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Newest IIM At Ranchi Will Be Cheapest 
The Indian Institute of Management-Ranchi, the youngest IIM in the country is also its cheapest.
"Unlike other IIMs, IIM- Ranchi is receiving grants from the Ministry of Human Resource Development to come up with its infrastructure. IIM-Calcutta sources point- ed out that the fees at the new business school were kept lower mainly to attract talented stu- dents who are unable to pay high fees at other IIMs. Also, with the infrastructure not yet in place and recruitment of faculty members not yet over, many students may not go to IIM-Ranchi unless the fees are low enough to attract them. mou.chakraborty@hindustantimes.com Source: Hindustan Times By Mou Chakraborty Newest IIM At Ranchi Will Be Cheapest Click On "Full Story" For More... (555 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Fri Apr 23, 2010 at 11:26:58 PM EST
Low-Cost Ranchi IIM To Start In June
The new Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jharkhand will start functioning from June this year with a low fee structure. A two-year postgraduate programme in management will cost Rs 6 lakh. RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limted and Prof BB Chakrabarti of IIM Calcutta, were appointed chairman and convener of the board of governors of the Ranchi IIM respectively.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi Group
According to the convener of the IIM Ranchi, around 70 students could be admitted in the present available infrastructure of the state-run Suchana Bhavan and Administrative Training Institute in the city. He said the governing body is exploring the possibility of increasing the number of the students from its next session with acquisition of more premises in the city. The convener said the process of selection of students for the Ranchi IIM would be on par with other IIMs who admitted students through the Common Aptitude Test (CAT). According to chairman of the board of governors R C Bhargava, IIM Ranchi would arrange educational loans from the banks to the prospective students of the institute. Source: Business-standard by Tapan Chakravorti Low-cost Ranchi IIM to start in June Posted on Tue Feb 09, 2010 at 12:12:09 AM EST
Kalmadi To Visit Ranchi On Friday
Indian Olympic Association president and Commonwealth Games 2010 chairman Suresh Kalmadi will visit Ranchi on Friday to review preparations for the 34th National Games, particularly the infrastructure being constructed at Hotwar. He would meet Governor K Sankaranarayanan at 1.30 p.m. and discuss issues related to organising the event.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi Group
Later in the day, Kalmadi would chair a meeting with the executive committee members of National Games Organizing Committee (NGOC). Union minister and co-chairman of National Games Steering Committee Subodh Kant Sahay and TP Sinha, advisor to the governor and in-charge of department of art, culture, sports and youth affairs would also participate in the meeting. Prior to Kalmadi's visit, NGOC executive president and Jharkhand Olympic Association president RK Anand would review the preparations on Thursday and hold an informal meeting with the NGOC members to plan proper hosting of the IOA officials, JOA general secretary SM Hashmi said here on Monday. Source:Times Of India/* Kalmadi to visit Ranchi on Friday Posted on Mon Aug 24, 2009 at 11:21:49 PM EST
Become A Politician At Netagiri Vidyalaya
A school for politicians is doing a good business in Ranchi and anybody with a yen for netagiri is welcome to join it
Run by a former Congressman Raj Ranjan who believes `political thinking should be inculcated deep into human mind to curb corruption', the Netagiri Vidyalaya has since its inception in 2001 imparted training to 200 aspiring politicians. "It is important for a politician to learn that bit of politics necessary to know what a manifesto is and its implementation," said Ranjan, a former PCC secretary. A paltry Rs 50 is charged for admission and the `students' are taught about Netagiri every Saturday for two hours. "It is surprising that a 69-year-old leader of a regional political party, Sukhdev Lohra, was among the 10 politicians to take admission this session," said Ranjan, brother of former Congress MP late Gyan Ranjan. Source: Business-standard Become a politician at Netagiri Vidyalaya Click On "Full Story" For More.. (522 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Thu Mar 19, 2009 at 11:23:54 PM EST
National Games Deferred Till June, As The New Stadiums And Sports Infrastructure Aren't Ready Yet
The 34th National Games, scheduled to be held in Jharkhand from February 15 after a series of postponements, has been rescheduled once again for June as the new stadiums and related sports infrastructure aren’t ready yet.
