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PAU experts caution farmers on insect attack Ludhiana, August 23 According to Dr Kooner, Caterpillars eat the green part of leaves, leaving behind only the midrib. At times, the crop may be totally denuded due to a severe attack by caterpillars. He said the young larvae could be destroyed by pulling out the infested plants and burying these. In case for grown up caterpillars or when the population was high, 500 milk of Thiodan 35 EC (endusulfan) or Ekalux 25 EC (quinalphos) or 200 ml of Nuvan 10 (dichlorvos) in 80-100 litres of water per acre could be sprayed with the help of manually operated sprayer. He said, “Larvae of semi-looper also feed extensively on leaves of moong and mash and can totally defoliate the plants in severe cases. It can be controlled by spraying 50 ml of thiodan 35 EC (endosulfan) or 200 ml of Nuvan 100 (dichlorvos) in 80-100 litres of water per acre.” Similarly, the Department of Horticulture has intimated that due to wet and rainy climate, the grape crop gets severely infected with antracnose and cerocospora leaf spots. The orchardists should watch out for dark brown spots on leaves which enlarge and may even cause premature defoliation. Dark brown sunken spots can also appear on tender twigs leading to die-back of these twigs, resulting in reduction of fruit yield. The diseases can be controlled by alternate sprays of Bordeaux moixture (2:2:250) or Bavistin 50 WP, 400g/400 liters of water per acre. |
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Training
programme for rural artisans ends Ludhiana, August 23 The programme was sponsored under the National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP). Twenty-seven trainees from different parts of Punjab attended the programme. Dr I.K. Garg, Senior Research Engineer, Head and Principal Investigator of the project, said the main objective of the training was rapid transfer of technology to rural artisans so that improved farm machinery developed and recommended at PAU reached the rural masses at the earliest. He said the training would help artisans in quick repair and maintenance procedures on the latest machinery. He said training was imparted as regards usage of jigs and fixtures and using other components that helped in bringing down cost of production. He said it was the fourth training programme of its kind and so far 130 artisans had been trained. Dr V.K. Sharma, Registrar, said cooperative centres and custom hiring centres could play a vital role in propagating latest technology to the farmers as the lowest cost. Dr S.R. Verma, former Dean of the college, stressed on the need for promotion and production of special type of machinery like strip-till drill, no-till drill and bed planters that go a long way in reducing the cost of cultivation. Mr Chopra, director of Small Industries Service Institute, was the chief guest. Dr Darshan Singh, Additional Director of Research and Nodal Officer of the NATP, said the programme was conducted to accelerate the pace of development in agriculture. Mr S.S. Ahuja, Senior Agricultural Engineer and training coordinator, extended a vote of thanks. |
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KVM students participate in contest Ludhiana, August 23 Rupinder of Class X gave a scintillating performance of classical dance. She represented Gandhi House. Mono-acting was presented by Anubhav of the same house. Aditya mesmerised the whole audience with music. For Nehru House, Prapti Mukherjee of Class XI presented a ghazal. Classical dance performed by Navita of Class IX was amazing. Melodious and sentimental voice of Vivek Garg was a big hit among the audience. The programme presented by Patel House was anchored by Mithila Sharma of Class XII and Vivek Immanuel of Class X. Gypsy of Class XII mesmerised everyone with his melodious song on the tune of ‘Buhe bariyan’. Sonam Ahuja of Class XII represented Raman House giving a splendid performance on the song ‘Kehta hai mera’. Rahul Deora of Class XI did a good mono-acting making spectators laugh for a while. Hindi number, ‘Morni bagan mein nache’ was sung by Ridhima of Class XI. A stupendous dance performance was given by Chhavi Sharma of Class XI, representing Subhash House. Duet was presented by Reema and Aashima of Class XI who synchronised their melodious voices to the tune of ‘Dola re’. Representing Tagore House, Alpa and Ridhima presented a duet on ‘Sayian dil mein aana re’. Dance performance was given by Richa of Class XII for the same house. The judges of the event were Ms Manju Dutta for music items, Ms Kumud Chawla for compering and mono-acting, and Ms Kavita Sukhiya for dance items. Ms Neena Khanna, Principal, was also present on the occasion. The results: Ghazals:
Prapti Mukherjee of Nehru House (1), Akanshya of Patel House (2), Deepika Mahajan of Raman House (3), and Parul Vashisht of Tagore House (consolation). Pop numbers:
Ritika Gosain of Gandhi House (1), Vivek Garg of Nehru House (2), Atul Malhotra of Subhash House (3), and Deepika Pahwa of Tagore House (consolation). Duet songs:
Reema Khurana and Ashima Garg of Subhash House (1), Radhika and Vidushi of Patel House (2), Alpa Chhabra and Ridhima Mahajan of Tagore House (3) and Banjul and Upma of Gandhi House (consolation). Instrumental music: Mohit Mohindra of Patel House (1), Ravi Karan of Nehru House (2), Rohit Verma of Raman House (3), and Aman Wadhwa of Tagore House (consolation). Classical dance:
