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Farmers’ concern over diversification valid: expert
Ludhiana, March 5 Dr T. Haq, chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, also agreed that unless there was sufficient demand for other crops, it was difficult for farmers to give up paddy and wheat. Dr Haq, who was here recently to inaugurate the
Kisan mela at the Punjab Agricultural University, pointed out that despite the fact that the government fixed minimum support prices for 25 crops, it was paddy and wheat that got an easy buy. And in some cases even these two crops did not have adequate buyers. Farmers had been arguing that even if the government did not purchase paddy and wheat, there was a huge demand for these two crops. Indians consumed either wheat or paddy or both. “We have more than a billion consumers within our country,” a farmer pointed out, while the market for other crops suggested by the experts and scientists was not certain and assured. Dr Haq also agreed with the farmers that they had valid reasons to stick to paddy-wheat cycle as these two crops were consumed all over the country. Moreover, he pointed out that if farmers found some other lucrative options, they would not take much time to make a switchover. He advocated encouragement of farmers to go for value additions. The farmers also argue that in case they switched over to other crops, country might no longer remain secure in terms of food. “It is because of the abundance of food grain like wheat and paddy that a country of one billion people does not face food security, otherwise we will have crisis,” they felt arguing that the time had not come for giving up the traditional crops.
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College celebrates founder's day
Doraha, March 5 Bhai Ravinder Singh Ji, Hazoori Ragi, Sri Darbar Sahib, enthralled the devotees with his kirtan. Mr Tej Parkash Singh Kotli, MLA, Doraha, who was the guest of honour, gave away prizes to students of the college for their achievements in intercollege, zonal and inter-zonal, Panjab University. Dr Inderpal Singh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, addressed the students. Mr Bant Singh Daburjee, Chairman, Budhewal Sugar Mills, Mrs Umal Kaur , Director, Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, were among those who attended the function. In the paper-presentation competition held at Satyam College of Education, Moga, Livdeep Kaur, Mrs Vandini and Munmun Negi were placed on the first, second and third positions. Similarly, Munmun Negi was declared first in the zonal and inter-zonal competitions conducted on the topic skill in teaching of English. Tarvinder Kaur was placed second at the zonal and inter-zonal level competitions on the topic ''Teaching aid preparation'' . Amandeep was declared first in the zonal-level competitions in mathematics. In block printing, Bandana was placed on the second position and in fresh flower arrangement competitions, Pawneet Kaur Chawla won the consolation prize.
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‘Ru-ba-ru’ ends amid fanfare
Daudhar (Jagraon), March 5 Hundreds of students from 11 colleges performed in various cultural and sports events.
The last day of the festival saw the winners of various events being felicitated by a galaxy of stars.
The host team bagged first prizes in giddha and group dance.
Guru Nanak Ayurvedic Medical College (GNAC), Gopalpur, and Satya Sai Murlidhar Ayurvedic College (SSMAC), Moga, retained second and third prizes, respectively, in group dance. GNAC, Gopalpur, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic College (SKSSAC), Sarabha, and Shrimati Urmila Devi Ayurvedic College (SUDAC), Hoshiarpur, bagged first three positions in
Shabad and bhajan recitation. SKSSAC, Sarabha, Mai Bhago Ayurvedic College, Mukatsar, and SSMAC, Moga, topped in histrionics. The host college also achieved first position in group song, poetical recitation, solo dance and choreography. SKSSAC, Sarabha, SSMAC, Moga, Mai Bhago, Mukatsar, Government Ayurvedic College (GAC), Patiala, Gaur Brahmin Ayurvedic College (GBAC), Rohtak, GNAC, Gopalpur, and Desh Bhagat Singh Ayurvedic College (DBSAC), Mandi Gobindgarh, figured at second and third positions in these events. Ramandeep Kaur of GAC, Patiala, and Shveta of SSMAC, Moga, won first two positions in elocution. Manuj Uppal of the host college and Jaintika of DAC, Jalandhar, emerged as fastest runners and pushed Rahul Jain of DAC, Jalandhar, and Anjum of Mai Bhago, Mukatsar, to the second spot in 100m races. Other results:
