Rollback hiked re-admission fees,V-C told
Bhubaneswar: Many Ravenshaw University students led by the AIDSO staged a demonstration and submitted a memorandum to university VC Prof PC Sarangi on Tuesday demanding rollback of the hiked readmission fees of the university. Following this, the university authorities deferred the readmission process for the time being and issued a notice that a new date for the readmission would be declared after fixing a new fee rate. Subhasmita Sahu, Manoj Das, Saroj Mansingh and Sibani Sahu headed the demonstration. Notably, the university has increased the readmission fees two times more this year.
Musical Jugalbandi held at DAV CSpur
Bhubaneswar: Santoor maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and noted Tabla player Prasenjit Poddar enthralled audience at the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here on Wednesday with their Jugalbandi performance on behalf of the Spic Macay. The function was part of the national campaign to spread the country’s rich culture and heritage among students and youth. School Principal and Regional Director of DAV Institutions, Odisha Zone-I Dr KC Satapathy, school coordinator Indira Bhattacharya and music teacher PC Swain and Babita Mishra, Subha Das and Banaja Pattnaik from the Spic Macay Regional Centre were present. Both the artists were felicitated by the school.
world Youth Skills Day observed at KIIT
Bhubaneswar: The World Youth Skills Day was observed at the KIIT University here on July 15. On the occasion, the university launched a Wheebox Employability Skill Test at its different schools. University staffs and students from the KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and School of law took part in the event. KIIT School of Advanced Skill (KSAS) Planning Director Dr Mihir Ranjan Nayak addressed the gathering.
Talk on agri input marketing held at XIMB
Bhubaneswar: The Rural Management Alumni Committee of the Xavier School of Rural Management organised a talk on ‘Agri Input Marketing’ here recently. The meet was attended by institute’s alumni Bishnu Prasad Mishra, who now serves as the AGM of the Coromandel International limited, India’s second largest Phosphatic fertiliser player. The event was centered on the concepts and tools of contemporary marketing management of agricultural inputs.
India NGO Awards finalists announced
Bhubaneswar: The top 12 nominees for the India NGO Awards 2014- 15 have been announced. The finalists will present themselves to a panel of jury on July 23 and the winners in three different categories will be felicitated by Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) president Dr Rajesh Tandon in New Delhi. The awards by The Resource Alliance, honours NGOs that have been adopting good standards and practices, said Resource Alliance India Chairman Surat Sandhu. The award is sponsored by EdelGive Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.