Swati Goyal of Tagore House (1), Shifali of Patel House (2), Rupinder of Gandhi House (3), and Chhavi of Subhash House (consolation). Western dance: Shantanu of Patel House and Aditya of Gandhi House (1), Sumit of Subhash House (2), Richa of Tagore House (3), and Anubha Gupta of Nehru House (consolation). Mono-acting: Shrayansh of Patel House (1), Anish Bhatia of Subhash House (2), Rahul Deora of Raman House (3), and Manik Bajaj of Tagore House (consolation). Compering:
Ankush Lamba of Subhash House (1), Anubha Khera of Subhash House (2), Preeti Lamba of Gandhi House (3), and Roohi Sood of Nehru House (consolation). Overall results had Patel House on the top, followed by Subhash House and Gandhi House. |
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Freshers
get a colourful welcome Ludhiana, August 23 Senior students of the institute organised a bouquet of cultural items to welcome new students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Mr S.K. Sharma, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, was the chief guest. The function was organised under the aegis of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Students’ chapter of the GNIMT. The cultural extravaganza comprising welcome dance, music and choreography items captivated the audience and lent colour to the celebrations. Both boys and girls came together on the stage for the first time as the institute became coeducational recently. The highlight of the day was a Ms and Mr Fresher contest in which boys and girls vied amongst themselves for the titles. The ramp was alive with sparks as the contestants sashayed down in their scintillating attires. The question-answer round put the brains of contestants to test. Separate rounds were held for the undergraduate and postgraduate students. Among undergraduate students, Chanpreet Kaur of BBA was declared Ms Fresher, while Ramandeep Singh of BCA won the title of Mr Fresher. Sumit Singh and Ripece, both of BBA, were declared first runners-up in boys and girls sections, respectively. Chamandeep Kaur of BBA was adjudged Ms Well-Dressed, while Anil of BCA was Mr Well-Dressed amongst freshers from undergraduate section. Among postgraduate students, Arvinder Juneja of MBA was adjudged Ms Fresher, while Amardeep Singh of PGDCA was declared Mr Fresher. Shoby Shivjeet Singh of PGDCA and Nidhi Singla of MBA were declared first runners-up in boys and girls sections, respectively. Sukhleen Kaur of MBA was declared Ms Well-Dressed and Hardeep Singh of PGDCA won the title of Mr Well-Dressed. Dr A.S. Bansal, Director of GNIMT, welcomed the chief guest and other dignitaries. He also welcomed the freshers to the institute and expressed his hope that they would uphold the tradition of excellence. The chief guest exhorted the students to imbibe good qualities and remain committed to the path of righteousness. The surprise of the day came towards the end when the freshers presented bhangra. |
141 cases settled by Lok Adalat Ludhiana, August 23 In the adalat presided over by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Arunvir Vashisht, 18 cases were settled involving Rs 9.44 lakh. Seventeen cases were settled in the adalat headed by Mr J.S. Chouhan, Civil Judge (Senior Division), involving Rs 14.87 lakh. Maximum cases were settled in the adalat headed by Ms Anshul Berry, Civil Judge (Junior Division). Thirty-five cases were settled involving Rs 21.20 lakh. Fifteen cases were settled by Mr Jaspal Verma, Civil Judge (Junior Division), involving Rs 9.20 lakh. Mr B.S. Deol, Civil Judge (Junior Division), settled 14 cases and Mr R.K. Condal, Civil Judge (Junior Division) settled 11 cases. |
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7-year RI for 4 in attempt to murder case Ludhiana, August 23 Delivering the verdict, the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Sunil Kumar Arora, held: “It is proved on record by the prosecution by leading consent, convincing and unblemished evidence that the accused in pursuance of their common object with Babu, who has since died, formed an unlawful assembly on June 15, 2000 at around 9 pm in the area of Chhowni Mohalla. They were armed with deadly weapons and further caused injuries to Ajit Singh with such an intention and knowledge that if by that act they had caused the death of Ajit Singh, they would have been guilty of murder.” The accused were booked under Sections 148, 307, 323, 324 and 149 of the IPC at Division No. 4 police station on the complaint of an eyewitness, Paramjit Singh, as the injured, Ajit Singh, was not in a position to make the statement, as per prosecution. During the trial, one of the accused, Babu, was murdered. The motive for the occurrence, as per prosecution, was that the accused who belonged to Balmiki Community had suspicion that the injured was extending help to Satish Kumar in a dispute, which had earlier took place between him and the Balmiki Community. According to the prosecution, on June 15, 2001 Ajit Singh had gone to a shop, Pappu Karyana Store, in Chhowni Mohalla to collect the payment of wheat. In the meantime, the accused armed with swords, baseball bats, dagger etc. reached the market and attacked Ajit Singh before fleeing the spot. Interestingly, the complainant was declared hostile, as he refused to identify the accused persons with the plea that he had seen them from behind at the time of the attack. However, he had supported the prosecution during examination in chief.
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