1500m (men): Sandeep (GBAC, Rohtak) 1, Vikrant (SUDAC, Hoshiarpur) 2, Karun (BKAC, Daudhar) 3. 800m (men): Vikrant (SUDAC, Hoshiarpur) 1, Sanjay (BKAC, Daudhar) 2, Manuj Uppal (BKAC, Daudhar) 3. 800m (women): Jaintika (DNA, Jalandhar) 1, Shivani (BKAC, Daudhar) 2, Parul (Mai Bhago, Mukatsar) 3. 400m (men): Manuj Uppal (BKAC, Daudhar) 1, Vikrant (SUDAC, Hoshiarpur) 2, Rajiv (GAC, Kurukshetra) 3. 200m (men): Manuj Uppal (BKAC, Daudhar) 1, Naveen (GAC, Kurukshetra) 2, Shraj (DBSAC, Gobindgarh). 200m (women): Jaintika (DAC, Jalandhar) 1, Shivani (BKAC, Daudhar) 2, Anjum (Mai Bhago, Mukatsar) 3. High jump (women): Jaintika (DNA, Jalandhar) 1, Nishi (BKAC, Daudhar) 2, Shivani (BKAC, Daudhar) 3. High jump (men): Rajiv (SKAC, Kurukshetra) 1, Vikram (SUDAC, Hoshiarpur) 2, Rahul Jain (DAC, Jalandhar) 3. Long jump (women): Jaintika (DNA, Jalandhar) 1, Shivani (BKAC, Daudhar) 2, Pardeep Kaur (GNA, Gopalpur) 3. Long jump (men): Manuj Uppal (BKAC, Daudhar) 1, Rajiv (SKAC, Kurukshetra) 2, Aditya (BKAC, Daudhar) 3.
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Arya College students honoured
Ludhiana, March 5 The annual report of the college was presented by Mrs Priya Sharma, women in charge of Arya College. She highlighted the academic, sports and extra-curricular achievements of the college students. This was followed by prize distribution ceremony in which about 100 students of arts and commerce were given away the prizes. The chief guest announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the poor students of the college. The function ended with the rendering of the national song ''Vande Mataram''. Mr Surinder Dawar, Parliamentary Secretary, Urban Development and Housing, Punjab, was the chief guest. Mr Ramesh Joshi, Director, Pollution Control Board, Punjab and Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, and Mr Rajesh Jain, councillor, Ludhiana, attended the function.
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Balwinder wins inter-college debate
Ludhiana, March 5 The function started with the lighting of the lamp by Wg Cdr Sibia, Varinder Gupta, Sushil Gupta, Usha Kiran Bhasin, Balraj Bhasin. Officiating Principal S. Bindal welcomed the dignitaries. Three teams from different colleges took part in the competition and expressed views on “Women empowerment is a mere dream”. The judges comprised former Consumer Court Judge and former Head, PG Department of History, T.R. Arora; former Principal of Government College, Tarn Taran, Kamlesh Garg; and former Head of the Department of Punjabi, Government College, Dr Jaspal Singh. Balwinder of SDP College bagged the first prize, Pankaj of Partap College of Education second and Aditi Bajaj of Government College for Women got the third prize in the contest. The trophy was won by Partap College of Education. Special prizes of Rs 500 each were given to the winners. Wg Cdr Sibia remembered the contributions of freedom fighter Om Parkash Gupta and appreciated the college for holding such contests. Mr Bhasin awarded prizes and trophy to the winner. Members of the management and dignitaries who were present included Shami Kapoor, Lekh Raj Arora, Mangal Sen Grover, R.K. Khurana, Vijay Inder Gupta, Sanjeev Gupta, Baldev Raj Nerchahal, and Dharhi Shah Singla.
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School holds annual function
Samrala, March 5 The cultural function was inaugurated by Mr Bahadur Singh, Sarpanch of Manki village, who donated Rs 11,000 to the school. Students performed various cultural activities. Mr Jasmel Singh Bondli, chairman of Land Mortgage Bank, Samrala, and Mr Jagjeewan Singh Kheernian, a Youth Akali leader, were the guests of honour. The Principal, Mr Harjinder Singh Riat, highlighted the achievements of the school. Mr Sukhminder Singh Bhangu, manager of the school, and Mr Baldev Raj, chairman of the school society, thanked parents and prominent persons present on the occasion.
