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Golden jubilee celebrations at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Govt eyes PAU centre’s land to set up edu city
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University has 707 crop varieties to its credit
No coal crunch, claims Sukhbir
Saini: Security to unauthorised persons to go
VB seeks approval to attach Sarabhdyal’s assets
SGPC for fair probe into Sirsa violence
New Delhi-Moga Shatabdi Express from December 8
Slow pace of work at Mukerian Thermal Plant irks engineers
Projects in Punjab to
be dedicated to donors
Illegal hoardings dot Fatehgarh Sahib
PSPCL fined Rs 25,000 for sending inflated bill
Patiala teachers fail to get medical allowance
Ropar to host three matches
Fancy Mohali numbers to be auctioned on Dec 7
Job-For-Cash Scam
Jakhar seeks CBI probe into fake case
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Golden jubilee celebrations at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Punjab as food bowl It is mainly because of the pioneering work done by PAU scientists that Punjab and Haryana have emerged as the food bowl of the country. Punjab alone contributes 70 per cent of the total wheat and rice produced in the country despite having just 1.55 per cent of the total land in the country. In 1966 before PAU was given the mandate to improve food production in the country and help the nation become food surplus, the country was importing 10.3 million tonnes of foodgrain to feed its teeming millions (the population was 49 crore then). Today, the country is not just self-sufficient in foodgrain production, but is also exporting a huge quantity of wheat and rice. This has been possible mainly because of the improved hybrid varieties of crops and production and protection technologies developed by PAU and then disseminated further to farmers not just in the state, but across the country. PAU has also contributed in a major way for promoting mechanisation of farm operations, promoting dairy farming, poultry and vegetable and fruit production.
707 crop varieties Since its inception in 1962, PAU has developed 707 improved varieties of different crops. Of this, 117 varieties have been released at the national level. Over the past 50 years, the university's research and development in agriculture has not diminished. In fact, scientists here have continued to develop better seed and improved agriculture practices. Dr Allah Rang, head, department of Plant Breeding, claimed that two recent varieties of rice developed by the university — PR 121 and PR 122 (both having 10 per cent higher yield than any other variety) — were set to get a good response from farmers once they were released later this year. "The recently developed varieties of wheat, PBW 621 and HD 2967 (both resistant to yellow rust), have also been received well by farmers in the region," he said. Looking ahead PAU Vice Chancellor Dr BS Dhillon said the major task before him was to ensure that the university continued to strive for excellence in research. "As we celebrate the golden jubilee of PAU, we cannot be sitting on past laurels. Looking ahead, PAU's objective will be the sustainable improvement of foodgrain production, which will help conserve natural resources. We are now focusing on research through integration of biotechnology with crop production. Instead of looking at merely creating progressive farmers and farm scientists, the university will be looking at developing entrepreneurship in agro processing and development of bio energies," he said. Need for more budget However, for the University to move ahead with its new mandate for research and development, it requires huge funds at its disposal. But with 90 per cent of its total budget being consumed by salaries and pensions, the university has little funds at its disposal for conducting research. Though the state government has increased the planned and non-planned budget of the university from Rs 103 crore in 2011-12 to Rs 190 crore in this fiscal, the increased budget will be consumed mainly for salaries and to foot the pension bills of the university staff. Though a special grant of Rs 100 crore was given to the university by the Union Government in 2006, it was utilised mainly for day-to-day expenses. The university will continue to look at the funds trickling from various ministries and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) to conduct its research projects. Dr GS Khush, an internationally acclaimed rice breeder and alumni of the university, said PAU will continue to play an important role in future for developing more technologies for increasing food production, training scientists and entrepreneurs for agro processing so that the industry can be developed in a major way in Punjab. "After promoting agriculture, PAU now needs to promote agro industry so that employment avenues can be generated," he said.
