AGRICULTURE

Pak farmers invited to PAU kisan mela
Amarjit Thind
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 13
Mr Mohammad Kasim Noon, Minister for Agricultural Marketing in Pakistani, Punjab, today said the friendship between the agricultural scientists of India and Pakistan can play an important role in strengthening the relationship between the two countries besides facing challenges posed by the World Trade Organisation.

On a visit to the Punjab Agricultural University here, he said that both countries had common cultural heritage, land, language and problems. The University of Agriculture Faislabad and PAU-mother of green revolution shared a special bond and there should be frequent exchange of students and the teachers of these universities.

Mr Noon told that the Pakistan government was laying more emphasis on strengthening the rural economy. More tractors were being manufactured in Pakistan and the agricultural tools were being imported free of custom duty. He said Pakistan government was providing more loan facilities and the Bank of Punjab and other commercial banks are responsible for getting the crops insured.

Rana Mohammad Kasim Noon said that the Agricultural structure in Pakistan was being renewed and the main purpose of their visit to India was to evaluate the marketing system in India. In order to make the agriculture more modern and successful, more agricultural colleges have been started at Multan and Dera Gazzikhan in Pakistan, while there was already an Agriculture College was being run in Rawalpindi. Mr Shaukat Aziz, prime Minister of Pakistan has reduced the prices of DAP fertiliser and a fertilizer plant installed in Pakistani Punjab.

Speaking on the occasion Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor of PAU said that Pakistani farmers would also be invited to the Kisan Mela in March, 2005 so that they may be able to see the agricultural development in Punjab to implement the new scientific techniques in their own fields in Pakistan.

Dr Aulakh honoured Rana Mohammad Kasim Noon, rana Aftaab Ahmed Khan, Parliamentary Secretary, Agricultural Marketing and other three delegates by presenting them the shawls. Dr Aulakh presented a set of PAU publications to Mr Noon.

The delegation visited the Crop Museum in the Department of Plant Breeding, Farm Power and Machinery, Post Harvest Technology centre, Department of Soil Sciences, Farm service centre and had an open interaction with the scientists. Besides the meeting with arttiya association Mr Noon had a meeting with the correspondents of local newspapers. All Deans, directors, Head of the Departments of Economics and Business Management an Dr P.S. Rangi and Dr Joginder Singh economists were present on the occasion.

23 schools take part in science exhibition
Our Correspondent

Amloh, October 13
A science exhibition at the Amloh subdivision was organised by the Education Department at local Government High School (Boys) today. Mr Daya Singh, District Education Officer (secondary), Fatehgarh Sahib inaugurated the function. As many as 125 students, 45 teachers from 23 schools participated in the competitions.

The following participants won distinction:

Teaching aids – Ms Krishna Bawa, Government Girls Senior Secondary School (GGSSS) Mandi Gobindgarh, Elementary Section: (Students) Government Secondary School (GSS) I, Government High School, Braich II; Rural Secondary Schools: Topic – Easy Method of Finding Squares of Numbers – GSSS, Salana; Senior Secondary overall – GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh I, Rural – GSSS, Salana; Chart Making – Varinder Kaur, Salana, Harjit Kaur GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh; Quiz Competition (Seniors) – Jaswainder Kaur, Rajinder Kaur, GSSS Salana I, Arshpreet Singh, Sukhwinder Singh High School, Saliani II; (Juniors) – Hemlata and Suman Lata GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh I, Maninder Pal Singh and Jitender Singh GHS, Braich; Teachers Ex tempore speech – Amar Singh (Science Master) GSSS, Salana I, Davender Singh Punia GHS, Braich; Senior Secondary Sub-Theme Agriculture – Shingara Singh GSSS, Salana, Nidhi GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh; Energy and Conservation – Navdeep Kaur I and Nisha Bhatia II GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh; Industrial Development and Environment – Manjot Singh GSSS (Boys), Amloh I, Daljeet Kaur GGSSS, Amloh II; Educational Technique and Mathematics modeling – Bipasha Soods GSSS, Amloh I, Tara Singh GSSS (Boys) Mandi Gobindgarh II; Technology for Health - Abha Gupta, GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh I, Jagjeet Singh GSSS (Boys) Mandi Gobindgarh.

