Daily Archives: December 27th, 2011
Scholars get advanced training in Give Kids A Smile strategies
Scholars get advanced training in Give Kids A Smile strategies St. Louis—As the St. Louis Give Kids A Smile program held its 20th clinic Oct. 28 and 29, seven volunteer ambassador-scholars sought a higher education in program success by watching, listening, questioning and working at the first ever GKAS University. The program was designed to [...]
Twin US Spacecraft Ready to Orbit the Moon for Mapping Mission
Twin US Spacecraft Ready to Orbit the Moon for Mapping Mission Two spacecraft are due to begin orbiting the Moon on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The mission will enable scientists to better understand the Moon’s gravitational field and the lunar interior. NASA scientists say our moon has the most uneven gravitational field [...]
Modern research is emphasized for development and knowledge – Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology SSUET Karachi Sindh Pakistan
Modern research is emphasized for development and knowledge – Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology SSUET Karachi Sindh Pakistan December 27, 2011
Minister for Education Government of Sindh should fulfill his promise to regularize the service of teachers
Minister for Education Government of Sindh should fulfill his promise to regularize the service of teachers December 27, 2011
Date for submission of application form extended due to receipt of less number of applications: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari
Date for submission of application form extended due to receipt of less number of applications: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari December 27, 2011
Affiliation of schools using “cadet” in their names without permission likely to be cancelled — as decided by the meeting of Boards of Intermediate & Secondary Education BISEs
Affiliation of schools using “cadet” in their names likely to be cancelled — as decided by the meeting of Boards of Intermediate & Secondary Education BISEs December 27, 2011
Lack of facilities in Sindh Government Hospital Ibrahim Haidri Karachi
Lack of facilities in Sindh Government Hospital Ibrahim Haidri Karachi December 27, 2011
Workshop on “Psychopathic Traits in Children” held at University of the Punjab PU Lahore Pakistan
Workshop on “Psychopathic Traits in Children” held at University of the Punjab PU Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: (December 27, 2011): Punjab University Centre for Clinical Psychology (CCP) organized a workshop on “Psychopathic Traits in Children.” Dr Umneea Khan, Consultant Psychologists, University of Western, Australia, conducted the workshop. The workshop created awareness in clinical psychology students to identify criminal [...]
University of the Punjab PU Lahore VC terms political selectees a real hurdle for development
University of the Punjab PU Lahore VC terms political selectees a real hurdle for development LAHORE: (December 27, 2011): Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has stated that the faculty members, appointed on political basis, were the real hurdle in progress of the varsity. He expressed these views while inaugurating the polymer and material research laboratories [...]
KU reschedules aptitude tests
KU reschedules aptitude tests Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Karachi Aptitude tests for Applied Physics (BS evening) and Masters in Computer Science (MCS) of Karachi University (KU) are rescheduled to take place on Thursday, December 29 at 10am, a university official said. However, admission tests for MBA, BSSE and BSCS will be held on December 28 [...]
Self-medication further increases drug resistance
Self-medication further increases drug resistance Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Rawalpindi Self-medication to get relief in case of cold, flu and throat infection is further increasing drug resistance among population against a number of diseases and health experts have been expressing deep concern over the issue. It is important that cold, flu and throat infection have [...]
Of kids’ cartoons and TV shows addiction
Of kids’ cartoons and TV shows addiction Tuesday, December 27, 2011 From the time when cable television became available in Pindi more than a decade ago, massive numbers of children have grown addicted to cartoons and other TV shows causing concern among parents and researchers. Seventh-grader Talat Shah spends most of his leisure time watching [...]
Rural Health Centres lack specialised services
Rural Health Centres lack specialised services Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Islamabad A Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) report on Monday said specialised services like labour and eye rooms as well as equipment were found lacking in some of the 80 Rural Health Centres (RHCs) monitored in November. Fafen Governance Monitors visited 47 RCHs 27 [...]