This, coupled with the uncertain political climate of the state, sealed it for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) which has now looking at June 1–14 as the new dates. The postponement is a huge blow to Jharkhand which was banking on the games to shore up its image and prove to the nation that it was capable of hosting a mega national event. However, incompetent political leadership and poor monitoring of the construction work at the ambitious games village at Hotwar and other venues across the state, left no one in doubt that the games were heading for yet another postponement. At a meeting today in New Delhi, chaired by IOA president Suresh Kalmadi and attended by officials of both the IOA and the Jharkhand Olympic Association (JOA), the ground realities of Jharkhand were discussed threadbare. Click On "Full Story" For More... (458 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Mon Jan 19, 2009 at 03:37:06 AM EST
Now, Students Can Make Money Just By Attending School
 In its latest bid to curb the dropout rate, the state education department has decided to give monetary incentives to girls -- and this amount would be more than what boys would get -- in government-run schools.According to the plan, the state government will give Rs 150 per month to a girl student and Rs 100 per month to a boy student from classes I to X. A bank account will be opened in the name of students where the money will be deposited. "The money deposited in banks cannot be withdrawn till the students are 18 years old. If someone drops out midway, no money will be given to that student," said HRD minister Bandhu Tirkey. "We have initiated this proposal to stem the trend of students dropping out from schools. The proposed plan will soon be cleared and implemented from this April. The incentives will lure the students to remain in schools. Many of them leave midway as they support their family," he said. Tirkey said that the department has been running the midday meal scheme successfully since 2004. Click On "Full Story" For More... (543 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 02:59:02 AM EST
700 Volunteers Selected For 34th National Games T Be Held From February 15-28 This Year
The 34th National Games committee selected 700 volunteers from a long list of candidates The mega sports event is to be held in Jharkhand from February 15-28 this year.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi Group
These volunteers are to undergo training camp prior to the National Games. The candidates appeared on Thursday morning at Astro-turf stadium to get selected for the training camp. About 700 students from various city schools and sports club were selected for the training camp during the 34th National Games, Jharkhand. The final list of the candidates would be given on Friday, after which the students would be given training by Wiz Kraft event management agency from Hyderabad till February 1. Some of the students would be sorted out again from amongst them to get special training for five days to help in the event-management and media-co-ordination desk. They will also receive guests, VIPs and VVIPs during the Games.
Source: The Pioneer Posted on Thu Jan 15, 2009 at 11:27:51 PM EST
Chatra to host Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today signed an MoU with the state government to set up an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Chatra to ensure adequately trained manpower supply for its upcoming projects.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi Group
NTPC decided to set up an ITI to train local youths in the extremist-dominated district even though it is compelled to wait for the government's nod for more than a decade to allot about 2,620 acres at Tandwa in Chatra district to set up a super thermal power plant of 1980MW capacity. The foundation stone for the super thermal power project at Tandwa was laid way back in 1999 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As per the project proposal, three units were to be set up each with an installed capacity of 660 MW -- spread over some 2,620 acres to be provided by the government. In September 2001, then Union power minister Suresh Prabhu laid another foundation stone at Tandwa for setting up an operations planning building to boost the mega thermal power project. Unfortunately, since Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar, the state government has failed to transfer the required land to NTPC. Source: The TelegraphChatra to host ITI Posted on Tue Dec 23, 2008 at 03:04:51 AM EST
Brakes on Games, again, The 34th National Games would be held in January, 2009
The 34th National Games would be held in January, 2009, would not be held in December this year
By Tiwari, Section Ranchi Group
"The exact date would be known after the Games Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC) meeting on December 1," said S.M. Bali, a senior Indian Olympic Association (IOA) functionary and the chairman of GTCC, confirming that the Games would not be held in December this year. The statement of Bali means that IOA president Suresh Kalmadi has changed his firm stand on inauguration of the Games on November 30 to accommodate the plea of the National Games Organising Committee (NGOC) for more time to complete the preparations. "We will hold a full-fledged meeting of GTCC here on December 1 and 2 for final evaluation of the progress made. Based on that report the fresh dates would be announced," Bali told The Telegraph this evening. Representatives of national federations of all the sports would attend the full-fledged meeting of GTCC.
