Ludhiana July 18
Students of BBA-VI of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT) have performed well in the examination held in May 2007.

As per results declared by the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, all the students of GNIMT have passed with first division. Sixty per cent students of the students have passed with honours by securing more than 70 per cent marks. Neha Mahajan stood first by securing 86 per cent marks while Manpreet Kaur secured second position with 85.57 per cent marks. Reema Kapur bagged third position with 85.43 per cent marks. Richa Ahuja and Ichchdeep Kaur bagged fourth and fifth positions by securing 84.71 per cent and 83.14 per cent marks, respectively. Seven students of the institute secured university merit positions in the December 2006 examination.

Ludhiana, July 18
Three students of College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, have been selected to work with John Deere Farm Equipment and John Deere Technology Centre, India. John Deere is the world leader in farm equipment, earth moving equipment and financial services.

The students, Sukhbir Singh, Varun Mahajan and Archna, were selected through on-campus interviews recently. They have been offered jobs one year in advance as their degree will be completed in June 2008.

Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr V. R. Sharma, said that they had assured the visiting organisation all kinds of support for such initiatives and efforts for developing the skill set of candidates to make them well-prepared to get placed in industry. After seeing the students’ calibre, faculty strength and institutional infrastructure like labs and other facilities, John Deere had showed good interest in joining hands for more industry-institute interactions. A panel of four executives from Pune had conducted a daylong recruitment process comprising written test, group discussion and personal interviews.

It may be noted that TAFE, Kirloskar, Mahindra & Mahindra, New Holland Tractors, Claas India, Punjab Tractors Limited, International Tractors, Fieldfresh etc. are the regular visitors for conducting on campus interviews and opting for best agricultural engineers in advance.

Research and development head from TAFE, Chennai, is expected to visit college campus to gain first hand information on infrastructure and other facilities in the college and interaction with faculty and students for future collaborations.

Ludhiana, July 18
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has started a new College of Dairy Science and Technology in order to strengthen the dairy sector in Punjab. Vice-chancellor Dr V.K.Taneja stated that Punjab with annual milk production of 89 lakh tonnes is the highest milk producing state in the country after Uttar Pradesh. Punjab, he said, is a milk surplus state and large volume of milk produced in the state is sold to neighbouring states. Out of the total milk produced in the state, about 45 per cent is used for domestic purposes and 31 per cent is marketed through unorganised sector. He said only 14 per cent of the milk produced in the state is marketed by the milk plants in the co-operative and private sectors. The state has 62 milk plants in the private and co-operative sectors with the capacity to process 57 lakh litres per day, out of which, about 59 per cent is being utilised for milk processing.

Vice-chancellor Dr V.K.Taneja said College of Dairy Science and Technology will not only produce the trained manpower needed for dairy sector but will also help in evolving and transferring of appropriate milk processing technologies

Majority of the milk plants are concentrating only on marketing of liquid, skimmed and skimmed milk powder and ghee, and only about 3-4 per cent milk is used for value added products like cheese and ice cream. Majority of the operations of the milk plants, he said, are not managed by professionally-trained dairy technologists as there is only one institute, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, which is producing very small number of graduates in dairy technology. He said the College of Dairy Science and Technology will not only produce the trained manpower needed for dairy sector but will also help in evolving and transferring of appropriate milk processing technologies.

Director of Extension Education Dr O.S.Parmar said there was the need of about 150 dairy technology graduates in the milk plants of the state and another 100-150 will be required for the new plants and the new product range to be introduced in the plants. However, keeping in view the available facilities, it is proposed that initially only 30 students will be admitted to B.Tech (Dairy Technology) course.

Registrar, GADVASU Dr S.K. Jand, said that the admission to this programme will be carried out by holding a dairy entrance test on August 18, 2007.

Ludhiana, July 18
Keeping in view the changing trends and a multitude of career options, eminent professionals and experts from different fields visited Kundan Vidya Mandir School to guide students here today.

The professionals from different fields talked to students about various career options.

Students of classes XI and XII were told that medicine and engineering were not the only options to make a prosperous future in for oneself.

“Making the right choices at this stage is of vital importance for students,” they opined.

Dr Jaiswal, Dr Neelam Grewal, Dr P.P.S. Lubana, Dr Vikas Jindal, Dr M.A. Zahir and Shefali gave students an insight into different professional fields. Options in the field of business management, hospitality and aviation, dentistry, agricultural engineering, home science and psychology were discussed.

Ludhiana, July 18
When it comes to proving popularity, old melody hardly has any match. It was well demonstrated by Randhir Kanwal, Sonia Anand, Vinod Rajput and Mohit through their effective rendering of old melodies at a musical evening, “Awaz de kahan hai”, organised by the Adeeb International at Punjabi Bhavan here recently.

The audience went down the memory lane to relive the nostalgic moments of their past, as the singers belted out song after song from the foregone era.

Punjab National Bank general manager I.D. Singh inaugurated the programme by lighting the ceremonial lamp.

He was accompanied by Jagmohan Singh Namdhari and Vinod Sharma.

Organisation general secretary Dr Kewal Dheer said it was the endeavour of the Adeeb International to hold such programmes and “Awaz de kahan hai” was one step in that direction that would acknowledge the efforts of singers, music directors and lyricists of the yesteryear.

He reminded that they were the people who worked with meagre resources but produced quality output, which had not been matched even today in spite of modern technology and resources.

He extended the vote of thanks to Vinod Rajput from Australia and Sonia Anand from Dehra Dun for taking part in the programme.