City traders leave for exhibition in ChinaA 70-member delegation led by United Cycles and Parts Manufacturers Association president D S Chawla and chairman Manjit Singh Khalsa left for China to attend a three-day cycle exhibition to be held in Shangai in China from April 27. The delegation was flagged off by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from Chandigarh. The event,which will be inaugurated by Chawla,will see delegates from more than 106 countries. The delegation will also visit 15 factories in China. PAU to honour Surjit Patar tomorrowPunjab Agricultural University will felicitate its former Punjabi teacher Dr Surjit Patar on April 22. PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang will honour Dr Patar in recognition of his being bestowed recently with the prestigious Saraswati Award by the Birla Foundation. Dr Patar remained Punjabi teacher at PAU for over 33 years. He is the third Punjabi writer to get the award after Dr Hari Bhajan Singh and Dr Dalip Kaur Tiwana who got Saraswati Award in 1991 and 2001,respectively. Principals meet held at Guru Nanak SchoolGurru Nanak International Senior Secondary Public School,Model Town,organised the Ludhiana Sahodaya Schools Complex (Central Zone) Principals Meet on Tuesday where it was decided that on lines of the decision of the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal board exams for Class X students would not be conducted in 2011. Instead schools will hold examinations at their own level. Rashtriya Gaurav Award for GNIMT professorRajni Sofat,Assistant Professor of Finance,Department of Management at Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT) has been awarded with the Rashtriya Gaurav Award. She has also been awarded with a Certificate of Excellence by the India International Friendship Society for her achievements in the field of academics. This award is given to men and women in fields of science and technology,education,industry,fine arts,politics and social work,in view of extraordinary services rendered with excellence in their fields.
