New technique adopted to cut tumour
HUBLI: A 65-year-old woman from Hubli has been successfully treated for a complicated dumbbell shaped spinal cord tumour by using the advance Minimally Invasive Technique.
Consultant Neurosurgeon of Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, Rajkumar Deshpande told presspersons here on Sunday that Badami Devi of Hubli had approached the doctors with the complaint of severe pain in left arm and weakness.
After diagnosis it was revealed that she had a tumour in her spinal cord and it was compressing the spinal cord in the neck portion.
“The complex operation was carried out using minimally invasive technique by making a small one inch incision. During the surgery, one of the small joints in the neck was removed and subsequently it was fused with special screws and rods,” he said.
“The patient was discharged from the hospital on the fourth day after the operation,” he added.
Dr. Deshpande said the technique could be used in various surgeries, including removal of brain tumour.
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Rare honour for TU professor
Chosen for Baltic journal panel
Nizamabad: In a rare honour, an Associate Professor Dr. T. Satyanarayana Chary of the Commerce Department of Telangana University has been selected as the member of the review committee of the prestigious Baltic Journal of Management.The Baltic Journal of Management, an internationally reputed management journal published from Baltic, has chosen Dr. Chary to reviewthe research papers from across the world for their publication.Dr. Chary, 38, has a total of 115 research papers published in national and international magazines and two books to his credit.Heis a prolific writer in the fields of commerce and management subjects. The university in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. N. Linga Murthy and Registrar Prof. K. Shiva Shankarlauded him for hisachievement.“I have got a couple of research papers for the review from the Baltic Journal of Management and I feel it as a privilege tohave been chosen for the prestigious task,” said Dr Chary.
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Art from recycled material at Sanjeevaiah Park
Six sculptures from scrap done by sculptor Ch. Manohar have been put on display
Sanjeevaiah Park set to host activities related to silver jubilee of EME Sailing Club in July
HYDERABAD: The Earth Day celebrations saw the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) initiating a small measure towards energy conservation at Sanjeevaiah Park with the installation of ten solar lights apart from showcasing artworks created from recycled material.
As part of the Hyderabad Eco Art Project, six sculptures from scrap done by sculptor Ch. Manohar have been put on display in the sprawling premises of the city’s popular lung space. These art works created from the recycled material including iron collected from industrial scrap, present various themes of environment.
Themes
“These six works were created with recycled material and I worked out the themes that reflect nature and the need for us to stay in harmony with its elements,” says Mr. Manohar.
Some of the creations from what otherwise would have got discarded as waste got shaped for inspirations such as Man and Nature, Harmony with Nature and Meditating Nature.
Nature apart from being fundamental resource for the existence of mankind also happens to be the basic source of inspiration for the artistes, remarks the sculptor who chose to go for artistic expression on issues pertaining to environment.
Energy conservation
Meanwhile, Sanjeevaiah Park which won recognition as the best open landscape during the recent Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) award presentations, has initiated steps towards conservation of energy by installing solar lighting.
As of now, ten such lights have been put in place and the idea is to add more over a period of time.
“This launch of solar lighting was just a beginning and we intend to add more and tap solar energy,” says HMDA OSD M.J.Akbar.
Also, Sanjeevaiah Park, which has a huge lake front of Hussainsagar, is set to host activities related to silver jubilee of the EME Sailing Club in the form of yachting competitions in the month of July.
The logo for the event scheduled to have national level participation has been released coinciding with the Earth Day celebrations by HMDA Commissioner B.P.Acharya, he added.
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Home-maker designs ‘Cabtop'
Bhargavi makes the desktop computer compact and lighter – Photo: G. Krishnaswamy
Useful innovation: T Bhargavi explaining about her new product, Cabtop, to mediapersons on Monday.
HYDERABAD: Every homemaker with a personal computer at home would have experienced it. The bulky CPU with bulkier monitor perched atop a custom-made desk with a keyboard slide, complete with a chair that is rarely used otherwise, is a set-up every housekeeper would hate to endure. Add the bunch of accompanying cables, and it becomes a clumsy sight, and an obstruction to any kind of cleaning process.
However, few homemakers have ever thought of solutions, like T. Bhargavi has. This barefoot innovator of plus-two education from a remote village of Chittoor district has wrought a few revolutionary changes in the desktop computer to make it compact, lighter, and less cumbersome.
Movable cabinet
No bigger than a briefcase, the Cabtop, as Ms. Bhargavi chose to call her innovation, has hard disk, switch mode, power supply system and CD ROM/DVD writer positioned at the base.
A movable cabinet rests over the base holds the TFT screen and the mother board behind. The cabinet rotates through a pivot, making it convenient to connect the monitor to other compatible devices.
The keyboard comes enclosed in a metal case that covers the monitor when not in use. A single AC input-supply to the display, keyboard as well as CPU rules out the ugly sight of hanging wires.
The size of the contraption varies between 17 and 21 inches depending on the size of the screen.
“I found it very difficult to sweep and mop behind my husband’s computer. When I asked him why he can’t get a laptop instead, he told me it would be difficult and expensive to re-configure a laptop to suit our changing requirements. After much thought, I arrived at this design,” Ms. Bhargavi said.
Approval and funding
Encouraged by her family, she went ahead and presented her idea to the Department of Science and Industrial Research for perusal under the Technopreneur Promotion Programme.
After technical and business evaluation by the screening committee, she got approval and funding of Rs.5 lakh for the development of a prototype.
