Ansuman Das takes over as NALCO chairman
August 30th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 30 (IANS) Ansuman Das, commercial director of state-run National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has been given additional charge of the chairman-cum-managing director of the company, the aluminium producer said ... Read more...
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Can’t deny education to students on bonafide mistakes: Court
August 4th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that students should neither be deprived of their right to education on bonafide mistakes nor penalised to the extent ... Read more...
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Abducted student released after 15 days
July 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 8 (IANS) Kidnappers Sunday released a 22-year-old civil engineering student they had abducted here for ransom a fortnight earlier, police said.Ravi Kumar, a third year student at the ... Read more...
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No breakthrough in Bihar NIT student’s abduction yet
July 3rd, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 3 (IANS) Ten days after an engineering student was abducted for ransom from the Bihar capital, police have failed to make any breakthrough for his safe recovery.Ravi ... Read more...
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Abductors demand Rs.20 lakh to release Bihar student
June 30th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 30 (IANS) Abductors of an engineering student from Bihar have demanded a ransom of Rs.20 lakhs to release him even as search operations have been intensified in the ... Read more...
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Heads of Indian architecture institutions meet in Delhi
April 24th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Admissions to architecture institutions in the country should be based on entrance tests conforming to the minimum standards prescribed in the Architects Act, heads of ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks centre’s help over Thapar University quota
April 20th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought the intervention of the central government on the controversy over the Thapar University in Patiala abolishing the 50 percent reservation quota ... Read more...
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Married woman commits suicide, in-laws booked
January 28th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The family of a 23-year-old married woman, who committed suicide, alleged Friday that she killed herself following dowry harassment by her in-laws, said police, adding cases ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan student found hanging in hostel room
January 19th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 19 (IANS) A Sri Lankan student of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) was found hanging in his hostel room Thursday morning, police said.No suicide note ... Read more...
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Seven ex-students get three-year jail for junior’s death
November 29th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 29 (IANS) Seven former students of the B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) here were Tuesday awarded three years' imprisonment by a Punjab court for driving ... Read more...
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PM to visit blockade-hit Manipur
November 28th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit blockade-hit Manipur Dec 3 to attend a series of programmes and address a public gathering, an official said here ... Read more...
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Depressed student commits suicide in Bhopal
September 23rd, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 23 (IANS) A third-year engineering student of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) here allegedly committed suicide in his college hostel room, police said Friday.Manish Soni, a ... Read more...
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Himachal developing solar-powered cities
August 20th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has developed a master plan to promote non-conventional energy and is developing solar-powered cities, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Saturday."Shimla and Hamirpur ... Read more...
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Ragging accused sent to judicial custody
August 6th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 5 (IANS) Three students of an engineering college in Himachal Pradesh arrested for ragging newcomers were sent to judicial custody for three days by a local court, police ... Read more...
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Three students held for ragging in Himachal
August 4th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 4 (IANS) Three students of an engineering college in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh were arrested Thursday for ragging, police said.Avinash Chaudhary, Ankush Kumar and Abhinav Thakur, all ... Read more...
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NIT Trichy study links nanoparticles to increased biofuel performance
April 9th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 09 (ANI): A new study by an Indian researcher has indicated that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel.The idea, said lead author R. ... Read more...
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Engineering student commits suicide
March 9th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 9 (IANS) A fourth-year engineering student committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room in Seraikela-Kharsawa district of Jharkhand Wednesday, police said.Vinay Pant, ... Read more...
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Centre takes up Rahul Gandhi’s security breach issue with UP Govt.
January 14th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): The Central Government has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh Government on the reported security breach of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during his recent ... Read more...
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Rahul asks Lucknow students to join politics
January 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday asked the youth to join politics for development of the country but steered away from controversial questions on corruption and inflation ... Read more...
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Join politics to cleanse it, Rahul tells students (Roundup)
January 10th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/Varanasi, Jan 10 (IANS) Calling upon students to join politics irrespective of their professional aspirations, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the participation of the youth will not only ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi faces protests in Allahabad
January 10th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Activists of the Samajwadi Party's student wing Monday held protests against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi as he arrived here to interact with students at an educational ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party workers block Gandhi’s cavalcade in Allahabad
January 10th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Jan 10 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party workers, who staged a demonstration here on Monday, against the visit of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi attempted to breach the security by blocking ... Read more...
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US firm to set up solar power plant in Himachal
October 10th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 10 (IANS) US-based Bergamo Acquisition Corp is eyeing to tap solar energy in Himachal Pradesh, a company's official said Sunday.The company has evinced interest in setting up a mega solar ... Read more...
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Faculty crunch at premier institutes, admits Sibal
August 18th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Premier educational institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) are facing a faculty crunch with nearly one-third of the ... Read more...
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Vedanta, NITR joins hands for waste utilization
August 12th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) Thursday signed an agreement with National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, to develop technologies for utilization of waste generated in the alumina industry.
The pact was ... Read more...
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Restoration of historical bridge in Jammu and Kashmir starts
July 18th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 18 (ANI): Aiming to improve communication links of the tourists and locals, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have begun restoration work on the historical 'Ashai Bagh Bridge' situated over ... Read more...
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Cyclonic storm kills three, damages 1,000 houses in Tripura
May 17th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 10 injured as a cyclonic storm lashed several parts of Tripura, leaving behind a trail of destruction, officials said Monday. ... Read more...
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Lightning kills five in Tripura
April 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 29 (IANS) Five people, including two children, were killed and 11 injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Tripura, officials said Thursday.
Eight-year-old Rajiv Bhoumij and his six-year-old sister ... Read more...
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Dropout who is engineering a hundred orphan dreams (Feature)
April 27th, 2010 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
By Byomakesh Biswal
Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) In 2000, as Rajesh Singh stood at a railway platform in Orissa, it was the end of one journey and the beginning of another.He dropped out ... Read more...
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Court orders 22 polluting units shut in Gujarat
April 14th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has ordered 22 units shut in a south Gujarat industrial estate for lacking requisite facilities to treat effluents.
The court Tuesday ordered Sarigam Industries Association ... Read more...
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Engineering student drowns in Himachal
April 11th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 11 (IANS) The body of a student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) was found Sunday in Himachal Pradesh, police said. The student reportedly drowned in the Beas river ... Read more...
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NIT Warangal director, registrar quit after students’ protest
March 25th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The director and the registrar of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal town have announced their decision to quit following massive protests by ... Read more...
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Mizoram to set up more technical institutes
March 22nd, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 22 (IANS) The Mizoram government will soon set up four more polytechnic institutes and a National Institute of Technology (NIT) to provide technical education to the youth, state Education Minister ... Read more...
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Shimla, Hamirpur to go solar
March 22nd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to make Shimla and Hamirpur solar-powered cities as part of a drive to save electricity.
"We are developing Shimla and Hamirpur as solar ... Read more...
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City Union Bank to open 60 new branches
March 8th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Mar 8 (IANS) Continuing its expansion plans into next fiscal, the Kumbakonam-based City Union Bank plans to hire around 500 people, open around 60 new branches, and also install around ... Read more...
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