<p class="title">Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore on Friday said the application of technology was evident in ancient times when Lord Rama built a bridge to reach Lanka and added that "many advanced weapons" were used during that time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Badnore was speaking at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on the National Technology Day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He asked the faculty and the young scientists at NIPER to work towards expanding innovation and knowledge-sharing in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The governor recalled how the application of technology was "evident in ancient times when Lord Rama built a Setu bridge across the sea and Hanuman ji brought Sanjeevni booti for Lakshman."</p>.<p class="bodytext">His remarks came nearly a month after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed Internet and sophisticated satellite communication systems existed during the Mahabharata days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deb, a graduate in Humanities from Tripura University, was alluding to Sanjay, the charioteer of Dhritarashtra, who gave a "live" commentary of the battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas to the blind king.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deb's remarks had drawn sharp ridicule from his opponents, academicians and social media users, who termed the statements "unscientific", "illogical" and "retrogressive".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, however, had defended Deb, saying his observations were topical.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At NIPER, Governor Badnore said India achieved a major technology breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests on this day in Pokhran in 1988.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He expressed concern over the sale of spurious drugs in the market.</p>
<p class="title">Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore on Friday said the application of technology was evident in ancient times when Lord Rama built a bridge to reach Lanka and added that "many advanced weapons" were used during that time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Badnore was speaking at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on the National Technology Day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He asked the faculty and the young scientists at NIPER to work towards expanding innovation and knowledge-sharing in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The governor recalled how the application of technology was "evident in ancient times when Lord Rama built a Setu bridge across the sea and Hanuman ji brought Sanjeevni booti for Lakshman."</p>.<p class="bodytext">His remarks came nearly a month after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed Internet and sophisticated satellite communication systems existed during the Mahabharata days.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deb, a graduate in Humanities from Tripura University, was alluding to Sanjay, the charioteer of Dhritarashtra, who gave a "live" commentary of the battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas to the blind king.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deb's remarks had drawn sharp ridicule from his opponents, academicians and social media users, who termed the statements "unscientific", "illogical" and "retrogressive".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, however, had defended Deb, saying his observations were topical.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At NIPER, Governor Badnore said India achieved a major technology breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests on this day in Pokhran in 1988.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He expressed concern over the sale of spurious drugs in the market.</p>