Secondary Level (Sub-Theme) Agriculture – Jaswinder Kaur GGSSS, Amloh I, Satbir Singh GHS, Braich I; Energy – Gurbinder Singh, GHS, Braich I, Sukhjot Kaur GSSS, Naraingarh II; Industrial Development – Heena Sharma GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh I, Vandana GSSS, Naraingarh II; Educational Technology and Mathematics Modeling – Satnam Singh GSSS, Salana I, Rajni Sharma GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh II; Technology for Health – Manpreet Kaur GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh I, Aman Jalota GSSS (Boys), Amloh II; Overall Secondary Urban – GGSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh and Rural – GHS, Braich. 

From Schools & Colleges
BCM school lifts trophy
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 13
GGN Public School won the first prize in English while Sahibpreet of KVM (city branch) won the first prize in Hindi in Reena-Simmi memorial inter school declamation contest organised by the KVM today. The trophy was lifted by BCM Arya Model School, Shastri Nagar.

The judges were Ms Rashmi Grover from Government College for Women, Dr Vishwa Bandhu Sudhir (Arya College for Boys) and Dr Satpal Grewal and Ms Nirottam Moudgil (Malwa College of Education). The chief guest was Ms Indra Bhatia, Principal, Government College for Boys.

The results are: English: Sheeba Soin II (KVM), Komal Kiran III (Guru Nanak International Public School) and Preeti consolation prize (Shivalik Public School).

Hindi: Mrinal II (BSF Sec. School, Jalandhar), Jagriti Sharma III (KVM, Civil Lines) and Shalini consolation prize (BCM, Shastri Nagar).

Musical bonanza: Rhythm and thrill were palapable at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, as the Horizon Group organised a musical bonanza on the school campus today. The event was part of the first round of auditions held for an inter-school music completion to be held next month in Chandigarh.

NSS camp ends: A 10-day NSS camp was organised at Shanti Tara College, Ahmedgarh, which concluded here yesterday. According to Prof. Charanpreet Singh Dua, seminars were organised regarding de-addiction from drug, unemployment and education for students during this camp. Volunteers visited Akbarpur Channa village.

This function was presided over by the college Principal, Dr Gurjant Singh, who welcomed the chief guest.

Jain Public School: Mr Parkash Chand Surna (National General Secretary, BJS) and Mr Sudarshan Jain (National Council Member, BJS) from the Federation of Jain Educational Institutes (FJEI) conducted a seminar in USPC Jain Public School highlighting the need of quality and value-based education. They also emphasised that management trustees, principal and teachers should be given adequate training. Mr Yachana Chawls (Principal), Mr Mohinder Paul Jain Secretary, Ms Sagar Chand Jain (Chairman Education Board) along with some other trustees also graced the occasion.

SCD Govt College: The Physics Association of SCD Govt College will organise an extension lecture on October 15 at 11am on the topic — cosmology i.e origin and evolution of the universe. The speaker is Dr HS Virk, the founder and retd head, Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University.

Workshop: An art workshop has been going on in Sunshine Rabbit School from October 11 and will continue till October 15.

The focus is on enhancing and inculcating interest in colours and crafts in children’s minds.

Samrala
Hockey title: Hockey players of Punjab Public School, Ropalan, 9 km from here, in the age group of 14 years have won the first position in Ludhiana district.

Ms Gurvinder Kaur, Principal, Punjab Public School, Ropalan, said that this was the first time in the 28 years that any school of Samrala block had won/got this position.

People of the area have congratulated the school management for this achievement of the players.

Ramlila starts
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 13
The Urban Estate Ramlila Dasehra Committee president Raj Garg and General Secretary Dr Shiv Gupta, stated that Ramlila would be starting from October 13 in Urban Estate, Dugri Sabzi Mandi Ground and Dasehra Mela would be held on October 22, where Mr Malkit Singh Birmi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary would be the chief guest.

Press Secretary, Sanjiv Malhotra, stated that all preparations for Ramlila and Dasehra Mela have been completed and the statue of Ravana 55-foot with open mouth and revolving Ravana, fireworks shall be the main attractions by Jugnu Fire Works of Bathinda. Luv Kush Ramlila Dramatic club under directorship of Sudhir Sood shall play the Ramlila with the best of talented artists.