 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Students display scientific acumen
Ludhiana, October 30 Mr Jagmohan Sharma, president of the District Congress Committee, attended the function and blessed students on behalf of Beant Singh’s family. More than 400 students participated in the fair with their models and charts relating to different spheres of science. The exhibition had many sections — fine arts, industry and environmental management, transport and communication, food and agriculture, educational technology and mathematical modelling and energy. Project universe, mind reader and the inverter technique attracted the attention of everybody. Recent trends in science and technology were depicted like energy and its conservation, and industries for rural development. Mr Nahar Singh Gill threw light on the role of science in modern life and the rapid strides it had made for the welfare of humanity. He lauded the efforts made by the school by holding such shows to enhance the knowledge of science. Mr S.K. Sharma, manager of the school, thanked the guests. The results: elementary section (group A) — Surbhi and Gurbinder 1; Deepak and Gurpinder 2; Akrita and Suman 3. Consolation prizes: Amanpreet, Surjit, Karan, Deepak, Ishpreet, Himani, Pooja, Anju, Ranjit and Sachin. Secondary section: Harinder and Sarabjeet, Sukhwinder and Rohit, Sukhman and Aman, Mohit and Ajminder and Sandeep and Pawan won the first prizes for their projects. Senior secondary section: Shashi and Samrat, Saurav and Vivek, Rajan and Prabhjot, Chetan and Ausotosh and Jaskaran and Gurjeet received the first prizes. Fine arts: Anu and Aman 1, Harpreet and Mandeep 2 and Megha and Prabhjot 3. Still modeling: Om and Pardeep 1, Navdeep and Yojna 2 and Kiran and Manisha 3.
|
|
BNSM college students win laurels
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, October 30 The cultural function was presided over by the Principal of DAV College, Amritsar, Mr V.K. Sharma. He lauded the role of students in community services and cultural activities. Such activities made them confident and responsible, he added. Workshop on role of science: The Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, Katani Kalan, will organise a workshop-cum-seminar on “Vision 2020 — role of science in technical education”. It is aimed at bringing school principals, heads, science teachers and the college faculty on one platform to discuss, evaluate and evolve educational strategy for directing the science students to meet the global challenges ahead.A large number of principals and science teachers from different schools of the Ludhiana area have been invited to the workshop. The workshop is in line with the dream of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who has called upon students, technocrats and scientists for making the nation a developed country till 2020. Demonstration lesson held: A model lecture-cum-demonstration lesson was presented by Mr Sukhdev Singh, former senior lecturer of the DIET, Jagraon, at the BCM College of Education here on Monday. Dr Kushvinder Kumar, Principal of the college, welcomed the guests.Mr Sukhdev Singh used various teaching aids and also gave tips to the student teachers. Youth and heritage fest: On the third day of the Panjab University Zone-B Youth and Heritage Festival on Sunday, Punjabi folk dances dominated. It was held at SDP College. Teams of students presented giddha in the most traditional manner.The girls were dressed in traditional Punjabi attire and wearing typically Punjabi jewellery. Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, was the guest of honour. She was welcomed by Ms Veena Mann and Mr Balraj Bhasin, Principal and president of SDP College, respectively.
|
|
Meritorious students honoured
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, October 30 Students presented bhangra and Malwai giddha. A Punjabi skit, highlighting the importance of the girl child, was also presented. The chief guest congratulated the winners and exhorted students to work hard. Earlier, the chief guest was welcomed by the Principal, Mr R.S. Gill. The annual report was presented by Karanpreet Singh, Jaswant Singh and Gurpreet Kaur. Master Ramnik Singh Malhi was presented with the Giani Bhagat Singhji Memorial Trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 5,000 for getting selected to the IIT, Guwahati. Annual day: Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya, Benjamin Road, organised its annual cultural and prize distribution function at Amarson Palace here yesterday.The programme started with poem recitations followed by a fancy dress competition and modelling by pre-nursery toddlers and Class II students. Senior students presented a group song, Haryanvi and Rajasthani dances, besides bhangra and giddha. A play, “Legend of Bhagat Singh”, was also presented which was well appreciated by parents. Mr K.K. Bawa, Chairman, Housefed, presided over the function while Mr J.K. Thakkar, Regional Manager, State Bank of India, and Mr Aman Thapar, Mr Lalit Jain, and Mr Kailash Kapoor were the guests of honour. Meritorious students were awarded prizes. Mr Randhir Sharma, Director, thanked the guests.
|
|
Relaxation in age bar sought
Samrala, October 30
Due to a ban imposed by the government on fresh recruitment for the past four and a half years, thousands of such persons have been rendered overage despite possessing the requisite educational qualifications.
