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[Goanet] Refer HIV/AIDS cases to Govt hospitals: GSACS.
[Goanet] 16 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
[Goanet] CHRISTIAN higher education top India's best-colleges lists
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Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 09:20:38 +0530
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Refer HIV/AIDS cases to Govt hospitals: GSACS
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The Goa State Aids Control Society (GSACS) has requested
all private practitioners to refer all suspected cases of HIV/AIDS
to GMC/Hospicio/Asilo for diagnosis/treatment.
In a press release, GSACS has observed that,
some of the private practitioners still continue to refer
suspected HIV cases to ADHAR Clinic, at Old GMC Complex.
It is hereby brought to the notice of all the doctors that,
the ADHAR clinic has been closed since 1999 and hence,
no diagnosis/treatment is being provided at GSACS
located in the OPD Block, old GMC complex.
GSACS has further informed that, there are two voluntary counselling
and testing centres in Goa, one at Central Laboratory/OPD 13
of Goa Medical College, Bambolim and the other at the STD Clinic/Blood Bank
at Hospicio Hospital in Margao. The voluntary testing facility for HIV
infection
with pretest/post test counseling is available at these centres on payment
of Rs 10.
Under voluntary testing, the blood sample is tested for HIV antibodies
with three tests conducted with ELISA/Rapid/Simple with different antigen
preparations or different principles. This ensures a better reliability of
the test
and therefore further confirmation bases on western blot test
is not generally necessary as was done in the past.
For management of HIV/AIDS patients, CD4/CD8 blood count facility
is available in the Microbiology Department of the Goa Medical College.
As per the guidelines of National AIDS Control Organisation,
Rs 500 is charged per test and for poor patients this facility is provided
free of cost.
GSACS provides drugs for treatment of opportunistic infections
such as TB, Herpes, Candidiasis, etc in HIV/AIDS patients
treated at GMC, Hospicio and Asilo hospitals.
Similarly drugs for treatment of STIs/RTIs in all the Government,
STD clinics viz at GMC, Hospicio, Asilo
and STD clinic, Baina are provided by GSACS.
GSACS also provides drugs for post exposure prophylaxis
for health care workers in government hospitals.
Detailed guidelines have been issued by GSACS
regarding use of these drugs.
PEP has to be started immediately in case of any needle stick injury
or contact of non-intact skin or mucous membrane
with blood or other potentially infectious body fluids/tissue.
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Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 10:55:26 +0530
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 16 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
16 May 2002
'IF BJP WINS PARRIKAR WILL BE CM': The mantle of chief ministership will
fall on the shoulders of Manohar Parrikar in the event the BJP winning the
forthcoming mid-term assembly elections, Union Home Minister LK Advani
announced in Ponda yesterday. Advani said that BJP was going to the polls
with Parrikar as the leader based on the excellent performance of his
government over the last one-and-a-half years. (GT)
'BJP WANTS TO TEST COMMUNAL CARD': Nationalist Congress Party national
president Sharad Pawar, while speaking to reporters in Panjim yesterday,
cautioned Goans about the possible testing of the communal card in this
state against the backdrop of the Gujarat carnage. He ridiculed Parrikar's
promises of clean and stable government and charged Parrikar and the BJP
high command of pushing Goans into an expensive and premature election for
no valid reason, two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule. (GT)
'REBELS WILL NOT MAKE DIFFERENCE': Briefing reporters, the Goa Pradesh
Congress Committee President Nirmala Sawant said, "I don't think people
will trust the rebels and even if they remain in the fray, voters will vote
for the candidates contesting on the Congress tickets." (H)
IF YOU HAVE THE VOTERS…: What matters is not how you safeguard values but
how many seats you win. So, the Congress allotted tickets to 12 defectors
and the BJP to four. Because they may be defectors in the eyes of
conscientious citizens but they are "sure winners" in the eyes of the high
commands of the Congress and the BJP. (Umesh Mahambre in NT)
FREEDOM FIGHTERS TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST DEFECTORS: The Goan freedom fighters
