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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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। […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
PATNA: It’s about time that the young citizens of India and planet earth wake up, smell the coffee, and become advocates for gender equality. This was the crux of the message delivered by a nun who is also a lawyer and advocate for human rights. Sister Cynthia CJ, who has been doing advocacy at United […]
