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Ziwan gives trend gyan to INIFDians
Ludhiana December 14 He has been associated with design institutes of repute in the country as an external resource person. While talking to the students on the conceptualisation of designs here today, he said, "Design comes
natural to me". He gave an insight into the observation, ‘anthropometrics and the sources of inspiration all around us’. "Design is what one should breathe in and out", he said while giving tips to the students on how to give a practical shape to the inspiration by studying its details. The details were then converted into a design by picking up the most striking features from there. Looking at the commercial aspect of design, he remarked that a successful designer should be able to convert his clients' perceptions into a bundle of utility through his products. "And then only would a designer be able to get the value for his creations", he said. The INIFDians were startled with his simple but stimulating way of communication and brilliant ideas. To add that extra sparkle to the on going moments was the workshop on jewellery design and its making. INIFDians came to believe all that glitters was really gold through the experience of Uttam Bhai and his aide Ashok Bhai from Chattisgarh. One could see the shine of diamonds reflected in the eyes of students of Jewellery Design
course when the experts gave their six hours of teaching technicalities on converting design ideas into jewellery pieces. Casting the jewellery into various forms by using varied techniques was the theme of the workshop. It began with the technique of piercing , drilling and filling. This was followed by the method of interestingly twisting the wires and varying its width. Soldering and granulation too were taught to the students. Enamelling or minakari as we better know it, being in trend these days was also undertaken as a part of the workshop. Another technique was the setting of stones into bezel, pave, etc. "Jewellery making never seemed so easy before this workshop" said budding jewellery designers Kiran and Ashima of INIFD.
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'Include' agriculture in school curriculum
Ludhiana, December 14 These are some of the broad recommendations of the 31st Indian Agricultural Universities’ Association Vice-Chancellors’ Convention held at the CS Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, on December 9 and 10. The theme of the convention was “Role of State Agricultural Universities in Ushering Second Green Revolution.” The PAU Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.S. Aulakh, who was represented by the Dean, Postgraduate Studies, Dr S.S. Chahal, presented the keynote address on “Demand Driven Technology Dissemination.” In his paper, he called for human resource development with intensive orientation in view of skewed role and urban background of agricultural professionals, updating and upgrading professional competency of extension workers and generating awareness through campaigns on proper use of inputs (water, fertilisers, pesticides, machinery, electricity), soil and water testing and grain storage. Dr Aulakh said Punjab is a laboratory of the nation in agriculture development and model for demand-driven technology generation and dissemination. The convention also elected new Executive Committee for the year 2007. The president of the IAUA is Dr M.P. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, SVBPUAT, Meerut. The vice-president is Dr S.A. Patil, Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, and Dr K.S. Aulakh is the secretary-cum-treasurer. The convention outlined a three-pronged strategy to promote agriculture as a subject at the school level. The strategy is: First, land-owning graduates should be encouraged to take to farming as a profession. Farm schools, farm gate processing and value addition, organic farming, energy farming, pharma farming, etc are strong possibilities. Second, graduates not owning land should be engaged in providing services through agri-clinics, agri-business centres, technology parks, food parks, etc. Third, needs and prospects of college dropouts should also be addressed. Farm universities should rename and re-structure colleges of home science and name these as colleges of human science with male and female scholars mastering disciplines like nutrition and post-harvest technology. The SAUs and agricultural education institutions, while having “every scholar an entrepreneur” as a goal, should integrate business management principles with major applied courses like seed technology and business management. The university centres should also establish employment and business advisory services and promotion centres and a special one-stop window for generating awareness on self-employment opportunities. The state governments and the Centre should provide adequate financial backing to state agriculture universities for training the teachers and creating necessary training facilities.
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Chrysanthemum glory blooms at GCW
Ludhiana December 14 Ms Prabhjot Kaur, Principal of the college, accorded a warm welcome to the guests. Mr T.P.S Sandhu, a reputed photographer, Mr Ranjodh Singh, President of Ramgarhia Institutes and Dr Dubey from the Department of Floriculture, PAU, were the judges on the occasion. Tastefully arranged in groups of 10s and 20s, the flower-pots were fused with a bamboo lining. The gardeners were busy assembling their plants and making varied designs to showcase almost 28 varieties of guldaudi. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Prabhjot Kaur appreciated the efforts put in by the gardeners of the college. She said, "For the past one month, our gardeners have been spending almost 13-14 hours daily taking good care of the plants. Apart from regular care these plants need attention like small children. And I must mention that its a well organised show depicting Nature at its best". Ram Milan, Resham Singh and Sukhwinder Singh Dhandra were the winners of the first prize. Hakam Singh and Sukhwinder Singh were the winners of second prize while Mani Ram and Ram Karan won the third
prize. Shiv Bhodh and Vinod Kumar got consolation prizes. The winners were honoured with cash prizes.
