Radiologists in government hospitals in Bihar will now be able to access patient reports online.
As a part of its e-government initiative, the Bihar government has asked Pune based Sadhna Group and Medsynaptic to connect diagnostic imaging centers and government hospitals to a central server. The project is expected to go live in six months.
Once completed, the project will allow both patients and radiologists to view reports online. The system will transfer images to a central server. Once the server gets the images, radiologists can interpret scans and revert immediately with reports.
Medsynaptic,which has been chosen as the Teleradiology/PACS solution provider for the same, has already commenced implementation and connected two sites, according to a press release. A software will provide advanced tools to radiologists to interpret scans and provide accurate diagnosis in a speedy manner. The system will also allow second opinion from radiologists in any part of the world, thus enabling best health care to the poor and needy people of the state.
The Healthcare division, Sadhna Healthline, bagged the tender to set up 15 ultra-modern diagnostic centres. All facilities including CT scanners, digital X-ray, MRI, ECG, ultrasound and pathology services will be installed.link
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Prasan Sinha's movie makes it to Cannes
Bihari filmmaker Prasan Sinha's first Hindi digital feature film, `Kismet Ek Anokha Mor', was well received at the 62nd Cannes
Film Festival.
Sinha, who hails from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and shifted to Delhi a decade ago, shot the movie
in digital format in Tikli village in Aravali hills in Haryana in 14 days. The medium-budget film was premiered in the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival- 2009 on May 16.
Film celebrities like Sharmila Tagore, Subhash Ghai, Rakesh Roshan and Jugmohan Mundra were present during the show. He said the movie would also be screened at Dubai Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. It would be the opening film in the digital section of International Film Festival of India in Goa.
Having over 25 years of working experience in filmmaking with eminent filmmakers like Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Sinha has so far directed 45 documentary films, 25 corporate films, 10 ad films and more than 365 episodes of various TV serials. Sinha's directorial venture was `Sab Golmaal Hai' for DD metro.
"We have made an attempt to introduce a new concept in filmmaking which is of low budget and does away with the menace of piracy," Sinha said.
The film, produced by Abhay Yadav, is based in rural India and gives the message of self-employment. All the actors of the film have worked in rural theatre.
"Digital format shoot brings down the production cost by 40-50%," Sinha said and added some parts of Slumdog Millionaire were also shot in the digital format.
Talking about his upcoming movie `My Dear Brother-in-Law', Sinha said it's a comedy depicting a middle class family of a village and their old value system.link
Film Festival.
Sinha, who hails from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and shifted to Delhi a decade ago, shot the movie
in digital format in Tikli village in Aravali hills in Haryana in 14 days. The medium-budget film was premiered in the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival- 2009 on May 16.
Film celebrities like Sharmila Tagore, Subhash Ghai, Rakesh Roshan and Jugmohan Mundra were present during the show. He said the movie would also be screened at Dubai Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. It would be the opening film in the digital section of International Film Festival of India in Goa.
Having over 25 years of working experience in filmmaking with eminent filmmakers like Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Sinha has so far directed 45 documentary films, 25 corporate films, 10 ad films and more than 365 episodes of various TV serials. Sinha's directorial venture was `Sab Golmaal Hai' for DD metro.
"We have made an attempt to introduce a new concept in filmmaking which is of low budget and does away with the menace of piracy," Sinha said.
The film, produced by Abhay Yadav, is based in rural India and gives the message of self-employment. All the actors of the film have worked in rural theatre.
"Digital format shoot brings down the production cost by 40-50%," Sinha said and added some parts of Slumdog Millionaire were also shot in the digital format.
Talking about his upcoming movie `My Dear Brother-in-Law', Sinha said it's a comedy depicting a middle class family of a village and their old value system.link
mother threw her newborn daughter
In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old mother threw her newborn daughter out of the first floor window of a residential building in the Watgunge police station area on Tuesday, allegedly thinking it to be stillborn.
The police said the woman was working as a domestic help and gave birth to the child at her employer’s toilet.
Sabnam, who is from Samastipur in Bihar, began working for a businessman, Md Zahid, two months ago. The police said, as per her employer’s statement she had not informed him or his family members about her pregnancy. Sabnam was ill and very thin and as she wore a burqa all the times, they did not realise she was pregnant, Zahid’s statement said.
Local residents who noticed a newborn lying on the street in front of Zahid’s house informed the police. During preliminary investigation it was revealed that Sabnam gave birth to the child inside a toilet. She panicked after the baby was born and hurled the baby out of the toilet window, the police said.
During questioning, Sabnam claimed that she had given birth to a still-born baby. As she was apprehensive that she might lose her job if the matter came to light, she threw the baby. A senior officer said the woman was so ill that she had to be admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital. The baby’s body has been sent for postmortem to verify if it was stillborn.During questioning, Sabnam claimed that she had given birth to a still-born baby. As she was apprehensive that she might lose her job if the matter came to light, she threw the baby. A senior officer said the woman was so ill that she had to be admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital. The baby’s body has been sent for postmortem to verify if it was stillborn.link
The police said the woman was working as a domestic help and gave birth to the child at her employer’s toilet.
