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CD of national conference released at GNE
Ludhiana, November 14 This was the first conference in North India, in which 121 technical papers, selected out of 240 received, will be presented by participants from all over the country. The conference ended on a note that without the latest research in electronics, development is not possible in any sphere of life. Prof Kanwaljit Singh, convener of the event, informed that the conference was held in six sessions, chaired by experts of relevant
fields. They included experts from NITs and top engineering colleges from all over the country. Dr Moin Uddin, Director, NIT, Jalandhar, an authority in the field of microwaves, inaugurated the conference, while Dr B.S. Sohi, Director, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, delivered the keynote address. Dr D.S. Hira, Director and Principal of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Dr R.P. Singh,Director,RIET, Ropar, were guests of honour on the occasion. Dr Ajay Sharma of NIT,Jalandhar, who recently filed a patent in the USA regarding fiber optics, was the chief guest on the valedictory function and delivered a talk about connectivity of wireless and fiber optics.
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Training course at PAU
for young farmers
Ludhiana November 14 A university spokesperson said today that a candidate must have the matric certificate and the proof of date of birth. The farmers of Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts can send the applications to the University Research Station at Gurdaspur. The farmers will be imparted training in different aspects of agricultural and allied occupations. The interview will be held on January 1, 2007, at 10.00 am. The selected trainees will have to deposit Rs 500 as refundable security. The course fee is Rs 300 and the cost for boarding will be Rs 100 per month. The farmers can get the admission form from the Director of Extension Education or from the Kairon Kisan Ghar, PAU. Meanwhile, Under the Farm Advisory Service Scheme, Basmati Field Day was organised at Kamaske village in Amritsar district today. This was part of a joint venture between the PAU and the Rattan Tata Project for reviving green revolution in the country. The Additional Director of Extension Education, Dr Sat Paul Mehra, presided over the function. He exhorted the farmers to go in for basmati cultivation, as it helps in saving water. He encouraged the farmers to grow pulses and oilseeds for their own use. The farmers should visit the local Krishi Vigyan Kendra for more information and training in various agricultural and allied occupations. The Head of the Department of Entomology, Dr N.S. Butter, emphasised on following the university recommendations to ensure desired yields of various crops. The district extension specialist, Dr S.S. Bhinder, welcomed the guests and farmers on the field day.
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Bereaved parents insist
on safe driving
Ludhiana, November 14 Parents, teachers and doctors in the city feel that the craze for latest motor-bikes, driving vehicles without wearing helmets and listening to mobile phones while driving were the main reasons due to which a number of schoolchildren had fallen prey to road accidents in recent times. Mr Surinder Arora, father of Bharat Arora, who died in a road accident on October 26, this year, while controlling his tears said that the main reason for such accidents was the negligence on the part of person driving the two-wheeler. "It was all destined. Bharat's two-wheeler skidded off the road and it was a direct head injury. Children should not be allowed to listen to mobile phones while driving. Parents should give two-wheeler to the child only when he/she gets proper driving licence", he said. Dr Naresh Malhotra, ENT specialist, said that driving two-wheelers without wearing helmets was a serious matter. "Though helmets and seat-belts are mandatory in many cities but here nobody bothers to wear the same and there is no check by the traffic police, too. Youngsters drive two-wheelers in a rash manner without wearing helmets and majority of them do not even have the driving licence. Helmets can save head injuries to a certain extent. Other body fractures can be treated but it is difficult to survive with a serious head injury", he said. A school teacher, Mona Maini, feels that driving licence should be issued to those who are eligible. "Parents should not encourage their child to get a driving licence on the basis of fake date of birth certificate . In case of any mishappening, the parents would be the ultimate sufferers", she added. Sister Chantel, Principal, Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, however, said that such accidents could be avoided only when parents, teachers, traffic police etc put in their sincere efforts. Parents should not allow their wards to drive without driving licence. Helmets should be made mandatory and traffic should be regulated properly outside all schools. Students should be taught not to drive rashly on roads, she said.
