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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Vice-Chancellor P Thangaraju presenting the first copyof animal husbandry Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Vice-Chancellor P Thangaraju called for effective use of the advances in imaging technology for promotion of research in veterinary anatomy, which will help promote growth of animal husbandry sector and rural development. Speaking after inaugurating the nation symposium 'Recent advances in anatomy of domestic animals with special reference to developmental anatomy' here today, he said the advanced imaging tools like electron microscopy tomography, scanning...

BANGALORE: The Bidar-based Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) is planning to use videoconferencing to popularise dairy farming in northern parts of the State and also to help dairy farmers of these areas to get counselling from experts. Disclosing this while participating at the inaugural session of a technical symposium organised by the Karnataka Veterinary Association in Bangalore on Sunday, KVAFSU Vice-Chancellor G.S. Bhat said the university would organise videoconferences between farmers as well as farmers’ leaders in northern parts like Bidar and the dairy experts in Bangalore. The farmers can clear their doubts related to dairy farming with experts. Such a system was likely to take-off in two or three months, he said. Under the proposed system, select northern parts like Bidar would be connected to Bangalore to facilitate an interaction between farmers and dairy experts. The main reason for the moves to introduce videoconferencing was to...

NAGPUR: In a respite to veterinary students in state animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries minister Anees Ahmed has promised to favourably look into all demands. The minister has also promised to forward the demand for a creating a separate research council for veterinary students on lines with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to union government. Speaking to TOI about the issue Ravi Jasutkar, zonal president, Maharashtra unit of All India veterinary Students Association (AIVSA) which is demanding formation of Indian Council for Veterinary Research (ICVR) said, “The minister has promised to look into all our demands favourably during a brief meeting on Monday. He also promised to forward the demand of ICVR to Centre.” “For state specific demands like filling of posts of livestock development officer (LDO), non-practice allowance (NPA) and increasing the stipend of interns to Rs 5,000 from existing Rs 1,700 the minister has assured to pursue the issues d...

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh leads the nation by becoming the first state to be all set for issuing the multipurpose national identity card. A pilot project started in 2003 for this purpose is about to be completed in Nautanwa tehasil of Maharajganj district. The project was conceived at the behest of the Centre under its scheme to establish a national register of Indian citizens. The multipurpose identity cards are important from nation's security point of view as it would help police in identifying infiltrators, criminals, smugglers and terrorists from across the border as every valid resident of the country would be carrying the identity card. A pilot project is currently underway in UP along with 12 other states. Two tehasils were taken up for survey under the project in J&K, one specific area each in Uttranchal, West Bengal, Assam, Tirpura, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Pandicherry, Gujarat, Rajesthan and Delhi. In this regard, UP is ahead of all other states as a baseline survey ...

NEW DELHI: You may be eligible for a PhD just after graduation if a proposal in this regard gets the government's nod. A committee, appointed by the government to suggest academic activities and functioning of the 14 upcoming world class universities, is seriously mulling over this idea which is seen as a step to attract more students to research. The new system, if implemented, would bypass the conventional route of doing PhD after Masters and M Phil programmes. "The proposal is that the new 14 universities will introduce a four-year under-graduate course with direct mobility to Ph.D. Those who want to do MA, they can as well do so by additional one-year course after four-year graduation," UGC Chairman Prof Sukhadeo Thorat, who heads the committee, said. The rationale behind such proposal is that in the conventional system, students tend to lose interest for PhD after they spend three years of graduation, two years for Masters degree and again two years for M Phil. ...

ICAR Summer School on ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE IN FARM AND PET ANIMALS 11.11.08 to 01.12.08 Introduction Veterinary emergency and critical care in farm and pet animals is the field that requires specialized and timely management of the critically ill patients. The increased awareness amongst pet and farm animal owners due to the information technology necessitates a veterinarian to keep abreast with the advanced techniques in the management procedures for Emergency and Critical Care in Farm and pet animals with the aid of various monitoring equipments and life saving protocols. Hence a Summer school on “Advances in Management Procedures For Emergency And Critical Care in Farm and Pet Animals” sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, is scheduled to be conducted at the Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Directorate of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 00...

