Daily Archives: September 5th, 2012
Private colleges barred from holding test: PMDC wants NTS merit precede ad for admissions
Private colleges barred from holding test: PMDC wants NTS merit precede ad for admissions Lahore: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has directed that all private medical and dental institutions in all provinces shall advertise for admission of students only after the determination of final order of merit by the respective provincial testing/admission authorities or [...]
Power to 127 schools and offices disconnected
Power to 127 schools and offices disconnected Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Tuesday disconnected power to over a 100 government schools being run by the office of EDO Elementary Education as well as 27 other offices and institutions of the same department due to outstanding electricity bills amounting to Rs34.3 million. According [...]
$4m for flood-hit schools
$4m for flood-hit schools Karachi: The United States will give another four million dollars to the Pakistan government for rehabilitating around 450 schools which were damaged by floods in four districts of southern Sindh. Sindh’s education secretary, Mukhtiar Hussain Soomro, and the deputy mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Edward [...]
Sit-in against University of Sindh Jamshoro VC disrupts traffic
Sit-in against University of Sindh Jamshoro VC disrupts traffic Hyderabad: Activists of civil society organisations under the aegis of the Save Sindh University and Education Committee (SSUEC) staged an hour-long sit-in at a section of the Super Highway near the Kotri crossing on Tuesday and demanded the removal of Sindh University vice chancellor Dr Nazir [...]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa DAE exams results 2012 – Ghandhara College clinches top positions in DAE exams
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa DAE exams results 2012 – Ghandhara College clinches top positions in DAE exams Peshawar: The students of the Gandhara College of Technology clinched the overall top three positions as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Technical Education Peshawar declared the results of the Diploma of Associate Engineers (DAE) examination 2012 on Tuesday. The results were [...]
MoU signed for exchange of students, faculty between the University of Peshawar and Hanbat National University South Korea
MoU signed for exchange of students, faculty between the University of Peshawar and Hanbat National University South Korea Pesahwar: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Peshawar and Hanbat National University South Korea for exchange of students and faculty for capacity-building and higher studies. A press release said that under the [...]
Mapping neurological disease
Mapping neurological disease New algorithm can analyze information from medical images to identify diseased areas of the brain and connections with other regions. Disorders such as schizophrenia can originate in certain regions of the brain and then spread out to affect connected areas. Identifying these regions of the brain, and how they affect the other [...]
Understanding gambling addiction
Understanding gambling addiction For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game. Odds are that you imagine gamblers as people simply trying to get lucky and win a big payoff. But when Natasha Schull, an associate professor in MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), [...]
Protein impedes microcirculation of malaria-infected red blood cells
Protein impedes microcirculation of malaria-infected red blood cells MIT-led research team finds that protein significantly reduces infected cells’ ability to squeeze through tiny channels compared to healthy cells. When the parasite responsible for malaria infects human red blood cells, it launches a 48-hour remodeling of the host cells. During the first 24 hours of this [...]
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumor formation Drug-like molecule restores normal cell metabolism, preventing cancer cells from growing.
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumor formation - Drug-like molecule restores normal cell metabolism, preventing cancer cells from growing. Unlike ordinary cells, cancer cells devote most of their energy to reproducing themselves. To do this, they must trigger alternative metabolic pathways that produce new cellular building blocks, such as DNA, carbohydrates and lipids. Chemical compounds that [...]
New Heart Stents Better Than Old Ones, Study Says (Watch Video)
New Heart Stents Better Than Old Ones, Study Says (Watch Video) Stents are used to keep coronary arteries open after a procedure called angioplasty. Some stents contain medicine that is released over time. It was thought that these stents would be more effective than plain metal ones, but early studies showed patients who had medicated [...]
Studies Reveal Health Benefits of Vitamin D in TB and HIV
Studies Reveal Health Benefits of Vitamin D in TB and HIV New research suggests that mega-doses of vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin,” may help fight both tuberculosis and reduce the risk of death from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An estimated 1.5 million people die each year of tuberculosis amid concerns that the [...]
Young Reformers Gilgit-Baltistan provide career guidance – orman Christian College FCC University FCCU Lahore
Young Reformers Gilgit-Baltistan provide career guidance - orman Christian College FCC University FCCU Lahore Nayyar Abbas, a student of BSc Economics, has initiated a career counseling group in collaboration with other students from his area of Gilgit- Baltistan. The group, called the “Young Reformers Gilgit-Baltistan”, coaches students from the area to help them make better career [...]
