Dr Gopal Pathak is new SBU VC
Prof Dr Gopal Pathak, the first and former Vice Chancellor of Jharkhand Technical University took charge as the new Chancellor of Sarla Birla University here on Tuesday. Dr. Pathak graduated in Civil Engineering from BIT Mesra in 1977and studied ME (Civil) from the same institute. After this he obtained a PhD. He contributed to the Civil Engineering Department at BIT in the year 1980. He became a professor in the year 2000. He has also held various administrative positions at BIT Meshra including, Dean, Student Welfare, Dean, Administration and Campus Development and Dean, Faculty Development and Head Civil Department.On the contribution of Prof. Dr. Gopal Pathak as Vice Chancellor in Sarala Birla University, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Verma, Chief Executive Officer of the University and Registrar Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh, welcomed him by providing flowers, books and shawl. On this occasion, all the Deans of the university, Associated Deans, teachers, officials and employees welcomed the new VC with flowers.
Senior advocate SR Das no more
Senior advocate Sushil Ranjan Das, who was the special public prosecutor for the Enforcement Directorate including several money laundering cases against former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, breathed his last during treatment at a private hospital in Ranchi on Monday. Seventy-six-year-old Das died of a cardiac arrest on Monday afternoon, doctors said. Das was also the lawyer for several cases under National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Jharkhand. The Ranchi District Bar Association has condoled the senior advocate’s demise. Condolences poured in from the legal fraternity including judges and senior advocates soon after the news of his demise broke. Some of the Jharkhand High Court judges also offered their condolences in person to the bereaved family at their Pee Pee Compound-based residence. Das’ last rites were performed at Mukti Dham in Ranchi on Tuesday afternoon.
RRB exams begin to fill 1.4 lakh vacancies
In order to fill 1.4 lakh vacancies in Railways, recruitment examination has started in the entire country from Tuesday. Examination centers were set up in the districts of Arah, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Dhanbad and Hazaribagh on the first day today in East Central Railway. Before the commencement of the examination, 100 per cent compliance of all the protocols / directions related to Covid-19 were ensured to protect the health of everyone including the candidates, who were involved in Computer Based Test (CBT). For the first time during the examination, CCTV footage of all the sites like examination halls and entry / exit routes like stairs, corridor were monitored by the Railway Recruitment Board, Patna and Ministry of Railways, New Delhi.
Nature Garden inaugurated at SAIL
ED I/C RDCIS Ajay Arora inaugurated the Nature Garden at SAIL Satellite Township Ranchi. On this occasion the ED planted a tree in the garden along with other senior officials and employees of RDCIS.A total of around 250 trees both fruit bearing and non-fruit bearing like Guava, Pomegranate, Jamun, Indian gooseberry, Neem, Palash, Sal, Bahera etc. This plantation drive will encourage others also to plant trees which will be beneficial for the environment and will also enhance the aesthetic appeal of the place.
Nuvoco recognises first batch of ‘Nirmaan Bahini’
Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd has joined hands with Institution of Engineers India, Jamshedpur to equip women with masonry skills. This masonry skills training programme, ‘Nirmaan Bahini’, was kick-started in Nuvoco’s Jojobera Cement Plant (JCP), as part of its Saksham Bharat CSR pillar through NIDHEE, a non-profit organisation. ‘Nirmaan Bahini’ is a masonry training programme exclusively for women as it seeks to offer equal opportunity at employment irrespective of gender. Through this programme, women, too, can enhance their earning capacity, improve overall quality of their lives, and gain financial independence. The first batch of the 45-day training programme comprised 21 women hailing from surrounding villages, and took place at Jojobera Cement Plant.
UBI holds ‘Hindi Utsav-2020’
“Hindi Utsav-2020” award distribution ceremony was organized by Union Bank of India (UBI) at Area General Manager Office and Regional Office Ranchi on Tuesday. The programme was inaugurated by Area General Manager Ranchi, Anil Kuril. On this occasion Anand Kumar, Deputy General Manager, Area Head Ranchi, Ashutosh Kumar, Assistant General Manager,. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Assistant General Manager, Deputy Area Head Ranchi and Rajagopal Tadla, Assistant General Manager along with Chief Manager, Anshumala Minj, Official Language Officers and staff members were present.
Workshop on Visual Communication
DPS, Ranchi organized a Virtual Workshop on Visual Communication for Class VII students on December 14. It was hosted by DQ Lab (Design Quotient Lab) with the intention to enable the students to learn VISUAL COMMUNICATION tool as a skill through doodling. Umesh Kumar GL (B Arch. MDes IIT Delhi), the founder of DQ Labs was the coordinator of the workshop and it was mentored by Shaun D’Sa ( MDes IIT Delhi). Students were asked to watch an orientation video before the session and create an account in the DQ Lab website. Shaun showed the students how with simple alphabets or geometrical shapes anything can be drawn using their imagination and creativity. Thereafter the children were guided to upload their sketches on the site.