CELEBRATION OF POSHAN MAAH

CELEBRATION OF POSHAN MAAH

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Chandigarh

    Government Home Science College observed Poshan Maah as declared by honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi considering the importance of nutrition during various stages of life cycle. The theme of the event was ‘Ensuring Focused interventions during the first 1000 days of the child: Better Child Health’. As the first part of the ongoing celebrations, a demonstration and a quiz was organized. Both these activities were conducted 50 women from villages adjoining Chandigarh. Low cost high energy nutritious recipes included categories for all age groups such as infants, preschoolers, adolescents, pregnancy and lactation. Few of the recipes demonstrated to the participants included Palak Halwa, Spinach Rolls, Multi-grain Nutritious Momos, Soya Cutlets popular amongst both adults and adolescents age groups. Various variations were also demonstrated. Weaning foods such as Ghia and Pumpkin Soups were also included in demonstration. All the recipes were highly appreciated by the participants. To generate awareness a Quiz on the theme ‘Better Child Health’ was organized. The participants actively participated and gained knowledge on this theme. The activities were organized under the guidance and directions of Prof. Sudha Katyal, Principal of the college.

Tree Plantation Drive Organized by USOL-NSS

Tree Plantation Drive Organized by USOL-NSS

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Chandigarh
  The NSS wing of University School of Open Learning (USOL), Panjab University Chandigarh conducted a Tree Plantation Drive, here today.  Prof. Emanual Nahar Dean Student Welfare, Prof. Parveen Sharda, Chairperson (Officiating), Dr. Purva Mishra, Dr. Sucha Singh and Dr. Parveen Kumar along faculty members and students planted the saplings. The drive was organised in collaboration with Horticulture Division of PU. As many as 58 NSS volunteers planted the saplings. The volunteers took the initiative to adopt and maintain the planted saplings in future.

DES-MDRC performed their activity

DES-MDRC performed their activity

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Chandgarh

NSS volunteers of Department of Evening Studies - Multi Disciplinary Research Centre (DES-MDRC) Panjab University Chandigarh performed their third activity i.e. cleanliness drive after the students election, under the guidance of Prof. Gurpal Sandhu Chairperson, Dr. Navdeep Sharma, NSS Director and NSS Programme officer Dr. Nirmal Singh, here today. The area cleaned included the Department of Evening Studies along with the parking area. The activity began at 8:30 a.m. with the help of 100 volunteers, which included the students from B.A., B.Com. and M.A. courses. The volunteers showed their dedication by performing the activity in an efficient manner.

Transition to case based Measles Rubella Surveillance System in the State

Transition to case based Measles Rubella Surveillance System in the State 

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Chandigarh

State Workshop on Transition to case based Measles Rubella Surveillance System in the State in coordination with WHO – NPSP team is being organized under the leadership of Dr. G. Dewan. The purpose of the Workshop is to disseminate the operational guidelines and framework to implement the smooth transition to case based model in UT, Chandigarh. 

    India has set a goal of measles elimination and rubella/congenital Rubella Syndrome Control  by 2020. As part of key elimination strategies, the country needs to transition to a case based surveillance system, where all states and union territories will move from the existing outbreak surveillance mode to a move intense and sensitive case-based measles-rubella surveillance system. Chandigarh has already achieved the goal of 97% during Mealses Rubella Campaign in 2017.

    Dr. G. Dewan, Director Health & Family Welfare cum Mission Director – National Health Mission said that this system will be built on the already existing platform of laboratory supported MR surveillance and will be scaled up across the country with technical assistance from WHO- NPSP. This will help in timely detection of even low levels of measles and rubella transmission, and also in responding timely on the ground, like active cases search and case management with Vitamin A, for reducing morbidity and mortality. In addition, MR surveillance data generated on state specific epidemiology will guide future immunization strategies across the country including planning for supplementary immunization activities.

   According to WHO estimates, 35% of global measles deaths in 2011 occurred in India. In 2013, India committed to a goal of measles elimination by 2020. Laboratory supported case based measles surveillance is an essential component of measles elimination strategies. 

