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Agro-fuel
bank proposed
Ludhiana, August 26 The Punjab farmers will be benefited by such a bank. The money earned would supplement the income of the farmers. The straw can be sold to power generating units through Markfed. He has sent the proposal to the Punjab government through the principal secretary, department of science and technology, environment and non-conventional energy. According to a report of the department of science and technology, about 40 million tonnes of rice and wheat straw is produced in Punjab every year. Out of this 23 million tonnes is rice straw and 17 million tonnes wheat straw. The department of farm power and machinery, PAU, has developed a seeder machine to tackle the problem of straw management in collaboration with the CSIR land and water resources, Australia. The machine, compact and light weight, is mounted on
tractor. The seeder can handle the paddy straw and do the sowing task too without tillage. The Dyeing Factories Association president, in his report to the Punjab government, has suggested collection centres for paddy and wheat straw at Sirhind, Samrala, Nawanshahr, Kartarpur, Jandiala, Tarn Taran, Jagraon, Sangrur, Malerkotla and Patiala.
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Teachers get tips from Japanese team
Ludhiana, August 26 Teachers from different schools like DAV Public School, BRS Nagar, DAV Public School, Pakhowal Road, BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, GNI Public School, Model Town, KVM School, Civil Lines, and Drishti school participated in this most informative and creative workshop. How to work with kindergarten and children from the primary section has been the focus of the workshop. Pictures, figures and letters drawn on P-Paper were placed on the panel. While telling a story through pictures, appropriate music was played. The students could grasp the story easily and in a very enjoyable manner. The experts gave a demonstration of their specific skills so that the teachers were able to create characters which could be used in lessons and taught through theatre skill in their respective classrooms. The experts said, “If the spirit of liveliness and creativity is followed in the schools properly then kindergarten and primary classes will be a place of joy for all. The Panel Theatre emphasises on the skill of drawing, colouring and creative thinking to weave stories to teach various
concepts.”
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100 students get scholarship
Ludhiana, August 26 There were 76 students from schools and 24 from colleges. Meritorious students who secured 75 per cent and above marks in classes I to XI and 70 per cent and above from 10+2 onwards were given scholarships. Twentytwo children of Shivaji Shakha 100 were also honoured. Chander Mohan Sharma, zonal convener, Bharat Vikas Parishad, was the chief speaker while Sunil Arora, BVP School principal, was the guest of
honour. Urmil Thaman was the project in charge while I.V. Thaman conducted the programme. Members present at the function included Jagraj Gupta, Satish, Satish Singla, Rajesh Mohria, Randhir Sharma, Gopal Krishan, Narinder Bongia, M.M. Bhatta, Rakesh Dadoo, Anil Khullar and Suresh Gupta.
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Yog Seva Parivar scholarships for 7 students
Ludhiana August 26 Addressing the students, Barara said teachers and parents were the best gurus and students should not only respect gurus but also imbibe their teachings in their daily lives. He also taught the students some yoga exercises which would help them increase concentration and retention power and fight stress. Principal Dr Varinder Kaur Thind thanked members of the Yog Parivar for the support given to the students of the college.
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College teachers observe two-period strike
Doraha, August 26 The members urged the government to fulfil their long pending demands, including the restoration of full grants to the colleges, implementation of pension-cum-gratuity scheme, house rent allowance for the teachers of rural colleges, pay-parity for DPE’s and librarians etc. The teachers working in the colleges affiliated to Punjab University will hold a massive rally in Ludhiana in front of the new courts and the teachers of affiliated colleges of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Punjabi University, Patiala will hold two-period strike in their respective colleges on August 29. On September 5, a massive rally will be held in Chandigarh, in which teachers of all affiliated colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh will take part. As many as 21 teachers from all over the state will court arrest at the rally. Again on September 12, September 19 and September 26, teachers from various parts of the state will court arrest. A massive rally will also be organised on October 5, which is going to be celebrated as the World Teachers Day.
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Follow teachings of gurus: DIMT chief
Doraha, August 26 Sukhpal Singh, chairman of the DIMT, inaugurated the session by cutting a cake. The chairman asked the newcomers to follow the path shown by the Sikh gurus in order to build a strong and ethical society. He gave his best wishes to the old students as well as the freshers. A get-together of the staff and the students was organised thereafter. An introduction-cum-talent hunt programme was also organised in which the students of BBA, BCA and MBA introduced themselves and presented various items. Dr R.K. Lekhi, director of the institute, presented the vote of thanks. Jagvir Singh, chief coordinator, DIMT, Supreet Kaur, coordinator, DIMT, Jaspreet Kaur, senior lecturer, DCE, Doraha, Karamvir Singh, Amrit Kaur Gurm, director, DCE, Kiran. J. Gera, principal, DCE, Umal Kaur, director, Shri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Doraha, R.K. Sharma, principal, SGHPS, Doraha, Amarjit Singh along with other trust members were present on the occasion.
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‘Ma Mainu Mari Na’ staged
Ludhiana, August 26 This time she chose the most pressing problem Punjabi society is faced with. The son fixation that has been leading to the murder of the girl child before her birth. “Maa Mainu Mari Na”, a play written and directed by Nirmal, was touching. It best reflected the traumatic dilemma of an educated couple who do not find any difference between the male and the female child. However, they are made to succumb to the social pressures where a son is still preferred over a daughter. And not just that, the daughter is not allowed to be born. She is simply murdered in the womb. The play also depicts as to how the desire for a male successor leads to atrocities on daughters-in-law, that too at the hands of their mothers-in-law. It also rues the abuse of technology in identifying the sex of the foetus in the womb and its subsequent killing in case it is female. The play was organised by the Rishi Chaitanya Trust, under a project Shakti, an initiative of Anandmurti Gurumaa.
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Udhas adds spark to ghazal nite
Ludhiana, August 26 Udhas, credited with popularising ghazals among Indians, presented popular ghazals like, “Niklo na benaqab...”, “Ai gamein zindagi, kuchh to de mashwara...”, “Ek taraf uska ghar, ek taraf maikada...”. As the audience got involved, Pankaj did not disappoint. When he presented, “Chandi jaisa roop hai tera, sone jaise baal...” the entire audience joined to sing along with him. However, this unprecedented involvement and excitement of youth, must have made him change his opinion about them as earlier, while talking to reporters, Udhas had regretted the youths’ lack of interest in the Indian classical traditions. He said, the new generation was getting more and more inclined towards western culture. Talking about his forthcoming albums, he informed that one contained seven ghazals by great sufi saints. He said, it was an experiment and he was anxiously waiting for the listeners’ reaction.
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