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Fun, frolic mark Children’s Day
Ludhiana, November 14 Tiny-tots, accompanied
by their parents, were dressed in their best. They had fun as they took
part in fete and contests organised to mark the occasion. The school celebrated the day by organising a number
of events. Students participated in declamation, poem recitation, dance,
painting, rangoli, pot-painting, flower arrangement and writing
competitions. They also visited inmates of the Swami Vridh Ashram at
Sarabha Nagar Extension. They enjoyed music, shared sweets and
congratulated other students. Some of them came dressed as "Chacha
Nehru" and wore rose flowers on the jackets. Principal H.C.Gupta
issued pamphlets to students highlighting the importance of the day. Tiny-tots celebrated the day in the school by taking part
in fancy dress and poem recitation contests today. In fancy dress
competition, Tanveer, Tushar and Riya got the first, second and third
prizes, respectively, while in poem recitation, Gurkirat, Anupam and
Khushi got first, second and third prizes, respectively. A cultural
programme was presented by students. School Director Rehan congratulated
the winners and distributed sweets the students. Lab Nursery School A
fancy dress show was held at Lab Nursery School, Department of Home
Science, Punjab Agricultural University, to celebrate day. As many as 80
tiny-tots of the playway came dressed up as various characters, flowers
and birds. Rupinder Khera, Saravjit Kaur and Renu Bala, all teachers,
were present. Celebrations were also
held at Government High School, No. 5, College Road, with students
giving various performances. They were helped by prepared B.Ed trainees
of Malwa College in their endeavour. Malwa College B.Ed Principal
Ravinder Kaur and Dr Narinder Kaur of the same college were
guests. Students were told the importance of the day by the school
Principal and prizes were given to the winning students. Tiny-tots kicked off the celebrations with a dance on
a patriotic song. Students of Classes VI, VII and IX took part in "Hasyaras
Kavi Sammelan". Class IX student Ankit mimicked animal voices and
received thunderous applause. "Indian Indian", a patriotic
theme, was presented by students. Other performances like skits and mono
acting were also given by students. The function ended with a giddha
and Bhangra performances. School Principal S. Arora addressed the
students and extended her greetings to the students. She highlighted the
importance of the day. The school
celebrated the day with great fervour. Students of the primary wing came
dressed in colourful attires. They gave performances in Haryanvi dance,
bhangra, Krishan Ras, etc. A fancv dress competition was also
held. Vice-Principal Balwinder stressed the need for celebrating the
day and imbibing good qualities. A
colourful programme was organised on the occasion with tiny-tots coming
dressed up as teacher, policeman, leader, doctor. Students of first and
second standards took part in a speech competition. Students were made
aware of the ideals and the life of Pandit Nehru. First three winners
were given prizes. Channan Devi Govt School The day coincided
with the foundation day of the school. Two BEd colleges - Doraha College
of Education (DCE) and GMT College - organised a function in association
with school teachers. Schoolchildren and teachers participated in the
function. Headmistress Usha Manga, senior school in-charge Indu Sehgal,
Neetu Sethi of Doraha college of Education and Manpreet of the GMT
College of Education, were honoured by the DCE. Students of the DCE
presented a patriotic song. Songs, speeches, poems, group dances were
presented by students. Partap Public School Students of
Partap College of Education, a BEd college, celebrated the day by
organising a function on the premises of Partap Public School. Students
participated in fancy dress, attractive writing, patriotic songs, group
song, poster-making competitions, etc. Principals of the two
institutions were the chief guests. Students came dressed up in
colourful dresses. BEd students adjudicated various competitions.
Position holders were given prizes. Students were urged to follow in
the footsteps of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. College students also distributed
sweets among schoolchildren. Students of all
classes participated in the various cultural items in co-operation with
their teachers. Principal Usha Jain underlined the role of Pandit Nehru
in the building of modern India. A fete was organised by students in
which various stalls were put up. A fancy dress competition by Class
III was stole the show. Students of Classes XI and XII (Arts) showcased
talent in rangoli and advertisement competitions. Little
Angels The school celebrated the day organising fancy dress show for
junior classes. Eighty students participated in the show depicting
different themes. Mothers of the students were specially invited to see
the performance of their wards. Principal Sandhya Johri handed over the
prizes to all students and certificates to those adjudicated best. Tiny-tots came dressed up in colourful dresses and took
part in fun acitivities. The patriotic song competition was the main
attraction. Students were educated on the life of Pandit Nehru.
