2014, ഏപ്രിൽ 7, തിങ്കളാഴ്‌ച

CDS invites applications for M.Phil/Ph.D programmes in AE

  • The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram has invited applications for admission to its fulltime integrated M.Phil./ Ph.D. programmes in Applied Economics. Selection is on the basis of an entrance test to be held on May 25, followed by interview. Last date April 21. (http://cds.edu)
  • The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has invited applications for admission to Diploma in Radiological Physics. Stipend Rs.9,300. Last date April 21. www.barc.gov.in
  • The Delhi University has invited online applications up to April 18 for admission to various postgraduate programmes. www.du.a.cin.
  • The Institute for Social and Economics Change, Bangalore, has invited applications for doctoral programmes. Last date May 16. www.isec.ac.in
  • The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore, has invited applications for admission to its two-year regular PG Diploma in Management with specialisation in Textiles, Apparel and Retail. Graduates in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply. Last date April 25. www.svpistm.ac.in
  • NMIMS University has invited online application for NMAT (UG) to be held on May 10 and 11 for admission to its B.Tech., 5-year MBA Pharma Tech, 5-year MBA (Tech), 3-year BBA & B.Com. (Hons), B.Sc. Economics/Finance programmes. Apply now. www.nmims.edu.
  • Sri Ramachandra University has invited applications for entrance tests to be held on June 1 for admission to MBBS and BDS. Last date May 15. www.sriramachandra.edu.in
  • Amrita School of Ayurveda has invited online applications for an entrance examination to be held on May 25 for admission to its BAMS and MD/MS in Ayurveda. Last date May 20. www.ayurveda.amrita.edu.
  • Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, has invited applications for a test to be held on July 13 across the country for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Life Science/ Social Science streams. Last date April 30. www.pgimer.edu.in
  • The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, has invited applications for admission to the online courses in Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology in the Internet age; Cyber Laws. Duration 3 months, commencing on May 1. Last date April 29. www.ili.ac.in
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has invited applications for admission to M.Tech./M.Des. and Ph.D. programmes commencing in July. Apply online before April 14. www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/admission.2014.html.
  • IIT Roorkee has invited online application for admission to its M.Tech. /M.Arch. and Ph.D. programmes. Last date April 21. www.iitr.ac.in
  • Department of Commerce and Management Studies of the University of Calicut has invited applications for admission to the MBA programme offered by the department and six self financing centres in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Vadakara, Thrissur, Kuttippuram and Tirur. Apply online through www.universityofcalicut.info. Last date April 25.

CDS invites applications for M.Phil/Ph.D programmes in AE

  • The Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram has invited applications for admission to its fulltime integrated M.Phil./ Ph.D. programmes in Applied Economics. Selection is on the basis of an entrance test to be held on May 25, followed by interview. Last date April 21. (http://cds.edu)
  • The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has invited applications for admission to Diploma in Radiological Physics. Stipend Rs.9,300. Last date April 21. www.barc.gov.in
  • The Delhi University has invited online applications up to April 18 for admission to various postgraduate programmes. www.du.a.cin.
  • The Institute for Social and Economics Change, Bangalore, has invited applications for doctoral programmes. Last date May 16. www.isec.ac.in
  • The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management, Coimbatore, has invited applications for admission to its two-year regular PG Diploma in Management with specialisation in Textiles, Apparel and Retail. Graduates in any discipline with 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply. Last date April 25. www.svpistm.ac.in
  • NMIMS University has invited online application for NMAT (UG) to be held on May 10 and 11 for admission to its B.Tech., 5-year MBA Pharma Tech, 5-year MBA (Tech), 3-year BBA & B.Com. (Hons), B.Sc. Economics/Finance programmes. Apply now. www.nmims.edu.
  • Sri Ramachandra University has invited applications for entrance tests to be held on June 1 for admission to MBBS and BDS. Last date May 15. www.sriramachandra.edu.in
  • Amrita School of Ayurveda has invited online applications for an entrance examination to be held on May 25 for admission to its BAMS and MD/MS in Ayurveda. Last date May 20. www.ayurveda.amrita.edu.
  • Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, has invited applications for a test to be held on July 13 across the country for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Life Science/ Social Science streams. Last date April 30. www.pgimer.edu.in
  • The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, has invited applications for admission to the online courses in Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology in the Internet age; Cyber Laws. Duration 3 months, commencing on May 1. Last date April 29. www.ili.ac.in
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has invited applications for admission to M.Tech./M.Des. and Ph.D. programmes commencing in July. Apply online before April 14. www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/DOAA/admission.2014.html.
  • IIT Roorkee has invited online application for admission to its M.Tech. /M.Arch. and Ph.D. programmes. Last date April 21. www.iitr.ac.in
  • Department of Commerce and Management Studies of the University of Calicut has invited applications for admission to the MBA programme offered by the department and six self financing centres in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Vadakara, Thrissur, Kuttippuram and Tirur. Apply online through www.universityofcalicut.info. Last date April 25.

