Ludhiana, October 23
The machinery for diversification in agriculture and farm safety will be 
demonstrated on the PAU campus (Gate No.4) on October 27.

This demonstration will be held by the department of farm power and machinery to educate staff, students and farmers on innovations in machinery used for various farm operations.

The head of the department , Dr S.S.Ahuja, said visitors would be acquainted with machines used for paddy stubble management, benefits of happy seeder, 
usefulness of minimum tillage technologies, besides demonstrating the working of paddy straw chopper and straw management-cum-spreader.

This machine was for facilitating smooth operation of conventional seed-cum-fertiliser drills, no-till or zero-till drills, strip till drills and double disc zero-till drill technologies. Dr Ahuja said these technologies were not only eco-friendly and safe on water but also soil-friendly. The department, he said, had also developed a vegetable transplanter that could be used for transplanting seedlings of vegetable crops.

Another machine on display would be maize dehusker-cum-thresher, groundnut digger, orchard and vegetable sprayers and many other related machines. 

Ludhiana, October 23
Green Grove Public School, Mohanpur-Khanna, attained national acclaim at the CBSE National-Level Science Exhibition held at Gurgaon. After securing first position at the regional level, Sanpreet Singh and Harneet Kaur Hara of Class X along with the in charge of the Physics Department, Mr Sanjay Katoch, participated at the national level and received national honour for their model “Mobile control electrical appliances”. The team comprising Sanpreet Singh and Harneet Hara will be felicitated by the President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Pune next month where all 20 selected models from all over India will be displayed.

As many as 135 schools from various corners of the country like Jammu and Kashmir, Chennai, Guwahati, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi had exhibited their exclusive working models.

The model displayed by Green Grove Public School was the only model from the northen region that received a national award. The team was presented a cash prize of Rs 3000 and a merit certificate by Mr R.P. Sharma, Education Officer, Science, CBSE.

The HRD Union Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, inaugurated the exhibition and the Chairman of CBSE, Mr Ashok Ganguly, presided over the show. The Principal of the school, Ms S. George, while congratulating the team said the students have brought laurels not only to the school but also to Punjab.

The members of the management, Mr J.P.S. Jolly and Mr Pawandeep Sehgal, appreciated the teacher Mr Sanjay Katoch, Ms Ruchi Sablok and Mr Anil Sharma for this outstanding achievement.