Rome, January 14, 2012 (Tehelkanews) A cruise ship that ran aground off Italy’s western coast was listing 80 degrees to one side and had a 70-metre crack in its hull, reports said Saturday. Local officials amended the death toll, saying three, not six, people had been confirmed dead so far. It was unclear how many people were still missing. Rescuers searched the waters throughout the night and into the day, Ansa news agency said. Some victims died while attempting to ...
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LUDHIANA, JUNE 6:----- To gather feedback from field areas reported by extension specialists of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) working in different Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Regional Stations, Farm Advisory Service Scheme (FASS) located in different agro-climatic zones of the state, a meeting was organized in the Farmers Service Centre in the Directorate of Extension Education of PAU, today. The meeting chaired by Director of Extension Education, Dr. M.S.Gill was also ...
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Moscow, May 6, 2011 The 31—year—old Nikita Tikhonov received the maximum sentence after the court convicted him of shooting to death lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova. Tikhonov’s 26—year—old girlfriend Yevgenia Khasis was convicted as an accomplice in the January 2009 attack near the Kremlin, and sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced a Russian nationalist to life in prison for the killing of a prominent human ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 5:----- The PAU Directorate of Extension Education organized a “Research and Extension Specialists workshop for Soil and Water Conservation,” here today. The programme witnessed the participation of Officers from the State Department of Soil Conservation, Scientists from PAU, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Farm Advisory Service Scheme (FASS), and Departments of Agronomy, Soil and Water Engineering, and Soil Science. Inaugurating the workshop, ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 2:----- To gather feedback from field areas reported by extension specialists of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) working in different Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Regional Stations, Farm Advisory Service Scheme located in different agro-climatic zones of the state, a meeting was organized in the Farmers Service Centre in the Directorate of Extension Education of PAU, today. The meeting chaired by Director of Research, Dr. S.S.Gosal had participation of ...
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MISRATA, aprilie 21, 2011 Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded. British-born Tim Hetherington, co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about U.S. soldiers on an outpost in Afghanistan, was killed inside the only rebel-held city in western Libya, said his U.S.—based publicist, ...
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LUDHIANA, MARCH 7 (Anmol Singh) In his message to the Jaitly family, Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, PAU expressed deep condolences on the untimely and tragic demise of Aditya Jaitly, Photo Journalist with Time of India, who met with a fatal road accident. He said that Aditya was a promising young man who covered PAU with a great enthusiasm. He had developed personal liaisons with the Centre for Communication and International Linkages (CCIL) of the University, said Dr. ...
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LUDHIANA, FEBRUARY 14:----- The two-day state level Research and Extension Specialists Workshop for Kharif crops organized by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) was inaugurated, today. In his inaugural address, Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, PAU said that agriculture is the strength of the economy of India and supports the livelihood of over 68% of rural people. It contributes to nearly 20% to the national development, he said adding that the efforts for food security ...
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LUDHIANA, FEBRUARY 11:----- The Research and Extension Specialists Workshop for Kharif crops will be held at PAU on February 14-15. Giving details, the Director of Extension Education, Dr. M.S. Gill said that in this workshop the officers and field functionaries of state Department of Agriculture will participate to discuss package of practices for Kharif crops. Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, PAU will inaugurate the event on February 14 at 10.00 a.m. The Director of Agriculture, ...
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A two-day Research and Extension Specialists Workshop for Horticultural Crops was inaugurated at PAU by Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, PAU Vice-Chancellor, today. In his inaugural address, Dr. Kang said that the agro-climate, ecological and soil characteristics make it possible for Punjab to grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and flower crops. He said that horticulture can play a great role toward agricultural diversification, enhancing profitability from farming, environmental improvement, ...
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LUDHIANA, OCTOBER 15:----- The state level research and extension specialists workshop for vegetable, fruit and flower crops will be held at Punjab Agricultural University on November 2-3. Giving details, the Director of Extension Education, Dr. M.S.Gill said that the event will be inaugurated by Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, PAU. This workshop is an important event wherein the PAU scientists and field level functionaries and extension specialists of PAU and the ...
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Annual Research and Extension Specialists Workshop for Rabi Crops will be held on August 19-20 in Pal Auditorium of Punjab Agricultural University. Dr. M.S.Gill, Director of Extension Education informed that in this workshop the Extension Specialists from State Department of Agriculture and scientists of PAU will participate. Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University will inaugurate the workshop on 19th August at 10.00 a.m. During this workshop different ...
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