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News for Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012

HEC trains 30 external evaluators of Teachers’ Education Council

As many as 30 external evaluators of National Accreditation Council for Teachers’ Education (NACTE) received training at a three-day workshop organised by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The training workshop...

Facebook use affects mood differently to stress, relaxation

Researchers measured people’s physical and psychological responses while they used Facebook, performed a stressful task, or just relaxed, and found each of these activities appears to have a different effect...

DTCE celebrates International Women’s Day

The Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE), in collaboration with Aurat Foundation, celebrated the International Women’s Day, while interacting with girls, an inspiring future, being the theme of the day. The...

Pollen allergy to hit capital in mid March

With the advent of the spring season in the capital, the number of patients suffering from pollen allergies has witnessed a sharp increase at the city’s hospitals and clinics. ...

NBF Travellers’ Book Club presents mobile library

There is no substitute for books, especially for students, though they are elementary source of knowledge, wisdom, information, joy and entertainment. This was stated by Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Vice Chancellor Dr...

Vitamins help boost memory

Adults who take vitamin and mineral supplements for almost a decade perform better on one type of memory test than those who do not take such supplements. Some people especially...

Three-day anti-polio campaign concludes

A three-day national anti-polio vaccination campaign to administer drops to children under five-year age concluded here on Wednesday throughout the country. According to an official of National Polio Eradication Programme,...

Poor children miss out on playtime: report

Children in poor urban neighborhoods need more chances for old-fashioned playtime in their daily lives, says a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A number of experts...

Punjab distributes Rs 2.1m among students

Punjab government distributed Rs 2.1 million worth of cash prizes in all the seven tehsils of the Rawalpindi district among the students who secured positions in the speech, essay-writing and...

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