Drinking milk can delay knee problem in women

Washington: Women who frequently consume fat-free or low-fat milk may delay the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, research indicates.

The findings showed that women who ate cheese saw an increase in knee OA progression.
Yogurt, however, did not impact OA progression in men or women.

'Milk consumption plays an important role in bone health,' explained lead author Bing Lu from Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

OA is a common, degenerative joint disease that causes pain and swelling of joints in the hand, hips or knee.

For the study, 2,148 participants with knee OA were recruited.

At the start of the study, dietary data was collected and joint space width was measured by x-ray to evaluate OA progression.

As the intake of milk increased from none to less than 3, 4-6, and more than 7 glasses per week, the joint space width in women also decreased by 0.38mm, 0.29mm,0.29mm and 0.26mm, respectively.

Results persisted even after adjusting for disease severity, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors.

No association between milk consumption and joint space width decrease was reported in men.

'Our findings indicate that women who frequently drink milk may reduce the progression of OA,' Lu said in the study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.

Drinking milk can delay knee problem in women

Washington: Women who frequently consume fat-free or low-fat milk may delay the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, research indicates.

The findings showed that women who ate cheese saw an increase in knee OA progression.
Yogurt, however, did not impact OA progression in men or women.

'Milk consumption plays an important role in bone health,' explained lead author Bing Lu from Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

OA is a common, degenerative joint disease that causes pain and swelling of joints in the hand, hips or knee.

For the study, 2,148 participants with knee OA were recruited.

At the start of the study, dietary data was collected and joint space width was measured by x-ray to evaluate OA progression.

As the intake of milk increased from none to less than 3, 4-6, and more than 7 glasses per week, the joint space width in women also decreased by 0.38mm, 0.29mm,0.29mm and 0.26mm, respectively.

Results persisted even after adjusting for disease severity, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors.

No association between milk consumption and joint space width decrease was reported in men.

'Our findings indicate that women who frequently drink milk may reduce the progression of OA,' Lu said in the study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.

Defeat 'forces of darkness', Sonia urges voters



Thrissur : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday appealed to voters to defeat the 'forces of darkness' while slamming the BJP for being divisive and the CPI-M for pursuing a redundant ideology.

At an election rally in Thrissur, Gandhi said the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were crucial for India and it was up to the voters to choose between a divisive Bharatiya Janata Party and a unifying Congress.

'We should fight to defeat the forces of darkness and we will make the forces of light come alive in our country, as we have always done,' she said.

Accusing the BJP of dividing India, Gandhi asked voters to cast their ballots in favour of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in order to ensure that the 'country remains united'.

'You have to choose between the UPA, which has always stood for a secular India, and one where we have protected our democratic institutions, while our main opposition (BJP) wants a single-man rule and one which wants our country to get divided,' she said.

The choice before the voters was very clear, the Congress president said.

'Do you want an India that belongs to all or an India that belongs to a few, which will serve the interests of a few,' she asked.

Kerala goes to the polls Thursday to elect 20 Lok Sabha members. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the ruling Congress-led UDF had 16 and the Left opposition had four members.

'These elections are very crucial as the future of our country and the direction that our country needs to take to go forward depends on its outcome,' she said.

