IT Chandigarh

Chandigarh, July 2: A ride in the Shikaras in Dal Lake in Srinagar is a dream for many. But it always remains a dream for many, as it is difficult to reach the Kashmir Valley, particularly after the commencement of insurgency.

But now one can have the pleasure of a ride in the Shikaras, in Chandigarh at the Sukhna Lake which has acquired a fresh set of Shikaras from Kashmir.

The half a dozen Shikaras have just joined the fleet existing at the Lake. The first joy ride in the Shikaras was the privilege of children of “Samarth”, an institution for the mentally challenged .

Scores of differently-abled children enjoyed the joy ride on the inauguration day here recently at Sukhna Lake. Everyone of these children had merriment enjoying joyrides. It was almost a dream come true for these kids who cannot visit Kashmir Valley.

Pradeep, one of the children, said: “I am feeling very nice while being here. I am thankful to my family and the organisers for bringing me here.”

Sonu, another child, said: “I really like it, this is all very nice. Such things should be organised whenever possible. I will come here tomorrow also.”
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Chandigarh: The Union Territory administration has ordered an inquiry into the causes of Saturday’s fire in the main exchange building of the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

Services, including internet, remained affected for the fourth day after the incident.

The administration has asked a committee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner I. S. Sandhu to submit its report within one month.

The committee also comprises of Superintendent Engineer (UT Administration) Surinder Pal Singh and BSNL’s Divisional Engineer T K Kotha.

The committee will also give recommendations on steps to be taken to prevent such incidents in future.

BSNL’s landline, internet and STD services continued to remain non-functional for the fourth day today and efforts were on to restore them.

The mega IT event, eRevolution 2007, the annual event held in Chandigarh, India, is the third one to be held in the city in association with NASSCOM.

Chandigarh Administration in association with Punjab, Haryana and STPI will hold its 3rd major I.T. conference e-Revolution 2007 on August 2 and 3, 2007 at Hotel Taj, Chandigarh.

The 2 day event would be a major conference focusing on the needs of the I.T. industry; this would be organized in collaboration with NASSCOM. E-Governance and I.T. for society would also be in focus to further the ways in which information and communication technology (ICT) can deliver more towards making the process of

government a faster, fairer and friendlier one. This will be in consultation with TiECON, New Delhi and the Band of Angels.

Chandigarh Administration has been making a conscious effort to promote Chandigarh in the Knowledge Sector and the city has seen a rapid increase in activities in the field of financial services, IT Services, Insurance Services, Hospitality, Health and Education

services. The event would be a unique platform for the State governments and UT Administration to address the common agenda, creating value in the business ecosystems for IT industry.

e-Revolution 2007 will address issues like risks and opportunities in harnessing growth in the region, being business ready-adapting to globalization and fast changing landscape, innovation-
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Sas Nagar: It was the moment to rejoice for the farmers who have been continuously on hunger strikes for more than three years now, when they came to know that the Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of the Punjab government in the case of land acquisitions in Anandgarh on Tuesday.

Today, at around 4 pm the farmers struggling under the banner of Kisan Hit Bachao Committee danced to the tunes of Bhangra and distributed sweets when their advocate informed them that the apex court has rejected the government’s appeal against the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Anandgarh case.

DP Singh Baidwan, convener of the committee told Newsline that the land acquisition case of the farmers of Sector-76 to 80, Mohali is linked with the Anandgarh case and the decision has come as a great relief to the struggling farmers who are demanding acquisition of their lands at current market price.

He said the PUDA did not follow many conditions of the Land Acquisition Act in Anandgarh that led to rejection of some of the notifications by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2001. Following this, the government had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the decision of the High Court, which was rejected today. Baidwan said some of the sections of the PUDA Act -1995 have not been followed in Sector 76 to 80, for which farmers approached the court and were granted a stay dispossession on around 102 acres of land.

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Chandigarh: The good bacteria are the flavour of the season with a huge increase in the number of probiotic drugs and food supplements in the market. Probiotics, the new generation biotic drugs and dietary supplements developed from yeast or lactic acid bacteria, has seen a spurt in the last five years.

“Although lacto bacilli, the good bacteria in the abdomen, has been available in the form of capsule for years, the last five years has seen more and more pharma companies come out with probiotic capsules of various combinations,” said Dr R Kochhar, Department of Gastroenterology at PGI. “Moreover, dietary supplements that claim to be probiotic have also come recently,” he added.

At least 39 probiotic drug brands, mainly in the area of gastroenterology, from 30 major Indian companies have already created a probiotics drug market in India worth Rs 80 crore, with an year-on-year growth of 41.1 per cent in 2006. Probiotic drugs are often used in case of gastrointestinal ailments like irritable bowel syndrome and post-infection diarrhea.

“The abdomen has a natural flora of good or helpful bacteria. These help synthesise vitamins and protect the body against more dangerous micro-organisms,” explained Dr Pallab Ray of Department of Microbiology at PGI. “Whenever a patient is ill or on antibiotics, the balance of good bacteria changes. The side effects of antibiotic therapy can be regulated by supplementing the good bacteria from outside,” he said.

Re-establishing the flora of normal bacteria in the intestines can combat many diarrheal diseases, he said. “Our normal consumption of bacteria is not the same as 40 years ago,” Dr Ray said. “Today, we are creating a bacteria-free environment.”

Yogurt is the best probiotic available and must be consumed in plenty. As for the market, Amul has recently launched its range of probiotic icecreams.
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