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Lakhowal remains a farmer at heart
Ludhiana May 11 He has not given up the BKU badge that he wears even while presiding over the official functions and meetings. He believes that he will always remain a kisan to the core irrespective of the responsibility he holds. And that probably explains his proactive approach in "fighting the evil of corruption within the system" of which he now happens to be an integral part. Recently he exposed a "multi-crore wheat subsidy scandal" after leading raids on two food processing units. The chairmanship of the Punjab Mandi Board, he asserts, is a temporary affair. "But it is an important responsibility", he remarked. Whether the evasion of the mandi fee by the sharks or the modernisation of mandis, he has been giving a thought to everything. Lakhowal may wear a thoroughly peasant look. Not many people know that he holds a masters degree in mathematics from the prestigious Government College, Ludhiana. He is as articulate in English as he happens to be in Punjabi. He speaks as much at ease with the senior bureaucrats as the ordinary farmers, whom he represents and among whom he spends most of his time. He has not given up the proactive approach to the farmers' problems. On May 22 he would be leading a farmers' demonstration in front of the Prime Minister's residence in New Delhi to highlight various issues like minimum support price for paddy, incentives to farmers to curb suicides and stop to the forced acquisition of land. While discharging his duties as the Mandi Board Chairman, he keeps on meeting the farmers to inquire about their problems.
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From Schools & Colleges Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, May 11 Adheer Singh, area manager of the organisation, explained various modules involved in multimedia and told the students about various avenues available in multimedia. He explained the various tools like Corel Draw, 3D Studio, and Adobe Photoshop and their applications in contemporary film-making. The Director of the institute, Navpreet Singh Sidhu, thanked the team of experts. Pool day at Smile Playway A pool day was organised at Smile Playway, Urban Estate, Dugri Road, here today. Tiny tots enjoyed the programme jumping and dancing in the pool on different songs. Principal Anju Taneja and the staff took care of the kids. Ice-cream day It was a fun-packed day for the kindergarten students of Peace Public School. The children made a trip to Haveli to celebrate a ice-cream day. The smiles on the faces grew bigger and wider as they indulged in the irresistible taste of the frozen temptations. A short activity was organised. The day was planned to teach the concepts of buying and at the same time make them know the difference between hot and cold. Poster-making competition A poster-making competition having theme “Grow more trees” and a card-making competition having theme “Birthday greetings” were held at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, here today. Students of classes IX, X, XI and XII participated in the contests. Among the students of classes IX and X, Megha of X-B was adjudged first, Naveen of X-D second and Jasleen of X-A third. In the senior secondary classes, Shruti Jain of XI Com-B came first, Priyanka of XII Com-A and Karan Rajput of XII Science-C second and Shubham of XI Com-A and Richa of XII Science-B third. Mother’s Day A Mothers Day special programme was organised for the students of the primary section of Kundan Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, to arouse in their little hearts the feeling of gratitude for their mothers and to inculcate moral values and sense of duty among them. The function was presided over by school principal S.C. Saxena. The students glorified motherhood and expressed their views through poems “Mama” and “Maa ki mamta” in Hindi and “Mother” in English. “Mother’s Day special recipe” by Gazal Jain of V-C expressed the need for mixing all ingredients in life with love and care. Monica Negi, music teacher, recited a bhajan. A group dance on “Maa tujhe salaam” and “Mama tu kitni....” was performed. Seminar organised Doraha The resource person was Dr Haile-Selassic Rajamani from the School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford, UK. Dr Rajamani, who specialises in power electronics and systems, gave a very interesting and informative presentation that covered different aspects of energy management. He illustrated various sources of energy, methods of power generation and the modes of its consumption. He pointed out that a lot of energy saving could be achieved through its proper management. The seminar was attended by staff and students of the BCET. Dr A.S. Bansal, principal, welcomed the speaker. A vote of thanks was proposed by Prof M.S. Seekree. The seminar was arranged through the British Counselling and Educational Services (BCES) with head office in Gurgaon and a local office in Ludhiana.
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Poetry recitation contest held
Ludhiana, May 11 Students of classes I, II, III took part in the contest. The results are: Class I: Disha (first prize), Kamaldeep Kaur (second prize), and Harsh Verma (third prize), class II: Gurparas Money (first prize), Gurparas Nisha (second prize), and Ankit (third prize), class III: Manmeet (first prize), Sanjana (second prize), and Gagandeep (third
prize). Sandeep Raikhi, principal, distributed prizes to the winners.
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GGNIMT to host conference on service sector
Ludhiana, May 11 The conference will be an attempt to explore the potential of the service sector in the Indian context. Gunwant Singh Dua, coordinator, said conference aimed at identifying the role it would play towards powering the Indian economy through breakthroughs in productivity and efficiency. “It will be an endeavour to bring together the academicians and practitioners from the diverse fields in the service sectors such as media, financial services, telecom, hospitality etc. to discuss challenges and opportunities faced by the service sector in the Indian context.” he said. Dua further added that Bikramjit Singh Khalsa, chief parliamentary secretary, would inaugurate the conference. The inaugural address will be given by Manmohan Singh Kapur, former CMD of Vijaya Bank.
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