Gandhi also lashed out at the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the main opposition party in Kerala, accusing it of following a redundant ideology and pursuing politics of murder.

'Here, our opposition (CPI-M) is one party which has an ideology that has lost its relevance. We follow the principle of non-violence, while they promote violence,' she said.

The Congress chief went on to add that the opposition has been hurling baseless charges of corruption against the UPA government.

'I stand here and challenge them to tell us what steps did they take in their states when corruption issues surfaced. No one has done like what we have done to tackle corruption,' she said.

Gandhi's Thrissur rally was a hasty affair with the Congress president rushing off to another meeting in Kozhikode. Earlier in the day, she also addressed a rally in Kochi.

Gandhi was the Congress's third star campaigner in Kerala. On Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a rally in Kochi while party vice president Rahul Gandhi addressed four rallies across the state Saturday.

Defeat 'forces of darkness', Sonia urges voters



Thrissur : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday appealed to voters to defeat the 'forces of darkness' while slamming the BJP for being divisive and the CPI-M for pursuing a redundant ideology.

At an election rally in Thrissur, Gandhi said the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were crucial for India and it was up to the voters to choose between a divisive Bharatiya Janata Party and a unifying Congress.

'We should fight to defeat the forces of darkness and we will make the forces of light come alive in our country, as we have always done,' she said.

Accusing the BJP of dividing India, Gandhi asked voters to cast their ballots in favour of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in order to ensure that the 'country remains united'.

'You have to choose between the UPA, which has always stood for a secular India, and one where we have protected our democratic institutions, while our main opposition (BJP) wants a single-man rule and one which wants our country to get divided,' she said.

The choice before the voters was very clear, the Congress president said.

'Do you want an India that belongs to all or an India that belongs to a few, which will serve the interests of a few,' she asked.

Kerala goes to the polls Thursday to elect 20 Lok Sabha members. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the ruling Congress-led UDF had 16 and the Left opposition had four members.

'These elections are very crucial as the future of our country and the direction that our country needs to take to go forward depends on its outcome,' she said.

Gandhi also lashed out at the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the main opposition party in Kerala, accusing it of following a redundant ideology and pursuing politics of murder.

'Here, our opposition (CPI-M) is one party which has an ideology that has lost its relevance. We follow the principle of non-violence, while they promote violence,' she said.

The Congress chief went on to add that the opposition has been hurling baseless charges of corruption against the UPA government.

'I stand here and challenge them to tell us what steps did they take in their states when corruption issues surfaced. No one has done like what we have done to tackle corruption,' she said.

Gandhi's Thrissur rally was a hasty affair with the Congress president rushing off to another meeting in Kozhikode. Earlier in the day, she also addressed a rally in Kochi.

Gandhi was the Congress's third star campaigner in Kerala. On Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a rally in Kochi while party vice president Rahul Gandhi addressed four rallies across the state Saturday.

Modi attacks Vadra over land deals, targets Congress on poll promises

Jhajjar (Haryana)/Jayal/Ratkudiya (Rajasthan): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra over his alleged land deals and accused Congress of not fulfilling promises in its manifesto.

Addressing rallies in Haryana and Rajasthan, Modi sought support for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates and those of its allies to provide a strong government at the centre.

Speaking at Ratkudiya in Pali district of Rajasthan, Modi hit out at Vadra over his alleged land deals in the state during the chief ministership of Ashok Gehlot.

'Gujarat and Rajasthan are very similar and in Gujarat, we have set up solar power plants. In Rajasthan, they (the Congress) put up boards of solar power but it became damaad (son-in-law) power.'

'We heard all types of power but here we hear damaad power,' Modi said,

'In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land to your son-in-law for his benefit,' he alleged.

Amidst chanting of slogans 'Modi Lao, Desh Bacho', Modi termed the Congress manifesto as a 'Dhokha Patra' (bundle of lies).

'They in 2009 promised to provide jobs to 10 crore youths but they never gave the jobs and now they are making the same promises,' he said.

He claimed nothing has changed for the people in the last 10 years of rule of Congress-led United Progressive Alliance.

