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To be able to always achieve faster accelerations and speeds in aisle travels, igus has developed an energy chain supply system completely made of plastic. This is characterised by low weight and moreover, easy installation. Visitors to the igus stand at the Hanover Fair in Hall 17 can experience this innovation and more "motion plastics".

IT has a language all of its own, and much of this language is international, especially when programming. Succeeding in IT increasingly requires language skills however, as servers can be based and maintained overseas and an increasing number of businesses go multinational. As such, IT specialists are now searching not only for training in their field but for language training too. GTSquared has attempted to accommodate this need with information on new language courses.

The Prestige Group celebrated its Silver Jubilee anniversary by partnering with Taj West End to present a Vintage & Classic car rally to the city on Sunday - 29 April 2012.

Prestige Group recently announced the launch of its latest luxury development, Prestige Garden Bay, an elegant community of townhouses located in Yelahanka, North Bangalore.

"Healthcare facilities in the US and its neighbouring countries will be transformed in the next few years," said Tony Terssiani, CEO of Ascension Health, the largest non-profit hospital chain in the US. He was speaking to TOI over a telecon on the occasion of the launch of the chain's joint venture with Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.

The death of two-year-old Chandan in JJ Nagar last week due to suspected water contamination, has sent warning signals across the city.

Recently, a 4-day old child, weighing just 2 and half kilograms, residing at Mansarovar in Jaipur, underwent a very complex and difficult open heart surgery called “The Arterial Switch Operation” (ASO) at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Jaipur. This operation is considered, by most of the cardiac surgeons in the world, as the ultimate test of a surgeon’s skill, the maturity of the setup in terms of ICU facilities, care by staff, and state-of-art technology. This child was unfortunately born with a complex congenital heart defect called as Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) where the right heart flows “black”(extremely de-oxygenated) blood to the whole body and also receives it back without oxygenation and the left heart flow keeps circulating in the lungs. This circulation is said to be “in-parallel” instead of normal in-series circulation.

Sublime Galleria, dedicated to promoting performing and fine arts, today unveiled another exciting collection, ‘My City’, showcasing paintings that illustrate the artists’ perceptions of the energy and essence of a city and their interpretation of urban life. This repertoire of art work, which has been tastefully curated by the noted and eminent Mr. Giridhar Khasnis, showcases the works of 6 reputed artists, namely B. Devaraj, Manjunath Hassan, Praveen Kumar, Shivanand Basavanthappa, Urmila V.G. and V.G. Venugopal. The works of these artists will be on display till the 30th of May 2012. Synonymous with introducing a mélange of established and upcoming artists to the city and showcasing artworks across a wide range of mediums, Sublime Galleria promises to present to the art lovers of the city another exciting opportunity to appreciate and satiate their appetite for exquisite creativity and meaningful art with ‘My City’.

By the end of 2013, Devi Shetty's hospital chain Narayana Hrudayalaya will add two more hospitals in Bengal - one each in Siliguri and Bolpur.

Bangalore-based Ventura Gallery has bagged the franchise rights for luxury French furniture designer Ligne Roset, opening up the brand’s first exclusive showroom in India, at Ventura Gallery, on Infantry Road, Bangalore.

Ligne Roset is a world leader in contemporary furniture, with presence in over 70 countries. Their core strength includes quality manufacturing combined with innovation, traditional craftsmanship, creative research and enduring aesthetics.

Vijay Galaxy offers 1BHK and 2BHK residential apartments with the size ranging from 676 sq ft – 999 sq ft. All flats are vasstu complaint and designed aesthetically. Vijay Galaxy is main road touch project that offers excellent internal and common facilities and in close proximity to some of the best Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Banks.

Alila Hotels & Resorts has appointed a new management team for its growing Indian portfolio. Vikram Singh has taken the helm as Regional Director India as well as General Manager of Alila Diwa Goa, whilst Pranav Patel has been appointed General Manager of Alila Bangalore, the group’s first city opening in the country.

Even middle-aged women want to get cosmetic dental surgery done. The most sought-after procedures are veneer or lamination, and bleaching of teeth. Some procedures can change the alignment of teeth without the pain of wiring and braces, say doctors.

Three-month-old Shaili and her mother Seema were abandoned by the child's father. Reason: the infant was suffering from a heart ailment and he did not want to spend on her treatment.

Cupid on Valentine’s Day did something heartfelt for a baby girl, but allowed doctors at Brahmananda Narayana Hrudayalaya (BNH), on Tamolia, to take credit. Kashi Saipriya, was born on December 19, 2011, at Tinplate Hospital, with a faulty heart. Chances of her survival were slim, making parents K. Kiran Kumar and K. Rajni of Carriage Colony throw up their hands in despair.

The Centre’s list of Padma awardees has delighted the coastal people, as three of the awardees from the state—Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya, veteran Yakshagana artiste Ramachandra Hegde Chittani and wildlife expert Dr Ullas Karanth—belong to the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada.

The 17th fast track court on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old lab technician to life imprisonment for strangling his colleague after she turned down his marriage proposal in 2009.

Jack Jones, 74, of the US went through a beating heart surgery at Narayana Hrudayalaya on December 29, perhaps the first US citizen to undergo such a surgery in India. As a Jehovah's Witness, his faith bars him from have a blood transfusion.

About 58 patients with congenital heart diseases have been given free treatment at Narayana Hrudayalaya's Kolkata and Bangalore centres.

A 55 yrs old male patient had a asymptomatic left sided renal tumor confined to the kidney, which was detected on health check up.

On a visit to a public hospital-fortunately for me, not to address a malady, but to indulge my curiosity-there were all the insalubrious aspects that I had been conditioned to expect of India’s healthcare infrastructure for the masses: dilapidated and dingy equipment, undercared for facilities, and a goodly number of disengaged health providers who had to be chased from pillar to post to get anything done.

Arm yourself an online law or accounting degree within the comfort of your home with simultaneously pursuing your daily chores or may be having regular nine to five job. Therefore, online education is here to stay no matter the area of study.

Narayana Hrudayalaya has introduced renal artery denervation therapy, a potential treatment to cure hypertension. The hospital is first in the state to perform renal artery denervation on a sixty three-year- old.

Nidhi Infotech, a leading provider of .NET training and Java training, has started an online training center to deliver its C# Training, ASP.NET Training, Spring Framework Training, Silverlight Training, and Hibernate Training to students throughout the world. The online training environment allows students to listen and participate in live lectures, classroom discussions, and use a pre-configured lab environment.

UB City in association with Sublime Galleria is proud to present its first International Film Festival – Film Harvest 2012 ( http://www.filmharvest.in ), to be held from Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th March 2012 at The Collection, UB City. The festival which is the brain child of Ms. Uzma Irfan, Director, Corporate Communications Prestige Group, will showcase a variety of films ranging from short films, documentaries & full length features, all bearing the underlying theme of Social Responsibility, providing film makers from across the world a common platform to showcase their work. The festival aims to grow this initiative to international standards in the coming years by amalgamating Art with Lifestyle.

John Potaki, a 31-year-old military officer from Togo, never imagined that his love for life would make him HIV positive, which in turn, would result in lifethreatening kidney failure. A team of doctors from a Bangalore hospital came to his rescue: they treated him by transplanting his mother's kidney into him, despite his HIV status.