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Birmi inaugurates wheat procurement
Ludhiana, April 2
Chief Parliamentary Secretary Malkiat Singh Birmi formally inaugurated the procurement operation by government agencies at the Sahnewal Grain market today. He supervised the auction of wheat heaps which had arrived in the mandi.
Paddy sown early despite advice
Ludhiana, April 2
Much against the advice of scientists and the government, farmers have started sowing paddy much earlier. While the government has always asserted that they should not sow it too early lest it put additional strain on the water resources, there has not been any effort on its part to create awareness among them on the issue.
School function held
Ludhiana, April 2
Annual Prize Distribution Function was held in Shaheed Joginder Lal Pandey National Public Memorial School, Industrial Area, here today. Mr Surinder Dawar, Parliamentary Secretary was the chief guest while Mr Rakesh Panday, Minister of State, Science & Technology presided over the function.
School holds annual function
Mandi Gobindgarh, April 2
New English Model School, Duleep Nagar, organised its annual function near Municipal Park yesterday.
College development fund loses objective
Ludhiana, April 2
The College Development Council Fund — a fund generated by the students for the development projects of college, faculty and themselves — seems to have lost its objective with Punjab University deciding to provide 50 per cent of the admission fee of the wards of the confirmed college employees out of the fund.
Students visit stock exchange
Ludhiana, April 2
The staff and students of BNSM College of Technical Education Alamgir visited stock exchange today. Mr J.S.Juneja, Executive Officer explained the operations of stock exchange.
Many flaws in permanent identification numbers
Doraha, April 2
As Panjab University has tried to reduce its burden by issuing permanent identification numbers to first year students of undergraduate classes from the current session, it is being apprehended that the exercise may prove to be more ‘burdensome’ for the students and staff, who have to actually implement it.
Latest microscope for PAU soon
Ludhiana, April 2
Punjab Agricultural University will soon acquire sophisticated electronic microscope costing about Rs 3.5 crore. Disclosing this here yesterday, Dr M S Tiwana, Dean, College of Agriculture, said the Indian Council for Agricultural Research, New Delhi, had sanctioned Rs 3.50 crore for the purchase of electron microscope in the PAU.
‘Implement Johl panel report’
Samrala, April 2
In view of the teachers’ boycott, the Panjab University has already postponed all its examinations for today but the teachers of Malwa College Bondli-Samrala staged a massive protest dharna in the college campus under the guidance of Union President and PCCTU Executive member Prof Baldeep Singh and Secretary Prof Baljit Singh.
Students threaten stir against ITIs’ privatisation
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 2
The Punjab Students Union has threatened to launch a stir against the state government’s decision to allow private organisations to start technical courses and privatise the existing ITIs. It has resulted in a massive increase in fee and lack of facilities in these institutes.
Lok adalats a boon for banks, loan defaulters
Ludhiana, April 2
Pre-litigative lok adalats pertaining to bank loan cases, being organised in view of a national-level Lok Adalat to be held on April 10 here, are proving a boon for loan defaulters as well as banks. The defaulters are happy as they are getting ‘’maximum concessions’’ in waiving off the interest amount.
37 cases settled at lok adalat
Khanna, April 2
Thirty seven cases were settled at a lok adalat organised at Khanna Court Complex here today. Ms Priya Sood, Civil Judge, Senior Division, was the presiding officer. Ms Rekha Bhardwaj, Principal, Dr Mamta Sood and Naveen
Thamman, president of Bar Association, Khanna, were also present.
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