'Elect a BJP government and we will give water by inter-linking the rivers. We will give water to the people,' he said.

Earlier speaking at Jayal in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, Modi said Congress will be defeated in the polls.

Referring to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's speech in which he said that his mother Sonia Gandhi considers power as poison, Modi said: 'Who has been in power the maximum - the Congresss...so who has tasted poison the most....in whose stomach is maximum poison?'

Modi referred to Rahul Gandhi as 'shehzada' (prince) and said that he speaks like he has come from Mars.

'The Congress has nothing to do with this country. Are those who are running the government at the centre telling you what they did for you. You should ask the Congress leaders when they come to you what have they have done in the last 10 years.'

'They promised to create employment and curb inflation... but have they have fulfilled any promise and again they have come out with a manifesto to lure people,' he said.

In his rally at Jhajjar in Haryana, Modi attacked Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Rahul Gandhi over alleged land deals concerning Vadra.

'In Haryana, father-son are active. In Delhi mother-son are active. Whatever was lacking, then son-in-law also came,' he said.

'Can shehzada tell us who is the magician who gained from policies of Haryana government,' Modi said.

Polling to Rajasthan's 25 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held in two phases - April 17 (20 constituencies) and April 24 (5). Haryana's 10 constituencies will see voting April 10 in the third phase.

Modi attacks Vadra over land deals, targets Congress on poll promises

Jhajjar (Haryana)/Jayal/Ratkudiya (Rajasthan): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra over his alleged land deals and accused Congress of not fulfilling promises in its manifesto.

Addressing rallies in Haryana and Rajasthan, Modi sought support for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates and those of its allies to provide a strong government at the centre.

Speaking at Ratkudiya in Pali district of Rajasthan, Modi hit out at Vadra over his alleged land deals in the state during the chief ministership of Ashok Gehlot.

'Gujarat and Rajasthan are very similar and in Gujarat, we have set up solar power plants. In Rajasthan, they (the Congress) put up boards of solar power but it became damaad (son-in-law) power.'

'We heard all types of power but here we hear damaad power,' Modi said,

'In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land to your son-in-law for his benefit,' he alleged.

Amidst chanting of slogans 'Modi Lao, Desh Bacho', Modi termed the Congress manifesto as a 'Dhokha Patra' (bundle of lies).

'They in 2009 promised to provide jobs to 10 crore youths but they never gave the jobs and now they are making the same promises,' he said.

He claimed nothing has changed for the people in the last 10 years of rule of Congress-led United Progressive Alliance.

'Elect a BJP government and we will give water by inter-linking the rivers. We will give water to the people,' he said.

Earlier speaking at Jayal in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, Modi said Congress will be defeated in the polls.

Referring to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's speech in which he said that his mother Sonia Gandhi considers power as poison, Modi said: 'Who has been in power the maximum - the Congresss...so who has tasted poison the most....in whose stomach is maximum poison?'

Modi referred to Rahul Gandhi as 'shehzada' (prince) and said that he speaks like he has come from Mars.

'The Congress has nothing to do with this country. Are those who are running the government at the centre telling you what they did for you. You should ask the Congress leaders when they come to you what have they have done in the last 10 years.'

'They promised to create employment and curb inflation... but have they have fulfilled any promise and again they have come out with a manifesto to lure people,' he said.

In his rally at Jhajjar in Haryana, Modi attacked Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Rahul Gandhi over alleged land deals concerning Vadra.

'In Haryana, father-son are active. In Delhi mother-son are active. Whatever was lacking, then son-in-law also came,' he said.

'Can shehzada tell us who is the magician who gained from policies of Haryana government,' Modi said.

Polling to Rajasthan's 25 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held in two phases - April 17 (20 constituencies) and April 24 (5). Haryana's 10 constituencies will see voting April 10 in the third phase.

Search continues for Malaysian flight MH370

Perth: Up to 11 military planes, three civil planes and 14 ships will assist in Tuesday's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) for the international search efforts said.

The search area is approximately 77,580 sq km, and good weather is expected throughout the day, Xinhua reported.