They have demanded a relaxation of five years in the upper age limit.
|
Waiting to enter Bollywood’s hall of fame
Ludhiana, October 30 Sahil, who is in town on a personal visit, said,‘‘The experience is amazing and I still feel it is a dream like situation. I did shooting in Mauritius and Mumbai and the film is due for release in February next year.’’ An alumnus of KVM and Guru Nanak Engineering College, he did a course in acting from Namit Kishore’s training school in Andheri where music director Shravan Rathode spotted him and offered him a role. ‘‘Following the right route is essential. Though there is no dearth of talent, but if your approach is correct, you do get good breaks. Shortcuts should be strictly avoided’’, he said Expressing his joy, his father, Mr Gulshan Kumar of GK Group of Companies, said,‘‘I am happy that he has been able to realise his dream despite having no filmi background.’’ For Sahil, things have changed. ‘‘It is not only the physique, hairstyle et al, which are the noticeable changes, I have to live a much controlled life due to increased interaction with people. Though I am quite happy to have reached so far, I miss my earlier days.’’ Attributing his success to his parents, he said,‘‘It was my father who guided me in the correct direction. In the absence of his guidance my dream would have remained a dream only." Regarding his future plans, he said, ‘‘Currently I am completing this project and am eagerly waiting for the movie to release. Talks are on with a couple of other directors and you would hopefully see me in more movies soon.’’
|
|
Conference on wilt diseases ends
Ludhiana October 30 Plant pathologists engaged in combating wilt diseases have also observed that in addition to abiotic stresses, climate change, high temperature and impairment of respiration are also weakening and inducing similar problems in a variety of crops, besides wilt diseases. “Management of wilt diseases is difficult as not much resistance is prevalent against these. Treating large tracts of soil is difficult and crop rotation appears to be impractical proposition in this era of high returns required for sustainability in agriculture.” This was the consensus at the north zone meeting of the Indian Phytopathological Society and the Indian Society of Plant Pathologists held here on Saturday. The Dean, Postgraduate Studies, Dr S.S. Chahal, inaugurated the session on wilt diseases where 10 papers were presented. The one-day meeting was attended by delegates from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Y.S. Parmar from the University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, the HPKVV, Palampur, the IARI, New Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Pulse Crops, Kanpur. The Head, Department of Plant Pathology, Dr S.K. Mann, has been elected president of the Indian Society of Plant Pathologists. Other office-bearers are: vice-president — Dr H.S. Rewal; secretary — Dr V.K. Kaul; treasurer — Dr G.S. Rattan, joint secretary — Dr Bipin Kumar; joint treasurer — Dr Narinderpal Kaur; councillors — Dr S.P. Raut, Dr Nagaraju, Dr Y.S. Paul, Dr Prabhjodh Singh. Several experts from PAU also participated in the meeting.
|
||
|
US doc to join hands with city hospital on yoga effects
Ludhiana, October 30 Dr Khalsa, an expert on yoga and its effects on the body as well as clinical applications, was on a visit to the city on the invitation of Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, Director and Chairman Cardiac Sciences at Ludhiana Mediciti. While in the USA, he had read on the Internet about the work on yoga in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, being practiced in the local hospital. Dr Khalsa went round the hospital, met several patients and had extensive interaction with the faculty which included Dr Gaurav Sachdeva, Dr B.S. Sengar and Dr C.S. Sohal, besides other super specialists. He also had detailed discussions with yoga teachers from Pitanjali Yogpeeth, who were conducting supervised yogic therapy in the hospital. Citing a number of case histories, Dr Bedi told the visiting doctor that the results of open heart surgery were markedly improved if supervised yoga therapy was started early in the pre-operative phase. This was a new finding as till now heart patients were warned against the practice of yoga. Dr Khalsa was very much impressed with the results achieved at the hospital, which he rated as being equal to the best in the USA. He was of the firm opinion that yoga should be a part of the ‘‘holistic medicine’’ in all hospitals, but at the same time, it should be under strict medical supervision. The visiting doctor remarked that India had exported yoga to the West and in return, had imported the culture of colas, jeans, fast food and diabetes. This trend needs to be reversed, he stressed.
