MVO News

Himachal CM gave away prizes to IPL winners

Vineeta — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:55:22 +0000

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister was the Chief Guest on the occasion of concluding IPL T-20 Match played between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils at Dharmshala last evening. Shri Rajiv Shukla, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs-cum-IPL Commissioner was present on the occasion as a Special Guest.

Chief Minister gave away prizes to the winners. Thakur Gulab Singh, PWD Minister, Ravinder Singh Ravi. Irrigation and Public Health Minister, Anurag Thakur, MP-cum-President, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, MLA’s, Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen of various Boards and Corporations were present on the occasion.

Training for Trainers (TOT) for Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram at JN Medical College, AMU

MVO News — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:40:57 +0000

Aligarh: The Department of Paediatrics, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University organized the Training for Trainers (TOT) for Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (NSSK) with the collaboration of Government of Uttar Pradesh and Maternal and Child Health Integrated Programme (MCHIP) here. Prof. M. H. Beg, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal and CMS, JNMC formally inaugurated the training programme. They also expressed their view on importance of the training programme.
Welcoming the guests, Prof. S. Manazir Ali, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics highlighted the status of newborn in India and UP and discussed the training content.
Prof. S. Manazir Ali, while elaborating on the objectives of the training, said that the main objectives of the training are to understand the basic principle of resuscitation protocol, understand the essential newborn care concept and understand the methodology of NSSK training as state trainer.
Dr. Anju Puri, Newborn Health Advisor, MCHIP discussed the objectives of conducting NSSK state Training of Trainers. Mr. Nazir Haider, State Program Manager, NRHM, UP shared the status of NSSK training program in Uttar Pradesh and discussed further plan to roll out the training in state. Dr. Syed Belal Hasan discussed the training agenda.
Dr. Anju Puri, Dr. O. P. Singh and Dr. Nazir Haider gave away the certificate of participation to the participants. Prof. Manazir Ali proposed the vote of thanks.
Dr. O. P. Singh, Dr. Pawan Pathak and Dr. Uzma Firdaus extended all cooperation in the organization of the training. Twenty-eight participants from Agra, Saifai, Mirzapur, Kanpur, Meerut, Varanasi and Aligarh took part in the training. The participants
belonged to the departments of Pediatrics and Community Medicine of BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, IMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, MLN Medical College Allahabad, S.N. Medical College, Agra, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Representative of UNICEF, UP, Save Child Jharkhand and Save Child, Delhi.

AMU Entrance Test for B. Tech held peacefully today

MVO News — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:25:23 +0000

Aligarh: The combined admission test for admission to B. Tech. / B. Arch. of the Aligarh Muslim University was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner at 43 centres here today. In all, more than 42 thousand candidates appeared for the engineering test
at Aligarh, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Kozhikode and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir where 82.9 percent candidates appeared in the test.
AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameeruddin Shah, Registrar Group Captain (Retired) Shahrukh Shamshad, Proctor, Prof. Mujahid Beg and the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Rahat Abrar visited several test centres in AMU. AMU Vice Chancellor appreciated the role of faculty members and other functionaries in conducting the test in a peaceful manner. He thanked the superintendents of examination for their effort to conduct the entrance test in a big way.
In order to maintain transparency and to avoid the possibility of use of unfair means during the test, the University arranged digital photography of every candidate. One case of copying using a high tech device was reported and the culprit was handed over to
the police after lodging an FIR at the local police station by the Proctorial staff of the University.
The Controller of Examinations and Admissions, Prof. Pervez Mustajab thanked the staff associated with the conduct of entrance test. He further added that the University is duty bound to hold the entrance test in the most transparent manner, yet there are reports of some miscreants contacting the candidates and their parents and demanding money to get the admission. He urged the candidates and their parents not to indulge in such malpractices and do not waste their energy and resources on such frauds. He said if any person is trying to contact them, please report the matter to the University authorities so that appropriate action is taken according to the law.
AMU had also deputed senior faculty members as observers to supervise the smooth conduct of the admission test at various centres.

Summer Cricket Coaching to be organized at AMU

MVO News — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:22:16 +0000

Aligarh: The Cricket Club of the Aligarh Muslim University Games Committee is going to organize Tenth Summer Cricket Coaching Camp for school boys of all the schools of Aligarh at Willingdon Cricket pavilion from May 28, 2012 for three weeks’ duration.
Dr. S. Amjad Ali, President, cricket Club said that the school boys may submit their application on or before May 26, 2012 at University Games Committee and the trial will be held on may 27, 2012 at 3 pm at Willingdon Cricket Pavillion. Players should be in proper white kit when appearing for the trials.

