Farmers attend training course
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 6
A 10-day training course for dairy farmers, organised by the Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, concluded here today.

Dr G.S. Momi, Head, Department of Extension Education, said during the course the participants were given theoretical and practical training in animal breeding, nutrition, marketing of milk and animal health. He said another 10-day course was organised in piggery, in which the scientists were given technical know-how about scientific rearing of pigs, processing of meat and its marketing. Dr Momi said another five-day course in rabbit farming would begin on June 17 in Kairon Kisan Ghar. 

EDUCATION

Medical students’ fate hangs in balance
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 6
The fate of nearly 40 students of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Sarabha, hangs in balance due to non-declaration of results of examinations, which were conducted about one-and-a-half year ago.

Students have been agitating for the past five days in the college as the dates of second professional examinations have already been announced. The college had got affiliation with Punjab University, but as soon as the notification of affiliating all medical colleges with Baba Farid University of Medical Sciences, Faridkot, was issued, the college was affiliated with it.

The institution has not been granted affiliation by the university. Dr P.S. Sandhu, Registrar, Baba Farid University, when contacted, said the case was pending with the Supreme Court.

The students have been complaining that they had already spent lakhs of rupees as the fees and the college management was still demanding more money from them.

Higher outlay for non-govt colleges sought
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 6
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU) has sought a higher allocation for non-government colleges of Punjab in the ensuing Budget.

In separate telegrams to Mr Dal Singh and Mr Khushal Behl, Finance Minister and Education Minister, respectively, Mr K.B.S. Sodhi, a former President of the PCCTU has urged them to enhance the allocation in the budget.

No grants have been received since November, 2001, as a result of which the staff have not got their salaries. Mr Sodhi said even one month after an announcement made by the Education Minister at Gurdaspur on May 5, no grant has yet reached colleges resulting in the non-payment of salaries.

Sudha gets best poetess award
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 6
The Young Writers’ Association of Punjab Agricultural University organised a poetry recitation contest here last evening.

During the contest, two students from each of the five colleges participated. While one student from each team, was told to recite a self-composed poem, the other one had the choice to recite a poem of any poet. In the first group, Sudha Prashad from the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities won the first prize, Kamaljit Singh from the College of Agriculture was declared second and the third prize went to Vishal Kumar from the same college.

In the second group, Mandeep Sharma from the College of Home Science stood first, followed by Kirandeep Kaur and Gaurav, both from the College of Agriculture. Mr Kulwant Jagraon, Ms Sukhwinder Amrita and Mr Bhupinder Arsh, all renowned poets, pronounced the judgement.