Principal Indu Bala gave away the prizes to the students. Celebrations were kicked off with "Saraswati
Vandana" and a welcome song. A fancy dress competition was
organised. Around 50 students took part in various activities. Nursery
students enthralled the audience with their "Boogie-Woogie"
dance. Principal Manjit Kaur distributed prizes to the winners. The school was tastefully decorated as children came dressed in
party-wear. A cake was cut by a child dressed as "Chacha
Nehru". The school Principal and teachers apprised the students of
the life the leader. The school celebrated the
day with great pomp and show. Prem Prakash was the chief guest. He
awarded prizes to meritorious students as well as teachers for their
performance in extracurricular activities. Students presented cultural
items and took part in a fancy dress competition. The function started in the school with the recitation of a
shabad. Fancy dress and quiz contests were held and winners were given
prizes by the school Principal. Students of the school Eco
Club and Sankalp (social service club) collected toys and went around
the slum areas of the city to distribute these among poor and
underprivileged children. These were collected by students of Classes I
to VI. The occasion provided them the opportunity to come forward and
help less fortunate kids. Tiny-tots
celebrated the day with enthusiasm. The school was tastefully decorated
as children took part in a fancy dress competition. Children came
dressed up like "Chacha Nehru", "Bharat Mata",
"Santa Claus", "Bhagat Singh", etc. A quiz was also
organised for the tiny-tots. School Director Randhir Singh asked
children to follow the path shown by the leader. The day was celebrated at Khassi Kalan by making an effort to
uproot social evils and bring mass-awakening. Dressed in simple
costumes, students used simple language to convey the message of gender
bias, which led to evil practice of female foeticide, to
society. Principal Dr Tarunvir Saini said appreciated the novel idea of
the children to mark the day. A
function was held in which students of the primary wing released
balloons in the air. A variety of fun races like balloon, hurdle,
banana, socks-and-shoes, apple, one-legged races were held. Prizes were
given to the prize-winners. The school
celebrated the day with a number of competitions highlighting the life
of Pandit Nehru. Children delivered speeches and took part in a
fancy-dress competition. Tiny-tots dressed up as fruits, vegetables and
cartoon characters enthralled the audience. Competitions for senior
students included colouring, on-the-spot painting, group songs and clay
modelling. The school campus buzzed with activity as children danced to
their favourite music. Meanwhile, the day was celebrated at SKN Model
High School, Tilak Nagar; Rashtriya Vikas Manch, Chaura Bazaar; Atam
Devki Niketan, Kidwai Nagar; Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya, Benjamin
Road; Ramgarhia Girls Senior Secondary School, Miller Ganj; Shri Om
Prakash Gupta SDP Senior Secondary School, Qila Mohalla; Baba Ishar
Singh School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar; and Bhagwan Valmiki Jan Kalyan
Sanstha, GT Road. AMLOH: Child
Development and Project officer in association with Government Secondary
School, Amloh, celebrated the day on the school campus here today. SDM
Ravinder Singh lighted the ceremonial lamp. A speech competition on
the life of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and against drug addiction was
organised. Punjab Children School Mission chief Rajpal Sharma from Khanna spoke
about the drug menace and gave students the oath against the use of
intoxicants. School PTA chief Ram Sharan Sood, school PUSVIC chairman
Dr Harpreet Singh and executive officer Tejinder Singh were present at
the function. CDPO Satish Kumar, Principal Navtejinder Singh,
Supervisor Manju Sood and lecturer Man Mohan Sharma spoke on the
importance of the day.Trade union leader Balbir Singh Ghuman compered
the stage. Kailash Chand and Dr Ranbir Sharma adjudicated the
competition. Young Farmers School The school at Bhadson village
organised its annual fete to mark the day on Sunday. The fete was
organised by students and school staff. The school was decorated with
flags and portraits of wild animals. As many as 20 game stalls were put
up. Children enjoyed sumptuous foods at food stalls. Interestingly, a
pulse polio booth was also set up by the local Civil Hospital, where
over 50 children were given polio drops. Students enjoyed giddha and
bhangra performances. Nabha MLA Randeep Singh, who was the chief guest,
lauded the efforts of the organisers. Tributes were paid to Pt
Jawaharlal Nehru by the chief guest and school patron Abninder Singh
Grewal. Talking about the school’s achievements, Principal
Chanderdeep Grewal said two of its students had figured in the merit
list of the Punjab School Education Board matriculation examination. She
also highlighted school’s exploits in sports and cultural
activities. The school has been providing education to rural students