Himachal CM confers Zee Shikhar Awards

Vineeta — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:20:28 +0000

Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, conferred ‘Zee Himachal Shikhar Samman’ for lifetime achievement at a function organised by the Zee TV here last evening. Prominent amongst the award winner was former Olympian Hockey Gold Medallist and Arjuna Awardee Charanjit Singh, from Una, for his outstanding achievement in earning laurels to the country in general and Himachal Pradesh, in particular.

Others who were conferred awards for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields are Nisha Devi wife of martyr Roshan Lal, of district Chamba for the supreme sacrifice her husband had made while fighting terrorists in Srinagar; Smt. Jamuna Devi of district Mandi, a street vegetable vendor for educating her children and making one of them pass out from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Smt. Rani Devi, of village Sainthal, in Jogindernagar of district Mandi, a paraplegia patient, for fighting with odds of life bravely, Mukesh of Sundernagar, an HIV positive victim, for successfully recovering from the dreaded disease and educating people about the sam, Hari Datt Sharma of Manvi village in district Sirmour, a handicapped teacher who had been teaching with his feet and carrying daily routine works as well; Smt. Fula Devi Chandel, renowned ‘Ghat Dancer’ from district Bilaspur for promotion of traditional culture of the State Internationally, Ms. Pushpa Thakur, of Nohangi village of district Hamirpur for excelling in athletics at National level, Karnail Rana, a renowned folk singer for promoting traditional folk culture of the State. Tourism department for ‘Har Gaon Ki Kahani’, S.Roy, Chief Secretary and Dr. Arun Sharma, Director received the award on behalf of the tourism department.

Satpal Singh Satti, President, State BJP, Kaul Singh Thakur, President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, S.Roy, Chief Secretary, Dr. A.D.N.Bajpai, Vice Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University also gave awards to some of the winners.

Prof. P.K. Dhumal congratulated the winners and Zee network for spotting some unsung heroes. He thanked Zee TV Network for organizing its first Samman Samaroh in Shimla. He said that Himachal Pradesh was proud to have such talents who had shown a way to the society by their outstanding contribution.

Chief Minister said that Himachal Pradesh was proud that first Param Vir Chakra (PVC) recipient Major Som Nath Sharma belonged to Palampur district Kangra. He said that out of four, two PVCs were awarded to Capt. Vikram Batra (posthumously) and Hav. Sanjay Kumar during ‘Operation Vijay’ in Kargil, and both of them belonged to Himachal Pradesh. He said that largest number of 52 martyrs from Himachal Pradesh attained martyrdom during the Kargil Operation. He said that he had personally visited the families of each of the martyrs to pay his condolences besides providing employment and other incentives to the families of those who lost their lives in Kargil Operation while safeguarding the National boundaries. He said that the State was committed to protect the interests of the families of martyrs, ex-servicemen and families of serving soldiers by extending them all possible help.

Barun Dass, Chief Executive Officer, ZEE TV Network, welcomed the Chief Minister, and said that they have selected the role models for giving awards so as to inspire the society to do well. Sanjay Bohra, Editor, ZEE Punjabi, proposed vote of thanks for making the function successful and historical.

World Hypertension Day celebrated at AMU

MVO News — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:15:20 +0000

Aligarh: The Cardiology Centre, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University is celebrating the World Hypertension Day on May 17. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Asif Hasan, Director, Cardiology Centre said that Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular problem in India while about one billion people worldwide suffer from hypertension. Studies have shown that only 50% patients of hypertension are aware of their condition while only 50% of them were on treatment, out of which only 50% were on adequate anti-hypertension drugs.
Dr. Hasan said that blood pressure is essential to control, as it may lead to complications like heart failure, stroke, coronary artery diseases, peripheral vascular diseases etc. He said there are several myths regarding BP control that BP should be treated less aggressively in elderly people while the fact is that it should be controlled aggressively regardless of age of the patient. He said blood pressure should be routinely measured after 30 years of age or earlier as well, if family history is positive.
Dr. Hasan said that blood pressure control begins at home with lifestyle modifications as early as in pre-hypertension stage. Weight control, restricted salt intake (2 gram daily), light potassium foods, daily walk of 30-45 minutes, avoidance of fatty or fried food are initial and important steps to control hypertension. Proper consultation with doctor and regular intake of anti-hypertensives is a must for the patients. Blood pressure should be controlled with use of more than one type of anti-hypertensives in complicated cases for better results, added Dr. Hasan.