According to the JACC, the underwater search continues with Australia's vessel Ocean Shield at the northern end of the defined search area, and Chinese ship Haixun 01 and British HMS Echo at the southern end.

The pulse signals consistent with those from aircraft black box were detected by Ocean Shield and Haixun 01 over the weekend in separate locations at a depth of 4,500 metres undersea. But further confirmation is needed as to whether these detections are related to MH370.

The Malaysian jetliner is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean although no confirmed debris has been found since it went missing on March 8 on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

Search continues for Malaysian flight MH370

Perth: Up to 11 military planes, three civil planes and 14 ships will assist in Tuesday's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) for the international search efforts said.

The search area is approximately 77,580 sq km, and good weather is expected throughout the day, Xinhua reported.

According to the JACC, the underwater search continues with Australia's vessel Ocean Shield at the northern end of the defined search area, and Chinese ship Haixun 01 and British HMS Echo at the southern end.

The pulse signals consistent with those from aircraft black box were detected by Ocean Shield and Haixun 01 over the weekend in separate locations at a depth of 4,500 metres undersea. But further confirmation is needed as to whether these detections are related to MH370.

The Malaysian jetliner is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean although no confirmed debris has been found since it went missing on March 8 on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

2014, ഏപ്രിൽ 4, വെള്ളിയാഴ്‌ച

Three convicts sentenced to death in Shakti Mills gang rapes



MUMBAI:  Three men convicted of two gang rapes in the abandoned Shakti Mills in Mumbai last year have been sentenced to death. The men were convicted yesterday under a new legal provision that punishes repeat offenders with a life term or death sentence.

Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali and Salim Ansari are the first to be sentenced to death under Section 376 E for repeat offenders, which was brought in force along with major changes in the law after the fatal gang-rape of a young student in Delhi in December, 2012.

The three men were the common factor in the gang rapes of a photojournalist and a telephone operator in the deserted mill in the heart of Mumbai, which ruptured the city's image as one of India's safest.

 The group's crimes were exposed after the 23-year-old photojournalist's rape in August last, which sparked a fresh wave of outrage across the country, months after the Delhi gang rape.

The photographer was on assignment at the mill with a male colleague when five men tied him up and took turns to assault her, holding a broken bottle to her head. The attackers were found guilty of offences that included showing pornography to her and forcing her to perform similar acts, stripping her, and destroying evidence.

The phone operator came forward after reading about the photographer's ordeal.

The police describe the attackers as unemployed school dropouts and neighbours say they were a gang known for petty theft and drinking in the area.


Three convicts sentenced to death in Shakti Mills gang rapes



MUMBAI:  Three men convicted of two gang rapes in the abandoned Shakti Mills in Mumbai last year have been sentenced to death. The men were convicted yesterday under a new legal provision that punishes repeat offenders with a life term or death sentence.

Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali and Salim Ansari are the first to be sentenced to death under Section 376 E for repeat offenders, which was brought in force along with major changes in the law after the fatal gang-rape of a young student in Delhi in December, 2012.

The three men were the common factor in the gang rapes of a photojournalist and a telephone operator in the deserted mill in the heart of Mumbai, which ruptured the city's image as one of India's safest.

 The group's crimes were exposed after the 23-year-old photojournalist's rape in August last, which sparked a fresh wave of outrage across the country, months after the Delhi gang rape.

The photographer was on assignment at the mill with a male colleague when five men tied him up and took turns to assault her, holding a broken bottle to her head. The attackers were found guilty of offences that included showing pornography to her and forcing her to perform similar acts, stripping her, and destroying evidence.

The phone operator came forward after reading about the photographer's ordeal.

The police describe the attackers as unemployed school dropouts and neighbours say they were a gang known for petty theft and drinking in the area.


Indian rocket carrying navigation satellite blasts off



SRIHARIKOTA, AP: An Indian rocket carrying the country's second navigation satellite - IRNSS-1B - Friday blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh.

Exactly at 5.14 p.m., the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C24 (PSLV-C24) standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 320 tonnes - tore into the evening sky with orange flames fiercely burning at its tail. The space centre is around 80 km north of Chennai.

