Mahum Siddiqi, a 17-year-old Indian-American teenager has won the inaugural “Digital Transformation Hackathon” at Cornell University for designing a device that detects the actual pain level of a patient during a diagnosis.
A Class 12 student at Vestal High School in New York, Mahum was the only non-undergraduate student competing at the hackathon held at the prestigious Ivy League college earlier in December.
Mahum’s aim was to cure the problem of the “pain diagnosis process’ subjectivity”. Together with her team, Mahum designed a pain detecting device that will use the neurological activity occurring in one’s brain to help doctors more efficiently determine someone pain levels.
Elaborating more on her idea, Mahum said, “It’s incredibly upsetting and problematic how hypothetical the concept of pain diagnostics is. Doctors have no way of knowing how little or how much pain someone is truly experiencing when they go in to be diagnosed”.
Mahum and her team are now working with representatives from companies such as Microsoft to produce prototypes of their pain detecting device.
“We need to design a system where patients are looked at as a whole, and doctors are able to know for sure, using our device/pure science, how much pain a patient is experiencing instead of just their personal description/perception of their own pain”.
source: http://www.thecognate.com / The Cognate.com / Home> Inspiring Muslims / by Shaik Zakeer Hussain / December 30th, 2018
They dream of pursuing higher education without adding to their parents’ financial burden. And to fund their dream, these three friends decided to start a coffee shop. Thus, the Le Brown Coffee and Restaurant came up near Angadipuram railway overbridge in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
The trio behind this restaurant is P S Sabiq, K T Nabeel, and K T Mohammed Thasleem.
Sabiq from Kodenchery in Kozhikode and Nabeel from Thrithala in Palakkad have completed BSc MLT course, while Thasleem of Vengara in Malappuram secured an MLT diploma.
All three of them are students of MES Medical College at Perinthalmanna. They wanted to pursue higher studies but were reluctant to seek money from their families. Thus, they came up with the idea to start a coffee shop to fund their studies.
But even setting up the coffee shop was an uphill task. They had to run from pillar to post to secure the advance amount for a coffee shop. Then, the husband of a classmate came to their rescue at the last minute.
Since they had been nurturing this dream for three years, the youths had a clear idea about how they wanted to set up the coffee shop. The trio along with their friends arranged the interiors of the shop.
The total cost of Rs 15 lakh was mostly borne by the classmate’s spouse.
And their dream became a reality on January 5. The trio kept their families in the dark about their dream project. The families got a big surprise on inauguration day but even then they found it hard to believe.
The food items are priced at a range that is reasonable for all.
Some of their specialities are selfie chino and smoked barbeque charcoal dosa.
They have also recruited five people to help run the shop.
source: http://www.english.manoramaonline.com / OnManorama / Home> News> Campus Reporter / by Sandeep Chandran / March 19th, 2020
Alhaj Dr. Mohammed Ziaulla (64), retired Urdu Professor and a resident of Sathagalli, passed away yesterday at his residence.
He leaves behind his wife, one son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.
Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road after Moghreeb Salath today, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle, according to family sources.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Obituary / March 11th, 2020
Since 2010, 867 candidates, including 96 girls, have joined the police; 46, including 12 girls, cleared BPSC.
Trainers and successful students at Haj Bhawan coaching centre in Patna. (Express Photo)
Even though Muslims account for 17 per cent of Bihar’s population, according to a senior official, they make up only 2.5 per cent of the state’s police and less than 4 per cent of the other services. A decade ago, these numbers were even lower. And it was to remedy this lack of representation that Bihar’s Minority Welfare Department started a pilot programme to train Muslim students and help them clear different types of public services examinations.
Amir Subhani, Additional Chief Secretary of the Minority Welfare Department, said “As Haj Bhawan had been lying largely unused after pilgrimage season, we came up with the idea of utilising the vast space with a devoted coaching centre for minority boys and girls who needed some kind of motivation to do well in life. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promptly approved the idea. It is very good to see girls not just coming out of their homes but also showing their increasing preferences for uniformed services. It is a success story under construction. We are trying to replicate it in maximum possible places”.
Since 2010, the Haj Bhawan Coaching and Guidance Cell has been providing almost free coaching to Muslim boys and girls in preparing for prelims, mains and interview stages of competitive examinations in Bihar.
For the first four years, until 2013, it provided coaching only for police services test. Later, it included coaching for BPSC examinations as well. Haj Bhawan Guidance and Coaching Cell, under the nodal agency of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University, selects Muslims students for training and coaching them in two different ways. One, it screens students that seek its help. Two, it calls deserving students that have cleared one stage or the other in an examination and helps them realise their dream.
Over the past decade, the Haj Bhawan experiment has gone from strength to strength (see box). What’s more, over the last couple of years, the Minority Welfare Department has been replicating the Haj Bhawan coaching model in other districts such as Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and Ara. Further, it plans to expand this initiative to at least 10 more districts in the coming 3-4 years to attract Muslims girls and boys from rural areas.
