Haryana procures 49 lakh metric tonnes paddy
Chandigarh: About 49.45 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has so far arrived in various mandis in Haryana during the current procurement season as compared to arrival of over 46.74 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the corresponding period last year. A spokesman said the Government agencies have purchased over 35.51 lakh metric tonnes of paddy. Food and Supplies Department has purchased over 14.39 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, HAFED over 10.13 lakh metric tonnes, Agro Industries Corporation over 5.78 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 3.42 lakh metric tonnes, CONFED over 1.64 lakh metric tonnes and Food Corporation of India had purchased 13,045 metric tonnes of paddy. Karnal is leading with over 9.19 lakh metric tonnes of paddy arrival this season.
lifetime Achievement award for Dr Khandpur
Chandigarh: Director general of Kapurthala’s Pushpa Gujral Science City Dr RS Khandpur was awarded lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in the field of science and technology in the National Punjab Education Summit and Awards, 2013, function held at Chandigarh on November 15. The award was presented by AICTE chairman Dr SS Mantha in the presence of Punjab Technical University vice-chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora, and others. Dr Khandpur, who has set up the Science City at Kapurthala from a scratch, has many accolades to his credit.
PSTET to be held on December 28
Chandigarh: Punjab Government will conduct Punjab State Teachers Eligibility Test (PSTET) on December 28. Online application for this test will be invited through the Education Department. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said that to ensure more transparency this time, candidates would be allowed to take away question booklets and also be provided carbon copies of OMR answersheet. He said fees for general or backward class candidates would be Rs500 per test and for Scheduled Caste and disabled candidates Rs300 per paper.
Non-official members nominated
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has nominated non-official members of District Redressal Grievances Committee of Sub-Division Bholath of Kapurthala district. A notification has already been issued in this regard. A spokesman said 27 non-officials have been nominated from recognised political parties and communities of sub-division including Jagjit Singh from SAD, Sat Pal lahoria from BJP, Avtar Singh Walia from Congress, Jasbir Singh from CPI, Pargat Singh from BSP, Gian Singh from CPI (M), Rehmat Ali from Rashtarwadi Congress Party, among others.
State-level administrative committee formed
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has constituted a State-level Administrative Committee under the chairmanship of Sri Muktsar Sahib Deputy Commissioner to oversee pre-arrangements for National livestock Championship-2014. DC would preside over the committee’s meeting at district Administrative Complex on November 20. A spokesman said that Animal Husbandry Director would be committee’s Member Secretary. The members of the committee include representatives from the office of Director General of Police-cum-Phillaur’s Punjab Police Academy’s director, Additional DGP PAP Jalandhar Cantt; directors of Rural Development and Panchayats Department, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Sports, Youth Services, Public Relations; SSP Muktsar; among others.
Sugarcane crushing season schedule
Chandigarh: Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills has released tentative crushing season schedule for cooperative sugar mills which will start from November 19. A spokesman said that Panipat and Karnal Cooperative Sugar Mills would start its crushing season from November 19, Rohtak Cooperative Sugar Mills from November 21 or 28, Sonipat Cooperative Sugar Mills from November 28, Jind Cooperative Sugar Mills from November 28 or December 5, Shahabad Cooperative Sugar Mills and Meham Sugar Mills November 26, Kaithal Cooperative Sugar Mills December 1, Palwal Sugar Mills November 27 and Gohana Cooperative Sugar Mills from December 2. The expected sugarcane production would be 471 lakh quintals and it was expected that Sugar Mills in the Cooperative sector would crush 349 lakh quintal of cane.
DC urges farmers to soil test
Kurukshetra: Deputy Commissioner Nikhil Gajraaj has urged the farmers to go for periodically soil testing so as to get more yield per acre as well as to maintain fertility of land. Gajraaj said farmers should also ensure testing of water to be used for irrigation purpose. He said that Agriculture Department had also started a special campaign for soil testing. Sample of soil are being collected by officers of Agriculture Department in villages. He urged farmers to cooperate in soil testing campaign being carried out by the Department.
Two-day national conference organised
Kurukshetra: Prof Anand Mohan, Director NIT Kurukshetra highlighted the significance of water in human life and how conserving water is key to social and economic growth of the human society while inaugurating the two-day National Conference on Current Advances in Hydraulics Hydropower Engineering and Water Conservation (CAHHEWC-2013) held here on Monday. He called upon field engineers, researchers and the academia to promote research in the area of integrated management of water resources. Prof Mohan desired that the Water Resources Engineering specialisation group of the Department of Civil Engineering should take up the challenge of focused research in any one area of water resources management so that the department could develop itself into a Centre of Excellence.