Space scientists and other invitees at Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket mission control room intently watched the rocket's progress as it escaped the earth's gravitational pull.

ISRO officials are hoping that the agency's crucial space mission will turn out to be a grand success.

The rocket is expected to sling its only luggage, the 1,432 kg IRNSS-1B (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System), into the space around 20 minutes after the blast-off.

India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system with four satellites in the space before the end of this year, ISRO chairman K.Radhakrishnan told IANS earlier.

According to Radhakrishnan, though the IRNSS is a seven-satellite system, it could be made operational with four satellites. The two more navigation satellites will be launched during the second half of 2014. The first one - IRNSS-1A - was launched July 2013.

India began its space journey in 1975 with the launch of Aryabhatta using a Russian rocket and till date, it has completed over 100 space missions, including missions to the moon and Mars.

Indian rocket carrying navigation satellite blasts off



SRIHARIKOTA, AP: An Indian rocket carrying the country's second navigation satellite - IRNSS-1B - Friday blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh.

Exactly at 5.14 p.m., the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C24 (PSLV-C24) standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 320 tonnes - tore into the evening sky with orange flames fiercely burning at its tail. The space centre is around 80 km north of Chennai.

Space scientists and other invitees at Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket mission control room intently watched the rocket's progress as it escaped the earth's gravitational pull.

ISRO officials are hoping that the agency's crucial space mission will turn out to be a grand success.

The rocket is expected to sling its only luggage, the 1,432 kg IRNSS-1B (Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System), into the space around 20 minutes after the blast-off.

India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system with four satellites in the space before the end of this year, ISRO chairman K.Radhakrishnan told IANS earlier.

According to Radhakrishnan, though the IRNSS is a seven-satellite system, it could be made operational with four satellites. The two more navigation satellites will be launched during the second half of 2014. The first one - IRNSS-1A - was launched July 2013.

India began its space journey in 1975 with the launch of Aryabhatta using a Russian rocket and till date, it has completed over 100 space missions, including missions to the moon and Mars.

2014, ഏപ്രിൽ 3, വ്യാഴാഴ്‌ച

Malaysian PM in Perth, Australia says search to continue

Perth: The hunt for the crashed Flight MH370 is the most difficult in human history and there is no guarantee that it would be found, Australia said today as Malaysian Premier Najib Razak visited a military base here coordinating multinational search operations for the wreckage.

'We cannot be certain of ultimate success in the search for MH370,' Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said at a
news briefing, standing alongside Najib.

'This is most probably the most difficult search ever undertaken ... but I can assure people that the best brains in
the world are working on this,' he said.

'But we can be certain that we will spare no effort -- that we will not rest -- until we have done everything we humanly can.'

Najib, whose government has come under fire for their handling of the disaster, met search crews at Pearce RAAF
base, before their planes left for today's search in the southern Indian Ocean.

'I'm very confident we will indeed show what we can do together as a group of nations; that we want to find answers,
that we want to provide comfort to the families and we will not rest until answers are indeed found,' Najib said.

Najib thanked Australia and officials involved in search operations of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200
that mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8 with 239 people, including five Indians, on board.

The two leaders were also updated on the search operations at the air base while meeting thepersonnel coordinating the search.

Former Defence Force head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who is coordinating the search, told the two leaders
that the search zones are continually being moved. 'I want to assure you Australia is doing everything it can,' Houston, who is leading the new Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) for the search, told Najib.

'This is one of the most demanding and challenging search and rescue operations, or search and recovery operations, that
I have ever seen and I think probably one of the most complex operations of its nature that the world has ever seen,'
Houston told Najib and Abbott.

Up to eight planes and nine ships were involved in the today's search for the missing plane.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority has determined a search area of about 223,000 square kilometres, 1680
kilometres west north-west of Perth. PTI

Malaysian PM in Perth, Australia says search to continue

Perth: The hunt for the crashed Flight MH370 is the most difficult in human history and there is no guarantee that it would be found, Australia said today as Malaysian Premier Najib Razak visited a military base here coordinating multinational search operations for the wreckage.