Sabnam, who is from Samastipur in Bihar, began working for a businessman, Md Zahid, two months ago. The police said, as per her employer’s statement she had not informed him or his family members about her pregnancy. Sabnam was ill and very thin and as she wore a burqa all the times, they did not realise she was pregnant, Zahid’s statement said.
Local residents who noticed a newborn lying on the street in front of Zahid’s house informed the police. During preliminary investigation it was revealed that Sabnam gave birth to the child inside a toilet. She panicked after the baby was born and hurled the baby out of the toilet window, the police said.
During questioning, Sabnam claimed that she had given birth to a still-born baby. As she was apprehensive that she might lose her job if the matter came to light, she threw the baby. A senior officer said the woman was so ill that she had to be admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital. The baby’s body has been sent for postmortem to verify if it was stillborn.During questioning, Sabnam claimed that she had given birth to a still-born baby. As she was apprehensive that she might lose her job if the matter came to light, she threw the baby. A senior officer said the woman was so ill that she had to be admitted to Sambhunath Pandit Hospital. The baby’s body has been sent for postmortem to verify if it was stillborn.link
Monday 27 July 2009
Former Bihar minister Madan Prasad Singh died
Former Bihar minister and senior Congress leader Madan Prasad Singh died after a protracted illness at a hospital in Bhagalpur town today. He was 76.
Expressing profound shock and grief at the demise of Singh, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his mortal remains would be consigned to flames with a full state honour at Naugachhia in Bhagalpur district tomorrow.
Several state ministers condoled his death.link
Expressing profound shock and grief at the demise of Singh, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his mortal remains would be consigned to flames with a full state honour at Naugachhia in Bhagalpur district tomorrow.
Several state ministers condoled his death.link
22 IAS officers transferred in Bihar
Bihar government today effected a major reshuffle in the civil administration, transferring 22 IAS officers, including 14 District Magistrates.
According to the state's Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department release, 14 District Magistrates have been transferred.
As per the list, the new DMs are -- Dayashanker Pandey (Arwal), Vandana Preyasi (Bhagalpur), Lokesh Kumar (Saran), Devesh Sehra (Banka), Arun Chandra Singh (Sheikhpura), Masud Hasan (Nawada), Anjani Kumar Verma (Sitamarhi), Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (Nalanda), Bala Murgan D (Siwan), Aunpam Kumar (Rohtas), Arvind Kumar (Munger), Sarvanan M (Araria) and Palka Sahni (Jehanabad).
Besides the DMs, other senior IAS officers have also been transferred to various other departments and boards.link
According to the state's Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department release, 14 District Magistrates have been transferred.
As per the list, the new DMs are -- Dayashanker Pandey (Arwal), Vandana Preyasi (Bhagalpur), Lokesh Kumar (Saran), Devesh Sehra (Banka), Arun Chandra Singh (Sheikhpura), Masud Hasan (Nawada), Anjani Kumar Verma (Sitamarhi), Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (Nalanda), Bala Murgan D (Siwan), Aunpam Kumar (Rohtas), Arvind Kumar (Munger), Sarvanan M (Araria) and Palka Sahni (Jehanabad).
Besides the DMs, other senior IAS officers have also been transferred to various other departments and boards.link
Subhash Projects bags orders worth Rs 152 cr
Infrastructure developer Subhash Projects & Marketing (SPML) today said it has bagged three orders worth Rs 151.80 crore from different government agencies for construction-related projects.
The company has bagged two orders worth Rs 108.02 crore from Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for the supply of material and equipments required for electrification projects in Supaul district of the state, SPML said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Further, it has also received a Rs 43.77 crore order from Public Health Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal government for an infrastructure related project, SPML added.
Shares of Subhash Projects were trading at Rs 146, up 0.21 per cent from its previous close in the afternoon trade on the BSE.link
The company has bagged two orders worth Rs 108.02 crore from Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for the supply of material and equipments required for electrification projects in Supaul district of the state, SPML said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Further, it has also received a Rs 43.77 crore order from Public Health Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal government for an infrastructure related project, SPML added.
Shares of Subhash Projects were trading at Rs 146, up 0.21 per cent from its previous close in the afternoon trade on the BSE.link
Sunday 26 July 2009
NGO initiative for Muslim unity through Ramadan calendar
Ramadan is the most holy month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of seeking Allah’s mercy, forgiveness for sins and salvation. Unfortunately, for many Muslims, it is also a month of confusion and conflict – from the beginning to the end of the month – to how long should be taraveeh or the night prayers, and when to begin and end fasting each day.