LUMS Faculty Addresses UN Meeting – Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS
LUMS Faculty Addresses UN Meeting - Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS Dr. Osama Siddique, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Policy at LUMS addressed the Third Annual Legal Empowerment Asia Partnership (LEAP) Meeting held at Hanoi, Vietnam from August 27-29, 2012. Dr. Siddique was invited to share his expertise by the UNDP Asia Pacific Regional [...]
NUMŪD, Now Available for Students and Faculty – Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS
NUMŪD, Now Available for Students and Faculty - Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS The Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature has published ‘NUMŪD’, the first ever Urdu literary magazine, which is solely the endeavour of LUMS students. It has been edited by a team of five students. Umer Naeem Sukhera was the editor, while sub-editors, [...]
Entry test held at Iqra University
Entry test held at Iqra University PESHAWAR: The first phase of the entry test for admission to various disciplines in Iqra National University has been held on the university campus. The university received applications for admission to management sciences, computer sciences, engineering and fashion design. It was, therefore, decided to hold the test in two [...]
Department of Art and Design in Hazara University (HU) students display artwork at thematic exhibition
Department of Art and Design in Hazara University (HU) students display artwork at thematic exhibition MANSEHRA: The bachelor level Fine Arts students, the first batch in the Department of Art and Design in Hazara University, organised a thematic exhibition to display their artwork. The exhibition displaying the artistic skills of the students was supervised by Dr [...]
Research papers – PUNJAB University’s Department of Applied Psychology
Research papers - PUNJAB University’s Department of Applied Psychology PUNJAB University’s Department of Applied Psychology Chairperson & Center for Clinical Psychology (CCP) Director Prof Dr Rukhsana Kausar presented her seven research papers to the European Health Psychology Society Congress held in Prague, Czech Republic, and International Congress on Behavioral Sciences in Budapest, Hungry. Dr Nashi Khan [...]
LAHORE College for Women University (LCWU) BS admission
LAHORE College for Women University (LCWU) BS admission LAHORE College for Women University (LCWU) has started admission for BS four-year degree programme. The admission forms can be obtained from the university and specific branches of The Bank of Punjab and can be submitted from September 10 to September 15, 2012 to the varsity. The admissions are [...]
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) students commence professional careers
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) students commence professional careers LAHORE: Results from the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Examinations in June 2012 show that a record number of students have successfully completed their final exams. Candidates around the world took almost 370,000 papers, with 7,160 students successfully completing their final ACCA exams, representing a [...]
Reference in late scholar’s memory today – Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL)
Reference in late scholar’s memory today - Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) will hold a reference in memory of late poet and writer, Safdar Shahid here today (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm. Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Abdul Hameed will preside over the reference. It may be mentioned here [...]
9th class registration date extended to 12th – Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE)
9th class registration date extended to 12th - Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) RAWALPINDI – Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) has extended the 9th class registration date till 12 September. The board has extended the last date of registration for all 9th grade students till 12 September. According to Board [...]
Capital Development Authority (CDA) allocates Rs9m for anti-dengue campaign
Capital Development Authority (CDA) allocates Rs9m for anti-dengue campaign ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated Rs 9 million for launching a campaign against dengue fever in the federal capital. This was stated by CDA Chairman, Engr Furkhand Iqbal in an emergency meeting called for the purpose to review the activities being undertaken by [...]
Minister lauds NUST role in imparting engineering skills – NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Minister lauds NUST role in imparting engineering skills - NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering RAWALPINDI – NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering held its 18th Undergraduate Convocation here on Tuesday. Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Minister for Science and Technology, graced the occasion as the chief guest. Among others the event was attended by [...]
Literary reference in memory of renowned poet and writer Syed Nazeer Zaidi
Literary reference in memory of renowned poet and writer Syed Nazeer Zaidi LAHORE – A literary reference in memory of renowned poet and writer Syed Nazeer Zaidi (late) was held at Alhamra Hall on Tuesday. This reference was organised by literary organization ‘Amsaal’, which was presided over by Dr Saleem Akhtar. Whereas, the special guests were [...]