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Govt eyes PAU centre’s land to set up edu city
Bathinda, November 26 Malwa’s gain in the form of an education hub, therefore, may turn out to be a loss for the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. Such education hubs, also to be set up in Ludhiana, Mohali and Amritsar, are the dream projects of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. National and international-level universities and institutes would be provided land to set up their campuses in these edu cities. Sources said the PAU’s regional campus, situated on the Bathinda-Dabwali road on the city’s outskirts, worth hundreds of crores of rupees, has been chosen as the “ideal” place for the Edu City. The PAU authorities, however, are yet to agree to the proposal. Sources said the state government was looking for an alternative piece of land for the regional centre. Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav said talks were being held to set up the Edu City on PAU’s land, though no final decision had been taken so far. “We have formed a committee of the district administration officials to look for an alternative piece of land for the regional campus,” he said. Sources said the PAU authorities, however, were yet to be consulted on the matter. The PAU may object to the proposal as several important projects, including cotton research, were under way on the campus. A few of these projects were being financed by foreign countries. A PAU official said it would not be right to shift the campus. “Earlier, the PAU resisted a similar move by the state government to acquire its land in Ludhiana. The issue had brought the state government and a former vice-chancellor at loggerheads,” he said. The official also questioned the wisdom behind shifting a fully functional educational institute to set up a new venture whose future was debatable since the Central University, Bathinda, was yet to take off fully due to non-availability of qualified staff.
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Those who did the university proud Former Vice-Chancellor
Key posts: Associate Professor (Genetics); Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding; Dean, College of Agriculture; Director of Research; Director of Extension Education; and Vice-Chancellor (1990-93). He was selected as Professor of Eminence by the ICAR in 1980.
Contribution: Under his leadership, the Department of Plant Breeding got recognition at the international level. His main focus area remained wheat improvement programme. Dr Gill did excellent work in the development and identification of improved varieties of wheat, which revolutionised wheat production in Punjab and several other parts of India and Pakistan. Awards: Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Memorial Prize (1976), ICAR Team Research Award (1981), Padma Bhushan (1992) Director, Directorate of Floriculture Research, ICAR
Key post: Worked in various capacities at PAU, Director, Directorate of Floriculture Research, ICAR, New Delhi Contribution: Having published a large number of original research papers, review and extension articles and book chapters, Dr Kumar has been associated in the release of three cultivars of chrysanthemum for loose flower production. He has also been associated in collection and evaluation of germ plasm of 270 varieties of chrysanthemum and 180 varieties of rose, besides other flower and ornamental woody plants. Awards: Dr Kumar has been conferred with many awards and medals for his contribution to the field of ornamental horticulture. Director, India Institute of Horticulture Research, Bangalore
Sidhu got his Ph.D degree from PAU in 1988. He says he still feels connected to his roots Key posts: Senior Vegetable Breeder and Associate Director of Research, PAU; Director, Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR), Bangalore Contribution: During more than 33 years of work on research and development of vegetable crops, especially in the field of vegetable breeding, he has been associated with the development of 23 high yielding varieties and three F1 hybrids of 13 vegetable crops. His seven varieties have been identified at the national level. Awards: Dr Sidhu is the recipient of several prestigious awards besides being a member of more than 12 national and international societies. Dr Tejinder Harpal Key posts: Joint Director, Extension Services, PAU; Dean, Postgraduate Studies, PAU; Coordinator, Cotton Crop, Indian Council of Agriculture Research. Contribution: Under his guidance, some short-duration cotton varieties were developed which made the sowing of wheat possible after the picking of cotton crop. LS- 900 variety developed under his guidance created a major impact in the state. He did a lot of work as Joint Director, Extension Services, to make farmers aware of the research done by PAU to improve various crop varieties. “When I joined the PAU, the cotton production in the state was just about 8 lakh bales. By the time I left the PAU in the mid 1990s, it had reached 23-24 lakh bales. I did a lot of work as Joint Director of extension services to make farmers aware of the research done by the PAU to improve various crop varieties and about plant protection,” he said. Former Director of Research, PAU
After doing M.Sc in agriculture, Dr MS Bajwa did his Ph.D in 1968. His thrust area was reclaiming salt affected land in the state. Key posts: Head of the Soil Department, PAU; Dean, Agrciulture; Dean, Post-Graduate Studies; Director, Research; Director, Board of Management, PAU. Contribution: Dr Bajwa did commendable work in the management of saline water and its usage for agriculture. His work was recognised at the international level. He contributed a lot to improve soil fertility. He has to his credit several research papers in international journals. Former Director, Research
Dr JC Bakhshi is a scientist, who promoted kinnow farming in the state. He did his Ph.D from the US and joined the PAU in 1963 Key posts: Director, Research, and Director, Extension, PAU; Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Iran; Vice Chancellor, PUSA Contribution: Even before joining PAU, Dr Bakhshi had been working on promoting citrus farming in the Abohar belt. He worked in Kumaon hills to promote farming. He was offered the job of Adviser to the Union Government in the rank of a Secretary, but he refused to join. Awards: He was recently honoured by PAU with the lifetime achievement award.