have decided to go to the villages and campaign against habitual defectors
and corrupt candidates, and urge the people not to vote them at the
forthcoming elections. (NT)
CBI RAIDS HPCL: Central Bureau of Investigation officers yesterday raided
various Hindustan Petroleum Chemical Limited godowns and office of senior
sales executive and dealer Uday Krishna, and later raided the house. At his
residence they recovered, fixed deposits worth Rs.2.2 lakh, documents of
flats and cars, and a stack of share certificates. (GT)
SIOLIM-CHOPDEM BRIDGE COMPLETION: The Siolim-Chopdem bridge is nearing its
completion and is expected to be opened for public use by the end of this
month, after a period nearly one decade. (NT)
SANCOALE PANCHAS ON HUNGER STRIKE: Two panchas of Sancoale Village
Panchayat, Simao Carvalho and Deputy Sarpanch Archana Naik, have gone on
hunger strike at the Panchayat premises protesting against the move to
issue NOC to the setting up of oil tanks at Sancoale. (H)
DEMAND FOR REPAIR OF DYKE: The locals of Siolim village have demanded the
repair of a dyke in the region, constructed along the river flowing through
the village. (NT)
'POWER SUPPLY MUST IMPROVE': Chief Secretary Baleshwar Rai reviewed the
power scenario in the State and suggested measures to improve power
distribution to the consumers. (GT)
NGO AGAINST HEPATITIS B VACCINE: An NGO, Citizens for Health, has suggested
for an immediate ban on the administration of Hepatitis B vaccine until the
same is certified to be free from al potential hazards. (H)
KRC COMPLETES FIRST FOREIGN PROJECT: The Konkan Railway Corporation
recently completed the work on its first foreign project, a contract by the
Ministry of Railways, Malaysia, to undertake monitoring of track parameters
and to certify the fitness of 70-km long Kuantan-Kerteh Railway line to
carry passengers and freight. (GT)
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR HANDLOOM COURSE: The State Directorate of
Industries and Mines, Panjim, invites applications for undergoing three
years diploma course at the Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem Tamil
Nadu, which will commence from July 1. The last date for receiving
applications is June 5. For details: TCP Section, Directorate of Industries
and Mines, Udyog Bhavan, Panjim. (H)
FOUNDER'S DAY OBSERVED: the Founder's Day of VM Salgaocar Group of
Companies and the 86th anniversary of late VM Salgaocar were observed on
May 13, at a special function organised by the staff of the institution, at
Shree Vidhyadhiraj Bhavan, Vasco. (NT)
RELEASE OF 'GEETA' IN KONKANI: The prose and verse translation of the
"Bhagwad Geeta", written by Suresh Gundu Amonkar, former chairman of Goa
Education Board, will be released by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at the
Kala Academy on May 24 at 5.30 pm. (H)
GOAN DRAMATIST FELICITATED: Mr Vijaykumar Naik, a dramatist from Ponda was
recently felicitated at Pune, by senior stage artist, Mr Chandrakant
Gokhale. (NT)
S P O R T S
CANDOLIM STRIKERS EMERGE WINNERS: Candolim Strikers clinched the inaugural
Goan Inter-Village football tournament title, organised by Gulf
International Promotions over the week-end. (15 May. Gulf
News.http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=51108)
MANGUESH SWIMS 10 KM BLINDFOLDED AND HANDS TIED: Manguesh Kuttikar, a
crippled lad from Neura, created history by swimming blindfolded and hands
tied behind, from Miramar to Ribandar ferry (10 km distance) on May 14 in
two hours and 50 minutes. Sponsored by Gomantak Private Limited, Kuttikar
is the first Goan to achieve such a feat and is certainly set to enter into
Limca book of records. (GT)
ABHIMANYU ENDS SALIL'S UNBEATEN RUN: Tamil Nadu's Abhimanyu Nityanand ended
Goa's Salil Sabir's unbeaten run, emerging first in Race 7, at the
International Optimist Junior National Sailing Championship, at Hawaii
Beach, Dona Paula. Unfortunately, Abhimanyu couldn't fight his way out
again, ranking an indifferent 11th in Race 8, which saw Salil out in front
again. (H)
D E A T H S
14 May: Guirim: TITA BOTELHO, wife of late Francis, mother of
arcanja/Camoes D'Mello (Anjuna), Maria/John D'Cunha (Azossim), aunty of
Agnes/late Anthony Coutinho (US), Annie/Anthony D'Lima (US), Alina/Benny
Rodrigues (US), Alvy/Ronnie, Mathias (US) and Anthony Monteiro (US).
15 May: Merces: LUDOVICO MAURO FILIPE PEREIRA, husband of Alice, father
of Olinda and Ludiloy.
13 May: Arossim-Cansaulim: Pascoal D'costa, SON OF ALTE Antonio
Jose/Piedade, brother of Deliciosa/Alex, Philo/Custodio, Cruz/Joyce,
Mary/Anthony, Nasu/Augustine.
