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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Silver Jubilee function of Re-Union 85 batch of MBBS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU was celebrated

ALIGARH, December 28: The Silver Jubilee function of Re-Union 85 batch of MBBS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University was celebrated in the Medical College premises. In the morning “Meet-the-teachers” programme was organized. The audience included retired teachers, current senior teachers and the alumni of 85th Batch who came from far and wide like USA, UK, UAE and different places of India.


In his welcome address Dr. Afzal Anees, Reader, Department of Surgery emphasized that this reunion is between the members of 85 batch and the alma matter and the reunion would strengthen the teacher-pupil relationship.

Prof. Mehdi Hasan, Retired Professor of Anatomy, JNMC was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Dean Faculty of Medicine, Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Principal and CMS Prof. Ashraf Malik and the senior and retired teachers were overwhelmed with the love and affection demonstrated by the doctors of 85th Batch. While addressing the audience, the Chief Guest said that students are my strength. Appreciating the spirit behind organization of this function he said that he had attended such a function for the first time. Dr. Namrata Bhardwaj, Gynaechologist proposed a vote of thanks.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Two day National Seminar on ‘Conflict in South and West Asia at AMU

ALIGARH, December 21: Inaugurating a two day National Seminar on ‘Conflict in South and West Asia was organized by the Centre of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Former Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Prof. Veena Seekri emphasized the role of people to people contact as a way for resolving conflicts. She was of the opinion that in today’s globalised world, people to people diplomacy is playing an important role in international relations. In the new media and communication regime, this form of diplomacy challenges general understanding and practice of foreign policy issues. In this scenario, the concept of “people to people contact” can create new opportunities and avenues. Giving various examples from Bangladesh where she served as High Commissioner she further emphasized that track two diplomacy deals with the influence of public attitudes on the formation and execution of foreign policies.




The AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis in his residential remarks discussed the issues of conflict resolution with reference to West Asian region. To him the Arab – Israel conflict is the result of the failure of the on the part of the western powers to understand the issues in right perspective. He very categorically stated that the emergence of Israel as an independent nation in 1948 has not been accepted by the Arab World which views it as an American imposition. The conflict in Iraq has further compounded the ever growing conflicts & tensions in the region. He also spoke about Indian foreign policy posture over Palestine issue and emphasized that the problem can only be resolved taking into consideration the various factor ranging from sociological root of conflict; conflict caused by the “state system”, and regional case studies.

Prof. Girjesh Pant, Vice Chancellor, Doon University, Dehradun, in his key note address discussed at length about the dimensions of the Palestinian – Israeli battle, the two gulf war (Iraq-Iran and the Kuwait war), Lebanon, the Kurds and the rise of political Islam in the context of governance and state building in the West Asia. He shows his concern that as an academician all these occurrences demand explanations, historical records and often compelling perspectives in terms of explaining why collapse into violence has occurred in such contexts. He was however, optimistic that despite repeated setbacks and failures, and despite negative trends the course of peace-making in the two regions has also seen several breakthroughs in avoiding wars and-resolving some of their conflicts.

Dr. Javed Iqbal, Convener of the Seminar in his address emphasized that the purpose for organizing this conference is to understand the dynamics of the issues involved the conflict in terms of issues of terrorism, ethnic and religious discord; the surge of extremist religious elements; and the encouragement of local conflicts by the regimes in power. The purpose is to address to the causes in terms of explaining why collapse into violence has occurred in such contexts Given these facts, the task of peace-making in the West and South Asia has had repeated setbacks and failures. He wished that the discussions in the seminar would go a long way towards meeting such a need.


While welcoming the guests and fellow participants those included diplomats, policy makers and scholars from academia , Prof. Mohammad Gulrez , Chairman -Organizing Committee emphasized that from the decolonization to the present day these two regions have witnessed the outbreak of wars; foreign involvement; successful and aborted peace processes; the adoption of military and non-military confidence-building measures (CBMs); terrorism, ethnic and religious discord; the surge of extremist religious elements; and the encouragement of local conflicts by the regimes in power.