FDE, Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education FBISE Islamabad in row over scholarship exams
FDE, Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education FBISE Islamabad in row over scholarship exams ISLAMABAD - Another controversy has surfaced between Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) regarding holding of the 8th class scholarship examinations for year 2012. Previously, the FDE has always been the sole authority to conduct [...]
People demand health facilities
People demand health facilities RAWALPINDI - The lack of a public health dispensaries and any government-run hospital is creating problems for the residents of Dhok Hussoo, a thickly populated area of 50,000 people. “We are living in the most neglected area of Rawalpindi and are being considered outcast or second-rate citizens as we stand deprived of all [...]
Manufacturers exploiting delay
Manufacturers exploiting delay ISLAMABAD - It is a sad reality that the government has yet to formulate the new drug pricing policy despite the fact that the devolution of Health Ministry has rendered the drug companies unbridled and they are free to raise the prices whenever they want. At present they are also freely introducing therapeutic equivalent [...]
Faculty politics hampers University of the Punjab PU, says VC
Faculty politics hampers University of the Punjab PU, says VC LAHORE - Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran has said faculty members appointed on a political, rather than merit basis were the real hurdles in the varsity’s development. He expressed these views while inaugurating the polymer and material research laboratories at the Polymer Engineering [...]
‘Disease is in your genes’
‘Disease is in your genes’ LAHORE - Thousand of mostly defective viruses exist in each human’s genes, including some which could trigger infections such as schizophrenia, breast cancer, haemophilia, rheumatic disorders, multiple sclerosis, type-I diabetes and even AIDS. These viruses are called human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), which were originally discovered in some animals, but their pathogenic threat [...]
Book reveals sexual harassment in the UN-Pak office
Book reveals sexual harassment in the UN-Pak office LAHORE - Renowned rights activist Fouzia Saeed’s latest book ‘Working with Sharks’ was formally launched in the provincial capital on Monday. The book follows the author’s struggle against the perpetrators of sexual harassment against her and her female colleagues in the United Nation’s Pakistan office. The launching ceremony was [...]
Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan wins programming competition
Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan wins programming competition LAHORE - The Government College University (GCU) Lahore has won the Brainiac 2011 Speed Programming Competition organised by the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore Al-Khawazmi Institute of Computer Sciences at the concluding day of the 5th International Conference on Open-Source Systems and Technologies. The Punjab [...]
University of the Punjab PU Lahore Pakistan first, Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS third
University of the Punjab PU Lahore Pakistan first, Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS third LAHORE – Punjab University ranked first in Pakistan in the Emerald Publishing Group and Higher Education Commission National Digital Library Programme’s (NDLP) ranking for most articles published in Emerald journals during 2011, while Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) ranked third. This [...]
King Edward Medical University(KEMU), Lahore private lab approval rings alarm bells
KEMU private lab approval rings alarm bells LAHORE - Belying the claims of the Punjab chief minister to provide free treatment facilities to the poor, King Edward Medical University (KEMU) has decided to set up a diagnostic laboratory on the lines of the private sector, Pakistan Today has learnt. The lab will be operated by the KEMU [...]
Another PkSF-PSF clash at FUUAST
Another PkSF-PSF clash at FUUAST KARACHI - Academic activities at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) were suspended on Monday after a clash between the Pakhtun Students Federation (PkSF) and the People’s Students Federation (PSF). University sources said the clash erupted after the PkSF activists tried to enter the campus and the PSF [...]
‘Working With Sharks’ book launched
‘Working With Sharks’ book launched LAHORE: A book titled ‘Working With Sharks’, written by Dr Fouzia Saeed, was launched in a ceremony at a local hotel on Monday. Senior journalist Abdul Rauf, renowned artist and educationist Salima Hashmi, actor Sarmad Sultan Dr Fouzia Saeed, educationist Tariq Rehman and a large number of people from different [...]
Students protest against discrepancies in exam results
Students protest against discrepancies in exam results LAHORE: At least 300 students belonging to different public sector colleges staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Monday. The students were those who were said to have failed in the MA Political Science examination conducted by the Punjab University (PU). The protesting students were carrying [...]