G O A W E A T H E R
Min Temp : 29.0 deg C (84.2 deg F)
Max Temp: 34.3 deg C, Rel Humidity: 72% (yesterday-Panjim)
Weather: Not so pleasant.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
Website: http://www.goacom.com
Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goano
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Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 11:10:29 +0530
From: "Aloysius D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] CHRISTIAN higher education top India's best-colleges lists
Hi Fred,
I am aware of the following "engineering" based educational institutions:
St Xavier's Technical Institute, Mahim, Bombay -- electronics,
computers & radio navigational
Fr Agnel's Ashram, Bandra -- general engineering including automobile
& electronic engineering
Fr Agnel's College, Vashi, NaviMumbai -- electronic engineering
Don Bosco's Technical Institute, Kurla, Bombay -- general including
automobile engineering
Fr Agnel's Institute, Verna or Nuvem, Goa -- ??
St Joseph's Technical Institute, Asansol -- general engineering
St Joseph's Technical Institute, Shankersheth Road, Pune -- general
engineering & carpentry
Sophia Polytechnic, Bombay -- Hotel Management & Nutrition -- for
boys and girls --
and only for girls -- Fashion Design, Mass Communication &
Media, Commercial Art & Advertising
St Xavier's College, Bombay -- TV, Computer and Mass Communications
St Xaviers Institute of Management, Bombay -- Business, Financial &
Personnel Management
St Andrew's College, Bandra, Bombay -- Business Management
I am sure that there must be many more -- our boys and girls should be
encouraged to look into some of these new areas for which our institutes
offer facilities so as to equip themselves for the current jab market --
Arts, Science and Commerce do not offer much job scope except for the
"marriage" market.
Cheers
Aloysius D'Souza
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Subject: [Goanet] X'tian higher education top India's best-colleges lists;
but no
> room for complacency...
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> X'TIAN HIGHER EDUCATION TOPS INDIA'S BEST-COLLEGES LIST...
>
> Christian colleges feature in the list of top Indian educational
> institutions within the country. But their presence is mainly concentrated
> in fields like Arts and Science and Medicine, while showing a low presence
> in fields like engineering and law.
>
> Jesuit-run Loyola College in Chennai tops the list of Science colleges in
> India, while Christian Medical College of Vellore stands a clear first
among
> a list of 'Top 10 Colleges' emerging from a "survey of academic
excellence"
> put out by newsmagazine 'India Today' in its issue dated May 13, 2002.
>
> "Knowledge today is an international commodity. As the world becomes
> frenetically competitive, nations realise the value of good quality higher
> education. India can only stand on a par with the rest of the world if its
> education system is strong," says the national newsmagazine.
>
> India has a total of 10,000 colleges, 250 universities and five million
> students. This, says India Today, "offers bewildering choices to parents
and
> children".
>
> India Today began its surveys in 1997, and says this year it gave
weightage
> to facilities available in a college, student-teacher ratios,
accessibility
> of job placements from a college and other factors, while deciding on the
> list of 'top colleges' in the country.
>
> "The combination of these new criteria has brought us new winners while
some
> old ones have dropped off," said 'India Today'. It said in the past, it
used
> interviews with some 450 leading experts in order to arrive at the
ranking,
> based on "peer review and perception".
>
> Commented India Today: "In arts, Presidency College, Chennai, which was
> rated fourth last year, took the top spot, shoving aside St Xavier's
> College, Kolkata. But in science, the new weightage saw Presidency
College,
> Chennai, tumbled from its pedestal giving way to its neighbour down the
road
> -- (Jesuit-run) Loyola College."
>
> It also added, later in its analysis: "But it was medicine that produced
the
> biggest upset. Christian Medical College, Vellore, which was rated seventh
> last year, moved rapidly upwards and ousted the All India Institute of
> Medical Sciences, Delhi, from the top slot."
>
> But, without getting carried away by the positive achievements, the fact
> remains that Christian institutions have a poor presence in fields like
> engineering, and law. Management, a field where Christian educators
> particularly the Jesuits are known to run only a few, but top ranking
> institutions, was not rated.
>
> Besides, the number of students getting education in top Christian
colleges
> seems to be smaller than in other prestigious institutions. This could
imply
> that only few students could benefit from such quality institutions,
leading
> to charges of elitism.
>
> On the Arts front, St Xavier's College in Kolkata is ranked second, Madras
> Christian College of Chennai is third, St Xavier's of Mumbai if fourth,
> while Loyola College of Chennai is seventh, and St Stephen's of Delhi is
> eighth.
>
> Commented India Today: "St Xavier's College, Kolkata, retained its No.2
> position in Arts this year thanks to its increasingly competitive academic
> content. The days when it was dismissed as a brick-and-mortar recreation
of
> a Bollywood institution are over. A fully-equipped computer lab, an
> audio-visual room and a professional studio with an editing room have
helped
> cast the college in a new mould."
>
> It adds: "The most creditable surge this year has been that of Madras
> Christian College. From last year's 9th place, it has moved up to 3rd.
