Indian Express 17.02.2010
In Brief
Finally the Municipal Corporation is giving a serious thought on the poor quality of roads which have broken away within one year. Senior Deputy Mayor Parveen Bansal said, “I have got numerous complaints from different parts of the city that roads have withered away in less than a year of construction. These also include the inner lanes of various colonies.”
“We will carry out a survey in various parts of the city in March and later appropriate action would be taken against the guilty officials,” said Bansal.
PAU, vet varsity teachers protest
The teachers of the Punjab Agricultural University and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) held a protest rally in their respective university campuses on Tuesday in support of the demands of the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation (PFUCTO).
Chemists meet DC
The Ludhiana District Chemists’ Association today gave a memorandum to deputy commisisoner Vikas Garg and new police commissioner Ishwar Singh asking them to check the rampant sale of drugs without medical prescription. The members, however, alleged that a number of times, the police register false cases under NDPS Act after collecting medicines from the premises and replace them with mysterious substance.
PAU to hold national meet on women empowerment
The College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, is organising a two-day national seminar on ‘Empowerment of Women: Emerging Challenges’ starting from February 18. The seminar is being organised under the aegis of the Society of Home Scientists for Agricultural and Rural Institutions (SHSARI). Dr Neelam Grewal, Dean of the College, while elaborating the plans of the seminar emphasised that empowerment of women had been recognised globally as a key element to achieve holistic development of the families and improve quality of life.
PAU researchers honoured at science congress
Dr Jatinderjit Kaur Gill, associate professor in the Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, PAU, was awarded a medal by the Punjab Academy of Sciences at the 13th Punjab Science Congress held at Panjab University, Chandigarh, for her poster presentation. She presented a poster on “Dehydration of fenugreek foliage at domestic level: comparative performance evaluation of different drying methods”. This work was undertaken to generate awareness that the solar drying is the best option for dehydration of fenugreek (methi). Richa Mehta, M Sc (Zoology) student was also awarded for her research paper “Nature and extent of damage inflicted by slugs to vegetable crops at Kaddo village of Ludhiana district”. The award carried a gold medal and a cash prize of Rs 1500.