It is not unusual in Muslim localities to hear azan for prayers at slightly different times coming from different masjids of the area. Iftar or breaking of fast rather than being a time of spirituality becomes a time of confusion as one wonders which of these azans is the correct one. An effort is underway in Bihar to change this confusion and this small but important beginning can provide important stepping stone for community unity.
Silsilah, an NGO based in the Patna City campus of Khanqah Munemia Qamriya, has taken upon itself the task to standardize the Ramadan calendar. Eight years ago, it invited various Muslim groups and leaders to talk about this issue of differences in Ramadan calendars published by these organizations. To their surprise, except for one person, no one was able to explain the calculation behind their calendar. Getting everyone together was a big achievement in itself but SILSILAH went a step further and got everyone to agree to one calendar that had times for the end of sehri (pre-dawn meal) and beginning of iftar (breaking fast) for Ramadan of 1422 Hijri.
This historic document had signatures of officials of Imarat Shariah, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Idara-e-Shariah, various masjids, and madrasas.
Since 2001, this movement has grown and now they get all Muslim groups to agree to the Ramadan calendar, every year. Deobandi, Barelwi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami and Shias now approve and follow this calendar removing a major source of confusion each day of the Ramadan.
This small but important work would not have been possible without the leadership of Khanqah Munemia. Shameemuddin Ahmad Munemi, twelfth sajjada nasheen of the khanqah having firm footing in Islamic education and also degrees from modern education institutes, is well aware of religious sensitivities and brings an approach to problem solving that combines traditional and modern methods.
He explained that brining all Muslim groups together was the major work. Now that they have been doing it consistently for a number of years this can be expanded to other areas and a joint front can be arranged for addressing religious and social evils.
Calendar for Ramadan 1430 or this year’s fasting month was prepared on July 1st and is approved by Imarat-e-Shariah, Idara-e-Shariah, Khanqah Phulwari Sharif, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Madrasa Shamsul Hoda, Madrasa Gulshan-e-Ibrahim, Jamia Madiniah, Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Millat, Jama Masjid of Sabzibagh, a Shia imam and a professor of Geography. Followers of fiqh Jafria are asked to add 12 minutes to their iftar times since their calculation differe slightly.
Since the first splitting of ummah on the question of Hazrat Ali’s claim to khilafat, Muslims have been divided in many groups all over the world and all these centuries. A small beginning in a small room of a Sufi hospice in Patna, Bihar provides the message that unity can be achieved through small steps. It is a silsilah that should be continued and grow to other cities and countries.link
It is not unusual in Muslim localities to hear azan for prayers at slightly different times coming from different masjids of the area. Iftar or breaking of fast rather than being a time of spirituality becomes a time of confusion as one wonders which of these azans is the correct one. An effort is underway in Bihar to change this confusion and this small but important beginning can provide important stepping stone for community unity.
Silsilah, an NGO based in the Patna City campus of Khanqah Munemia Qamriya, has taken upon itself the task to standardize the Ramadan calendar. Eight years ago, it invited various Muslim groups and leaders to talk about this issue of differences in Ramadan calendars published by these organizations. To their surprise, except for one person, no one was able to explain the calculation behind their calendar. Getting everyone together was a big achievement in itself but SILSILAH went a step further and got everyone to agree to one calendar that had times for the end of sehri (pre-dawn meal) and beginning of iftar (breaking fast) for Ramadan of 1422 Hijri.
This historic document had signatures of officials of Imarat Shariah, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Idara-e-Shariah, various masjids, and madrasas.
Since 2001, this movement has grown and now they get all Muslim groups to agree to the Ramadan calendar, every year. Deobandi, Barelwi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami and Shias now approve and follow this calendar removing a major source of confusion each day of the Ramadan.
This small but important work would not have been possible without the leadership of Khanqah Munemia. Shameemuddin Ahmad Munemi, twelfth sajjada nasheen of the khanqah having firm footing in Islamic education and also degrees from modern education institutes, is well aware of religious sensitivities and brings an approach to problem solving that combines traditional and modern methods.
He explained that brining all Muslim groups together was the major work. Now that they have been doing it consistently for a number of years this can be expanded to other areas and a joint front can be arranged for addressing religious and social evils.
Calendar for Ramadan 1430 or this year’s fasting month was prepared on July 1st and is approved by Imarat-e-Shariah, Idara-e-Shariah, Khanqah Phulwari Sharif, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Madrasa Shamsul Hoda, Madrasa Gulshan-e-Ibrahim, Jamia Madiniah, Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Millat, Jama Masjid of Sabzibagh, a Shia imam and a professor of Geography. Followers of fiqh Jafria are asked to add 12 minutes to their iftar times since their calculation differe slightly.
Since the first splitting of ummah on the question of Hazrat Ali’s claim to khilafat, Muslims have been divided in many groups all over the world and all these centuries. A small beginning in a small room of a Sufi hospice in Patna, Bihar provides the message that unity can be achieved through small steps. It is a silsilah that should be continued and grow to other cities and countries.link
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