'We cannot be certain of ultimate success in the search for MH370,' Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said at a
news briefing, standing alongside Najib.

'This is most probably the most difficult search ever undertaken ... but I can assure people that the best brains in
the world are working on this,' he said.

'But we can be certain that we will spare no effort -- that we will not rest -- until we have done everything we humanly can.'

Najib, whose government has come under fire for their handling of the disaster, met search crews at Pearce RAAF
base, before their planes left for today's search in the southern Indian Ocean.

'I'm very confident we will indeed show what we can do together as a group of nations; that we want to find answers,
that we want to provide comfort to the families and we will not rest until answers are indeed found,' Najib said.

Najib thanked Australia and officials involved in search operations of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200
that mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8 with 239 people, including five Indians, on board.

The two leaders were also updated on the search operations at the air base while meeting thepersonnel coordinating the search.

Former Defence Force head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who is coordinating the search, told the two leaders
that the search zones are continually being moved. 'I want to assure you Australia is doing everything it can,' Houston, who is leading the new Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) for the search, told Najib.

'This is one of the most demanding and challenging search and rescue operations, or search and recovery operations, that
I have ever seen and I think probably one of the most complex operations of its nature that the world has ever seen,'
Houston told Najib and Abbott.

Up to eight planes and nine ships were involved in the today's search for the missing plane.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority has determined a search area of about 223,000 square kilometres, 1680
kilometres west north-west of Perth. PTI

2014, ഏപ്രിൽ 2, ബുധനാഴ്‌ച

Aligarh students extract bio-diesel from used mustard oil

Aligarh : A group of engineering students from Aligarh Muslim University have succeeded in extracting bio-diesel from refined and used mustard oil, university officials said Tuesday.

Third-year students of the Diploma in Engineering at the AMU Polytechnic designed a bio-diesel extraction plant as part of the recently developed Alternative Fuel and Combustion Engineering Lab, said M. Yunus Khan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

The process can help in directly replacing diesel in conventional engines, thereby reducing India's dependence on imported oil and emissions of various pollutants, officials said.

Bio-diesel is a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oil that can be an additive to or entirely replace diesel in engines.

Aligarh students extract bio-diesel from used mustard oil

Aligarh : A group of engineering students from Aligarh Muslim University have succeeded in extracting bio-diesel from refined and used mustard oil, university officials said Tuesday.

Third-year students of the Diploma in Engineering at the AMU Polytechnic designed a bio-diesel extraction plant as part of the recently developed Alternative Fuel and Combustion Engineering Lab, said M. Yunus Khan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

The process can help in directly replacing diesel in conventional engines, thereby reducing India's dependence on imported oil and emissions of various pollutants, officials said.

Bio-diesel is a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oil that can be an additive to or entirely replace diesel in engines.

Malaysia narrows criminal probe to crew of missing flight: Report

KUALA LUMPURL: Malaysia is focusing its criminal investigation on the cabin crew and pilots of a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after clearing all 227 passengers of any involvement, the country's police chief was reported as saying on Wednesday.

National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the passengers had been cleared of possible involvement in hijacking, sabotage or having personal or psychological problems that could have been connected to the flight's disappearance on March 8.

'They have been cleared of the four,' he was quoted as saying by state news agency Bernama.

Khalid could not be reached by Reuters for comment and the country's home minister declined to confirm the report.

Malaysian authorities have still not ruled out mechanical problems as causing the disappearance, but say evidence suggests the plane was deliberately diverted from its scheduled route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Investigators believe that someone with detailed knowledge of both the Boeing 777-200ER and commercial aviation navigation switched off the plane's communications systems before diverting it thousands of miles off its scheduled course.

That has turned the focus of investigations onto the two pilots, 53-year-old captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and his co-pilot, 27-year old Fariq Abdul Hamid.

But the police say their investigation into the men has failed to turn up any red flags. The FBI helped Malaysian authorities analyse data from Zaharie's personal flight simulator but found nothing suspicious.

Search teams in the southern Indian Ocean are in a race against time to locate the plane's black box recorder, which has an expected battery life of around 30 days and may well contain the key to understanding the plane's mysterious disappearance.

