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NATP workshop on bed planting systems Ludhiana, March 11 Over 50 participants of the workshop included agronomists from Punjab Agricultural University and Haryana Agricultural University, scientists from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), local machinery manufacturers, farmers and extension workers. Addressing the gathering, Dr D.P. Singh, National Coordinator, NATP, highlighted the results of the various research projects on bed planting undertaken in Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. He said that the results had showed that bed planting helped in producing better yield using less fertilizers and water for irrigation purposes as compared to flat bed cultivation. Dr Singh said that the method was suitable in alluvial lands with medium texture such as sandy loam or sandy clay. He pointed out that bed planting was ideal for wheat-maize, wheat-soyabean and rice-wheat combinations. Besides, he also said that field assessment and weed control was easy in this case. The project reports for field trials at Ludhiana, Karnal and New Delhi were presented by Dr S.S. Dhillon, senior agronomist of wheat section in Punjab Agricultural University, Dr Ram Singh Rinwa from Karnal and Dr Promilla Aggarwal from the agricultural physics division of IARI in New Delhi, respectively. |
PTU to renew
tie-up with study centres Ludhiana, March 11 This was stated by Mr Y.S. Rajan, Vice-Chancellor of PTU, in a press conference following the convocation of College of Agricultural Engineering at Punjab Agricultural University here today. He said under the new guidelines the study centres would have to modernise their infrastructure by adding more CDs, presentations and audio-visual systems. Surprise checks would be conducted at the study centres from time to time to keep an eye on their working and interaction with the students, he said. Mr Rajan said all this was being done to ensure that over 15,000 students studying in these centres got proper attention, infrastructure and guidance. Besides, he said, the facilities in many study centres of the university were not up to the mark. He said tie-ups with service providers or learning centres would also be renewed and only those which ran at least one study centre would be allowed to continue. This was being done to make sure that the service providers get an insight into the day-to-day problems of the students. Asked about the non-availability of books with the students of various correspondence courses, Mr Rajan admitted that there had been a problem of delay in sending reading material but, he said, this was due to revision of syllabus. He said in the meantime the students and their faculty should utilise the reference books available in centre’s library. Mr Rajan said it had come to his notice that several study centres were admitting students, who as per the university rules were ineligible for a course. Since such centres wanted more students, they gave admission without going through the academic record of the students, he said. But later when they were caught by the university authorities their admissions had to be cancelled and money returned. This, however, led to wastage of time and effort of the students, besides, bringing a bad name to the university, he added. He said the university had set up a task force to look into these problems and find a solution. Regarding the abolition of mercy chance to regular students for this semester, Mr Rajan said it was an exemplary punishment for all those who had been non-serious and had flunk for three consecutive semesters in one particular subject. He said after losing six months the students would be more cautious and make it a point to clear the course in the fourth chance, that would be given to them after this semester. He said the university could have easily taken Rs 5,000 from each student and earned Rs 5 lakh as was being done till the previous year, but no such step was taken this time. Mr Rajan denied the charge that he was not available to the directors of affiliated colleges for their common problems. He said he had taken rounds in several colleges here and even attended their functions. He said he might not be readily available in the office but he was approachable over his cell phones. These days he was busy developing contacts with investors, technocrats and industrialists to ensure placement of students, besides holding frequent meetings with the members of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), he added. |
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Ectopia
begins at DMCH Ludhiana, March 11 Ms Ashmit Bhatia, an undergraduate student, said, “The event is a good break from our tough study routine and we are having a lot of fun. We are enthusiastic about it as its entirely a students’ event. From the presentation of cultural items to the management of the show, the students are doing it all. The response of the teachers is also encouraging and they are helping and guiding us in all possible manner.” Dr S.C. Ahuja, Principal, DMCH, who inaugurated the event, wished best of luck to the participants. Dr Daljit Singh, Dean (Academics), also addressed the students. He said the aim behind organising the event was to polish the talent of students and to encourage them to participate in cultural activities for their overall personality development. The event opened with a creative competition, Ad Fads, in which medical students had to conceptualise and enact an ad on the stage. The excellent performance left the audience rolling into laughter. Batch-2002 students won the first prize while students of batch-1999 and batch-2000 were declared second. Dr Rajoo Chhina, Dr GPI Singh and Dr Daljit Singh were the judges. Another attraction of the day was a quiz conducted by Dr Jasdeep Singh. The neck-and-neck competition between five teams from undergraduate batches, with two participants each, made an interesting show. Jagmeet Dhingra and Romal Sekhon of batch-1998 won the quiz. Pankaj and Sidakpal of batch-2001 were declared second. Just-a-minute, debate, painting, solo songs and choreography event will take place tomorrow. The last day will be devoted to dramatics and music. The event will conclude on March 13 with a prize distribution ceremony. |
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Students
receive degrees, certificates Ludhiana, March 11 Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor of the host university, presided over the function while Prof Y.S. Rajan, VC of Punjab Technical University, was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion Prof Rajan emphasised the need to encourage entrepreneurship in the fields of bio-technology, floriculture, waste management and food processing. He said PAU, PTU and other such educational institutions could play a major role in developing skills for the purpose. More than 50 students were awarded prizes. Sandhya won a gold medal for bagging first position in all the four years. While Naveen Kumar won the academic award for 2001, Charandeep Singh was given the award for 2002. College colour for sports was presented to Gaurav Arora, while Pankaj Bhardwaj got the college colour for extra-curricular activities. A convocation and prize distribution function was also held at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Model Town. As many as 214 graduate and postgraduate students were given degrees for the year 1997 to 1999. Toppers of all classes were given merit certificates. Besides, college colours were given to the students who had excelled in sports and other extra-curricular activities. Prof Y.S. Rajan, VC of PTU, was the chief guest. Dr A.S. Bansal, Director of the institute, congratulated the students for their achievements. |
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Seminar
on Punjabi literature Doraha, March 11 Dr Satish Sharma of Punjabi University, Patiala, spoke on ‘Modern trends in Punjabi literature.’ “The modern and post-modern Punjabi literature has created a diversity in the existing unity in the field of poetry, prose and criticism with the advent of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. Stresses and strains have been ever on the rise and the literature is bound to bear these pressures in a most sensitive manner. The origin of white-collar jobs has changed the very psyche of Punjabi literature. It has proved to be a fierce encounter between the established trends and the rapidly changing world,” he added. |
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Recarpeting
of PAU roads Ludhiana, March 11 Dr Hari Singh Brar and Dr A.S. Joshi, president, PAUTA, assured the Vice-Chancellor of their cooperation in his efforts to improve the working condition and infrastructure in the university. Dr Gurkirpal Singh, Director (Farms), PAU, who is coordinating the project at the university level, also spoke on the occasion. |
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Police remand for ultra Ludhiana, March 11
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