varsity stress on Entrepreneurship skills
ICFAI University Vice Chancellor Professor ORS Rao on Friday said that in order to inculcate entrepreneurship skills among the students, the University has decided to include Entrepreneurship Development Programme in all of its ongoing undergraduate and postgraduate courses like BBA, BCA, BTech and MBA from 2014-15 academic year. “It will encourage and equip the students to start their businesses, rather than looking for a job”, said Professor Rao.
Barry Middleton selected in Ranchi Rhinos
England’s Midfielder cum Forward player Barry Middleton is now part of the Ranchi Rhinos team. He was chosen on a $25,000 at the Hero Hockey India league 2013 closed bid conducted at New Delhi on Friday.
Town Congress committee to hold meeting
The Town Congress will hold a meeting of its reconstructed committee on Saturday. Town president of the party Surendra Singh informed that block presidents have also been invited for the meeting along with other officials who have become part of the committee post restructuring.
Rotary Club organises mega Medical camp
Rotary Club of Ranchi has organised a Mega Medical Camp started on November 24 at Radha Swami Mandir, Near Gurudwara, Metro Gali, Ratu Road, Ranchi. Medical practitioners from different fields of medicines are providing free consultancy to patients. Medicines are also being distributed free of cost.
lecture on ‘skin and hair care’ at CUJ
A popular lecture on “Skin and Hair Care” was organised at the Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ). Dr. Ravishankar Dwivedi, MD (skin), a well-known dermatologist and hair transplant surgeon from Ranchi deliberated on various aspects of skin and hair problems and remedies. More than 300 students and faculty members were present. Dr. Dwivedi recommended to have balanced and nutritious diet which he opined is the best solution to skin ailments. Professor DT Khathing, Vice-Chancellor graced the occasion and felicitated the speaker.
Special lecture on Shakespeare organised
A Special lecture on Shakespeare was organised by Centre for English Studies, Central University of Jharkhand. Professor Sharbani Chaudhuri, Professor in English, Kalyani University, Kolkata on Thursday delivered the lecture on Shakespeare’s Othello and
Merchant of Venice. Professor Chaudhuri insightfully analysed the texts from new perspectives and tried to locate both texts to the then history of England. She also emphasised on gender discrimination, which lies within the Shakespearean texts, Othello and Merchant
of Venice. Above all, she offered a psychoanalytic perspective on Shakespearean tragic heroes like Othello, Shylock etc. On this occasion, all the faculty members, research scholars and students were present and interacted with the speaker. Professor B.P, Sinha, Dean and Professor A. K. Sharma, Registrar, facilitated the speaker.
MAI Secretary speaks on State’s Heritage
Museums Association of India (MAI) secretary Dr Anand Burdhan at the concluding day of three day national symposium on Friday presented a speech on Movements for Conservation of Community Heritage: Current Scenario and Jharkhand. As many as 14 speakers from various state museums across the nation gave their presentations here related to community heritage in the national perspective.
NSUI meets Sai Nath University officials
Amrit Kumar Singh, general secretary of NSUI Jharkhand, met the authorities of Sai Nath University concerning the problems of the students on Friday. The problems include requirement of adequate teaching faculty, well equipped laboratory and enquiry against university staffs misbehaving with students. Officials of the university have assured to solve the problems by December 22.
special status: AJSU to reach out to villages
AJSU Chief Sudesh Mahto has decided to reach all the villages of Jharkhand for getting the ‘Special State Status’. Addressing the public at Topchanchi and Dumri on the second day of ‘Adhikar Yatra’ he said that the Central Government is constantly ignoring the request of ‘Special State Status’ to Jharkhand.
fodder scam case: CBI submits report to hc
CBI on Friday submitted its report at the Jharkhand High Court in connection with a petition filed by Mithlesh Kumar Singh seeking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar too be made an accused in the multi-crore fodder scam case. The petition had earlier been dismissed by the Ranchi CBI Court. The fodder scam, which broke out in 1996, relates to expenses incurred on fodder, medicines and animal husbandry equipment for vast herds of livestock. Investigations revealed that the herds did not exist, and bills had been made fraudulently, to defraud the Bihar exchequer of about `900 crore. The next hearing of the case will take place on December 13.