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31.7.09

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DTE begins direct entry to 2nd yr engg

DTE begins direct entry to 2nd yr engg

Even as the first year engineering admissions are going on, the directorate of technical education (DTE) has issued admission notification
for direct admissions to second year of engineering/technology and pharmacy courses for academic year 2009-10.

According to DTE officials, the admission will be made through multiple rounds for the four-year degree courses at state government-aided and unaided institutes, university-managed colleges and departments, and non-minority colleges. The five autonomous engineering colleges in Maharashtra and UDCT Aurangabad will not be part of the admission process. Therefore, candidates who had confirmed or cancelled their admissions at any of the six autonomous institutes are not eligible for the centralized admission process (CAP) for second year.

The students clearing post-SSC or post-HSC diploma courses conducted by Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) or any other recognized equivalent bodies in engineering/technology are eligible for the admissions. However, they should have cleared the diploma courses with at least 60% marks with English as medium of instruction.

For pharmacy courses, the candidates should have passed HSC examination with physics, chemistry and biology/mathematics from Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Candidates clearing post-HSC diploma in pharmacy from AICTE-recognized institutes are also eligible to apply. Candidates from outside Maharashtra cannot participate in CAP.

The information brochure will be available at designated application receipt centres (ARCs) during office hours. In Nagpur region comprising six districts, the ARCs are Government Polytechnic (GP) in Sadar, Nagpur, GP Gadchiroli on MIDC road, GP Arvi in Wardha and Government College of Engineering in Chandrapur.
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Nagpur :- Negative inflation? Pulses shoot up 40% in 3 months

Negative inflation? Pulses shoot up 40% in 3 months



If ground reality indicates anything on rising prices it can be encapsulated like this: The inflation numbers are grossly deflated. The wholesale price index (WPI) — the statistical tool primarily used by the government to take stock of inflation — proves to be entirely worthless when one looks at the increase in food prices.



A survey of grocery stores done by this newspaper throws up some astonishing numbers. A comparison of the prices of food items provided by the government for May and the prevailing retail prices show that prices of essential food items have gone up by up to 40 per cent. Experts tracking commodity prices blamed lower stock inventory, delayed monsoon, global rise in food prices and hoarding for the price rise.



The price of Kolam rice (Nagpur variety) in Mumbai has gone up by 25 per cent since May while the price of Arhar dal has gone up by 46 per cent in the last 2 months. Arhar dal was available for Rs 58-Rs 60 in May but today it is priced at Rs 86 per kg. Some retailers are also hoarding the stock anticipating the price to go up further. Pulses have been most affected by this surge as prices of Moong and Masur dal have gone up by 20 to 25 per cent. Sugar prices have gone up by 18 per cent in the last 2 months while tea prices have gone up by Rs 40 per kg.




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30.7.09

English for progress | Learning the language skills outside the classroom

Learning the language skills outside the classroom


You don't necessarily visit a classroom to learn a language. There are other ways of doing so. In one such innovative initiative, city-based the Max Mueller Bhavan, a premier institute in imparting the German language, organised three youth camps under its PASCH project. Organised for the first time, during the camp, over 50 student participants travelled to Yercaud in south India, Himachal Pradesh and Germany, in a journey to learn not just the language, but its socio-cultural aspects, as well.

The PASCH project aims at encouraging German language in different parts of the world. In India, 40 schools are members of PASCH, out of which nine schools and junior colleges are from Pune. Essay, fairy tale writing and drawing competitions were held for the students, the winners of which were selected for these camps held from April-end to late June. Twenty seven of them went for three camps in Schwabish Hall and Kirchheimboladen in Germany and 27 for two camps in Himachal Pradesh and Yercaud, Tamil Nadu.

And, off they went, to get busy with the exciting activities lined up during the camps putting together a photo essay, coming up with a German magazine based on the camp itself, enacting German plays and even interviewing German locals on their culture and lifestyle.

For instance, Praneet Marathe, a std XI student was at the 21-day Scwabish Hall camp with other participants, living in a youth hostel, learning German for three hours everyday, and visiting other German cities like Stuttgart and Nurnberg. "Once we went there, we were tested on our knowledge of the German language. We had to communicate in German. I also gave a German speech on famous places in Germany," narrates Praneet.

Rishi Iyengar, a first year BA student from Fergusson College, landed participation in the two-week Himachal Pradesh camp held in June, after winning a fairy tale writing competition. "For us, it was a combination of learning German and performing outdoor activities like trekking, rock-climbing and rappling in Sitlakhet, Himachal Pradesh," says Rishi. For him, the camp was truly a unique experience. "There were students from Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and even Colombo and Dhaka. Interacting amongst such a heterogeneous crowd was a learning experience as we got to know about each others' cultures, while connecting over German."

The activities were a way of connecting language with culture, feels Amruta Thakurdesai, German faculty at New English School, Tilak Road, who had accompanied to students to Germany. "I, as a teacher, wasn't engaged in any activities, but it was a great learning experience for me too. I enacted a German play along with the students, and this helped us perfect our grammar," she says.