Dental health education Camp organized at schools

MVO News — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:12:55 +0000

Aligarh: The Department of Pedodontics and Periodontics, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University organized a Dental Health Education camp in Aligarh and Mahamayanagar District in collaboration with the Indian Dental Association, Aligarh Branch and sponsored by the Colgate Palmolive India. The camp educated 18978 students of about 37 schools including St. Fidelis, STS High School, Prathmik Vidhyalay Tilothy, etc. on dental diseases, oral hygiene practices and brushing techniques through PowerPoint presentations, flip-charts and models.
The program was conducted under the leadership of Indian Dental Association (IDA) President-Aligarh Branch, Dr. M. K. Jindal, Chief Coordinator “Bright Smile Bright Future- National Oral Health Program-2011” and Chairman, Department of Pedodontics. At different schools, the program was conducted by different IDA members including Dr. Rajat Pratap Singh (Branch Secretary), Dr. Faraz Fazli (CDH Convener), Dr. Saima Yunus Khan, Dr. Amitabh Varshney, Dr. Rubi Khan, Dr. G.S. Hashmi, Dr. Ravinder Gupta, Dr. Aminul Haque, Dr. Abdul Bari and the student representatives of IDA like Dr. Mohammad Abbas Khan, Afzal Ahmed and Areiba Arif.
The basic aim of IDA is to create awareness regarding the oral hygiene among the students and work for the minimization of oral and dental problems among the people by achieving the Zero Cavity target in similar fashion as applied for the eradication of Polio.
The program was carried all over the nation to create awareness among the students about importance of oral hygiene and methods to attain good oral health. Dental Health is as essential as the total body health and for the overall well being of the person. On the basis of the examination and assessment of 1300 students from Class VI-X done at St. Fidelis Senior Secondary School, it was observed that 1 out of 5 students suffered from misalignment of teeth that required proper Orthodontic treatment, whereas 1 out of 3 students had poor oral hygiene and required proper treatment followed by intensive counseling regarding the importance of oral hygiene. Similarly, 1 out of 10 students showed evidences of Dental decay. The comparative study made on the basis of dental health and the academic performance of the students showed that the academically sound students’ dental status was same to that of normal students. The same result was obtained while the study focused on the students hailing from various economic and educational backgrounds.
Father George Paul, Principal, St. Fidelis School, President of CBSE Board Schools Aligarh, President All India Association of Catholic Schools and Sister Concepta appreciated the efforts and observed that the awareness created in the young children will go a long way in dental care in children.

Over 26 thousand posts of teachers sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh

MVO News — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:44 +0000

Bhopal: The cabinet at its meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today while amending the sanction given by school education department for 26 thousand 26 posts of Adhyapak cadre for middle schools decided to fill 13 thousand 13 posts by promotion from assistant teachers and remaining identical number of contract school teacher grade-2 through appointments.

Compassionate Appointment

The cabinet decided to do away with the condition of upto two children in cases of compassionate appointment family members of deceased government servants. Now number of children of the deceased government servant would not be an impediment in the compassionate appointment. However, the decision would be applicable from the date of issuance of order in this regard and it would not cover old cases.

Farmers’ Welfare Board

The cabinet decided to constituted a Fishermen Welfare Board for welfare and development of traditional and ancestral fishermen. It may be mentioned here that the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced the constitution of this board at the Machuara Panchayat held recently by him. The board would give suggestions regarding new schemes, amendment in the existing ones and in other relevant matters having a bearing of fish farmers’ welfare. The 23 posts of officers and employees required for the office of the board would be filled up by deputation from the department. The term of the board will be of three years.

E-Governance Managers

Taking yet another concrete measure toward promoting good governance the cabinet sanctioned 420 posts in Information Technology sector. These include 50 posts of e-governance manager under e-governance society, 320 posts of assistant e-governance manager at development block level and 50 posts of data entry operator at district level. This would help in more efficient implementation of e-governance projects in the state.

Majara-Tolas

The cabinet decided to electrify the Majara/Tolas and habitations having over 100 population of 2,332 electrified villages in Betul, Morena and Harda districts. This will provide electric connection to 96 thousand 320 BPL families.