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Spring Carnival from March 11
Ludhiana, March 5 Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana and Mrs Shweta Verma will inaugurate the carnival at 11am on March 11. The weekend will be a special one as it will not only offer two days of shopping with a difference as top-end products from across the country will be displayed at one venue, but also the ambience will be of fun.
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Poetry collection released
Ludhiana, March 5 First copy of the released book was presented to the author and another copy was given to Mr Devinder Singh Aneja, president of the sanstha. Highlighting the multifarious services of Pall, Dr Alag categorised him, a man serving humanity selflessly and dedicatedly. Mr Pall, who recently retired as the Chief Income Tax Commissioner, read out some poems from his book which were highly appreciated by the audience. Dr Amritpal Singh, Dr Deol, Dr Prabjot Kaur, Bhupinder Singh, Sukhdev Singh also spoke on the occasion.
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Dentist bares ‘teething’ problems
Ludhiana, March 5 Those attending the seminar, organised by Thind Dental Clinic under the “Mission Smile” project, were unanimous of the view that there was no substitute for teeth. Piara Singh Gill, who had been wearing dentures for the past 41 years, advised the gathering to take care of their teeth for a longer life. The seminar started with a welcome address by Mr K.S. Thukral, in which he dwelled upon the project. Dr Thind delivered a talk on latest trends in dentistry and educated the gathering about proper care of teeth, golden rules of oral hygiene and common dental problems through an audio-visual aid. He also gave a demonstration on brushing techniques and flossing. In a dental parliament, which followed the presentation, different members of the association spoke about their dental conditions. Expressing his agreement with speakers, Dr Thind said people generally visited dentists only when the dental conditions went out of hand and hence dentists were dreaded by patients. He stressed the need for preventive dentistry so that there was no pain, anxiety and extra expenditure. He said nerve endings were way below the enamel. These nerve ending relayed pain to the brain and by the time these were exposed, a major decay of the tooth had already set in and it was the agonising pain that brought patients to a dental surgeon. He advised people to undergo dental check-up every six months. In the course of his presentation, Dr Thind displayed slides of “baby bottle tooth syndrome”, a life-style disease among children, mostly of working mothers. In such cases, mothers fed milk to their babies with bottle at night and the babies went to sleep with the bottle in their mouth. “The sweetened milk that stays in the baby’s mouth for the whole night decays the upper anterior teeth. This leads to deformed growth of teeth and erratic personality development of the child.” Suresh Pal Sharma, H.K. Sharma, Avtar Singh Taneja, Jagdish Vasudeva, Surjit Singh, Saudagar Singh and S.S. Sharma, among others, participated in the discussion and expressed their views in the dental parliament.
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1000 examined at eye camp
Ludhiana, March 5 The camp was jointly inaugurated by Mr Ranjodh Singh, Mr
Jaswant Singh Panesar and Mr Amarjit Singh Sian. According to Mr Sohan
Singh Goga, councillor and president of the federation, the eye
surgeries would be performed free of cost at Dhami Hospital in Kitchlu
Nagar on March 12. The organisers had made arrangements for providing
tea and langar to the patients and their dependents during the camp. In
another medical camp organised by the Shri Dussehra Committee at Kitchlu
Nagar today, around 550 patients were given free medicines. Dr Rajinder
Gulati, a child specialist in ESIC Model Hospital, and his team examined
more than 200 children. An eye specialist conducted check up of almost
250 persons, who were also provided free spectacles while Dr Mohan
Oberoi examined over 100 persons for dental problems. Mr Harnam Das
Johar, Education Minister, and Mr Rakesh Pandey, Minister for Science
and Technology, were the guests of honour at the medical camp.
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Programme on transfusion medicine
Ludhiana, March 5 Prof Jolly highlighted the importance of a technically well- equipped blood bank like the one at the host institution could well serve the city and adjoining areas. Dr Makroo also expressed his satisfaction over the facilities available in the blood bank. In his introductory remarks, Dr Hitish Narang, in charge, Department of Transfusion Medicine ,said facilities like apheresis and blood components were
available at the blood bank. Dr G.L. Avasthi, Director Medical Services at SPS Apollo, informed that till date the blood bank had served various other institutions. The CME was attended by over 50 delegates from the city, Jalandhar and Chandigarh.