'We are focusing on the pilots but we can't get much clarity until we have the black box,' one senior police source told Reuters.

Malaysia narrows criminal probe to crew of missing flight: Report

KUALA LUMPURL: Malaysia is focusing its criminal investigation on the cabin crew and pilots of a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after clearing all 227 passengers of any involvement, the country's police chief was reported as saying on Wednesday.

National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the passengers had been cleared of possible involvement in hijacking, sabotage or having personal or psychological problems that could have been connected to the flight's disappearance on March 8.

'They have been cleared of the four,' he was quoted as saying by state news agency Bernama.

Khalid could not be reached by Reuters for comment and the country's home minister declined to confirm the report.

Malaysian authorities have still not ruled out mechanical problems as causing the disappearance, but say evidence suggests the plane was deliberately diverted from its scheduled route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Investigators believe that someone with detailed knowledge of both the Boeing 777-200ER and commercial aviation navigation switched off the plane's communications systems before diverting it thousands of miles off its scheduled course.

That has turned the focus of investigations onto the two pilots, 53-year-old captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and his co-pilot, 27-year old Fariq Abdul Hamid.

But the police say their investigation into the men has failed to turn up any red flags. The FBI helped Malaysian authorities analyse data from Zaharie's personal flight simulator but found nothing suspicious.

Search teams in the southern Indian Ocean are in a race against time to locate the plane's black box recorder, which has an expected battery life of around 30 days and may well contain the key to understanding the plane's mysterious disappearance.

'We are focusing on the pilots but we can't get much clarity until we have the black box,' one senior police source told Reuters.

Anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills may cause death?

London: If you often pop up anti-anxiety and sleeping pills, beware! A research from the University of Warwick has found that these are linked to an increased risk of death.

The study shows that several anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs or hypnotic drugs (sleeping pills) are associated with doubling the risk of mortality.

Although these findings are based on routine data and need to be interpreted cautiously, the researchers recommended that a greater understanding of their impact is essential.

Scott Weich, professor of Psychiatry at the University of Warwick, explained: 'The key message here is that we really do have to use these drugs more carefully. This builds on a growing body of evidence suggesting that their side effects are significant and dangerous. We have to do everything possible to minimise over reliance on anxiolytics and sleeping pills.'

The study accounted for other factors such as age, smoking and alcohol use, other prescriptions and socioeconomic status.

The study, published in the journal BMJ, tracked 34,727 people for seven-and-a-half years on average from the time that they first received prescriptions for either an anxiolytic or hypnotic drug.

Benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed drug class, including diazepam and temazepam.

The study also examined the effects of two other groups of drugs; the so-called 'Z-drugs' and all other anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs.

Many patients received more than one drug over the course of the study, and five percent received prescriptions for drugs from all three groups.
IANS


Anti-anxiety drugs, sleeping pills may cause death?

London: If you often pop up anti-anxiety and sleeping pills, beware! A research from the University of Warwick has found that these are linked to an increased risk of death.

The study shows that several anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs or hypnotic drugs (sleeping pills) are associated with doubling the risk of mortality.

Although these findings are based on routine data and need to be interpreted cautiously, the researchers recommended that a greater understanding of their impact is essential.

Scott Weich, professor of Psychiatry at the University of Warwick, explained: 'The key message here is that we really do have to use these drugs more carefully. This builds on a growing body of evidence suggesting that their side effects are significant and dangerous. We have to do everything possible to minimise over reliance on anxiolytics and sleeping pills.'

The study accounted for other factors such as age, smoking and alcohol use, other prescriptions and socioeconomic status.

The study, published in the journal BMJ, tracked 34,727 people for seven-and-a-half years on average from the time that they first received prescriptions for either an anxiolytic or hypnotic drug.

Benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed drug class, including diazepam and temazepam.

The study also examined the effects of two other groups of drugs; the so-called 'Z-drugs' and all other anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs.

Many patients received more than one drug over the course of the study, and five percent received prescriptions for drugs from all three groups.
IANS


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