Vice Chancellor PU presided over FMC SAIF meeting

Vice Chancellor PU presided over FMC SAIF meeting

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Chandigarh

A meeting of   the Facility Management Committee   (FMC) of Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF) was held taday i.e. September 7, 2018 in VCCR, PU. Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, chaired the FMC meeting and welcomed the members of the FMC, Dr. Pratishtha Pandey, Scientist E, DST, Prof. Dilip Dhavale, from Pune University, Prof. R.K. Mahajan, Vice-Chancellor, DAV University, Jalandhar, Dr. Raman Prakesh, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IMTECH,Chandigarh, Dr. Sanjay Trehan, President, Panacea Biotech Ltd.,Mohali. Prof. S K Mehta, Director SAIF presented the progress report of the centre. Members appreciated the progress of Centre, Prof. Dhavale appraised the committee that SAIF Chandigarh is on the top list of SAIFs among all universities.  Prof. Raj Kumar articulated that SAIF is very ambitious program and area to which a particular centre is serving is very important. He suggested that the instruments which are more than 10 years old should be replaced by DST. After long discussion, it was decided that proposal for X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) and small instruments viz Particle size and Zeta Potential Measuring System, Ion Chromatograph (IC), Electrochemical work station, BET analyzer, Fluorescence Spectrometer, Polarimeter, UV-VIS spectrometer DRS, Circular Dichroism Spectrometer,  Spectroscopic Ellipsometer, Water Purification System be allowed by FMC and may be presented in steering committee. Dr. Pratishtha Pandey, suggested that high quality analysis may also be included in the report. Dr. Raman Prakesh further suggested to include interviews of scientists who have used the SAIF facility. Prof. Raj Kumar advised that centre should have collaborations with international as well as Indian laboratories.  He asked Prof Mehta to work out for at least four foreign and six Indian lab collaboration. He further advised to increase the number of samples to double. Along with this, the citations and patents generated out of usage of facility should also be included. He suggested to hold special workshops for hands on training for J& K, Himachal Pradesh with atleast 20 students and teachers from each state and five students and one faculty from each one of North east states. Vice Chancellor thanked all the members with the remark  that  development in science should reach common people and should not be confined to labs only.

' आटे दी चिड़ी ' का पोस्टर रिलीज़

नीरू बाजवा और अमृत मान की फिल्म ' आटे दी चिड़ी ' का पोस्टर रिलीज़

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आटे दी चिड़ी, हमारे पंजाबी सभ्याचार का बहुत ही जरूरी हिस्सा था, जिस के बारे में शायद आज की पीढ़ी को पता भी नहीं होगा। पर इस बार प्रसिद्ध डायरेक्टर हैरी भट्टी एक नई फिल्म 'आटे दी चिड़ी' लेकर आ रहे हैं जिसमें वो अपने पंजाबी सभ्याचार की महत्ता को दिखाएंगे । नीरू बाजवा और अमृत मान इस फिल्म में मुख्य भूमिका में दिखाई देंगे ।  इनके अलावा गुरप्रीत घुग्गी, बी.एन शर्मा, करमजीत अनमोल, सरदार सोही, निरमल ऋषि, गुरप्रीत भंगु, अनमोल वर्मा, निशा बानो और हार्बी संघा ख़ास किरदार निभाएंगे। 'आटे दी चिड़ी' को डायरेक्ट किया है रब्ब दा रेडियो और सरदार मोहम्मद जैसी फिल्मों से प्रसिद्धी प्राप्त कर चुके हैरी भट्टी और राजू वर्मा ने। इस प्रोजेक्ट को प्रोड्यूस किया है तेग प्रोडक्शंस और चरनजीत सिंह वालिया ने । शनिवार को, इस फिल्म के प्रोड्यूसरों ने इसका पोस्टर रिलीज़ किया। बिना किसी घोषणा के इन्होनें यह पोस्टर अमृत मान और करमजीत अनमोल, सरदार सोही, मलकीत रौनी, निशा बानो और राजू वर्मा को सरप्राइज़ के रूप में पेश किया। अमृत मान, जिनकी यह लीड किरदार में पहली फिल्म है, उनके लिए बहुत ही ख़ास पल रहा ।

        इस पोस्टर रिलीज़ के बारे में अमृत मान ने कहा, " मैं इस फिल्म के साथ जुडी हर बात को लेकर बहुत ही उत्साहित हूँ। हम बहुत लम्बे समय से इसके पोस्टर रिलीज़ को लेकर विचार कर रहे थे। पर इन्होनें मुझे अचानक बुलाया और यह पोस्टर पेश किया। मैं बहुत ही खुश हूँ और अब मैं इस फिल्म के रिलीज़ के इंतज़ार में हूँ कि दर्शक इस फिल्म को कैसे अपनाएंगे । फिल्म के प्रोड्यूसर, चरनजीत सिंह वालिया ने कहा, "हमने पोस्टर डिज़ाइन और लांच के बारे में बहुत चर्चा की और आखिर में इस फैसले पर पहुंचे। पर इसको दर्शकों की कचहरी में पेश करने से पहले हमने उन लोगों की राय ले जो इस फिल्म के साथ जुड़े हुए हैं। इस लिए हमने यह पोस्टर पहले अमृत मान और करमजीत अनमोल को पेश किया और उनकी इतनी उत्साहित  प्रतिक्रिया देख कर हमारा हौंसला और बढ़ गया कि दर्शक इसको यकीनन पसंद करेंगे । " यह फिल्म विश्वभर में मुनीश साहनी की कंपनी 'ओमजी ग्रुप' द्वारा वितरित की जाएगी। फिल्म 19 अक्टूबर 2018 को सिनेमाघरों में प्रदर्शित होगी।