College of Veterinary Science separated from PAU
KS Chawla

Ludhiana, August 12
The College of Veterinary Science has been separated from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and has been affiliated with the newly set up Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. This is the only veterinary college of the state which has been affiliated with the new university.

The College of Veterinary Science was set up on the Ludhiana campus of the PAU in 1969 . Earlier the college of veterinary sciences was located on the Hisar campus of the PAU and was shifted to Ludhiana. The then Vice-Chancellor Dr M.S. Randhawa ordered the shifting of the veterinary college to Ludhiana. It was only in 1972 that the PAU was trifurcated into three universities at Ludhiana , Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) and Hisar. The PAU set up its independent veterinary college later.

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University Bill on April 19 during Budget session. The university has been set up to commemorate the birth centenary of the second Sikh Guru Angad Dev.

The delay in issuing the notification by the Punjab Government for the establishment of the veterinary university was caused as the assent from the President had not been received. It was only on August 9 that the state government issued the necessary notification and Mr D.S. Bains, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Punjab Government, assumed the charge as Vice-Chancellor of the university. The provision for the appointment of Mr Bains as the first Vice-Chancellor was made in Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University bill till the appointment of a regular Vice-Chancellor.

Meanwhile, enquiries made by Ludhiana Tribune showed that the PAU authorities had not received the notification issued regarding the establishment of the veterinary university so far. They have simply received the hand written joining report of Mr Bains as the Vice-Chancellor. Mr Bains, after joining, has proceeded to the USA on leave. The Dean , College of Veterinary Science, Dr D.R. Sharma, has been asked to officiate as the vice-chancellor in the absence of Mr Bains.

Enquires further revealed that the veterinary college provides BVsc and AH (Animal Husbandry) a four-year course and postgraduate programmes to the students of the state and the neighbouring states. The college also admits some NRI students.

At present, the veterinary college has as many as 292 students in the BVsc course and 113 in the MVsc programmes. The college has a teacher strength of about 180 and about 400 non-teaching staff.

According to official sources , the state government, which makes the maximum contribution of funds to the PAU, also provides Rs 10 crore per annum to the College of Veterinary Science. This amount is not sufficient to meet the salary component of the staff of the college. The annual salary bill of the teaching and non - teaching staff of the College of Veterinary Sciences is always in excess of the grant being given by the state government. The excess amount ranges from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore per annum . Here the new university will have to face the financial crunch at the very beginning.

Plant more trees to save mankind, says Aulakh
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 12
Van Maha Utsav Day was observed at Punjab Agricultural University today with the Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, planting a sampling near PAU gymnasium. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Aulakh said maximum damage had been caused to the atmosphere with the falling of trees which had led to global warming.

“Global warming is posing major problems to the mankind today and we can overcome this problem only by planting more trees”, he said. Citing the example of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, who equated trees with sons and daughters, Dr Aulakh said we must understand the hidden meaning in his poetry that trees needed to be cared like our children.

“If we give due care to the trees, only then we can make our surroundings calm and beautiful,” he said. He said to make PAU more greener, the barren spots in the university would be covered with trees.

Dr Ramesh Kumar, Head, Department of Landscaping and Floriculture, said this year 2800 saplings had been planted on the PAU campus and the plantation campaign would continue. Senior officials of the university who were present on the occasion included Dr V.K. Sharma, Registrar, Dr B.S. Dhillon, Director of Research, Dr S.S. Gill, Director of Extension Education, Dr Darshan Singh, Dean, Postgraduate Studies, Dr S.K. Sondhi, Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr S.S. Chahal, Controller of Examinations, and heads of various departments.

Aug 20 is ‘Akshay Urja Divas’
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 12
The district administration will observe the birth anniversary of the Rajiv Gandhi as “Akshay Urja Diwas” wherein district and tehsil-level rallies will be organised on August 20.

Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, said apart from the rallies, tehsil-level competitions in painting, declamation contests and model shows would be organised in all seven tehsils of the district on August 17 and the final district-level competitions in these events be organised on August 20.

In this regard a detailed programme had been chalked out jointly by Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) and the District Education Department, Mr Pryak Bharti, ADC (D), would be the in charge for these functions.

Mr Verma said the tehsil-level competitions would be organised as per the chalked out programme at the sub divisions and the venue of tehsil-level competitions were Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bharat Nagar, Ludhiana (East), Government Model Senior Secondary School, PAU, Ludhiana (West), B M Government Senior Secondary School, Raikot, Government Senior Secondary School, Payal, Government Senior Secondary School, Khanna, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Samrala, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Jagraon, and R S Model School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana West.

From Schools
Science exhibition on fusion
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 12
Hollyhock Nursery School celebrated its 28th anniversary here today. The school was founded by Ms Amrita Garewal and her late husband S.S. Garewal. The school wore a festive look and children came dressed in their best costumes. A cake was cut and the Principal, Ms Garewal, thanked parents for the cooperation.

Games contest: New Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, held an inter-class games competition of the primary wing on Saturday. The function was presided over by the Deputy Director Principal of the school, Mr H.C. Gupta. The function started with the cutting of a ribbon by Mr Dalbir Nanda. The children were divided into seven groups.

The winners were given trophies while every participant got a certificate of participation. The function ended with the singing of the National Anthem.

Exhibition: A two-day exhibition was inaugurated in Guru Nanak International Public School, Model Town, Ludhiana, here on Friday to celebrate the 58th Independence Day. The main theme of the exhibition was “Fusion” which displayed science, social science and maths models.

Mr Arvinder Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, inaugurated the exhibition, Mr Paramjit Singh Sandhu, former IGP (Vigilance), and his son, Rocky Sandhu, hero of “Love Guru”, were the guests of honour. Mr Gurbir Singh Sarna, general secretary, Mr Harbhajan Singh, manager of the school, and Ms P. Kahlon, director, addressed the students. Students of classes IV to XII had prepared innovative models.

I-Day celebrations: Students of Kidzee Rainbow School celebrated Independence Day on the school premises here on Saturday. A talent hunt competition was held on the occasion. Students danced on patriotic numbers. They had prepared National Flag with the help of teachers.

Declamation contest: A declamation contest was held at Baba Isher Singh (N) Senior Secondary School here on Saturday. The students from Classes VI to XII spoke on various topics.

Ms Sadhana Sharma, Principal, Santan Vidya Mandir, and Ms Aneeta Kundra were the judges. The students highlighted the sacrifices of great heroes.

In Group A, the winners were Humjot Singh, Dilpreet K. Dang, and Gurjot Kaur, while in Group B, Gurbaksh Singh, Kirandeep Kaur, Kirtipreet Kaur and Kushdeep Kaur emerged winners. In the senior section, Jaspreet Kaur, Mansimran Singh, and Taranjot Kaur emerged winners while Jasmine Kaur bagged a consolation prize.

Poem recitation: A poem recitation contest was organised at Kundan Vidya Mandir here on Saturday. The students of Classes 1 and 2 recited poems. In Group 1, Gayatri, Mital, Diyakash and Arubha won the first places. The consolation prize was shared by Navpreet and Mihir. In Group 11, Pallavi stood first, while Varun and Tanya got the second and the third prize.