May 10 Poll in Meghalaya: NOTA 272| BJP 40

May 10 Poll in Meghalaya: NOTA 272| BJP 40

While a lot of attention was on the Karnataka polls, we people did have a tiny by-election in Meghalaya. What’s really interesting is that while 272 votes were polled in the NOTA category (None of the Above), the BJP candidate ended up with just 40 votes. United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh […]

Media should go beyond Elephant Survey reporting and do some follow up

Media should go beyond Elephant Survey reporting and do some follow up

Sir, It is reported in our local newspapers that Aaranyak, a renowned conservation organisation, has completed the first phase of an Elephant Occupancy Survey in Meghalaya. The survey is to help mitigate the increasing human-elephant conflict, as well as to aid conservation efforts.The survey is being conducted in collaboration with the Forests and Environment Department, […]

Institutions matter, but individuals matter too

Institutions matter, but individuals matter too

Sir, With reference to : Shankkar Aiyar: EC Credibility and the Missing Seshan Effect There is a discernible disquiet among the public over the approach and accommodation of political practices by the Election Commission. It is said justice must be seen to be done. Similarly, conduct of elections must be seen to be truly free […]

जनगणना का कमाल, जब ‘आर्य सिद्धांत’ ढीला पड़ा

जनगणना का कमाल, जब ‘आर्य सिद्धांत’ ढीला पड़ा

अंगरेजी राज में जब पहली बार जब जनगणना शुरू हुई, तो ऐसे कई समुदाय मिले जो स्वयं को हिंदू मुस्लिम दोनों बताते थे। इसलिए कि वे इन दोनों परंपराओं में गुंथ चुके थे।जैसे, गुजरात के momna, जो खतना करवाते, अपने मृत परिजनों को दफनाते, गुजराती कुरान पढ़ते परंतु बाकी सभी रीति रिवाज में हिंदू थे। […]

Bharat Jodo vs Bharat Todo?

Bharat Jodo vs Bharat Todo?

Sir, The popular response to the Yatra shows that significant sections of society are worried about the direction which the country seem to be talking. Instead of focussing on Rahul Gandhi, every Congress MP, MLA and office bearer needed to use this as an opportunity to organise in their own areas, and welcome anyone interested […]

Catholic Communicators: Listening or Lip Service?

Catholic Communicators: Listening or Lip Service?

‘Listen!’This was the theme for the World day of Social Communications, celebrated by Catholic communicators the world over on Ascension Sunday.The 56th World Communications day, which fell on Sunday, 29 May. Never before has a theme been so apt for those who are engaged in the dissemination of the ‘good news’.In a countries being buffeted […]

SXCMT Freshers Oriented

SXCMT Freshers Oriented

A two-day orientation programme for students, admitted to different courses in the academic session 2021-22, concluded at St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna on Wednesday, September 29. Orientation programmes, aimed at familiarizing the students to a new campus environment, its faculties and infrastructure, serve as a prologue to their learning process. It enables them […]

New Academic Year begins for Patna Xaverians

New Academic Year begins for Patna Xaverians

PATNA: St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology (SXCMT), Patna, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, marked the start of the new academic year with an orientation session for third year students. The college, earlier, completed the internal assessment of students by organizing online examinations, comprising multiple choice questions, presentations and viva voce. Welcoming the students […]

Celebrating Photography

Celebrating Photography

Patna, Bihar: The students of St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, enthusiastically manifested their creativity and love to capture moments, nature and ideas during a virtual display of photographs on Thursday, August 19, 2021. The exhibition was organised by the department of Mass Communication, and about 50 photographs by 11 students were displayed on […]

Journalism is not a PR exercise: Rajdeep Sardesai

Journalism is not a PR exercise: Rajdeep Sardesai

In a significant appeal to those who mentor the upcoming generation of journalists, news anchor, multimedia journalist and author Rajdeep Sardesai spoke of the importance of teaching media ethics as part of the journalism course. Journalism has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, and in the ‘age of mobile journalism’ youngsters looking at a […]

Online I-Day for Digha Xaverians

Online I-Day for Digha Xaverians

PATNA: With stay home and stay safe being the new mantra, and ‘patriotism’ being defined as ‘saving lives’, it’s no great wonder that colleges and institutions opted for ‘creative’ and ‘innovative’ ways to celebrate the 74th Independence day. What it actually meant was that some sort of online interaction was planned to ‘observe’ the day, […]

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