health dept reviews communicable diseases
Bhopal: The Health Department has reviewed infectious diseases like swine flu, dengue and chikungunya again today. Director Dr Kl Sahu has told all the Chief Medical and Health Officers of the state to ensure good condition of pulse oxymeters in swine flu OPDs. Moreover, he told the officers to identify the infection of H1N1 at the earliest to cure patients. A total of 12 dengue tests were carried out today in the State and dengue was confirmed in one patient in Bhopal. The patient belongs to Kota of Rajasthan. Medical treatment is being given to the patient in the local hospital. Chikungunya has also been confirmed in one patient at Bhopal. Total 5 cases of suspected swine flu have been sent for test. One female patient died due to swine flu on Thursday.
‘probe barkatullah varsity statement’
Bhopal: Higher Education Minister Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya instructed Principal Secretary Higher Education BR Naidu to conduct a high-level probe into the statement by Barkatullah University. He said that if necessary a criminal case be registered on the published facts. The Higher Education Minister said that no corruption of any kind will be tolerated in the university or college premises and legal action will be taken immediately. Higher Education Minister Pawaiya said that the university does not give any verbal or written instructions to the vice-chancellors. He instructed the Principal Secretary to present the report of the probe of the published news under the notice of Section 52.
nliu qualifies sweden-india quiz competition
Indore: NlIU, Bhopal won the Indore qualifying round of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2017 held at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore on Friday. The team of three comprising Amar Tandon, Anand Sharma and Amitanshu Saxena did their college proud by answering the brain-teasers posed by Quizmaster Seema Chari and winning the Indore finals in which _50 _ teams had participated. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Chargè d'affaire from the Embassy of Sweden handed out the prizes at the Inter-Collegiate quiz competition which saw avid quizzers from across reputed colleges and technical institutes of the city and from nearby areas. Winners of the Indore round will represent the city at the National Finals which will be held at New Delhi on October 11, 2017. Apart from Indore, the Quiz will also be held in Mumbai,Pune, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. The winners of the National quiz will get an all-expenses paid trip to Sweden, where they will visit headquarters of the partnering companies, Swedish universities and the Nobel Museum. Partnering companies for SwedenIndia Nobel Memorial Week 2017 are: Atlas Copco, IKEA, Oriflame, SAAB, Sandvik, Scania,Tetra Pak, Volvo Cars and Volvo Group.
b arch students visit tribal homes at igrMs
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is working for national integration, and promotes research and training for salvage and revitalisation of vanishing but valuable cultural traditions. The students of semester III second year B Arch, School of planning and architecture, Bhopal visited and documented the vernacular tribal homes at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. Around 79 students were led by their faculty inclusive of KK Chakravarty, Rishabhan Raghuwanshi, Sandeep Arora
and Mansha Sharma. The documentation exercise is a part of their ongoing design vernacular studio work which is aimed to develop an understanding of vernacular tradition, culture, art and architecture. Manav Sangrahalaya has always endorsed and encouraged such type of learning and understanding which is highly appreciated. The young architects were guided through the visit by museum officers.
army to organise army band display
Bhopal: As a precursor to the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations, the Army is organising an Equipment and Army Band Display at the Shaurya Samark in Bhopal on August 12, 2017. A variety of Weapons and Equipment used by the Army will be showcased at the event. Martial tunes will be played by the Army Brass and Pipe Bands. To add to the patriotic fervor, an Army Jazz band will also sing patriotic songs. The event will culminate with a symphony by all the bands present. The Equipment Display will be open to the general public visiting Shaurya Samark from 11 am to 7 pm and Army Bands will perform from 5 pm to 7 pm. The event is being conducted by the Army to pay homage to the martyrs on the occasion of the Independence Day. It shall also familiarise the general public, specially the youth with various weapons and equipment used by the Indian Army. A large number of visitors are expected to witness the event.