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College teachers don black badges
Doraha, December 14 The Doraha unit, under the leadership of Dr Kuldip Singh, protested against the dilly-dallying attitude of the government regarding implementation of their long-pending demands. Unit members alleged that the government had turned a deaf ear to their pleas. They lamented that their demands had always been overlooked.
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Dowry accused denied bail
Ludhiana, December 14 The accused was booked under Sections 406 and 498-A of the IPC at the Division No. 6 police station on December 2 following a complaint from Ms Sonika of Harcharan Nagar, Ludhiana. It was submitted by the dowry victim that she was married to the accused in June 2005. After about a month of the marriage, her husband started pressuring her to bring money from her parents. When she declined, she was beaten up. Forced with the circumstances, her parents paid Rs 1.5 lakh, added the complainant. On September 5, 2006, when she was coming down the stairs with her four-month-old son, her husband pushed her from behind. She suffered several injuries. Ultimately, she was sent to her parental home.
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PCPC international programmes to include giddha and kavishree
Ludhiana, December 14 Mr Manjit Singh Dhillon, a Canada-based NRI, was awarded with Virasaat Award for his contribution in promoting art and
culture. He said he would get a basketball team from Canada to play matches in the state and would coordinate with PCPC by introducing gatka and folk dances by Canada-based Punjabi youth. Olympian Mr Devinder Singh, Mr Gurcharan Singh Brara, Mr Sukh Dhaliwal ( Canadian MP ) Jaswant Singh, Ms Prabhjot Kaur were nominated as new patrons of the PCPC. In the year 2006 PCPC is credited with maximum international achievements and has taken part in eight world festivals. Mr Chinna said “PCPC is striving to promote cultural diversity and sports. It has represented Punjabi culture in these countries and has popularised Punjabi folk music, folklore in the eight countries where it organised Punjabi festivals”.
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Reach out to patients, says UK doctor
Ludhiana, December 14 Professor Dieppe, who is on a three-day visit to the city, was making a presentation on “Delivery of
services for people with musculo-skeletal diseases” at SPS Apollo Hospital here today. During his talk, the British doctor highlighted the burden of rheumatological disorders in the community. These disorders, he remarked, were a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the community, affecting all age groups. He said in a country like India, where the delivery of healthcare services left much to be desired, there was need for medical professionals to reach out to patients and provide them modern treatment. "One of the promising models is employing community nurse specialists, something that has been implemented quite effectively in many western countries," Professor Dieppe added. Speaking with specific reference to rheumatological disorders, their management and treatment, Dr Parshant Aggarwal, Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo, stated that as per rough estimates, more than two lakh patients were suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in Punjab alone. "Contrary to popular belief that there is no treatment for arthritis in allopathy, many of these disorders can be managed with simple and inexpensive treatment modalities now available. However, owing to lack of awareness and dearth of trained rheumatologists in the region, a majority of the patients fail to get proper treatment." According to Dr Aggarwal, the rheumatology and immunology unit at the hospital had been actively training nurses in this superspeciality. He expressed confidence that with the first dedicated unit having been set up here, the institution would be able to provide state-of-the-art care to patients suffering from various rheumatological and immunological disorders even in the remotest parts of the state.
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Free arthritis camp today
Ludhiana, December 14 Giving this information here today, Dr Aggarwal said the main focus of the camp would be to generate awareness about arthritis-related ailments, their management and treatment. He said comprehensive care was now available for these disorders. Some of the simple and inexpensive medical therapies could help patients suffering from these disorders and lead a near normal life. However, for best results, a prompt diagnosis and management was of crucial importance, he added.
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26 teams to take part in NZ inter-varsity hockey tournament
Ludhiana, December 14 According to Dr G.S Chahal, Director, Students Welfare, Punjab Agricultural Univesity and organising secretary of this tournament, except for the Guru Arjan Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, all other teams of North Zone universities will be seen in action. Two grassy grounds besides the main Prithipal Singh Astro Turf Stadium will be used for this meet. In the inaugural match of the tournament, to played at the astro truf stadium at 9 am, the Delhi University will take on the MJPR University, Bareilly, while the hosts, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, will begin their campaign with the match against Gurukul University, Hardwar at 3 pm. Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, will declare the tournament open at 9.30 am. This information was given by Mr Ramandeep Singh Grewal, Deputy Director, Sports, PAU.
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