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Building jinxed!
Ludhiana, October 8 The answer seems to be in the affirmative considering the history of the building. All offices housed in the building have failed to take off from here. Starting from the Tick-Borne Disease Centre to the veterinary university, none of the offices have managed to work from here. Though the belief had been making rounds of the PAU campus, the veterinarians who had been voting in favour of Guru Angad Dev University had been keeping their fingers crossed, hoping that the jinx would break this time with the setting up of the university. But their prayers could not come true. The university too could not see the light of the day as it was mired in a controversy between agriculture scientists and veterinarians. “We were only scared of this phenomenon, but this did happen. And our dreams have been shattered,” said a retired veterinarian from the PAU. Before the announcement of setting up of the university, the state government had stated in August, 2001 that a National Vaccine Testing Laboratory was to be set up in the building here. The then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had announced that the institute would help veterinary scientists explore new avenues in the state besides strengthening research in animal husbandry. Mr Badal had even gone on to say that it was due to his efforts that the institute was given to Punjab. But nothing happened. The state government had even asked the PAU to transfer the building to the national institute. In return, the PAU was to get the three-storey building of the Institute of Vaccines, Punjab, that originally belonged to the state government, situated on campus. But the then Union Minister of Agriculture Ajit Singh took the institute to his constituency, Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. The state government could not do anything. The state government was expecting a grant of Rs 200 crore from the Union Government for setting up the institute here. It could not get a single penny. Before that, the building had been lying unused for many years. Only two-three rooms were being used as laboratories. Even before that, the building was specifically constructed for the Tick-Borne Diseases Centre to develop a vaccine against theleria. The centre also remained mired in controversies and it was finally closed down.
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ICFAI students showcase talent
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, October 8 Mr Roopam Gupta, regional head, ICFAI, was the chief guest. The Principal, Dr Anuradha, welcomed the chief guest .The students exhibited talent by performing various cultural items like bhangra, modeling and medley dance etc. Mr Eve and Miss Eve were also selected and awarded. Eminent personalities from the academic world and industry witnessed the cultural extravaganza. The audience was spellbound by the performances of the young artistes of ICFAI National College. NSS volunteers’ visit: NSS volunteers of the Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women visited Nishkam Sewa Kendra, Daad village, here on Saturday under the guidance of NSS programme officers, Ms Lotika Gupta and Ms Seema Soni.The manager of the ashram, Mr Sarwan Kumar Sharma, acquainted the volunteers with the right ways to have meaningful existence. The volunteers interacted with the inmates of the Vridh Ashram and shared their experiences. They were asked to help the old in their routine activities such as dusting, cleaning, washing of clothes etc. Educational trip: An educational trip to Pushpa Gujral Science City was organised by the MGM Public School for the students of Classes V to IX.According to the students and teachers, it was an exhilarating experience. They learnt a lot about astronomy and space. The main attraction for the students was the planetarium, dome theatre, laser show and virtual world 3-D show. Many concepts of astrophysics were explained to the students. An animated model depicting rocket lift-off and separation of different stages to put a satellite into the earth’s orbit was shown in the gallery. The students were given an assignment to reproduce their visit to the science city in the form of a project. While going through their submissions it proved that the tour was of great educative value for the students. Kiddies’ Paradise: Tiny tots of Kiddies’ Paradise celebrated Navratras and Dasehra with enthusiasm on the school campus. They performed dandia on the occasion.Dasehra celebrations were unique as little ones dressed up as Ram, Sita, Laxman, Bharat, Bhilni, Hanuman presented Ramayana in a nutshell. Ms Pradha, in charge, narrated the story of Ramayana to the kids and highlighted the importance of the day. School Principal Neeta Malik and director Randhir Singh also addressed the students.
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Workshop on facial expressions
Ludhiana, October 8 Parekh is a postgraduate from the National School of Drama, New Delhi. He has over 10 years of experience in dramatics and television, and has had the opportunity to work with eminent film personalities like Ketan Mehta, Naseeruddin Shah, Berry John and Satyadev Dubey. Parekh is also actively involved in training debutant artistes like Sanjana for “Mere Yaar Ki Shaddi
Hai”, a Yash Chopra production. The two-day seminar covered aspects of filmmaking and animation like characterisation gestures, postures and facial expressions. Parekh said for every animation, these four were the most important ingredients. The difference between a good animation and a poor animation was mainly on account of these four heads. He discussed various technical terms used in the filmmaking process and tried to bridge the gap between theoretical vocabulary and the real language used in actual studios and shooting locations. He laid stress on observation. He said the basic input for any good animator was a good observance power. He laid stress on observing people and their habits, reactions to situations and then analysing them. Once analysed and compared, these go a long way to help an animator make an animation close to
reality. Parekh, also conducted some exercise to try and inculcate these skills in budding animators.
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CME on overactive bladder
Ludhiana, October 8 The CME programme focused on etiology, pathophysiology, clinical perspective, diagnosis, treatment and new therapies in the management of OAB. As many as 100 delegates, including urologists, surgeons, gynaecologists, medical practitioners and post-graduates, attended the programme. A panel discussion on various issues relating to the management of patients with overactive bladder was discussed using an interactive format. Experts with vast experience in the treatment of overactive bladder shared their views. Prof S.K. Sharma, former Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh; Prof A.K. Mandal (HoD, Urology, PGIMER; Dr Rajeev Sood (HoD, Urology, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi); Prof Basant Pawar (HoD, Nephrology, CMCH), and Prof Kim Mammen (HoD, Urology, CMCH) delivered lecturers and participated in a panel discussion. Frequent urination during day and night, compelling urge to pass urine, involuntary leakage of urine could affect the quality of life, cause depression, emotional disturbance, affect daily life and could reduce the decision-making power. These urinary symptoms also affected sexual life and caused other problems, the experts said. “Patients with urinary incontinence now have various treatment options available that are effective and cheap. Medical treatment with new drugs, behavioural therapy, including bladder retraining, pelvic floor exercises and surgical intervention offer redemption for patients with urinary problems due to an overactive bladder”, said Dr Kim Mammen.
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Blood donation camps
Ludhiana, October 8 Another blood donation camp was organised by the Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology at Katani Kalan today. As many as 55 members of staff and students donated blood. Dr Amarjit Kaur, in a press note today, said the blood collected in the camps would be processed and screened for transmissible diseases like AIDS, hepatitis, etc before it is released to the patients. She said a significant part of the blood collected would be utilised for preparation of components like packed red cells, platelets and plasma so that a single donor’s blood will made available to many patients.
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A budding athlete
Ludhiana, October 8 She won 3 gold medals and a silver medal in 400 m race, long jump, 100 m race and 4 x 100m relay race in the annual Athletic Meet of the school this year. She is also the captain of the handball team of the school. She had also participated in Sahodya school games last year. Encouraged by her father Mr Anil Sood and mother Anu, Vishakha said her teachers Ms Saroj and Ms Anupama too encourage her and take personal interest in nurturing her talent. ‘‘ My teachers say my performance would further improve after I gain more height.’’ She cherishes the moment when her school principal, Ms Paramjit Kaur, awarded her the medals and praised her in front of all schoolchildren, ‘‘ I was on cloud nine’’ she remembered.
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PSEB JE, driver suspended
Khanna, October 8 XEN (stores) J.S. Deol said the junior engineer and the driver had charged excess amount of octroi by tampering with octroi slips. The XEN said the special audit team detected the fraud committed by the accused and that the actual amount would be ascertained after the completion of the inquiry.
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