Manoj Kumar Varma appointed Director (Power), BHEL
On his appointment as the director on the Board of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Manoj Kumar Varma has assumed the charge as Director (Power). Prior to this, he was heading the company's Power Sector-Southern Region (PSSR), Chennai, as the executive director. Varma is a mechanical engineering graduate from SGSITS, Indore and an MBA in marketing from Bhopal University. He has 35 years of holistic and hands-on experience in the field of energy, industrial systems and infrastructure industries, covering major value chain functions.
CISF ‘Sanrakshika' establishes Night Shelter Camp at RML Hospital
A 50-bedded night shelter camp (Rein-Basera) under the aegis of ‘Sanrakshika' CISF Wives Welfare Association, has been established at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML Hospital), in New Delhi. The camp facility which was recently inaugurated by the president of Sanrakshika, Ranjeeta Ranjan, is meant for the needy attendants accompanying the patients admitted in the hospital who cannot afford the private accommodation in the vicinity of the hospital. The administration of the RML Hospital has also extended required co-operation for establishing the night shelter.
ICSI Signature Awards to reward top rankers
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has introduced the ‘ICSI Signature Award Scheme', which will award the top rank holders in the BCom examinations of universities and the toppers of the PGDM course of IIMs/ IITs with a Gold Medal and a Certificate. Besides, the top three rank holders will also be eligible for a full waiver of registration fee for Executive Programme stage of the CS course. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the same was signed between the ICSI and the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
KVS-NVS Teachers top draw at Sangeet Kala Sangam
The music and art teachers of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and the Navoday Vidyalaya Samiti presented a cultural evening at the closing ceremony of the three-day KVS-NVS Sangeet Kala Sangam at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi recently. The event was graced by the Secretary (SE&L) of the MHRD, Rina Ray, as the chief guest.
LKA to hold National Art Festival in Tripura
The Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA), in collaboration with the Directorate of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of Tripura, is organising a week-long art festival in Agartala. A total of 51 artists from across India are participating of which 30 belong to the north eastern states. These artists are being assisted by 51 art students from the College of Art, Agartala. The LKA chairman Uttam Pacharne, said “To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year, the LKA has organised a number of camps and workshops for artists and exhibitions for the public and have extending this tradition to the North East.”