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400 vie for honours in athletics meet
Ludhiana, March 5 Padmashree awardee and ace shot putter Bahadur Singh was the chief guest during the prize distribution function. College Principal Tarlochan Singh, District Sports Officer Gianinder Singh Sandhu, SAF Games gold medallist Manjit Singh Dhesi, Kuldip Singh, Gurdip Singh, Prof K.B.S. Sodhi and Prof Dildar Singh were among those present on the occasion. Gurwinder Singh of MA II (Punjabi) and Kamal Kumar of BA II were declared best athletes for morning and evening sections, respectively . In pharmacy and girls sections, Sandeep Kumar of D Pharma II and Amanpreet Kaur were adjudged best athletes, respectively. Results: Morning (boys): 100m: Gurwinder Singh 1, Arwinder Singh 2 and Parveen Kumar 3; 200m: Gurwinder Singh 1, Gurpreet Singh 2 and Gursewak Singh 3; 400m: Gurwinder Singh 1, Naveen Kumar Tiwari 2 and Kamaldeep Singh 3; 800m: Naveen Kumar Tiwari 1, Gurwinder Singh 2 and Pardeep Singh 3; 1500m: Parveen Kumar 1, Gurwinder Singh 2 and Pardeep Singh 3; 5,000m: Naveen Kumar Tiwari 1, Gurwinder Singh 2 and Amir Chand 3; shot put: Balwinder Singh 1, Vikramjit Singh 2 and Tejinder Pal Singh 3; discus throw: Balwinder Singh 1, Pawandeep Singh 2 and Navpreet Singh 3; javelin throw: Gurpreet Singh 1, Balwinder Singh 2 and Parveen Kumar 3; hammer throw: Balvinder Singh 1, Vikramjit Singh 2 and Gurvinder Singh 3; high jump: Gurpreet Singh 1, Gurpinder Singh 2, Balvinder Singh and Maneet Sobti 3; long jump: Gurpinder Singh 1, Gurpreet Singh 2 and Balwinder Singh 3; hurdles race: Amir Chand 1; Yupal Kishore 2 and Girish Singh 3; triple jump: Gurpreet Singh 1, Kamaldeep Singh 2 and Gurpinder Singh 3. Evening (boys): 100m: Kamal Kumar 1, Bhupinder Singh 2 and Vicky Chauhan 3; 200m: Kamal Kumar 1, Bhupinder Singh 2 and Vicky Chauhan 3; 400m: Sunny Kumar 1, Kamal Kumar 2 and Bhupinder Singh 3; discus throw: Kamal Kumar 1, Vicky Chauhan 2 and Bhupinder Singh 3; javelin throw: Vicky Chauhan 1, Bhupinder Singh 2 and Kamal Kumar 3; high jump: Kamal Kumar 1, Vicky Chauhan 2 and Bhupinder Singh 3; shot put: Kamal Kumar 1, Vicky Chauhan 2 and Bhupinder Singh 3. Girls: 100m: Amanpreet Kaur 1, Franky Garg 2 and Pooja 3; 200m: Amanpreet Kaur 1, Franky Garg 2 and Pooja 3; discus throw: Mini Sharma 1, Kamaljeet Kaur 2 and Pooja 3; long jump: Kamaljit Kaur 1, Franky 2 and Pooja 3; javelin throw: Amanpreet Kaur 1, Mini Sharma 2 and Kamaljeet Kaur 3; shot put: Pooja 1, Mini Sharma 2 and Kamaljeet Kaur 3. Pharmacy: 100m: Sandeep Kumar 1, Tejinder Singh Tur 2 and Ishan Nagpal 3; 200m: Rajveer Sharma 1, Sandeep Kumar 2 and Tejinder Singh 3; 400m: Balraj Singh 1, Tejinder Singh Tur 2 and Ishan Nagpal 3; 800m: Balraj Singh 1, Sukhpal Singh 2 and Tejinder Singh 3; discus throw: Harmeet Singh 1, Sandeep Kumar 2 and Nikhil Vij 3; shot put: Harmeet Singh 1, Vikram 2 and Sandeep 3; high jump: Sandeep Kumar 1, Rajveer Sharma 2 and Balraj Singh 3; long jump: Sandeep 1, Yogesh 2 and Balraj Singh 3; javelin throw: Sandeep Kumar 1, Harmeet Singh 2 and Amrinder Singh 3.
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