He further emphasized that in this kind of conflict the human costs are high and are borne  principally by the civilian population- civilians make more than 90 percent of the causalities in the post cold war conflicts globally. There are also the political costs of the demolition of the democratic system and even the disintegration of states. Efforts to create a lasting peace have a deal with all these kinds of problems.




The vote of thanks was proposed by Prof. CPS Chauhan, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, the seminar was attended by large number of faculty members, students and invited participants.

Training for strengthening implementation of Bal Swasthya Poshan Mah (A UNICEF Project)

ALIGARH, December 21: The Department of Community Medicine, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University carried out a block level training of workers of Health and Integrated Development of Child Services (ICDS) Scheme was carried out in Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri districts of Uttar Pradesh for December-2010 round. Nearly 2500 workers in 08 Blocks were trained on various aspects of promotion of Maternal and Child Health, Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices Vitamin A Prophylaxis and Promotion of Iodized salt in the community. Participants included Lady Health Visitors (LHV), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM), Basic Health Workers (BHW) of Health Department and Supervisors, Anganwadi Workers of ICDS Department and ASHA working under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Training sessions were conducted by Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Nodal Person, BSPM Scheme, Prof. Zulfia Khan, Dr. Abdur Razzaque Siddiqui and Dr. S.N.A. Hashmi, State Level Trainers.





The Department of Community Medicine has been working on a project “Strengthening implementation of Child Health Nutrition Months/Bal Swasthaya Poshan Mah (BSPM) in UP” The Project is sponsored by UNICEF.

Prof. Syed Manazir Ali, Chairman, Department of Paediatrics, adjudged as the best President among all district branches of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, U.P. State 2010.

Prof. Syed Manazir Ali, Chairman, Department of Paediatrics, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University has been adjudged as the best President among all district branches of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, U.P. State 2010.



This honour is conferred in recognition of his contribution in the field of Neo-Natal branch of Paediatrics. Prof. Ali is also the National Trainer of infant and young child feeding, comprehensive child survival programme and facility based new born care.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Aligarh Muslim University Students called off Dharna

ALIGARH December 20: The agitating students of the Aligarh Muslim University called off their dharna yesterday night following a discussion between the students sitting on dharna and the university administration.
In a meeting between fourteen students and the university administration consisted of Registrar, Prof. V.K. Abdul Jaleel, Controller of Exams and Admission, Prof. Pervez Mustajab and OSD (Development), Prof. Akhtar Haseeb yesterday evening.
It was resolved that election process of the AMU Students’ Union will be started from 3rd January 2011, as already announced. The election of the Students’ Union shall be held as per Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations and the Supreme Court’s order in letter and spirit.
It was also decided that the election of representatives of the University Court will also be held along with AMU Students’ Union election. Every bonafide student is allowed to participate in the elections of the AMU Court.
The suspension of five students involved in the dharna was revoked yesterday. These were Mohd. Ibraheem, Mr. Adeel Ahmad, Mr. Syed Umar Ahamd Qadri, Mr. Mohd. Osama Shamsi and Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad.
The process in negotiation carried out with the involvement of Mr. Basheer Kunnail, a very senior old boy and Mr. Irshad Ahmed, Member of the University Court.
The District Magistrate, Mr. Ravindra Naik, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr. Satendra Veer Singh, Additional District Magistrate, Mr. C.P. Singh and Superintendent of Police, Mr. M.S. Chauhan played a very positive role in resolving the issue.
AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis thanked them for maintaining law and order in the campus. He also thanked the students for agreeing to end the dharna and for creating peaceful academic environment in the campus.
By 11 pm in the late night, the Vice Chancellor, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis along with the District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, AMU Registrar, Controller Examination & Admission, Dean Students’ Welfare, OSD (Development), Additional District Magistrate (City) and Superintendent of Police (City) went to the dharna site and addressed the students together with the students representatives.
AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis said, “we all should start a new chapter in AMU by becoming partners in regaining the glory of this institution”. He further said that the Students’ Union is being restored with a great hope that its activity will create a ‘union of hearts and minds’ in the AMU campus and we all live like ‘one family’.
The District Magistrate, Mr. Ravindra Naik, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr. Satendra Veer Singh, students Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad and others also addressed the gathering.
Vice Chancellor entered his Lodge after 78 days along with some students and the University Officials.