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University has 707 crop varieties to its credit
State farmers have a strong faith on the university. They never think twice before implementing its findings in their fields. The university has so far released 54 wheat varieties for cultivation in Punjab. Of these, 32 were released at the national level. In the rice varieties, TN1 (1965) and IR8 (1968) brought a major breakthrough in rice productivity. In the last 50 years, PAU has developed 30 varieties of rice and basmati in which Jaya (1971), PR 106 (1976), PR116 (200), PR 118 (2003) achieved the distinction of landmark varieties and contributed to the major jumps in productivity. PAU scientists also recommended several maize double cross and single cross hybrid varieties in which Vijay (1967) Sartaz (1987) Paras (1995), Buland (2003) and PMH I are listed as landmark. Cotton, pulses and oilseed varieties introduced by PAU also played a vital role in improving the living standard of framers.
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No coal crunch, claims Sukhbir
Amritsar, November 26 Interacting with mediapersons here today, Sukhbir said that the committee concerned would soon hold a meeting and review the threat perception to those given security guards. Rubbishing reports on shortage of coal for the state's thermal power plants, he said PowerCom was reviewing the situation on a day-to-day basis and he had already requested the Union Railway Minister to allocate more wagons for bringing coal from Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Sukhbir said the Congress-led UPA Government was running away from vote on the crucial issue of FDI in retail as it apprehended that even its allies would not support it on this “anti-people” move. He said the NDA would not allow the UPA to fiddle with the country's economy. Earlier, Sukhbir inaugurated an outlet of the METRO-Cash and Carry, the fourth in the state and 14th in the country. Prominent among those present on the occasion were Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia,Chief Parliamentary Secretary Inderbir Singh Bolaria and BS
Ramoowalia.
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Saini: Security to unauthorised persons to go
Jalandhar, November 26 "We are holding a probe as to how Namdhari, who is not a resident of Mohali, got an arms licence issued in his name from Mohali. Whosoever at fault will not be spared," said Saini. Namdhari has been arrested by the Delhi Police in the Ponty Chadha shootout case. Saini was here to inaugurate a police station building and to launch an online traffic challan payment system at the Jalandhar Police Commissionerate today. He was accompanied by Jalandhar Police Commissioner Gaurav Yadav and Jalandhar Superintendent of police (Rural) Yurinder Singh Hayre. On the security cover enjoyed by a number of persons residing in other states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Gujarat, the DGP said that security to unauthorised persons was being withdrawn. "We have already withdrawn more than 3,500 security personnel attached with persons who no more required such cover. We are reviewing security to Delhi-based leaders, including Avtar Singh Hit and Manjit Singh GK. There are a large number of dignitaries, including MPs, with residences in Delhi and Punjab who will continue to get security," Saini said. To a question on phone-tapping by the Vigilance Bureau, Saini replied: " Let's not talk of old issues in isolation. As many as six written and duly signed reports were submitted and action was taken." On the alleged appointment of some "tainted" officers as SSPs, Saini said the Police Act did not debar any official from holding any position unless he was convicted or if his conviction order was challenged and pending before a court of law.