Government College University (GCU) holding training for young teachers
Government College University (GCU) holding training for young teachers LAHORE – The Government College University (GCU) Quality Enhancement Cell is holding a four-day special training programme for the university’s newly-appointed teachers to edify their skills in modern teaching methodologies, professionalism, marking and grading in higher education, time management, communication skills, stress management, lesson planning, micro-teaching, education [...]
PAC prods Health Dept for pharmacies’ auction
PAC prods Health Dept for pharmacies’ auction LAHORE – Public Accounts Committee (PAC-1) Punjab has directed the health department to ensure the auction of public hospital pharmacies following the rules. The PAC-1 meeting held on Tuesday with its chief Chaudhary Zaheer-ud-Din in the chair, which reviewed the audit paras of health department. The Committee going [...]
Women urged to wear Hijab
Women urged to wear Hijab LAHORE – A conference on the importance of wearing Hijab by the women in an Islamic society was held in connection with International Hijab Day at Hameed Nizami Hall on Tuesday. TheNation Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami was the chief guest while Pir Syed Kabir Ali Shah, the founder of the Chadar [...]
Three new dengue patients admitted to Mayo Hospital Lahore
Three new dengue patients admitted to Mayo Hospital Lahore The menace of dengue fever continued to haunt Lahorites as three more patients were admitted to Mayo Hospital on Tuesday, bringing the tally till today to 26. Nabeela (18), a resident of Bund Road, Shafique (40) of Kot Abdul Malik and Qasim (23) of Rang Mahal [...]
World Hijab Day observed
World Hijab Day observed LAHORE – Thousands of women across the country joined rallies in support of their right to observe Hijab, on the occasion of the World Hijab Day on Tuesday. An appeal for observing the Hijab Day in a befitting manner had been made by the Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hasan. Rallies were [...]
World Sexual Health Day observed
World Sexual Health Day observed The international community commemorated World Sexual Health Day on Tuesday with the theme ‘In a diverse world, sexual rights for all.’ In 2010, the World Association for Sexual Health instituted September 4 as the World Sexual Health Day in an effort to encourage discussion and recognition of sexual health as [...]
Youth Day – Rahnuma-Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP)
Youth Day - Rahnuma-Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP) Islamabad: Rahnuma-Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), Regional Office, Islamabad, Tuesday celebrated International Youth Day, which was attended by youth volunteers, regional coordinating committee members, line departments of provincial governments, partner NGOs, civil society and staff, says a press release. Amir Hameed, Regional Director & Mr. Mustafa [...]
Hackers claim 12 million IDs from FBI
Hackers claim 12 million IDs from FBI WASHINGTON: A hacker group has claimed to have obtained personal data from 12 million iPhone and iPad users by breaching an FBI computer, raising concerns about government tracking, but the FBI said it never had the data. The group called AntiSec, linked to the hacking collective known as [...]
North American zoos use apps to teach apes
North American zoos use apps to teach apes TORONTO: Humans aren’t the only species on the planet with a penchant for electronic gadgets. Zookeepers across the United States and Canada are discovering that apes also get excited about apps. As part of a program called Apps for Apes, 12 zoos across the two countries have [...]
Commencement of abroad examinations – University of the Punjab Lahore
Commencement of abroad examinations – University of the Punjab Lahore The following abroad examinations shall commence according to the schedule given below:- Sr. No. Name of Examinations Country Date of Commencement 1. B.A. Supplementary, 2011 & Annual Examination, 2012 Jeddah, K.S.A. 29.09.2012 2. B.Com. Part-II, Annual Examination, 2011 -:do:- -:do:- 3. B.Com. Part-I, 2 nd [...]
Pakistani research work appreciated world wide: HEC
Pakistani research work appreciated world wide: HEC ISLAMABAD – Executive Director Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Sohail H Naqvi has said that research publications of Pakistani students were competing international standards. He said the HEC was taking steps for further improvement of research work in the country because the ranking of universities were made on [...]
Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) provides research facilities to scientists
Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) provides research facilities to scientists ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) is providing research facilities and incentives to scientists from within and outside the country to work at the Museum. This research is on biological and geological resources in light of economic importance and conservation through industrial linkages [...]
