Scientists caution farmers
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 22
PAU experts have advised farmers to check the level of carbon dioxide in the tube wells while repairing the pumps. According to scientists from the Department of Soil and Water Engineering carbon dioxide gas is produced in the tube well pits during the rainy season. It can cause suffocation and people can become unconscious after a few minutes of entering the pits.

Carbon dioxide gas can be checked by lowering a burning kerosene lamp in the tube well pit. If the lamp gets extinguished, it shows the presence of carbon dioxide. At least two persons should be present on the site to handle the situation. The gas can be dissolved in lime water by pouring it from the top of well. For an average pit of 1.75 m, 1 kg of lime can be used for every meter depth of gas column in the pit. 

EDUCATION

PAU extends admission date of diploma courses
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 22
The PAU has extended the date for seeking admission to various diploma courses to August 5. According to Dr V.K. Sharma, Registrar, due to the non availability of suitable candidates, some seats for diploma in agriculture at Gurdaspur are lying vacant. He said those candidates who had passed plus two with physics, chemistry and one of the three subjects — biology, agriculture or mathematics, could apply.

The date for admission to B.Ed had been extended up to August 5. Graduates from any discipline could apply for the PG diploma in agricultural journalism and mass communication and could submit the application by August 5.

Besides this, the candidates could apply for admission to PG diploma in herbal and aromatic plants. He said the candidates who had passed plus two could apply for admission against the seats lying vacant in various job-oriented courses like beekeeping, food technology, seed production technology, fist culture and diploma in pest management.

The last date for receiving the application forms was August 5. The prospectus is available from the Centre for Communication, Languages and Culture.

PCTE signs MoU with Pak institute
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 22
The Punjab College of Technical Education (PCTE) recently signed an MoU with Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, on the occasion of the annual convocation of the institute.

Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director, PCTE, was the guest of honour. The memorandum was signed between both institutes by Dr Kang and Syed Asad Hussain Deputy Director of SZABIST. The MoU includes two scholarships to students on collaborative research projects, development programmes and faculty exchange etc. “This is PCTE’s sixth academic collaboration with the leading institute of Asia and we hope the students of both institutes will benefit from it, Mr H.S. Gill, Chairman, Punjab Management Education, Ludhiana, said.

During his address to the students and other dignitaries on the occasion, Dr Kang congratulated all students and faculty members of the SZABIST.

He said: “Nature and advantages of education remain the same globally, no matter, which country we belong to. Education worldwide has only one objective and that is to overcome ignorance and be aware about the concepts and developments in the world”.

Teachers to submit memo to CM
Our Correspondent

Samrala, July 22
In order to focus attention of the government on the long-pending demands of the teachers of non-government colleges of the state, the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union will submit memorandum to the Punjab Chief Minister through the Deputy Commissioners of the state on July 26. This will be followed by submission of memorandum to the Chief Minister through different MLAs of the state.

This was stated here by the union president Prof R S Brar and state executive member Prof Baldeep Singh. The union leaders also said that a state-level academic conference will be organised in the middle of August to deliberate on the problems of college teachers and their demands which include adjustment of teachers affected by shifting of 10+2 classes from colleges, 50 per cent merger of dearness allowance with basic pay, HRA to rural colleges, timely release of 95 per cent grant-in-aid and parity to librarians and DPEs. 

DIMT students do well
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 22
Punjab Technical University has declared the MBA IVth semester result and students of Doraha Institute of Management & Technology (DIMT), Doraha, have done very well in the exams. Seventy per cent of the students have scored more than 73 per cent marks.

According to a press note issued by DIMT Director Dr R.S. Gupta, Satwant Singh has stood first with 78 per cent marks. Vasudev Singh secured second position with 77 per cent marks, while Rajwant Kaur got third position with 76.5 per cent marks.

In BCA, more than 50 per cent students scored above 71 per cent marks. Ramandeep Kaur secured first position with 84.7 per cent marks. Tapishwar Singh got second position with 83 per cent marks while Inderjit Kaur secured third position with 78.7 per cent marks.

Mr Sukhpal Singh, Chairman, DIMT, has congratulated the students parents and teachers for their excellent performance.

Seed germination day celebrated
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 22
Tiny tots of Golden Time Pre-Nursery and Nursery School celebrated seed germination day. Mrs Jaswinder Chadha, Principal of the school, gave detailed instructions on how to take care of plants. Children were told about the sowing and watering the seeds. They spent a lot of time in the garden.

Picnic organised: A picnic was organised at Baba Isher Singh (N) Senior Secondary Public School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, here today for students of nursery to class III. The main attraction was the dip in swimming pool and characters of Dinasaur, Mickey Mouse and Charlie Chaplin floating alongside the students. They sang songs and danced to the tunes of various songs.

The School Principal, Mrs Aneeta Kundra, said such activities were a must now a days.

Freshers’ party: Fresher’s Day for class XI was held at B.C.M Arya Model School here today. The students got a chance to reveal their talent. Mrs Paramjit Kaur, Principal, graced the occasion as chief guest. She was given a warm floral welcome by staff and students. The show was full of passion and excitement as the students took the audience on a flight of fancy through their performance in various cultural items. The show ended with bhangra.

Parents participation week: Parents participation week was organised at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar. Parents participated in model making competition.

The parents were given thank you cards. Models were judged and prizes were given.

CULTURE

Aroona churns out love story
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 22
Actor-director Aroona Irani along with Sangeeta Ghosh of “Jis Des mein Nikla Hoga Chand” was in the city here last evening. They had come to promote the new serial, “Rabba Ishq Na Hove”, which goes on Zee TV from July 26.

Aroona said: “I am very happy to make this serial with a different name. The intense story of “Rabba Ishq Na Hove” depicts the love turmoil in the lives of protagonists. Beginning July 26, it would air every Tuesday at 10 pm on Zee channel. I have repeated my star cast . Sangeeta Ghosh is paired against Varun Bhadola as I feel they have a certain chemistry which is appealing. We have shot lavishly in the breath-taking locales of Singapore, Dubai and India.”

The story revolves round Veera Malhotra (Sangeeta Ghosh) an air-hostess who falls in love with Vivaan (Nikhil Arya) who does not love her and plays pranks on her. Finally, she meets Aman (Varun Badola) and finds true love.

Aruna said she had completed 50 years in films and television and had acted in over 600 movies. She loved comedy and her favourite co-stars were Mehmood and Kadar Khan. “I wanted to make a comedy movie but unfortunately there are no writers. It was a conscious decision to shift to television. I am very happy as my previous serials, “Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan”, “Mehandi Tere Naam Ki” and “Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand” were run-away hits,” she said.

Sukhwinder has written and given music for the title song. The serial is on a smaller scale but have a feel of Yash Chopra movies.

Sangeeta Ghosh said: “I sleep live and think of this serial for it is so beautifully shot .I feel love is such a beautiful emotion. When we fall in love with a wrong person we say “rabba ishq na hove” and when we are in love with the right person, we too, are so besotted that even then we say rabbaa ishq na hove’. I was reminded of Yash Chopra’s movies while we were shooting. Aroona Irani is a bundle of energy who transmits her energetic vibes to her co-stars. She also sees that in serials there is no vulgarity as we know that in many homes there is only one television set and the whole family sits together to watch it. Aroona plays the role of my mother.”