|
|||
|
Complicated heart surgery saves 45-year-old
Ludhiana, October 30 The day the patient was brought to the hospital, he was in a state of shock and was breathless to such an extent that he was unable to lie down. The cardiac surgery team discovered that the hole (VSD) that had developed in heart of the patient was oozing blood into one of the four chambers of his heart. According to Dr V.K. Sharma, head of the cardiac surgery team at the HDHI, a VSD is a “hole” in the wall between the two lower chambers of the heart — the ventricles. This hole can be small, medium-sized or large, and can also be single or multiple. The wall between ventricles is meant to separate blood passing through them and to prevent mixing of impure blood from the veins with pure blood, going to the arteries. “When the wall between the two chambers is broken, mixing of blood occurs and if this condition occurs subsequent to a heart attack, it is an extremely dangerous complication where the rate of mortality is as high as 50 per cent,” he said. Dr Sharma, along with other members of the team, Dr D.P. Marik, Dr Sarju Ralhan and Dr Sameer Goyal, added that the patient was immediately put on an IABP system, which temporarily supported the pumping and blood supply to the heart. After his breathlessness settled, the patient was taken for the surgery for repair of the VSD. The doctors said the hole in this case was about 1.5 by 1.5 cm in size and the surgeons managed to successfully close the same using a “double patch” technique, which required the most advanced surgical skills. The patient recovered without complications and was discharged after 15 days of the operation.
|
|||
Rachna, Jeevanreet best cyclists
Ludhiana, October 30 The hosts, the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, and Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College bagged overall trophy in women’s and men’s sections, respectively. Ten teams from different colleges and institutes, affiliated with Punjab Technical University took part in this one-day meet. Results: 500-m individual time trial (women): Rachna Dhingra of the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 1; Harman Kaur of the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 2; and Harsimran Kaur of the GNE, Ludhiana, 3; 1000-m individual time trial (men): Jeevanreet Singh of the BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, 1; Gurpreet Singh Toor of the GNE, Ludhiana, 2; and Jasjit Singh of the GNE, Ludhiana 3. 1500-m team trial (women): the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 1; and the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 2; 1500-m team trial (men): the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 1; the BSSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, 2; and the Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology, Bhutta, 3. 3000-m individual pursuit (women): Manjot Kaur of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 1; Harsimrat Kaur of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 2; and Harmandeep Kaur of the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 3; 4000-m individual pursuit (men): Gurpreet Singh Toor of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 1; Harmandeep Singh of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 2; and Ranvir Singh of the BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, 3. 1000-m sprint (women): Rachna Dhingra of the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 1; Harsimrat Kaur of the GNIMT, Ludhiana, 2; and Manpreet Kaur of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 3; 1000-m sprint (men): Amritpal Singh of the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 1; Jeevanreet Singh of the BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, 2; and Gurpreet Singh Toor of the GNDREC, Ludhiana, 3. 4000-m team pursuit (men): the GNDEC, Ludhiana, 1; the SBBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib, 2; and the BCET, Bhutta, Ludhiana 3. Soccer title for Khalsa College GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, near here, have created a record of sorts by emerging champions in the boys’ as well as girls’ sections of the Panjab University Inter-College Football Tournament held on the university campus in Chandigarh recently. In the girls’ section, GHG Khalsa College players wrapped up all their matches. They defeated SGHRS College, Chabbewal, 2-0; trounced MCM DAV College, Chandigarh, 5-1 and SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur 6-1 to bag the title. In the boys’ section, GHG Khalsa College team outplayed SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, 2-0; blanked DAV College, Hoshiarpur 2-0 and beat BAMS Khalsa College, Garhshankar 2-1 to clinch the title. Mr M.S. Khattra and Mr Surinder Singh, Director and Principal of the college, respectively, congratulated the students for bringing fame to their college.
|
|||
|
Roshan Prince felicitated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 30 Roshan enthralled the audience with his hit numbers till late in the night. “As I have been tailored by the traditionally talented singers I wish to follow path shown by them,” he said. He paid gratitude to the organisers. Earlier, Mr Jagpal Singh
Khangura, chief guest, gave away prizes to the winners of various events of the sports fair. Teams of Palla Loona and Ghungrali villages were felicitated for being winners and runners-up, respectively, in the football tournament. Kabaddi open was won jointly by Rangian and Seehan Daud and Tazpur and Shehbazpur bagged first two prizes in shooting volleyball. In kabaddi (62 kg), Balewal retained first position by defeating Dakha village. Jand and Kothala teams remained winners in 57 and 52 kg categories, respectively. Jassar and Rabbo ended runners-up in these categories. Mr Ranjit Singh, sarpanch, Mr Daljit Singh Liddar and Col Malkit Singh also addressed the gathering.
|
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
