapter) in collaboration with the Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, will hold a one-day workshop on national and international food regulations on November 11 in the university premises. A University press note issued here on Friday said Dr SR Gupta, Additional Director-General of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Government of India, and Dr DS Chadha, Adviser (Technical), Confederation of Indian Industries, New Delhi, will speak on food safety laws in India. SYLLABUS: Guru Nanak Dev University has released the syllabus for M.Tech computer science and engineering (5-year integrated course), semester I and II for the session 2002-03 and the syllabus for
gemology and jewellery design (vocational subject) of BA (I). HOSHIARPUR CONDEMNATION: Mr Balwant Singh Khera and Mr Raj Kumar Nidder, senior leaders of the Janata Dal, Punjab, have condemned the decision of Punjab to abolish the Primary Directorate and create a new structure for the Education Department. In a joint press note on Friday, they said to make primary education compulsory, as per the Constitution, after a lot of discussion and debate the Primary Directorate had been joined and should not be dismantled. KAPURTHALA SEMINAR: The District Legal Services Authority will organise a seminar on the District Courts complex on November 9 on free legal aid, according to Mr Gurdev Singh, District and Sessions Judge. Four lok adalats will be held to decide cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes, accident claims and bank loans.
KHAMANO MOURNED: The local journalist association has mourned the death of Mrs Mohinder Kaur, wife of Senior Akali leader, Mr Kirpal Singh Khirnian. Mr Amrik Singh Dhillon also paid his tribute to Mohinder Kaur. LUDHIANA SCIENTISTS' VISIT: A team of senior scientists from Australia’s CSIRO Land and Water Griffith Laboratory visited Ludhiana based National Agro Industries, a house of agriculture implements. The delegation was given information about the National Zero Till Seed Drills. According to a press release; Principal Research Engineer John Blackwell, Senior Research Scientist. Irrigated Agriculture Dr Liz Humphereys and Senior Technical Officer David Smith were on the visit of Punjab Agricultural University. MAGGI
QUIZ CONTEST: An Inter-school Maggi quiz contest was held in Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, here on Friday in their school auditorium. Fourteen team from various schools participated in the contest. It was conducted by Mrs Bharti from the Nestle Groups, Chandigarh. Mrs Neena Khanna, the Principal, KVM was the guest of honour. The host team comprising of Vibhushit Kaul VI-A and Jasnoor Basra V-E won the contest. DAV Public team was the runners
up. TALENT SEARCH: A talent search contest which was organised on Saturday at Kundan Vidya Mandir, (city branch). The results of the Senior Humanities Forum are: Tagore House 1, Nehru House 2 and Gandhi House 3. Sheeba Soin of Tagore House and Anish Bhatia of Nehru House were adjudged best comperes of the show. The results of the junior humanities forum all Nehru House 1, Gandhi House 2, Tagore House 3. PRIZES: BCA IV and BCA II semester students of the Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology have once again bagged top positions in the results declared by Punjab Technical University: BCA IV - Perry — first; Supriya Jain - second, Balreet Sandhu - third, BCA II - Megha Jain - IV. MANDI
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