5 more ECR stations chosen for revamp
Under the station redevelopment plan, in addition to the five stations selected earlier, five more stations of East Central Railway including Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Barauni, Dhanbad and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction will be redeveloped and equipped with world class facilities. It may be noted that till now the initiative to develop Gaya, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai and Singrauli stations as world class has been started. After the selection of five more stations, now a total of 10 stations in ECR will be redeveloped and equipped with state-of-the-art world class facilities. The work of redevelopment of stations is to be done by Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). The main objective of station redevelopment is to provide safety, better and pleasant travel experience and world class passenger amenities to the passengers. Equipping the station with world-class and state-of-the-art facilities, the station will be given the form of a green building, where there will be adequate arrangements for ventilation etc. Mall and multipurpose building will be built on railway land. The station will be developed according to solar energy, energy efficiency equipment and 'green building' standards.
Mega eAuction by PNB on Aug 12
Punjab National Bank is organizing Mega e-Auction across the country on August 12, 2021 of more than 5000 properties, which include residential, commercial and industrial categories. Deepak Kumar Srivastav, Circle Head, Ranchi, South today informed that the interested buyers will be having a wide range of options for purchase of properties across the country. Large number of buyers have shown interest in the process as the properties are put on auction at a very competitive price. The recent trend of the economy has revealed that post the second wave of Covid-19, more buyers are coming out to purchase properties. The properties being offered by the bank through e-Auction are comparatively at lesser cost, in addition to this, no brokerage or commission is payable on the deal. He said that all such auctions shall be done on e-Bkray portal and will be simple and fully transparent. Interested buyers, after registration on portal https://ibapi.in and depositing the bid money, may participate in the process.
ED, CET, SAIL felicitates 2 Sr executives
Executive Director, CET, Ranchi, SAIL, Jagdish Arora, recognised the exemplary efforts put in by two of its executives. Surendra Prasad, General Manager (Refractory), CET prepared a comprehensive study report on expansion & modernization of SAIL Refractory Unit (SRU) & SAIL Refractory Company Limited (SRCL), SAIL in-house refractory manufacturing units, in order to reduce the demand supply gap and to achieve self-sufficiency in refractory production in-house. Abhaya Kumar, General Manager (Proj) played the pivotal role during the surveillance audit of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System for “CET, Ranchi”. Arora felicitated Surendra Prasad and Abhaya Kumar for the exemplary roles displayed by them in the course exercising their duties. During a special function held on July 26, which was attended by CET senior management, he applauded the duo for their great services and encouraged everyone to follow suit and to keep the spirits and flag of SAIL, CET flying high.
SBPS shines at IBM EdTech Youth Challenge
Students of Sarala Birla Public school, Ranchi performed exceptionally well in the IBM EdTech Youth Challenge India 2021 organized by IBM, in partnership with Central Board of Secondary Education, 1M1B and Learning Links Foundation. It is an applied learning experience for students to learn about key concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and identity issues in their communities that could be tackled using AI technology and Design Thinking methods. More than 1,000 students from around 250 CBSE schools were trained for the event. Karan Dalania, Shrishti Shreya, Aditya Coomar and Adarsh Upadhyay of class XII presented a model named ‘Lifeline-Intelligent Saviour’, selected for mentoring as a part of the AI Enabled SEWA program, worked to ensure low mortality rate and instant response in case of emergency during heavy traffic. Among 600 models presented for the event, SBPS’ was one among the top 16 models shortlisted for the final round. The students impressed the jury members and have been rewarded with an internship programme with IBM for two consecutive weeks in the month of August.
XLRI to host human resources conclave ‘KRONOS’21’
XLRI ExPGDM is all set to hold ‘KRONOS’21’, XLRI’s flagship Human Resources Conclave, in virtual mode on August 1 and 2 . The theme for the conclave is “Redefining the Role of Human Resources for the Future''. This conclave will bring leading HR professionals to share experiences and insights on the ever-changing dynamics of the industry. As the boundaries of HR have extended beyond horizons, the way HR practices are managed and run is becoming vigorous, agile, and embedded with digital interventions. While there has been discussion on the disruption concerning data and digitalization, the whole idea of work, workplace, and human resources has evolved in the context of the prevailing Covid pandemic. Anurag Patnaik, head of human resources, Nestle India, Susan Mathew, HR Head India, LinkedIn, Shriya Dutt, Director HR & India S/W HR Lead, Qualcomm, Sweta Mohapatra, director, Diversity Strategies and Research, TIAA, Puneet Rajput, HR Head, Thermofisher, Monica Dhar, General Manager HR, Reliance Industries, will be the key speakers at the HR Conclave.
Cong demands Panchayat polls in 3 months
Dhanbad district Congress president Brajendra Prasad Singh has demanded for holding elections of panchayati raj institutions within next three months. The term of PR institutions expired two days ago and with it now there is no third tier government both in rural areas as well as in select urban locations has ended. Singh was aiming towards elections of municipal corporations and other urban bodies. It’s worth mentioning here that the term of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation mayor had ended about a year ago but the government has shown no interest in holding elections. He demanded holding elections for both within three months.
Parties asked to attend EVM checking session
District administration that started random checking of EVMs that are likely to be used during the DMC elections has invited political parties to attend sessions to be held at EVM cells located at the sports hostel at Birsa Munda Park. The session commenced here on Tuesday. About 20 engineers from Electronics Corporation of India are here to check the functioning of the EVMs. About 3000 control units and 6100 ballot units are to be checked, said Deeplama deputy election officer. The sessions will conclude on July 31.