Bali, who landed in the city to discuss the venues for different events with NGOC officials, said he had found that preparations had gained momentum Posted on Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 11:46:34 PM EST
Smooth Traffic Flow To Cost 2.5cr During National Games in Ranchi
Smooth flow of traffic during National Games scheduled later this year in the capital would cost the state exchequer a staggering Rs 2.50 crore.
An estimate drawn up by Ranchi traffic police along with a complete blue print of the 34th National Games puts the total cost of traffic management for the 15 days schedule at Rs 2.50 crore. The estimate includes cost of 10 speed radars attached to speed breakers, cost of 10 breath analyser, mobile speed breakers, lane dividers and other gizmos, honorarium for NCC cadets and training expenses for them. Apart from these, the expenses of deploying 500-odd policemen who would on duty round the clock, cost of food for all those managing traffic and other miscellaneous expenditure brought the sum to Rs 2.5 crore. Click On "Full Story" for More... (405 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Sat Oct 04, 2008 at 04:02:10 AM EST
Ranchi Police To Install Close Circuit Cameras (CCTV) In Durga Puja Pandals To Monitor Security
Police will install close circuit cameras (CCTV) in Durga Puja pandals to monitor security.
By Tiwari, Section Ranchi Group
'We have decided to install CCTV in all puja pandals of Ranchi to keep close watch on the movement of people. We want peaceful celebration and people should enjoy the festival without any fear,' Senior Superintendent of Police M.S.Bhatia said. The decision to install CCTV was taken in light of rising security threat. Last month, a live bomb was found in Big Bazar of Ranchi. The bomb was defused on time and major incident was averted Source: IANS 21/Sep/2008 Posted on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 04:31:46 AM EST
Old Economy Giants Pip IT Companies To Pick The Best With Better Deals At Tech Cradles
 The empire strikes back in campus job hunt A little over a week into the annual placement season for technology institutes and it's the old economy behemoths that are grabbing the best brains leaving behind the hitherto popular IT upstarts. If at the Indian School of Mines University (ISMU), Dhanbad, industry giants in mining and civil engineering were the top draws for those in the race for jobs, the trend was more or less maintained at the BITs at Sindri and Mesra. Led by the likes of ArcelorMittal and Schlumberger, at ISMU, Dhanbad the first week of campus placements saw as many as 52 students selected -- and all by companies in the core sectors of mining, energy and basic engineering. While the Mittals recruited seven students to be posted in Canada with the highest offer of Can $ 5,500 to 6,500 per month (Rs 27 lakh to Rs 33 lakh per annum), world renowned oil and energy giant Schlumberger offered annual packages to the tune of Rs 18 lakh to 10 students. Other energy sector companies were there too. Click On "full story" for More.. (550 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Wed Sep 10, 2008 at 04:08:41 AM EST
State Tribal Welfare Department Decided To Start BPO Training For Tribal Students
To give tribal students an extra edge in today's competitive job market, the state tribal welfare department has decided to start a BPO training programme for them from September 10.
By Tiwari, Section Ranchi Group
Sources in the department said it would be a one-year diploma course and is aimed at equipping tribal students with the nitty-gritty of the BPO industry. Once the students complete the training, they will be on a par with their urban colleagues, said an official of the department. This is the first such initiative undertaken by the department. The course is specially designed for students from SC/ST or OBC background. All the BPO trainees selected for the programme will be from BPL families. The tribal welfare department will fund the course while city-based institute, Digital Computer, will train students who have at least cleared their Class XII examinations. The department will forge ties with private companies for placement once the students complete their course successfully. R.K. Ranjan, deputy director of the state tribal welfare department, said the training would be held for six hours every day. "We will provide swipe cards to students to ensure cent per cent attendance in class," he said. The students would also have to secure 50 per cent marks in their written test to qualify. The department had brought out an advertisement to invite applications for the programme on August 22. "We have already received 100 applications from remote tribal areas of the state. The applicants will sit for a written test on September 5 and 6. This will be followed by an interview," the deputy director said. There are 40 seats and the department has decided to spend Rs 35,000 to train each student. "We will train 40 students every year. There are many tribal students who are aware what BPO or business process outsourcing is all about. But they have no clue how to go about to bag a BPO job. Our course will help tribal boys and girls to give shape to their dreams. It can be a turning point in their lives," Ranjan said. He added that the training programme had been designed to ensure that the students pick up communication skills, are able groom themselves and handle different types of customers. Source: The Telegraph 03/Sep/2008 Posted on Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 03:12:12 AM EST
Horribly late-IOA's Emissary To Tour Venues, Impossible To Hold The Games In Dec, 2008 As Scheduled
The countdown to calling off this year's National Games, scheduled to be held here in December, has begun.