Relief for Crop Loss

The cabinet decided to amend the provisions of R.B.C. 6-4 to change the arrangement for providing relief to the farmers for damage to their crops by wild animals. At present, the DFO provides the relief to such farmers in such cases. This would cause inordinate delay in provision of relief to the affected farmers. Following the decision now revenue officers would sanction the relief as per the norms fixed for relief in natural calamities. The relief would be provided from the budget of forest department. The forest department would authorize the revenue officers for sanction, drawing and distributing the relief.

Silo Bags

The cabinet decided for storage of wheat in silo bags on an experimental basis. The work would be carried out by Madhya Pradesh Warehousing Corporation on pilot basis. For this work land would be made available free of cost to the corporation and after the bags are emptied the land would again be vested in government.

Other Decisions

As per the policy of industrial promotion and increasing power generation the private sector industrial groups have started setting up captive power plants and power generation centres. As per the provisions of Vidyut Ahiniyam-2003 fee has to be paid for applying to get licence for transmission and distribution.

The cabinet decided to fix a fee of Rs. 5 lakh for applying to the Electricity Regulatory Commission for this. The state owned power companies would be exempt from it.

The cabinet decided to permanently withdraw 10 percent pension of Shri A.L. Parameshwari(retired) conservator of forest, Morena. He was found guilty of negligence of duty during the posting in a case of illegal poaching of neelgai.

AMU moots a trilateral research agreement with Bristol and Ohio universities

MVO News — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:44 +0000

Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Trilateral Research Collaboration Project involving Universities of Bristol (UK), Ohio State University, USA and the Aligarh Muslim University.
AMU Registrar, Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel signed the proposal on behalf of the University. Prof. Nick Brooker, University of Bristol (UK), Prof. Wasi Haider, Chairman, Department of Physics and Prof. Alim Husain Naqvi, Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterial), AMU were present on this occasion.
A pilot project will be launched under the tri-lateral research and education partnership to establish a STEM Research and Education Centre at Aligarh as a model for a larger initiative involving universities in UK, USA and India. The project would be supported by IndoGenius, an education consultancy, which is developing the intervarsity approach to supporting Indian higher education and research.
Two research projects would be initiated on X-ray Nano-Biotechnology to be carried out with the collaboration of Prof. Anil Pradhan and Prof. Sultana Nahar of Ohio State University and Prof. Alim Husain Naqvi of AMU and Prof. Mervyn Miles of Bristol. It is based on the application of a novel methodology for the cancer therapy leading to the development and use of a monochromatic X-ray device coupled with suitable nanomaterial for radio-sensitization of cancerous tumors.
The AMU Department of Physics and the Faculty of Science has been earmarked approximately US $ 20,000 by Dr. Anil Pradhan and Dr. Sultana Nahar from Ohio State University to support the cost of local education and research training of Indian students.
The Department of Physics, Department of Applied Physics, department of Electronics Engineering and Department of Computer Engineering will be involved as partners in the ambitious project.
The Ohio Supercomputer Centre in Columbus, Ohio will provide computational facilities on state-of-the-art massively parallel platforms at no cost. Moreover, the support will continue even after the students return to India, as STEM faculty at Indian universities to work on long-term collaborative research projects.

AMU Residential Coaching Academy admission announcement made

MVO News — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Aligarh: The Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Aligarh Muslim University will be conducting a National Entrance Test followed by Group Discussion & Personal Interview on 26th August 2012 for admission to the Coaching Programme for Civil Services, Banking
Services and Judicial Services especially for Minorities/SCs/STs and Women’s candidates for the session 2012-2013 at Aligarh, Bangalore, Kolkata, Lucknow and Srinagar (J&K) centres.
Application form can be obtained from the Office of Residential Coaching Academy or downloaded from the website http://www.amu.ac.in/rca.htm. The application forms along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 100/- in favour of Director, Residential Coaching Academy, AMU, Aligarh should reach the Office of the RCA on or before 31st July 2012. Further details may be obtained on Phone 0571-2701760 and 09927057499.
The entrance test will be conducted at all centres on August 26, 2012 from 10 am while the Interview at external centres will be held on the same date from 2 pm onwards. However, interview at Aligarh centre will be organized on August 27, 2012 at 9:30 am. The selected candidates will be admitted on September 25-26, 2012.