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VB seeks approval to attach Sarabhdyal’s assets
Amritsar, November 26 The Vigilance submitted a challan against a total of 38 accused persons, including Sarabhdyal, in the court of Sessions Judge today. Eleven persons have been held for misappropriating the Border Area Development Programme Fund and 27 for other funds. The names of 35 persons whose photographs were pasted on forged bank accounts also figure in the challan. Speaking to The Tribune, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar, Opinderjit Singh Ghuman, said a communiqué had been sent to the state government seeking permission for initiating the process to confiscate Sarabhdyal's immoveable assets. He said the Vigilance had already taken into possession his Honda City car. The co-accused, his brothers-in law Harjit Singh and Daljit Singh, had amassed property worth over Rs 50 lakh in Amritsar, he said. With a mere Rs 60,000 per annum as the only source of income from two acres of agricultural land in his ancestral village in Chattiwind area, Sarabhdyal had collected assets worth over Rs 2.56 crore between 2008 and 2012 and had undertaken several ‘foreign trips’. He had struck the last deal in Sector 22 in Chandigarh for which he had paid Rs 1.1 crore in cash. In 2010-11, he had bought two properties in Amritsar, a 500 sq yd house in the plush Rani ka Bagh for Rs 1.8 crore and a 216 sq yd plot in Ranjit Vihar. In 2008-2011, he had invested over Rs 20 lakh in two Amritsar schools-Riseland School and Verpal School. He had invested Rs 4.75 lakh in fixed deposits and mutual funds. During questioning, he had told the police that he had visited various countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau and Dubai. “The registration of the Rani Ka Bagh kothi was made for Rs 55 lakh during May 2010. Sarabhdyal used to keep the major share of the ‘loot’ with him while he would give 25 per cent opf the proceeds to his conduits," the SP said. List of Properties n Sarabhdyal struck a deal for Rs1.1 crore in Sector 22, Chandigarh, in Sept this year
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SGPC for fair probe into Sirsa violence
Amritsar, November 26 In a statement, Makkar said: “The targeting of peacefully protesting Sikhs by mischievous elements can’t be termed legitimate in any way”. He said there was a widespread resentment in the community against the incident, which he dubbed, as the outcome of “negligence of the Sirsa administration and the one-sided mindset of the Haryana Government”. He alleged that the Haryana Government was not sincere in its effort to “bridle such activities of the dera followers”. He said this was not the first incident of its kind. The Dal Khalsa said: "The hooliganism by the dera followers is a matter of grave concern."
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New Delhi-Moga Shatabdi Express from December 8
Moga, November 26 The New Delhi-Moga train was announced by the then Union Minister for Railways Dinesh Trivedi in the Railway Budget 2012-2013. Local Congress MLA Joginder Pal Jain said the train would arrive in Moga on December 8 at 2.05 pm. A senior Railway official said the train would be flagged off by the MLA in Moga at 3 pm the same day. Jain said the Railway Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, had assured him that after assessing its fiscal viability, the Moga-Delhi Shatabdi Express could be run on a daily basis. The train (No 12044) would start from Moga and pass through Jagraon, Ludhiana, Ahmedgarh, Malerkotla, Sangrur, Jind and Jakhal before reaching New Delhi. The president of the local Citizens' Council, Dwarka Bansal, has welcomed the decision of the Railway Ministry to run this train for two days in a month. — TNS
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Slow pace of work at Mukerian Thermal Plant irks engineers
It would cost Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Rs 8,000 crores to construct the thermal plant in the Mukeria town of the Hoshiarpur district. PSPCL would soon be inviting tenders to appoint a consultant for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project. Association general secretary Sanjeev Sood said that the Power Corporation has failed to expedite work on the project despite their several requests to do so. “Power Corporation needs to immediately strengthen its team of officers and thermal experts at Mukerian. Until and unless a proper thermal design team is in place, the conceptualisation of the project would not be speedy,” he added. Power Corporation officials said the tendering process would be completed within three months and subsequently the sanctioned consultancy firm would begin the preliminary groundwork for the project. Though the proposal for the Mukerian Thermal Plant project was mooted by PSPCL in early 2011, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal approved it in October 2011. However, even after the CM’s approval, it took almost a year to initiate the preliminary work of the project. Speaking to The Tribune, PSPCL Director (Generation) GS Chhabra said that once the consultant was appointed, it would prepare the outline of the entire project. Power Corporation authorities said it would take one and half to two-years to prepare the DPR and obtain all the mandatory clearances. Subsequently, it would take another two years for its execution. “We can expect the Mukerian project to be operational in the next four years,” said authorities. For a while, PSEB Engineers’ Association and PSPCL officials have been demanding that instead of awarding power projects to private companies, the state should augment its power generation capacity by setting up thermal plants through a government institution such as the PSPCL. This time, the government is undertaking the project. Power Finance Corporation would bear 90 per cent of the project cost and PSPCL the rest. Chhabra said that besides the preparation of the DPR, the consultant firm would conduct the preliminary research, study area’s geology, the project’s environmental impact and assist the PSPCL in getting clearances from different departments. “The project would most likely come up in the villages near Hajipur in Mukerian town for which over 900 acres of land would have to be acquired,” he said. The track record of the Punjab government in adding power generation capacity has not been good. In the last decade, it has only added 500-MW of power generation through two units of 250-MW capacity each at Lehra Mohabbat in 2008. After the commissioning of the two units, each of 210-MW capacity of the Lehra Mohabbat Thermal Plant in year 1998, two more units each of 250-MW at
Lehra.
