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For once, paddy procurement leaves farmers happy Ludhiana, November 15 Immediate procurement and timely payments have been the highlight of the procurement process and the farmers and officials of the six procurement agencies feel that it had been smoother than the previous season. For Sukhmani Singh of Macchiwara it was an unusual experience as he got the produce cleaned at his farm and was awarded by the procurement staff with immediate weighing from his trollies itself. The entire process took only an hour. Farmers Jagroop Singh and Jora Singh are happy at the clockwork precision, saying that earlier they had to bring their bedding and camp in the mandi for days on end. Arhtiyas and procurement officials are also satisfied. Mr Nirmal Sofat, president of the Arhtiyas Association, said things could not have been better for everyone. “Things are so smooth that it seems like a dream come true. The weather gods too have been favouring everyone. The crop too is of good quality and many farmers have taken pains to get it cleaned at their homes which makes things easier for everyone. Good mounds have been purchased by private bidders over the MSP,” he pointed out. Mr Dilbag Singh, District Food and Supplies Officer, said the staff had worked hard to make the operation a success. Payments were timely and the procurement would continue for another week. “We expect to procure more than 1 lakh quintals over and above the previous paddy season, he said. Sangrur tops the procurement tally with Ludhiana coming second. |
Indo-Canadian Chair proposed at PAU Ludhiana, November 15 A three-member team headed by Dr H.A. Bassford, President, University of Colleges of the Fraser Valley, and comprising Mr Yvon Dandrunand, Dean, Research and Industry, Abbostford, and Mr Parm S. Bains, President and CEO, Westbery Foods Inc, held a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, and other senior officials of the PAU for the setting up of the Indo-Canadian Chair in the PAU. The PAU authorities have presented three proposals to the visiting Canadian team, short term and long term, for the establishment of the proposed chair. The Canadian university will provide funds for the said chair. The PAU authorities have proposed that a corpus fund should be created both for the short-term and long-term proposals. The PAU authorities have estimated that Rs 14 lakh will be needed to fund this chair. For the long-term chair, the university needs a corpus of 1 million Canadian dollars, which would be Rs 3.3 crore, and this will fetch an interest of Rs 12 lakh per year. For the short-term chair, 1,50,000 Canadian dollars will be needed. The objectives of the chair will be to carry out research work in the area of international agri-business by focussing on a few agri-products, to understand various problems of international agri-business, to develop strategies for farmers, government and research institutions to take on challenges in the post-2005 era in the area of agri-business and to create awareness among various agricultural functionaries and farmers to carry out international agri-business. Dr Darshan Singh, Dean, Post-graduate Studies, said yesterday that the Canadian team would discuss the proposals back home and convey the decision to the PAU. It was agreed in principle to have the Indo-Canadian Chair at the PAU in the Business Management Department. Dr Darshan Singh said British Columbia had a sizeable population of Punjabis who were well-off and wanted to enhance the business prospects between Punjab and British Columbia. “They want the PAU to initiate a study to find out the constraints for business entrepreneurships between the two states to enhance the business interests,” he said. |
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State-level cultural contests from tomorrow Ludhiana, November 15 On the first day, contests in calligraphy and painting for the primary, elementary and secondary groups will be held at Ramgarhia Senior Secondary School. The same school will also host a gatka competition for the secondary group, fancy dress from the primary section and creative writing for the secondary section. On the same day, there will be a declamation contest for primary class students at Satyawati Oswal Vidya Mandir. Guru Harkrishan Public School, Dugri, will hold competitions of shabad singing and folk song for primary class students. On November 18, a poetry recitation and gidha competition for elementary classes will be held at Ramgarhia Girls’ School. One-act play for secondary classes falling in Faridkot and Nawanshahr zones will also be held simultaneously. At Satyawati Oswal Vidya Mandir, declamation and bhangra contests for elementary students will be held. Contests for shabad singing and folk songs for elementary classes will be held at Guru Harkrishan Public School. Guru Nanak Khalsa Girls’ High School, Model Town will organise vaar singing and kavishri contests for elementary classes. On November 19, poetry recitation, gidha and one act play competitions (for Sangrur and Jalandhar) will be held at Ramgarhia Girls’ School. Pithu garam and stapu contests will also be held on the same day. Declamation and bhangra competitions for secondary contests will be held at Satyawati Oswal Vidya Mandir. On the same day, Guru Harkrishan Public School, Dugri, will hold shabad singing, folk song and tug-of-war contests for secondary classes. Contests for vaar singing and kavishri for secondary classes will be held on the concluding day. Dr Kehar Singh, chairman, Punjab School Education Board, will be the chief guest on the concluding day. Ms Kanwajit Kaur Kalsi, principal, Ramgarhia Girls Senior Secondary School, will coordinate the contests. |
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Need for more youth
festivals, says minister Ludhiana, November 15 He said the youth festivals played an important role in honing the talent among the students. He highly appreciated the performance of the students of
Government College and said that education was not merely reading the books and passing examinations but it also helped in developing an integrated and personality of the students. He further said that the education should enable a student to give expression to his inner qualities and the youth festivals give a chance to the students to bring out the bidder artist within them. He congratulated the students on their achievements in the recently concluded zonal youth festival held at SDP College for Women. He stressed upon the improvement of standards of education and asked teachers to inculcate discipline and a spirit of competitions among the students. He announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh for the swimming pool of the college and also announced the starting of post graduate courses in English, economics, mathematics and commerce in the college. He gave away prizes to the winners. Mrs Kusum
