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PIL makes justice within the reach of common man: LG
Smriti Kak

Camping out for fun. — Tribune Photo

SPEAKING at the colloquium, ‘Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution’, organised at the Indraprastha University, Mr P. C. Hota, former chairman UPSC, citing the example of the United Kingdom said: “A written Constitution may not always guarantee Fundamental Rights to citizens. To be enforced in their full spirit Fundamental Rights need not be enshrined in the Constitution but in the hearts and minds of the people.”

He said though the concept of Fundamental Rights emerged only after the Constitution came into force, yet the spirit of Fundamental Rights was reflected even in the ancient and medieval forms of Governance in India.

Mr Hota spoke extensively on the scope and interpretation of various articles providing fundaments rights. Lt-Governor of Delhi Vijai Kapoor, who also spoke on the occasion, pointed out how the detention laws of our country have evolved with the evolution of Fundamental Rights.

Mr Kapoor expressed concern on the plethora of cases mounting up day-by-day, and how justice has become a distant dream for the common man. He also pointed out that Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has widened the horizons of judiciary. PIL stands forth as a promising source of justice, which has made justice within the reach of the underprivileged, added the LG.

Prof K. K. Aggarwal, Vice-Chancellor, GGS Indraprastha University, spoke about the university’s achievements in the recent past and its plans for the future. He informed about the university’s collaboration with the Intel and with Hannan University of China for interesting projects in the field of Information Technology and Management. He also talked about the university’s plans for ISO certification and accreditation on the occasion.

Intellectual Property Rights

The School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is organising the Pt K. L. Misra Memorial National Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Rights from October 29 to 31.

The competition will be held at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate. The inaugural programme to be held on 29th October at 5:30 pm in the evening. The prize distribution function will be held on October 31 at 4:30 pm.

IT Training

Aptech Limited has won the Best IT Trainer award in the Category of IT Training. Mr Pramod Khera, CEO and Managing Director, was conferred the Man of Franchising Award for his outstanding contribution to Franchising, Mr V. Balasubramanian, Executive Director & Head of International Business, was given the Business Leadership Award.

The Franchising Awards have been instituted by the leading publication ‘Franchising World’ for honouring franchising and business excellence. Mr John Foreman, the Chairman of the Franchise Awards, New Zealand, is the International Consultant for the Franchise India Awards and has formulated the guidelines for evaluating organisations.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khera, said: “The Franchise Awards ’03 marks the coming of age for the Franchising Business in India. Aptech with over 3,000 franchise partners has always saluted the entrepreneurial acumen. We follow the Shared Destiny approach with our business partners and are glad to receive recognition for our efforts.”

MDI organises Illumina

Management Development Institute (MDI) organised Illumina, its annual Divali Mela, on Sunday last week. The mela proved to be a crowd puller with a large number of attendees pouring in.

Illumina, claim the MDIites, is an extremely colourful event, providing loads of entertainment to the local populace, apart from opportunities to shop at the various stalls put up. The one-day festival hosted at the 40-acre MDI campus offered fun and enjoyment.

For the foodies, a ‘Food Court’, which offered different and exotic dishes was a major attraction. The additional attractions in the event included Product Displays, Vehicle shows and performance by artists to entertain the visitors.

Medical Transcription

With healthcare being acknowledged as a rapidly growing field, and the demand for quality documentation on the increase, the Medical Transcription Forum had predicted a boom for those seeking jobs in the sector. The forum is targeting youngsters, particularly fresh graduates, with the lure of not just good money that medical transcriptionists can earn, but also the freedom of choosing their work hours.

According to the forum, the profession provides a high level of job security and skilled medical language specialists may receive a premium for their services. The forum has begun creating awareness about the profession and is aiming to conduct seminars and workshops in colleges to drive home the opportunities that the profession holds out.

Medical transcription provides unlimited intellectual challenges and the opportunity to make a unique contribution to quality patient care and service, claims the forum and it all offers that age restrictions are seldom found, with great value being placed on the experience and knowledge of the mature transcriptionist.

It is also pointed out that medical transcription can be a lifelong, satisfying career, providing the constant challenge of an expanding and advancing technology. Students are being wooed by incentives like a fat pay packet and the ability to work from home.

A dedicated, hardworking and experienced medical transcriptionist can certainly earn upwards of Rs. 25,000 per month, depending on how many lines one transcribes accurately per day, the forum points out.

Explaining the nature of work, the Forum offers that MT is a process of accurately and swiftly transcribing medical records dictated by doctors and others, including history and physical reports, clinic notes, office notes, operative reports, consultation notes, discharge summaries, letters, psychiatric evaluations, laboratory reports, x-ray reports and pathology reports.

It involves receiving dictation by tape, digital system or voice file, and using earphones, a foot pedal for start-stop control and a word processing program. It sometimes includes the use of a printer and sometimes a modem.

As for the skills required for good medical transcriptionists, all one needs is knowledge of English language, computers and the ability to understand American accent.

Transcriptionists, points out the forum, will have to undergo necessary training, as the job requires hard work, dedication and commitment to deliver the best.

MTs are also expected to be proficient in medical terminology, English language use and grammar, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, medical record keeping, and of course typing and computer skills.