Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: Maintaining that fighting terrorism has become a common cause for all, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that India was getting information from various countries, particularly America, for fighting the menace.
“Much of the information, we are getting from other countries. We are getting information about terrorists from America,” he told media persons on sidelines of a function in connection with Indian Science Congress at Jammu University, here today.
The former Chief Minister of J&K said there is sharing of information among countries and terrorism has become such a common cause that nations are fighting it together.
On responding to a question about reopening documents relating to Operation Blue Star to flush out militants from the Golden Temple in 1984 and British assistance for the same, he said, “It is a good thing to open the documents. Foreign Secretary (William Hague) has already said that they were party to 1984.”
Earlier, while addressing the gathering of delegates at the inaugural function of Women Science Congress, Farooq Abdullah pitched for gender equality and religious tolerance.
“No religion teaches hatred but peace and it is we people who have spread hatred against each other for our petty interests. Both Ram and Allah belongs to everyone irrespective of religion, cast and creed,” he said.
Pitching for religion of understanding in the country, Dr Abdullah said, “we are one nation and one people with one thought that India has to become stronger.”
“Even during a meeting with Narendra Modi, I told him that I want to see India where Farooq Abdullah can see Allah in your eyes and you can see Ram in my eyes,” the National Conference chief patron said without commenting on the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate’s image and approach.
Strongly advocating for gender equality, Farooq Abdullah said that women’s participation in nation building was an important ingredient in achieving an equitable, peaceful and more prosperous society.
“Women play a great role in nation-building. She establishes the institution of family, builds the home, brings up the children and makes them good citizens,” he said and termed the woman as an architect of society.
In her brief address, Usha Vohra stressed on the need of generating a scientific temper among the students and wished the women scientists and the Science. Congress all success.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, JU Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar said that we should encourage women in all spheres of life, especially science and technology.
The welcome address was presented by Er N B Basu, General Secretary for Membership Affairs, ISCA while Prof R C Sobti, General President, ISCA also spoke on the occasion.
Prof Anju Basin talked about objective behind organizing the Women Science Congress.
Dr Kasturi Datta, an invited speaker from the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, gave a lecture on the topic Hyaluronan Binding Protein 1 (HABP1). She talked about the Extracellular Matrix (ECM), which is known to play a critical role in tumor formation and matastasis.
Meanwhile, a marvelous lecture was given by Nobel Laureate Dr Ferid Murad on the topic “Discovery of the Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP Signalling Pathway and Application to Drug Development” at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium.
He emphasized on some sources of NO (natural substances in body, drugs, car exhaust etc) as well as some effects of NO such as ozone depletion, earth warming, biological effects (both beneficial and deleterious) and also gave information on various processes and diseases associated with NO participation such as Glucoma, Nephritis, Penile erection, Dylatic hypotension, Gene regulation, Haemoglobin delivery of oxygen etc.
The technical sessions of the 101st Indian Science Congress commenced today with the invited lectures by some of the distinguished scientists such as Dr S B Prasad, Dr Manmohan Misro, Dr B S Chandel, Dr Manoj Chakrbarti, Dr S K Sarangi and Dr Vijayachari who delivered talks in the fields of endocrinology, entomology, cytogenetics, pathology, microbiology and veterinary sciences.
The lectures were followed by the oral and poster presentations in which about 30 participants from various universities across India presented there research work in their respective fields.
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