Karachi University declares LLB Part II annual exam result
Karachi University declares LLB Part II annual exam result KARACHI: The University of Karachi (KU) Examinations Department Monday declared the result of LLB Part II Annual Examination 2011. As per the statics of the result, 715 candidates were registered, 697 appeared in the examinations out of which 220 students were declared successful. The pass percentage [...]
Four students injured in Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology FUUAST Karachi clash
Four students injured in Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology FUUAST Karachi clash KARACHI: Four students sustained injuries when the activists of rival student organisations clashed here at the Federal Urdu University within the limits of Aziz Bhatti police station on Monday. The clash took place between the activists of Islami Jamiat Talaba and [...]
MEDIA WATCH SOCIETY EXECUTIVE BODY APPOINTED – Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan (Ravians)
MEDIA WATCH SOCIETY EXECUTIVE BODY APPOINTED - Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan (Ravians) GC University Vice Chancellor Prof. (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman; Izaz-i-Kamal, took oath from the new office-bearers of the Media Watch Society (MWS) and congratulated them on their appointment. Rizwan Khan was appointed as President, Rana Saif Ullah Senior Vice President, Ahsan [...]
GCU Dramatics Club (GCUDC) STAGES PLAY “KAL KAY QUAID” AT UET STUDENT SEMINAR – Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan (Ravians)
GCU Dramatics Club (GCUDC) STAGES PLAY “KAL KAY QUAID” AT UET STUDENT SEMINAR - Government College University GCU Lahore Punjab Pakistan (Ravians) A play “Kal Kay Quaid”, staged by GCU Dramatics Club (GCUDC), met with a loud applause at the youth seminar organized by the Punjab government at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Convocation Hall [...]
Punjab Board: Private students can sit science exams in 2012
Punjab Board: Private students can sit science exams in 2012 December 27, 2011 LAHORE: Private candidates sitting for matriculation examinations of the Punjab boards will now be allowed to take examinations for the sciences, said Adeeb Jawedani while speaking with The Express Tribune on Sunday. Jawedani, the central president of the All Pakistan Private Schools [...]
‘Parha likha’ Punjab: Public-private partner schools kick off in 2012
‘Parha likha’ Punjab: Public-private partner schools kick off in 2012 December 27 2011 BAHWALPUR: The Punjab government has provided a sum of Rs10 billion to the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) to promote school education in marginalised areas through public private partnership. The PEF will sponsor the education of 1.5 million deserving students in 36 districts, next year, through [...]
Virus feared to hit Lahore between Feb and April
Virus feared to hit between Feb and April December 27, 2011 LAHORE: A dengue fever epidemic may hit Lahore between the second week of February and the first week of April, 2012, Abdul Jabbar Shaheen, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general, said on Sunday. Shaheen was addressing an awareness raising seminar about Causes and Prevention [...]
Student gStudent groups clash in Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology FUUAST Karachiroups clash in Urdu University
Student groups clash in Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology FUUAST Karachi KARACHI – Activists belonging to student organizations clashed in Federal Urdu University’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus here on Monday, suspending academic process in the institution. According to reports, the altercation over a petty issue led to violent fighting between two dozen workers of two [...]
247 Pakistani peace activists to participate in PIPFPD moot
247 Pakistani peace activists to participate in PIPFPD moot KARACHI – As many as 247 peace activists from Pakistan would participate in the 8th Joint Convention of the ‘Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD)’ in Allahabad India on December 29, 30 and 31. Before this the seven joint conventions have been held since [...]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP to employ eunuchs in Education Department
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP to employ eunuchs in Education Department PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government Monday has decided to appoint eunuchs in Education Department on the directives of Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan and sought reports in this regard. In the light of the directions from SC, KP government, in first phase, has taken initiative before [...]
The quest for quality……in both private and public sector schools
The quest for quality……in both private and public sector schools Some popular perceptions, that are persisting in certain circles in Pakistan, are that private schools only work for the better off, work for profits only and make a lot of profits, work in urban areas mainly, but do provide better education for the money that [...]
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