IDBI Bank donates Rs 2.96 L to CM relief fund
To support the relief activities against COVID-19 employees of IDBI Bank at Jharkhand collected Rs 2,96,990.67 through contribution, which has been deposited to Jharkhand Chief Minister Relief Fund. The amount has been handed over by J. K. Singh, General Manager & Senior Regional Head – Jharkhand to Rajeev Arun Ekka, Principal Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Monday.
Bring Together Foundation’s mission
Voluntary organization ‘Bring Together Foundation’ on Monday started the mission to skill economically vulnerable women so that they can get self-employment and become financially independent by getting training, which is being given free of cost. On the first day, six women came forward to become self-dependent. Rashmi Singh, Director of the foundation, said that in the first phase of the training program, skills of sewing-cutting and applying mehndi will be taught. Currently, Anju Devi and Sujata Dokania are engaged as trainers. Rashmi said that she clearly believes that unless women are financially independent, they will not be truly empowered. The Foundation has taken a small initiative to make women strong. It is intended to give it a bigger look in the coming days. The training is being imparted at the office of the Bring Together Foundation at Devi Mandap Road, Piska More, in the city.
NSUI stages protest at Marwari College
Members of NSUI wearing black scarves and masks staged a protest outside Marwari College against fee collection on July 27. Recently State Secretary NSUI had addressed a letter to Dr UC Mehtra of the College asking to waive off the admission and course fee or reducing it by 50%. The student body is stating that when exams are being held online and no extra facility is being provided then why is the fee being charged. State Secretary Amarjeet Kumar said that even in the time of the pandemic, the college administration is doing business which should be stopped soon. NSUI General Secretary Rajiv Kumar, Gaurav Anand and others were present on the occasion.
17 special trains departed from Bihar by ECR
From the eleven main stations of East Central Railway (ECR) on Monday 17 special trains have been run from various destinations like, New Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Pune, Ahmedabad and Amritsar through which around 44 thousands passengers travelled their journey. Two trains from Patna Station, Three trains each from Danapur and Darbhanga, Two trains each from Rajendranagar Terminal and Mujaffarpur and one trains each from Jaynagar, Rajgir, Raksoul, Saharsa and Patliputra Station started their journey for various destinations.
Online Orientation session
Aiming to welcome the freshers (students) to the DPS Bokaro Family an online orientation programme for the students of Class XI was organised on Monday. The programme commenced with a note of welcome from the Principal, A S Gangwar. The newcomers were made familiar with the rich legacy, values and ethics of DPS Bokaro. A virtual tour of the campus was conducted in the programme which helped the students to identify their classrooms, e-library, labs, playground, swimming pool, bus arena and others, informed school authority. The students were also updated with the initiatives and endeavors of the school along with the rules and regulations that compliment holistic education.
Discussion on Covid- 19 stigma
Ranchi University’s (RU) Radio Khanchi 90.4 FM in association with UNICEF Jharkhand organised a discussion on the topic ‘How to fight discrimination and stigma during Covid- 19’. RU Vice Chancellor (VC) Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Pro VC Kamini Kumar, UNICEF Jharkhand Chief Field Officer Prasanta Dash, IMA Secretary Dr Shambhu Prasad Singh and senior journalist Sanjay Mishra were a part of it. “It is very important to create awareness about Coronavirus as misinformation becomes viral very soon. It is important to cross check information as superstitions are also there. UNICEF is running an effective campaign for this,” said Dash.
Piaggio India launches facelift range
Piaggio India has launched two new offerings in the market - the iconic Vespa VXL, SXL Facelift 2020 Range and the sporty new Aprilia Storm with disc brake and digital cluster - with an aim to create an enhanced riding experience for its discerning customers through its premium features. The company had unveiled these new offerings at Auto Expo 2020 in Greater Noida at the starting of the year and recently commenced the pre-booking of Vespa VXL, SXL Facelift 2020 models with 125 cc and 150 cc BS6 engines.