> Academics apart, the 365-acre campus with a cricket ground with Australian
> turf, athletics track and football field continue to be a major draw."
>
> Loyola College in Madras tops the Science stream. In the year 2000 it was
> ranked fourth nationwide, and in 2001, second.
>
> This ranking attributes much of Loyola's success to the college
> administration's "futuristic approach". It says: "While drawing from its
> 76-year-old tradition, Loyola has made a conscious effort to blend
academic
> excellence and history. Its restructured syllabus, in effect from 2000-01,
> is something many educational institutions are trying to emulate."
>
> Besides streamlining the academic schedule, the syllabus includes topics
such
> as world religion, heritage, personality development, social analysis,
> computer literacy, arts for science, science for arts and skill-based
> training in the last semester.
>
> "Nobody disagrees with Loyola's hallmark assets like excellent faculty,
> enviable infrastructure and focussed learning. And Loyola is proud to be a
> trend-setter in developing the student beyond the knowledge of text
books,"
> it quotes Principal Father V. Joseph Xavier as saying.
>
> Recently, science education was taken to an "all-new dimension" with the
> formation of the Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), an
> inter-disciplinary group working on projects involving the basic sciences
> department. With more than 80 published works since its inception in 1995,
> LIFE "enables even undergraduate students to participate in
> research-oriented projects", adds India Today.
>
> It says, for instance, the chemistry department has a patent on a low-cost
> method for coating lead with chromium for application in India's major
power
> reactors.
>
> In th fields of Commerce, St Xavier's of Kolkata was second, followed by
St
> Xavier's of Mumbai at third. Loyola's was fourth and Madras Christian
> College, seventh.
>
> Engineering and law saw the total absence of any Christian-run colleges.
>
> In the field of medicine, however, Christian Medical College of Vellore
stop
> a clear tops, out-shining prestigious institutions like the AIIMS run out
of
> Delhi.
>
> "This year Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, has up-staged AIIMS
that
> had maintained a comfortable supremacy in the last five surveys. CMC's
> social commitment combined with a research-oriented academics has give it
a
> fine edge," said India Today. CMC was founded in 1918 as a medical school
by
> Dr Ida Sophia Scudder, the daughter of a missionary. From this small
centre
> in South India, it has grown to "become a credible centre for medical
care",
> says India Today.
>
> "As an institution run by a council of churches, 45 of the 60 meritorious
> students admitted each year are selected from among the members of
different
> churches," says India Today. It quotes principal Dr Ravi Jacob Korula
> saying, "The entrance test is framed to ensure we get the cream of
> students."
>
> CMC reserves for seats for students from the economically disadvantaged
> sectors. The cost of education too is comparatively low. While the tuition
> fees is Rs 3,000 per year, the total expense adds up to just Rs 18,000.
>
> Students are not taxed as "CMC is flush with funds coming from more than
50
> institutions", says India Today. The rich pool of the college comprises
550
> doctors, 122 professors, 56 associated professors and 156 lecturers.
>
> Students emerge different too. India Today quotes final year MBBS student
> Pravesh Kumar Chalotra: "You can't pass out of CMC without becoming a
caring
> doctor." His own long-term plans are to serve the poor in one of the
> peripheral hospitals in his home state, Jammu and Kashmir.
>
> India Today also lists are number of other 'top colleges' of India. These
> include Christ College at Bangalore ("journalism and commerce courses are
a
> major draw"), Christian College in Lucknow ("exchange programmes with
> European universities are a plus"), Jesus and Mary College of Delhi
> ("academics and cultural activities are the pluses"), Jyoti Nivas College
of
> Bangalore ("sports and cultural activities are also given weightage").
>
> Other colleges that gain positive mention are Loreto College of Kolkata
> ("there's room for all-round growth in a disciplined milieu"), Madras
> Christian College ("has a big campus with an Australian turf cricket
> pitch"), Mount Carmel College in Bangalore ("the college is seeking a
deemed
> university status"), Sophia College for Women ("focuses on empowering
women
> and has a need-based admission policy"), St Ann's College for Women in
> Hyderabad ("stresses on overall development of students"), St Francis'
> College for Women ("the first autonomous college of Osmania University, it
> aims at 'holistic' education), St Joseph's College of Arts & Sciences at
> Bangalore ("offers several innovative degree courses"), St Joseph's
College
> of Commerce at Bangalore ("it has tie-ups with NIIT, Santa Clara
> University"), St Paul's Hyderabad, St Paul's Kolkata, Stella Maris in
> Chennai, and the Women's Christian College ("known to offer the best arts
> course in Chennai"). END
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