Alarmed by an adverse report sent by a member of the Games steering committee, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is sending a top official for a recce of the infrastructure facilities in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad before taking a final call. According to a high-level source, S.M. Bali, a member of the six-member steering committee formed by IOA to conduct the 34th National Games, has reported to his bosses that it was "impossible to hold the Games in December, 2008 as scheduled."  The political instability over the last seven to eight months during the tenure of former chief minister Madhu Koda has led to severe delays in completing construction of new sports infrastructure -- and upgrading existing facilities -- in the three venues of in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad. The ongoing monsoon has thrown work schedules out of gear at the Games village in Hotwar where only the basic construction of the main stadium is complete. Click on "Full Story" For More... (472 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Mon Sep 01, 2008 at 01:48:04 AM EST
Say Goodbye To Long Queues And Harrowing Hours At Post Offices,State Postal Deptt Offer e-Services
 Say goodbye to long queues and harrowing hours at post offices, e-services are here.The state postal department is all set to offer e-postal services that would enable local residents to send instant money orders and speedposts, besides helping them to access detailed information about other services on offer on the web. The postal department has decided to install touchscreen kiosks especially for this purpose. Cyber cafes are also being set up to help customers. Initially, four post offices in the state will have these Internet joints. These are Doranda head post office, Jamshedpur head post office, Hazaribagh head post office and Madhupur sub-post office. Later, cyber cafes will be opened in 35 other post offices. Browsers will be charged a nominal amount every time they avail of the cyber cafe services. A sources said the minimum rate will be Rs 10 for an hour. Anil Kumar, the director of postal department, Jharkhand circle, said, "e-services will be provided in several post offices with the help of leased line networking. In the initial phase, the proposal is to provide a computer in each post office. As the workload increases, we will install four computers, including those in the cyber cafés." Click On "Full Story" For More... (375 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 04:25:56 AM EST
Last Try To Fill Tech Hub Seats All Engg Aspirants Called For 2nd Round Of Counselling From Sep
All engineering aspirants who appeared in the main test of the state's combined examination this year would be called for a second round of counselling beginning from September.
Reason: About 996 seats have remained vacant out of 1,700 seats offered by five state engineering colleges, including BIT, Sindri, after the first round of counselling that concluded on August 19. The Jharkhand Joint Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JJECEB) had called 2,555 students for the first round of counselling. "For the first time, about 30 seats remained vacant even in government-owned tech institute, BIT, Sindri. Not a single student opted for the Bihar Association-run engineering college in Jamshedpur while only one student opted for Ram Govind Institute of Technology, Koderma. "Ten students opted for Cambridge Institute of Technology, Tatisilwai (Ranchi). The lure of RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur was somehow better with 43 students opting for seats there," said Omprakash Kumar, the board's administrative officer in charge of counselling. Click On "Full Story" For More.. (455 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 04:15:40 AM EST
Ranchi Set To Log On To 5 Star Luxury -Speciality Restaurants At Radisson Grand Next Year
Where would you hope to find sportspersons chilling out after a long day of hard play? If plans materialise, they probably would be spotted at the sports bar-cum-discotheque of the Radisson Grand coming up soon.