Meeting of AMU Court postponed

ALIGARH December 17: The President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of the Aligarh Muslim University, has directed the University “to keep the meeting of the University Court in abeyance”.
The Visitor has issued a show cause notice under Section 13(6) of the Aligarh Muslim University At, 1920 regarding holding of the meeting of the University Court on December 19, 2010.
It has been brought to the notice of the Visitor by members of the Court of Aligarh Muslim University and the stakeholders that the meeting of the Court is scheduled to be held on December 19, 2010 with important agenda to elect Chancellor, Pro-chancellor, Treasurer and six representatives to the Executive Council of the University, without fulfilling the statutory requirement of the minimum notice period of 35 days.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has said that the University shall bring this notice to the attention of all the members of the Court at once so as to avoid any inconvenience to them. The University has been directed to reply to the above show cause notice within a period of 15 days for consideration of the Visitor.

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ALIGARH December 15: The University Extension Lecture, Aligarh Muslim University organized an Interactive Session for the research scholars of the University with Dr. Nabiha Yousuf, Assistant Professor, Dermatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA at the Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterials), department of Applied Physics, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, AMU.
Dr. Nabiha urged the students to clear GRE and TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) if they wished to go to USA for higher studies. She stressed there should be a GRE Coaching in AMU. However, she stressed that students might pursue PhD in Aligarh Muslim University as the quality of research being carried away here is quite high and at par with international standard. She said that interested students could have a detail of institutions offering research at www.gradschools.com.
Dr. Nabiha exhorted the students to pursue research in interdisciplinary areas such as health sector, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, Optometry, Biomedical Engineering and Nanotoxicology.
Earlier, Professor Alim Husain Naqvi, Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Material Science (Nanomaterials) welcomed the guest and introduced her to the audience. He said Dr. Nabiha Yousuf is an alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University. She did PhD from Department of Biochemistry, JNMC in 1999.
Prof. Imtiaz Hasnain, Coordinator, University Extension Lecture was also present in the programme.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

J. N. Medical College Blood Bank Ranked Number 1 in UP

ALIGARH December 7: The Blood Bank and Blood Component Separation Unit of
J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked number one
in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
The Director General of U.P.S.A.C. Blood Bank
Division has informed the Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent,
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Prof. M. Ashraf Malik that the ranking has
been made on the basis of performance index on a scale of 0 to 5 where J.N.
Medical College Hospital Blood Bank has achieved the performance index of
4.7 in different categories. The categories are (1) Procurement and storage
of sufficient amount of Blood Units in one year (2) Number of voluntary
donation camps held during last year (3) The amount of Blood Units collected
during the Blood Camps donation.


The Director General of NACO, Mr. S.P. Goel has congratulated the
institution and has requested that these efforts should be continued as a
model for other Blood Banks in the State. Dr. Goel has also informed about
this achievement and congratulated the District Magistrate of Aligarh
regarding this.

Prof. Ashraf Malik said that the Blood Component Separation Unit of the
Blood Bank became functional after receiving the license in February 2010.
Presently, the Blood Component Separation Unit is equipped with state of the
art machinery, including two cryo-centrifuges platelet incubator and
agitator, plasma and cryo bath, plasma separator, sterile connecting device,
tube sealers, freezers (80°C and 40°C) for plasma storage, automated
gomixers and donor station. The components being produced for consumption
within the hospital as well as supply to other hospitals are (1) Packed RBC
(2) Platelets and (3) Fresh frozen plasma.