Vaccination campaign: Govt-teachers tussle intensifies
Vaccination campaign: Govt-teachers tussle intensifies RAWALPINDI – Tug-of-war between Punjab Teachers Union and City District Government Rawalpindi has intensified after challenging non-academic duties being taken from male and female teachers in the court. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Saqib Zafar called Ausaf Ahmad Satti and other teachers to his office and asked them to withdraw the [...]
Dengue breeding in September, October
Dengue breeding in September, October LAHORE – Punjab chief minister’s special assistant on health Khawaja Salman Rafique, has directed the heads of all government departments to emsure eradication of dengue warning that September and October are breeding seasons of mosquitoes. He was chairing a meeting of cabinet committee called to review implementation of anti-dengue steps [...]
Pals we are!
Pals we are! Abhigyan or Abdullah; Lucknow or Lahore. They come together in a little-known children’s club of pen pals. A club where there is no international border, no Line of Control. Only a will to extend a hand of friendship, the tenacity to rise above six decades of hatred. So you have Abhigyan, a [...]
LHC orders inquiry into atlas book error
LHC orders inquiry into atlas book error LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ordered Punjab chief secretary to hold an inquiry into the matter of showing Pakistani Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region as Indian territories in an atlas book provided to elementary and high school libraries in the Punjab. The court [...]
Children: The missing agenda
Children: The missing agenda LAHORE – SPARC’s flagship report ‘The State of Pakistan’s Children 2011’, released the other day, covers 15 years and encompasses all major sectors of child rights, including education, health, child labour and violence against children and juvenile injustice. The report highlights the debilitating state of child rights in the country during [...]
HIJAB: A WOMAN’S RIGHT, A WOMAN’S CHOICE
HIJAB: A WOMAN’S RIGHT, A WOMAN’S CHOICE LAHORE – At least 200 veiled women attended a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) rally under the leadership of JI Women and Family Commission President Samia Raheel Qazi and JI women wing Assistant Secretary General Afia Sarwar in Lahore. The rally was addressed by JI Secretary General Liaquat Baloch and JI Lahore [...]
Walks against dengue, talks on dengue but what about research?
Walks against dengue, talks on dengue but what about research? LAHORE – The genie of dengue fever will continue haunting the people for some time as the Punjab government has ignored the most important aspect of fighting the deadly epidemic—studying the dengue virus to determine its type and ascertain whether it has undergone mutation, Pakistan [...]
Sindh govt, USAID sign $155m MoU
Sindh govt, USAID sign $155m MoU KARACHI – With an aim to rehabilitate around 1,500 schools badly damaged by the monsoon rains in 2011, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would provide funds $155 million to the Sindh government so that the educational activities could be restarted properly in the affected districts, it [...]
Govt claims progress in tribal polio vaccination
Govt claims progress in tribal polio vaccination ISLAMABAD – The government on Tuesday claimed progress in vaccinating thousands of children against polio in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan which had been inaccessible due to unrest for about three years. Officials feared that more than 165,000 children in the tribal district of Khyber had gone without [...]
Lok Virsa documents ancient tradition of qehwa khana
Lok Virsa documents ancient tradition of qehwa khana ISLAMABAD: Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) on Tuesday created a three-dimensional cultural display on Qehwa Khana at the Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology of the federal capital. The diorama portrays the ancient tradition of green tea house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking on the [...]
Agreement on toxic mercury sought
Agreement on toxic mercury sought Islamabad: A senior adviser at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Tuesday urged the world leaders attending Global Conservation Congress 2012 to support legally binding treaty on mercury to protect health, environment and ecosystem from hazardous and toxic mercury. “The mercury is an extremely toxic substance and a major threat [...]
Lawmakers lend support to network fighting for tobacco promotion ban
Lawmakers lend support to network fighting for tobacco promotion ban 80 percent of world’s one billion smokers live in low and middle-income countries ISLAMABAD: TheNetwork for Consumer Protection, in a session with parliamentarians and politicians of the federal capital on Tuesday, has urged them to pledge their support for comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion [...]
80,000 children admitted to govt schools from private ones in Punjab
80,000 children admitted to govt schools from private ones LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said that the government is providing modern educational facilities to children and 80,000 children have been admitted to government schools from private schools. Talking to a delegation of students, he said that 108,000 schools are providing education to [...]
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