The state's maiden five-star hotel is set to come up by mid-2009 as the construction work is going on at rapid pace at the posh Kadru Chowk area in the state capital. The facilities in the upcoming hotel include a Kebab Factory (for Mughlai food lovers), a sports bar-cum-discotheque and a 24-hour-coffee shop among others. All other facilities, including a multi-cuisine restaurant, a speciality restaurant, state-of-the-art gymnasium, health club with spa facilities, business centres, club lounge for corporate executives, many conference and party rooms and ample car parking space (covering the entire double basement) would also be offered. Other features would include 112 rooms, six suites, banquet hall for 1,500 persons (approximately), swimming pool with landscaping and lobby bar. Click On "Full Story" For More... (351 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Mon Aug 11, 2008 at 04:03:38 AM EST
Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) Assigns 1400cr To Build Capital
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) board has assigned Rs 1,400 crore for schemes aimed to improve the sewerage, drainage, drinking water and solid waste management system in the state capital.
But it is yet to be seen whether the state will benefit from the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) that funds various development projects in the capital. So far, most of the projects have been delayed due to the lackadaisical attitude of the government. The centre had allocated Rs 32 crore to the state for integrated housing of urban poor under the basic services for the urban poor category. But the fund is yet to be utilised. The detailed project report (DPR) of the sewerage and drainage system for the state capital has been prepared by a Singapore-based consultant, Meinhardt. The project is estimated at Rs 1,145 crore while facilities for drinking water and improvement of water bodies prepared by Nano System Consultants Private Limited is estimated at Rs 284 crore. The solid waste management project would cost Rs 121 crore.
Click On "Full Story" For More... (463 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 04:13:46 AM EST
Soon, All Of Ranchi At Click Of A Mouse, Use Satellite Tech To Map Every Road, Building,Drains
Soon Ranchi Municipal Corporation will have all the information it can possibly need about the capital thanks to a detailed map of the city including all buildings, houses, roads, bylanes and even drains, that has been prepared by the Jharkhand Space Application Centre (JSAC).
The RMC believes the comprehensive database of images and maps of all 55 wards, prepared by using satellite mapping technology, will help it provide better services to the citizens. It would also help it make property tax collections more efficient. When civic officials access the system a month from now, not only will they know a building’s exact geographical location — latitude and longitude included — they will also have information on its mode of use — whether residential or commercial — number of floors. “This will make our task of ensuring civic amenities easier and more efficient,” said R.S. Jaipuriyar, the new RMC chief executive officer. He said he planned to operationalise the system from September. The JSAC took over two years to complete the satellite mapping of the city. The maps, in digital form, would be handed over to the RMC in a day or two, though hard copies were already with the RMC. Click On "Full Story" For More... (406 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 03:54:14 AM EST
Betla Plaza Exorcises Its Past - Tourism Department To Launch Adventure Hub, Three Years Late
 Betla Tourist Plaza, the "dead asset" of the department of tourism, is expected to shrug off its ghostly past and come alive soon with an array of activities for the adventure-seeking tourist.For, the district administration of Latehar, which had constructed it on behalf of the tourism department, has given up its reluctance of three years and is now ready to hand over the plaza for the benefit of state tourism. "We plan to begin using the tourist plaza early next month," said Arun Kumar Singh, secretary of the state tourism department. To begin with, the state plans to convert the plaza into a one-stop spot for adventure tourism with various activities including hot air ballooning. It's not clear why the handover took so long. One theory, according to sources, is that the tourism department wasn't happy with the finished product and hence wasn't keen to take it over. But both parties deny this. In the absence of an engineering cell, the tourism department had asked the district administration to build the plaza. It was ready in 2005, built on a one-acre plot at an approximate cost of Rs 2 crore. But for the last three years, it remained unused with both the Latehar administration and the tourism department showing no willingness to move ahead. In fact, the district administration even floated an open tender on July 25 this year to rent out the structure to private entities. But it had to cancel the tender abruptly three days later after the intervention of the tourism department, which reminded the administration that the property belonged to it. Click On "full Story" For More... (469 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section Ranchi GroupPosted on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 04:39:32 AM EST
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It will charge Rs 6 lakh for its flagship two-year post-grad- uate programme. This is less than half the amount that IIM- Ahmedabad, the most expen- sive of the country's eight IIMs, charges. The fees at IIM-Ahme- dabad are Rs 13.7 lakh for a two- year post-graduate course.