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Projects in Punjab to
be dedicated to donors
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 26 Rural and Panchayat Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra revealed this while inaugurating a panchayat building in Amrala village near Khamano. He said, under the National Gram Swaraj Yojna, Rs 7.70 crore would be spent on the construction of panchayat buildings in 77 villages in the state. Rakhra said Rs 10 lakh would be provided to each village in this regard. Rakhra said that a grant of Rs 1.41 crore had been issued for the development of villages in the state under the 13th Financial Commission and added that grants ranging from Rs 21.75 lakh to Rs 33.84 lakh had been issued to Khamano, Bassi Pathana, Khera and Amloh blocks. He said the government was committed to modernise those villages in the district that are of historic and religious importance. The minister also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh each for the construction of community centres in the villages. Justice (retd) Nirmal Singh informed the minister about the problems faced by the people living in his constituency.
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Illegal hoardings dot Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 26 Traffic lights in the main markets of Sirhind, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mandi Gobindgarh and Bassi Pathana towns remain non-functional. The poles are being used to put up posters belonging to political as well as religious organisations. Traffic jams have become order of the day at the Jyoti Sarup chowk. Illegal hoardings distract the attention of motorists coming from the Sirhind side on the national highway-34A which connects the road to Chandigarh and Morinda. The District Administrative Complex is also situated on the Sirhind-Morinda road. Hardly any day passes when cycles, scooters etc are not involved in minor accidents. Traffic lights on the flyover near Ropar Bus Stand in Sirhind have been nonfunctional since long with the PWD (B&R) and the Sirhind Municipal Council refusing to take the responsibility of maintaining these. Sources said the PWD had handed over the streetlights to the MC authorities after installing these, but the MC authorities had refused to maintain them. Deputy Commissioner Yashvir Mahajan said he had directed officials of the municipal councils of Sirhind, Bassi Pathana and Mandi Gobindgarh to remove illegal hoardings and restore the traffic lights. However, traffic lights are still non-functional and hoardings intact.
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PSPCL fined Rs 25,000 for sending inflated bill
Sangrur, November 26 The forum has also ordered PSPCL authorities to withdraw the inflated bill. Kaur, a resident of Sangrur, will receive the said amount as compensation and litigation expenses. President of the forum SD Sharma and members HL Sharma and Nisha Sarad passed the order. The Forum also ordered the PSPCL to recover the compensation amount from the salary of Assistant Executive Engineer of the City Subdivision, Sangrur. The Forum in its order said the Assistant Executive Engineer had filed a false and absurd affidavit before the Forum, and failed to enquire into the matter. Surjit Kaur’s husband Vasdev Singh was the subscriber of the electricity connection which is still in his name. The electricity meter is installed outside the house, constructed on 86.4 square yards. The electricity load is 1.97 KW. On September 14, 2011, Surjit Kaur received a bill of Rs 90,600. Then she approached the officials who corrected her bill and told her to pay Rs 2,375. Once again, on November 12, 2011, she received an inflated bill of Rs 1,84,500. This time she was asked to deposit Rs 2,090 when she approached the authorities. However, on May 11, she received a bill of Rs 1,91,430 and this time when she complained to the PSPCL officials they declined to address her complaint and allegedly threatened to disconnect her electricity connection. Thereafter Surjit Kaur approached the Forum to seek relief.