New Delhi, May26: The first set of Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) scheme is released on Saturday under the pilot project of Govt of India which was initiated four years ago. This pilot project is an experiment and is carried in selected sub districts of 12 states and one Union Territory. The Government is expected to implement the scheme in the entire country after getting the experiences and learning the lessons form the very pilot project. The MNIC is a temper proof plastic card containing 16 digit ID number, signifies the authenticity of a valid citizen. It is an ambitious 44.36 crore project under the Government of India. More about MNIC:It is expected that MNIC or Multipurpose National Identity Card can serve a lot for a countryman. It can be used anywhere for proving the necessary authenticity of a person moving in and out of his region. The production and distribution of these identity cards is likely to be completed by July, 2007. Want to remain updated about MNIC? ...

A national identity card is a portable document, typically a plasticized card with digitally-embedded information, that someone is required or encouraged to carry as a means of confirming their identity. Since the WorldTradeCenter tragedy of September 11, 2001, many countries have discussed issuing national identity cards as a way to distinguish terrorists from the law-abiding population. Generally speaking, the key element of the card is its number, which is used as an administrative mechanism for a variety of purposes. In many countries the number is used as a general reference to link the card holder’s activities in many areas. With the advent of magnetic stripes and microprocessor technology, these cards can also become an interface for receipt of government services. Thus the cards become a fusion of a service technology, and a means of identification. Many types of Identity (ID) cards are in use, in one form or another in numerous countries around the world. The type of card, its...

CHENNAI: Those who want LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections or refill supplies are not required to produce ration cards hereafter. Announcing the decision, a release issued on Friday by the State government’s Commissioner for Civil Supplies stated that at present, oil companies/gas agencies insisted on the production of ration cards. The government had examined the issue in depth and decided to relax the rule. “Ration cards should not be insisted upon by LPG distributors in future,” the release said. However, the release said the government had ordered that the connections or refill supplies should be given on consumer producing any one of the documents specified by national oil companies. According to the Indian Oil Corporation’s website ( www.iocl.com ), such documents are electricity bill, telephone bill, passport, employer’s certificate, flat allotment/possession letter, house registration papers, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) policy, voter’s identity card, rent receipt, P...

NEW DELHI: The ambitious Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) scheme will become operational on Saturday with the Government scheduled to release the first set prepared under the pilot project initiated four years ago. The MNIC boasts of being a tamper-proof plastic card with data in visible zone and details in a microprocessor chip that requires a reader to peruse the data it contains. The card would give the citizen a 16-digit ID number and would be delivered by India Post in a tamper-proof customised cover that is both waterproof and able to sustain extreme temperatures. Rs. 45-crore project Registrar General of India Devender Kumar Sikri told The Hindu that the Rs. 45-crore project planned to provide two million cards to people above 18 years in 13 districts across 12 Sta...

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh leads the nation by becoming the first state to be all set for issuing the multipurpose national identity card. A pilot project started in 2003 for this purpose is about to be completed in Nautanwa tehasil of Maharajganj district. The project was conceived at the behest of the Centre under its scheme to establish a national register of Indian citizens. The multipurpose identity cards are important from nation's security point of view as it would help police in identifying infiltrators, criminals, smugglers and terrorists from across the border as every valid resident of the country would be carrying the identity card.

Internet users may soon get to call landlines or mobile phones from their computers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday recommended allowing Internet telephony on conventional phone networks, a move that would add to technological convergence, stoke competition and, possibly, make call rates drop further. Under existing norms, a voice call can travel between two computers but not from a computer to a mobile or a fixed phone. The regulator wants the restriction to go. Internet Service Providers stand to gain, as would business process outsourcing companies and offshore back offices, if the government accepts the recommendation. "This is a welcome step particularly for the Indian IT-BPO industry," said the National Association of Software and Service Companies, or NASSCOM. The move comes at a time when the outsourcing industry is battling to keep costs under check in the face weakening demand and dwindling orders from its most important client country - ...

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