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NIT to introduce two new courses
Goodbye to leather technology course
Jalandhar, May 8
Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) is likely to introduce two new courses from the coming session while it also plans to do away with its leather technology course this year.
Young World
Khalsa College to conduct biotech workshop
Jalandhar, May 8
The Department of Biotechnology has sanctioned a grant of Rs 3 lakh to Lyallpur Khalsa College for conducting a biotechnology-based workshop on ‘Basic techniques in recombinant DNA technology’. The workshop is aimed to introduce to young students the various applications of biotechnology for use in cancer treatments, AIDS and controlling air pollution.
Mannat Sohi, a class VI student of Delhi Public School, receives a cheque for
Rs 6,000 from SSP Arpit Shukla. — A Tribune photograph |
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‘Make Jagatjit Palace a heritage hotel’
Kapurthala, May 8
Punjab government should declare erstwhile princely state of Kapurthala a tourist destination by converting the world famous Jagatjit Palace into a heritage hotel.
Phagwara hooked on to Chinese apple
Phagwara, May 8
This has nothing to do with assembly-line mass production, but Chinese apples are selling like hot cakes in the city.
NAGI-SAARC conference on Oct 5-7
Jalandhar, May 8
The first joint conference of National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) and SAARC will be held at Lyallpur Khalsa College here from October 5 to 7. More than 400 delegates from India and SAARC countries are likely to participate in it.
Photographers’ association offers technical knowhow
Jalandhar, May 8
Are you a professional photographer and want to get the latest information on a regular basis for the new photography related technology.
A view of the Punjab Photographers Association, which organises training programmes about the latest techniques for its members from time to time.
— A Tribune photograph |
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MUL launches SX4
Jalandhar, May 8
Enforcing its position further in the market, the Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) launched its latest sensation ‘SX4” simultaneously at the Lovely Autos and Swani Motors here today.
Set up de-addiction centres: DCs told
Phagwara, May 8
Punjab government has instructed all deputy commissioners of the state to set up de-addiction centres with the help of social organisations at all sub-divisional and district levels to rescue youths addicted to drugs. This was stated by Dr Ashok Nayyar, the newly appointed civil surgeon, Kapurthala. He was talking to newsmen along with Dr Adarsh Sood, senior medical officer, Phagwara after inspecting the local civil hospital here this afternoon.
Encroachments removed
Phagwara, May 8
Initiating an anti-encroachment drive, the local administration today removed unauthorised encroachments by shopkeepers and vendors along the Sarai Road, Banga Road, Gaushala Road, Balmiki Chowk and the Old Post Office Road.
Grants for village panchayats
Phagwara, May 8
Punjab technical education minister Ch Swarna Ram distributed grants of Rs 24 lakh to various village panchayats for the development of the villages in a function held here.
Kabbadi academy conducts trials
Jalandhar, May 8
As many as 600 candidates appeared for the selection trials for Baba Lodhiana Kabaddi Academy being run for the past many years by NRI Harjinder Singh Dhanoa at his native Parasrampur village.
Kabaddi trial participants pose with the selectors at Parasrampur village. |
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Man commits suicide after losses in business
Phagwara, May 8
Bearing losses in business, a trader, dealing in wholesale sugar, who attempted suicide by consuming
sulphos tablets, breathed his last in a hospital at Ludhiana today.
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