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Patiala teachers fail to get medical allowance
Patiala, November 26 Sources said bills for Patiala district amount to Rs 67 lakh and have not been cleared since March. A teacher whose wife suffers from a chronic disease said that he had to buy medicines worth Rs 50,000 for her every month. "I have exhausted all my savings since it's been nine months that my bills have not been reimbursed. Every time, I go to the office they say they have not received the money and therefore can't make the payment," he said. DPI (Secondary) Kamal Garg said the delay was caused due to inter-departmental issues. Patiala Civil Surgeon Dr Usha Bansal said there were various problems in clearing the bills. “Many employees give us inflated bills which have to be cross checked time and again and it is a time consuming process. Moreover, we have are running short of staff which is resulting in further delay,” she added. The employees complained that the entire process of getting the bills cleared was very tedious and cumbersome. It often took months. First the bill goes to the District Education Office, then to the Civil Surgeon Office, then to the Director (Health), then to the Civil Surgeon Office before finally going back to the DPI for the final approval.
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Ropar, November 26 A toal of 16 teams will participate in the championship that will be inaugurated in Bhatinda on December 1. The prize money for the winner (women) has been doubled to Rs 51 lakh from Rs 25 lakh, said sources. — TNS
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Fancy Mohali numbers to be auctioned on Dec 7
Chandigarh, November 26 The spokesman further said that an open auction would be held under the Punjab vehicle rules and the reserve price for the PB-65-T-0001 had been fixed at Rs 50,000 whereas the price for PB-65-T-0002 to 0010 had been fixed at Rs 10,000. For numbers from PB-65-T-0010 to 0100 had been fixed at Rs 3000. — TNS
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Job-For-Cash Scam
Patiala, November 26 Additional Public Persecutor Sanjiv Batra said the court of Special Judge KC Gupta had held Pherurai guilty of paying a bribe of Rs 70 lakh to the then PPSC Chairman Ravinder Paul Singh Sidhu to get his daughter Kuljeet Kaur selected in the PCS (Executive) exam being conducted by the PPSC. Since the quantum of imprisonment was less than three years, Pherurai, who was present in the court, was granted bail after he furnished a bail bond. The case against the former Ferozepur SSP was registered on September 5, 2002 by the Patiala VB. He was accused of paying the bribe to Sidhu in 1999 through Randhir Singh Dhira, Prem Sagar and Jagman Singh, all accused in scam), who later turned approvers. Though Pherurai’s daughter was selected as a PCS officer, she was later removed from the post after the scam was unearthed. The PPSC cash-for-job scam had rocked the state in 2002 when the Congress came into power. Sidhu, who was appointed as PPSC Chairman in 1996, was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh at his Sector 39 residence in Chandigarh. Vigilance sleuths recovered a whopping Rs 8.16 crore from Sidhu's five bank lockers in Sector 8. On April 22, 2002, the Punjab Government cancelled the process related to 639 recruitments and ordered a probe into 3,446 recruitments. The challan in this high-profile case was presented on July 12, 2002 and charges against the accused were framed on March 24, 2003.
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Jakhar seeks CBI probe into fake case
Chandigarh, November 26 In a statement today, he said the moral bankruptcy of the Punjab Police had been exposed. It had registered a fake FIR under the Excise Act in Tarn Taran against persons accused of murder in Uttarakhand on the day they were said to have committed the murders. The CLP Leader said that a mere dismissal of the accused policemen and registration of a case against them would not expose the nexus and the matter should be referred to the CBI. Jakhar claimed that the Punjab Police had become a puppet in the hands of the SAD-BJP establishment which was using it to settle old scores and influence the electoral process in the state. “The people of Punjab are at risk if this kind of criminal behaviour by police personnel is not checked with an iron hand”, Jakhar added.
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Jalandhar, November 26
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 26
Chandigarh, November 26
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, is all set to host a three-day international conference on “Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security” from November 27 to November 29 at Pal Auditorium.
Ludhiana, November 26
The PAU authorities say the university has a strong wheat improvement programme. Continuous efforts are being made to develop high yield varieties of wheat bread and durum wheat for different agronomic conditions, multiple diseases, pest resistance and grain quality. 
Patiala, November 26