“While a candidate coming for physical training is given free residential, fully centralised air-conditioner set-up, a student coming for mains coaching, has to pay Rs 3,500 per month. The centre has a rich library, two big classrooms and separate prayer halls for boys and girls,” said Mohammed Rashid Hussain, coordinator of Haj Bhawan Coaching and Guidance Cell. He said that Bihar’s Minority Welfare Minister Mohammed Khursheed (also known as Firoz Ahmad) contributes in his personal capacity as well by organising a lunch for students on special occasions.
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Why was special training needed
Muslims, who account for 17% of Bihar’s population, are grossly under-represented in police and administrative services. Since 2010, the state government has been trying to remedy this by providing coaching facilities to the poor yet deserving students and helping them achieve their dream of serving in the government
The public area of the entire Haj Bhawan centre is under CCTV surveillance. Estimated per capita government cost on a student in one season is about Rs 20,000. But there is no fixed cap on the expenditure as it is a demand-driven scheme.
Most of the students in Haj Bhawan come from economically weak backgrounds. Boys and girls coming to study here have similar tales of poverty, struggle and lack of opportunities. Take, for instance, Akbar Ali who hails from Ara where his father runs a small bicycle repair shop. “I am the first boy from my village to come to Patna,” said Ali.
Students who have benefitted describe the initiative as a slow but silent revolution. Shabana Aazmi from East Champaran, who qualified as a constable in 2016 after receiving coaching, said that since becoming the first policewoman from her village, she is regarded as a role model and, in the last four years, many more girls have started preparing for competitive examinations.
source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> Governance / by Santosh Singh / Patna, March 09th, 2020
Haroon, son of Abdul Kareem T K and Sabeera, started using assistive technology when he joined the Mankada GHSS in 2017, in eighth standard.
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His dream is to become a software engineer and he wants to do his graduation at the Stanford University in the US. Visually challenged, KT Haroon Kareem, the Class X student from the Government Higher Secondary School, Mankada, knew he had to think out of the box to realise it.
Knowing that the state government’s traditional methods are not going to help him, the 15-year-old decided to rely on technology. Not a fan of the scribe system (seeking the help of a person to write answers), he decided to use computers. He will thus become the first student from the state to use assistive technology (computer) to write the SSLC examinations, starting on March 10.
Haroon, son of Abdul Kareem T K and Sabeera, started using assistive technology when he joined the Mankada GHSS in 2017, in eighth standard.
“I had participated in a quiz contest on World Environment Day with the help of a scribe. Though I won, some students and even a teacher said I won because of the scribe. From that day, I started searching for a method to replace scribes,” said Haroon, a native of Melattur.
Haroon wanted to be like any other student in his class and he started using laptop to write notes, asking teachers to correct them on the laptop itself. He used screen-reader application which reads out everything displayed on the screen to help him type out.
However, the technology did not help him in two subjects — mathematics and science.“It was then that Thiruvananthapuram-based ‘Chakshumathi’, a non-profit organisation, introduced me to InSpy, a software which helped me take down maths and science notes. It can also be used to write exams in those two subjects.
That means I can write all subjects, take printouts of the answer sheets and give them for evaluation,” said Haroon. “With technology, visually challenged students will find it easy to learn, write and clear examinations. Teaching blind students will also be a lot easier.”
Haroon’s request to write the SSLC examination using technology was first rejected by the government. But he persisted and convinced authorities with the help of people like Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan. Now he can’t wait for the exams to begin.
Govt accepts boy’s request
Haroon’s request to write the SSLC examination using technology was first rejected by the government. But the 15-year-old persisted and convinced authorities.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Kerala / by Vishnuprasad K P / Express News Service / March 03rd, 2020
Many of the meritorious students who bagged gold medals at the convocation of the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga, on Saturday want to carve out careers in civil services as they believe it offers an excellent opportunity to bring about positive change in society.
Poornima Sajjan from Challakere, who was awarded two gold medals for emerging topper in B.Sc (Horticulture), is now pursuing M.Sc (Horticulture) and has also commenced preparations for the civil service exams. Darshan H.M. from Adichunchanagiri, who received two gold medals for his performance in B.Sc (Forestry), is now preparing for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) exam. He told The Hindu that as part of the course, he was involved in field work in Nagarahole and Anshi national parks. “I have also participated in tiger and elephant census. Conservation of forest and wildlife is necessary to maintain the ecological balance,” he said.
Mohammed Thamseer from Madikeri, who won two gold medals for his performance in B.Sc (Agriculture), is a good singer and has represented the university at many cultural festivals. At present, he is pursuing M.Sc (Agriculture) at Choudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. Gayathri R., who was awarded four gold medals for her performance in B.Sc(Horticulture), is pursuing postgraduation in the same discipline. After the completion of the course, she wants to take up research on pests and fungal infections affecting vegetable crops.
