PAU promotes mushroom cultivation
Ludhiana, July 21
Mushroom cultivation can be adopted as a main occupation as it is a popular subsidiary and income generating venture. While stating this, Dr Pawan Kumar Khanna, Head of the Department of Microbiology, PAU, says at present about 400 farmers are growing mushrooms by adopting a technology standardised and recommended by the department.
Save grains from rodents: Dr Aulakh
Ludhiana, July 21
The need of the hour is to save the stored foodgrains from rodents, who not only eat its major portion but also pollute them and make it unfit for human consumption.
This was stated by Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, addressing delegates at a three-day workshop on Rodent Control and Agricultural Ornithology in the auditorium.
ETT teachers meet Dullo
Khanna, July 24
A delegation of the newly appointed Elementary Teachers Union, Punjab, met the Punjab Pradesh Congress president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, at his residence in Khanna yesterday. The delegation apprised him of their demands.
Fortythree schoolgirls get cycles
Amloh, July 24
Fortythree cycles were distributed among girl students of Government Secondary School Naraingarh and its two elementary complex schools of Baronga and Mudhrian at a function organised on the Naraingarh School complex on Saturday.
NSS training course concludes
Ludhiana, July 24
A training course of the NSS for programme officers of more than 30 colleges of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, organised by the Training and Orientation Centre, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, from July 15 at PAU concluded today.
Yoginder Sharma elected school trust president
Khanna, July 24
A special meeting for the election of office-bearers of A.S. High School Trust and Management Society, Khanna, was held in the school office under the chairmanship of Mr Yoginder Sharma last evening. The election was conducted for two posts while all other office-bearers were elected
unopposed.
Senior advocate bereaved
Samrala, July 24
Lawyers of the local Bar association did not work in the court here yesterday to mark the death of Krishana Devi, wife of the senior advocate
K.C. Kapur. Krishana Devi was 68 and had been ill for quite sometime. Lawyers from Khanna, Amloh, Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib attended the cremation.
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