The design was then shared with the hardware experts in Bangalore who took it as a challenge and worked to produce a functional prototype in metal sheets. Lab tests by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) certified that the device is as good as a personal computer.
Waiting for investors
“Weight of Cabtop can be brought down from the present 10 kilograms once metal is replaced with plastic. Bulk production would need up to Rs.3crore and we are looking for investors,” Ms. Bhargavi said.
Priced at Rs.25,000, the Cabtop can be carried to any corner in a limited area such as home, and does not need custom-made furniture.
Ms. Bhargavi also offers to convert the existing desktops into Cabtops with an expenditure of Rs.2,000.
She can be contacted on 9441086104.
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Adilabad Municipality awarded
ADILABAD: Adilabad Municipal Commissioner R. Rambabu on Monday pledged to make Adilabad a green city by planting more trees.
He said this was a logical thing to do after the Municipality achieved an award for keeping the town clean.
Mr. Rambabu was speaking at the felicitation for his effort to keep the town clean which fetched the Municipality the Green Leaf Award 2010 in the category of best door to door garbage collection .
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Drive to popularise farming programme
TIRUNELVELI: Collector M. Jayaraman flagged off a campaign vehicle here on Monday to popularise the Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water-bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM) programme.
Under this programme, a six-year water management project is implemented in the State to facilitate efficient irrigation practices.
As this scheme has increased productivity and income of farmers at Nishabanadhi basin in the district, it has been proposed to extend it to Hanumannadhi Basin, where an intensive campaign will be carried out for two weeks to popularise the scheme among farmers in southern Tirunelveli district.
The campaign vehicle will visit the following villages on the given dates: April 27: Thandaiyaarkulam, Vaeppilaankulam, Chundaivilai Kumbilampaadu and Leppaikudiyiruppu (night meeting); April 28: Kaavalkinaru, Peththarengapuram, Kalkarai, Paappaankulam and Vadakkankulam (night meeting); April 29: Thirumoolanagar, Maadanpillaidharmam, Rajakrishnapuram, Levingipuram and Kannankulam (night meeting); April 30: Karunkulam, Sanganapuram, Periyakulam, Kokkanaeri and Irukkanthurai (night meeting).
May 1: Ooralvaimozhi, Marankulam, Chidambarapuram, Yacobupuram, Pillaiyaarkudiyiruppu and Pazhavoor (night meeting); May 3: Ambalavanapuram, Kumarapuram, Madhanadarkudiyiruppu, Soundaralingapuram and Aavaraikulam (night meeting); May 4: Mathaganaeri, Azhaganaeri, Adankaarkulam, Koliyankulam and Sivasubramaniyapuram (night meeting); May 5: Thanakkarkulam, Sanganaeri, Ponnaarkulam and Nakkanaeri (night meeting); May 6: Parameswarapuram, Vanniyankulam, Uthayaththoor and Radhapuram (night meeting).
During the campaign, officials will explain the salient features of this scheme like formation of water users’ association in their areas, adoption of improved crop production techniques, popularisation of commercial horticulture techniques, propagation of sprinkler and drip irrigation techniques.
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Village gets reward for eradicating scourge of untouchability
Rs. 1 lakh to be utilised for providing facilities at village
For fostering amity:Collector J. Chandrakumar handing over a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh to
SALEM: Agrahara Nattamangalam, a village in Ayothiapattinam union, in the district has been identified by the Department of Adi Dravidars and Tribal Welfare of Tamil Nadu Government for its endeavour in eradicating the scourge of untouchability and fostering religious amity for 2009-10.
Collector J. Chandrakumar handed over a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh to village president N. Senthamarai just prior to the weekly grievances day meet here on Monday.
The sum would be utilised in the village for providing drinking water facilities, road upgradation works, renovation of school buildings, construction of buildings for school and children welfare centre and installing street lights.
Petitions
Later at the meeting, the Collector received 447 petitions from the public, mainly seeking ration cards, patta transfers, caste certificates, land measurements and old age pensions.
District Revenue Officer V. Kalai Arasi, SP N. M. Myilvahanan, DC (Law and Order) Y. John Nicholson and others took part in the meeting.
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School girl to attempt Guinness record
COIMBATORE: Guinness World Record attempt for the “longest drawing by an individual” will be undertaken by C.S. Bala Soundarya Lakshmi here on May 3.
This 14-year-old student from Yuva Bharathi Public School, Coimbatore, will make the attempt for becoming the world’s first individual to create a world record in the longest drawing criteria.
Ms. Lakshmi will begin her attempt on May 3 at 6 a.m. at Sri Sowdambikai Amman Thirumana Mandapam, AKS Nagar Main Road, Gandhipark.
She expects to complete her drawing at 5 p.m. on May 5.
The drawing attempt is also to enter the Limca Book of Records.
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Foundation gesture to poor
Coimbatore: Kovai City Baithulmal Welfare Foundation organised a free marriage for 25 poor young girls recently. The couple were provided with five sovereigns of gold and all other house hold items essential for starting a newly married life.
The foundation is also planning to provide interest free loan to the poor and needy people and medical aid to those ailing and who could not afford the cost of medical treatment. The foundation is also donating a Rs 5 lakh worth of dialysis machine to the Coimbatore Medical College hospital. For further details 99449-88766 and 93631-03265.
Course conducted
On directions from the Additional Director-General of Police (Prisons), K.R. Shyam Sunder, a course was conducted at the Coimbatore Central Prison to inculcate thoughts about principles of life in a bid to transform the lives.
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