Kavitha Hegde was awarded two gold medals for her Ph.D thesis on managing pest infections in potato crop. She hails from a family engaged in arecanut cultivation at Kodanamane in Sirsi taluk. She is now working as an agriculture officer in Tirthahalli taluk. “This year, arecanut crop in Tirthahalli taluk has witnessed many pest and fungal infections owing to climatic factors. As I hail from a family involved in arecanut cultivation, I can understand the problems faced by farmers. I will continue to work at the ground level to mitigate the problems faced by farmers,” she said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Shivamogga – February 29th, 2020
Professor (Dr) Tasneem Fatma, scientist and former Head of the Department of Bio-Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi has been honoured with the prestigious RULA (Research under Literal Access) “Research Peace Award 2019” in recognition of her research work of higher standard in environmental biology and cyanobacterial biotechnology.
The award was given to her at Grandeur Hall of Hotel Breeze Residency in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. It acknowledges her services in environmental biology and cyanobacterial biotechnology “for international innovation, betterment and excellence in research activities”.
Earlier in 2018, Prof Fatma was given Prof Y S R K Sarma Memorial Award by Society for Plant Research for her invaluable research in algology.
An M.Sc. Gold Medalist from Lucknow University, she did her Ph.D. in Phycology from Lucknow University in 1984 under Prof B N Prasad. Soon after completing her Ph.D. she joined the University of Kanpur as a Lecturer and in 1986, following which she joined Jamia Millia Islamia with which she has been associated since then.
A senior Professor at JMI Prof Fatma has a teaching experience of about forty years. More than 40 students have so far completed their PhDs under her supervision. She has published more than 125 research papers in national and international journals, written 10 book chapters, edited one reference book and has completed eight research projects. She loves teaching and extends every possible support to her students and research scholars. Her science lab is open for them throughout the week.
Prof Fatma has made extensive academic tours to different countries of Europe and America besides travelling many countries of the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia. She spent a year in the United States of America and six months each in Italy and Germany at official assistance of Government of India besides participating in international conferences in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Canada, etc.
Many faculty members, research scholars and students of JMI have congratulated Prof Tasneem Fatma for getting the prestigious award.
Manzar Imam is a senior journalist based in New Delhi
source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Indian Muslim> Lead Story / by Manzar Imam / September 08th, 2019
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) faculty member Dr Iram Iqbal Hejazi has been awarded the prestigious RULA (Research under Literal Access) International Award in recognition of her research work in biological sciences.
Dr Hejazi has done her PhD in Cancer Biology, under the supervision of Dr Fareeda Athar and Dr Sonuchand Thakur from Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences of JMI. She has seven research papers published in international peer-review journals.
With around ten years of experience as a life sciences faculty (guest), she has a passion for research and teaching. Currently, she is teaching as a visiting Faculty at Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences. She also taught various subjects of life sciences in Dept. of Biotechnology.
RULA is accredited by World Research Council, the sovereign body committed to empower researchers all over the world with the right use of technology. It is also accredited by the United Medical Council that encloses the major heads from the United Nations to strive for the qualitative health of the public.
source: http://www.beyondheadlines.in / Beyond Headlines / Home> India / by Beyond Headlines / August 25th, 2019
Masjid Aalamgir, Shantinagar has provided the best opportunity to the students for the studies.
The managing committee of the masjid has decided to provide space for the students who are preparing for their annual examinations to be held from March to May this year.
This program will be implemented from 2nd March. The students will have the facility to continue their studies after Isha prayer till Fajr. For this purpose a portion of the masjid is being reserved on the 1st floor.
Subject experts belonging to various disciplines especially mathematics, science, English will be available for guiding the students atleast for two hours every day.
In order to inculcate the habit of reading among the students, lectures of eminent scholars will be arranged twice a month.
The objective of this program to provide congenial atmosphere for the students and also to inculcate the habit of hardwork besides offering prayers. As per the rules of the program, the students have to deposit their cell phones with the coordinator.
For further details the students may contact Mr Syed Rahmat at 9133450764.
source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> Hyderabad / posted by Sameer / February 27th, 2020
Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Chikkodi in Belagavi district have won an award instituted by the Union government for their electronics project.
Students Shreeraksha, Md. Owais and Lakshmi have designed a home security system, home appliance control and mobile phone detector project. They demonstrated this working model at the District Institute of Education and Training and won the Inspire-MANAK Award that carries a prize of ₹ 10,000.
Kendriya Vidyalaya principal Sudhir Sharma has congratulated the work experience teacher Ravi Singh who worked with the students in the project.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Chikkodi students have won the first, second and third places at the district level in India’s online science competition, Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – February 28th, 2020