for the past 28 years. The chief guest gave away prizes to the
participants for their achievements and honoured school staff. Abninder Singh Grewal lauded chief coordinator Mandeep Grewal and Kiran
Joshi for organising the fete. AHMEDGARH: An cultural programme was presented at MGMN Senior
Secondary School. Vidya Parcharak Sabha president Mangat Rai Jain
presided over the function organised jointly by students of Gandhi
School, Janta College for Women and Lal Bahadur Shastari Public
School. Athletics meets were organised at Dyanand High School, Kennedy
Public High School, Guru Harkrishan Public School, Guru Nanak Kanya
Mahavidyalaya, Jain Muni Shri Kundak Kanya Mahavidyalya and Sanatan
Vidya Mandir Senior Arashdeep Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Amandeep Singh, Kamalpreet
Singh, Gurjant Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Ragini, Priya, Kirandeep Kaur,
Manpreet Kaur, Priyanka, Jagdeep Kaur, Neha, Mehak, Paramdeep Kaur,
Deepika, Kamal, Anchal, Anu Mishra, Navjot and Navdeep Kaur of SVM
Senior Secondary School won positions in their respective categories in
three-legged race, sack race, hurdle race, slow-cycling, spoon race,
skipping and long jump.
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DMCH doc’s study on liver gets global recognition
Ludhiana, November 14 This conclusion was drawn in a study, conducted by Dr Sandeep Singh Sidhu, Professor of Gastroenterology, at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here and his group of researchers to evaluate the efficacy of an oral drug - Pentoxifylline in the treatment of Severe Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (ASH). This innovative study report was selected for presentation at the American Association for the study of Liver Disease (AASLD) at its 57th Annual Liver Meeting held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The study observed that the ASH was characterised by jaundice, fever, painful enlarged liver, bleeding from food-pipe, stomach, intestines and coma. The condition carried 50 per cent mortality, which in other words meant that one out of every two patients will die of this disease. It was mentioned that the alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis was the prime health problem in Punjab due to the direct result of excessive drinking. According to Dr Sidhu, the research paper entitled ‘Pentoxifylline reduces disease severity and prevents renal impairment in severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis’, generated interest and invited discussions with other top liver experts from across the world. The Liver Meeting of AASLD, he said, was an esteemed gathering of liver experts where only the best of global research was show-cased. Therefore, it was an honour for any research group to present its research at this august forum. Earlier, Dr Sidhu was awarded the ‘Asia Pacific Young Investigator Award’ for excellence in research at Yokohama in 1996 by the Asia Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology. He was also selected by the acclaimed Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for the fellowship programme in ‘Therapeutic Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy’ in Germany in 1998. Besides, several of his research papers have been published in national and international journals of medicine and gastroenterology.
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US cosmetic surgeon to
visit CMCH
Ludhiana, November 14 Dr Bhangoo is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is serving as Professor of Plastic Surgery with the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, as well as Chief Consultant Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon at Mercy Hospital, Buffalo. He holds a number of degrees and fellowships from the UK and the USA and also has numerous international papers and publications to his credit. A native of Ludhiana district, Dr Bhangoo has been a visiting professor for plastic surgery at the CMCH for many years now. The visiting cosmetic surgeon will be available at the CMCH from November 27 to 28. During his stay, he will hold intensive interaction on cosmetic and plastic surgery and deliver a talk on cosmetic surgery for the faculty. According to Dr Vijay Obed, Professor and Head, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, at the CMCH Dr Bhangoo will operate upon patients during his stay here.
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Vice-president of LDCA bereaved
Ludhiana, November 14 His funeral took place at the Civil Lines cremation ground here today. A large number of people besides leaders of political parties and representatives of various sports organisations were present . Office-bearers of the LDCA condoled the death . Mr Rajinder Nath Mahajan and Mr Chaman Lal Malhotra, president and senior vice-president, respectively, of the
LDCA, Mr Vinod Chitkara and Mr Naresh Marwaha, general secretary and secretary, respectively, of the association, expressed sympathies with the bereaved family.
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