Ahuja, Principal, highlighted the achievements of the college. |
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Lectures on science
subjects held Ludhiana, November 15 The series of extension lectures started with a brief introduction of the guest speakers by Dr Bhupinder Kaur, Mrs Sunaina Deep and Dr Sandeep Kaur. The President of the college, Mr Gurbir Singh presented bouquets to the guests. The Principal, Dr Charanjit Mahal, welcomed the guest speakers. |
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Shabad singing contest held Ludhiana, November 15 As many as 99 students participated. In Gurbani recitation, Sukhjeet of LKG, Jasjot Kaur of LKG and Jaspreet Singh of Nursery won the first, second and third prizes, respectively, among the students of the first category. Among the participants from class I, Divjot Singh stood first and Amarjot Kaur was declared second. Among
class II students, Simranpreet Kaur and Kamaldeep, both Class II students, won the first and second prizes, respectively. In shabad singing competition, Amrit Kaur of class IV stood first while Manjot Kaur of class IV came second. Tarandeep Kaur and Sandeep Kaur, of Class IV shared the third prize. For Gurbani recitation, Mr Jasbir Singh and Mr Amarjeet Singh were the judges. While for shabad singing contest, the judges made Ms Harvinder Kaur from Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle and Ms Sukhwinder Kaur from GGN Public School. Ms Manjit Kaur, Principal, and Mr Avtar Singh Makkar, Chairman, gave among the prizes. |
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Creations-2003 concludes Ludhiana, November 15 The exhibition was divided into four sections — art and craft, science, social science and information technology. The models that attracted the visitors in the science section were based on biopesticides, bio-friendly insecticides, reflex arc, food preservation, energy conservation and water-borne diseases. In physics, the model of communication through satellite exhibited how communication was done with the help of electromagnetic waves and used for weather broadcasting, telex, fax, radio, telephone, television, Internet and remote sensing. In social sciences, models depicting physical features of India, different occupations, cultural and social heritage and Humayun’s Tomb were the main attraction. Exhibits made in art and craft section, including artistic candles, decorated sewage pipes, cane murals and articles made from waste material, attracted the attention of visitors. Mr Kamaldeep Sangha, Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, inaugurated the exhibition. Speaking on the occasion, he emphasised on the need to promote innovativeness among children. The judgement was made by Ms Amita Rai, Ms Manju Garg and Dr Geeta Dua. Ms Manju Parkash, Principal, gave away prizes to the winners. |
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Prize distribution function held Mandi Gobindgarh, November 15 The function began with an invocation to Lord Shiva. Other items included an Indo-Western fusion by the pre-primary students, followed by an English skit, ‘The first patient’. Bhangra was the grand finale of the programme. Academic prizes were distributed. Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday celebrated Doraha, November 15 A ‘shudh Gurbani uchharan’ competition was held. Manpreet Kaur was declared first, Harmeet Kaur second, Narinder Kaur and Parveen Rani third and the consolation prize was awarded to Parminder Kaur. A ‘dastarbandi’ competition was organised in which Harsimran Singh was placed first, Amandeep Singh and Harjit Singh second, Yadwinder Singh third and a consolation prize was given to Gurpreet Singh. |
Lok adalat held Khanna, November 15 Mr Goyal appealed to the masses to settle their disputes through lok adalats as it would save time and money. The Secretary, Subdivisional Legal Services Committee, Mr Arving Markan, also played an active role. He also apprised the people regarding the free legal aid being provided to the needy by the legal services authority. |
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Notice to police in dance girls’ case Chandigarh, November 15 The police had arrested the five accused in the case. All accused were remanded in judicial custody by a local court and had been lodged in Model Jail, Burail.
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At the Crossroads
Ludhiana, November 15 Over the years, his mind has been occupied with the plight of women. His insight into this semi-dark zone of human behaviour has been rewarding in many ways. For his Ph.D degree, he explored the varied areas concerning the treatment of women in the novels of Saul Bellows. His latest foray into the world of criticism is the publication of “Images of Woman in Fiction”. In this collection of 25 essays, there has been an effort to deconstruct the prevalent negative images of women in fiction. The focus has been on the psychic and existential dilemmas that characterise a woman’s life. In India women novelists such as Anita Desai, Nayantara Sehgal, Shashi Deshpande and Namita Gokhale raised their voice against the age-old iniquities and started the process of exorcising the male mind of the distorted images of womanhood. Dr T.S. Anand was born and educated in Patiala. Recently, he organised two national seminars in which scholars from prestigious universities and colleges of India presented their papers. The proceedings of the seminars have been published in book form. The book “Modern Indian English Fiction”, compiled and edited by him, stands out as a unique contribution to research in Indian English fiction. He has served twice on the Executive Board of the Indian Association of American Studies (IAAS). He is the only college teacher in India to be elected unanimously president, general secretary and secretary-treasurer of the IAAS for two terms. He is now set to deliver his presidential address at the Congress of the IAAS to be held at Punjabi University, Patiala, in February In the sphere of creative writing, he has three books to his credit. In the field of Punjabi literature, he ventured forth with his collection of poems “Vithhan di Pair” some years ago. N.S. Tasneem |
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