Participants of all these five camps will share their experiences at a get-together planned by Max Mueller Bhavan on August 24.

Work on these camps began under the PASCH project a year ago. "Our aim is to trace 1,000 schools all over the world and work with them to spread the German language. The idea is cultivate better teachers and students of German. That's why, recently, we had also conducted a training programme for teachers in which German teachers from five schools and colleges in Pune had participated," says Shubhada Boddapaty, senior faculty member at the Max Mueller Bhavan.

Phase Two of this training programme, to be held in first week of August, will have the same teacher-participants giving lectures to students from std VIII to std XII.
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Learn English :- English for progress

More people than ever before want to learn English. India’s economic growth has further led to the popularity of the language. However, according to David Graddol, linguist and writer, vernacular languages will play an equally important role in India’s future growth. “Instead of focussing on English-medium schools, the emphasis should be on the quality of English teaching in vernacular-medium schools. There will be an increasing demand for multi-lingual speakers by corporate India,” said Graddol, who is currently carrying out research on the growth of English in India.



As part of its global vision for English, the British Council has launched the programme ‘Project English’ in India and Sri Lanka. The aim is that by 2010 every teacher and learner of English in the world will have access to skills, ideas and materials they need from the UK. “This global ambition got a local fillip when, during his visit to India in 2008, Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister met his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh and committed the British Council to train, directly or indirectly, 750,000 English teachers in India over the next five years (2013). In order to achieve this vision, we have carved our work into three strands: corporate training, state partnerships and direct teaching of English,” said Chris Gibson, director, Project English (India and Sri Lanka).

On the corporate side, British Council is working with companies such as Barclays, Orange, Tata Sky, Microsoft (on an employment skills programme), and are webcasting with Infosys to reach 86,000 employees and some 300,000 college students. “We have developed a low cost, language test for recruitment for the BPO sector. The test takes only 20 minutes to deliver yet produces detailed data on a candidate’s spoken English level across five parameters: fluency, accuracy, range, interaction and pronunciation and the results are internationally benchmarked. Around 35,000 tests have been administered by Barclays alone as part of their India-wide recruitment drive,” said Jill Coates, head, Corporate Training, British Council India.

Elaborating on the second strand, Alison Barrett, head, State Partnerships, said, “We are currently engaged with a number of state governments and state boards across India, in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Kerala, delivering teacher training, developing new curriculum and materials for teachers as well as pupils. In 2008-09 we worked with 1,300 master trainers reaching over 4,00,000 teachers who teach some 17 million learners across the region.” For example, in Delhi NCR, British Council worked with the department of education to train 40 mentors and 400 master trainers, which will eventually impact over one million students. Also, in November 2008, “we launched the Indian edition of English Teaching Professional, a journal for English teachers in the UK, in partnership with Macmillan India, which will reach over 5,00,000 teachers across India by 2010,” she added.

In April this year, a new Direct Teaching centre was opened in Chennai and there are plans to open two more in 2009-10 in Kolkata and Hyderabad. The centres aim to provide quality English language at affordable prices to young people. Details of the courses on offer are available at :
www.britishcouncil.org/india-english-learnenglishinchennai.htm



“The Project English team works closely with local experts, for example with English and Foreign Language University (EFL-U, formerly CIEFL) and regional institutes of education, to find solutions to India’s needs. We are supporting the reform agenda for India in education and economy by focussing on developing the skills of teachers, English language teachers, teacher trainers and language learners so that they can fulfil their wants and needs and support India’s development,” summed up Debanjan Chakrabarti, head-Project English (East India).

Traditionally, in India, only a certain segment had a strong command over English, but initiatives such as Project English would help to widen that segment, and Graddol is optimistic that fluency in English and a vernacular language would give Young India a global edge.
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Nagpur Colleges :- BAMS Colleges in Nagpur

List of the best BAMS College and universities in Nagpur.




1. D.M. Ayurved Mahavidyalaya
Nandanvan, Nagpur- 440009

2. Government Ayurvedic College
Raje Raghuji Nagar, Umred Road, Nagpur
( Nagpur Dist. ) – 440024

3. Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya
Hanuman Nagar, Dhanvantri Marg, Nagpur
( Nagpur Dist. ) – 440009

4 Bhau Saheb Mulak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya
Great Nag Road,Nagpur
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Nagpur University:-'Creative' Grace rejects NU award

Renowned litterateur Manik Godghate, popularly known as Poet Grace' in literary circles, has dashed the

hopes of Nagpur University to
honour him during its foundation day by refusing to accept Jeevan Sadhna' award. The
literary giant told TOI that he had refused the award "out of his own choice" and "not condemned or protested it".

To buttress his argument, Grace said "He thought he may not fit the bill of eminent persons (who had earlier received the award) when he saw the list of previous recipients. My conscience also did not permit me to accept the award as it is my way of leading life", Grace said.

The eight-decade-old institution will complete 86 years of its existence on August 4 and has organised a mega function to celebrate the occasion.

The university was established on August 4, 1923 with just six affiliated colleges and 927 students.

Every year, the university commemorate the occasion by presenting Jeevan Sadhna' award to eminent alumni who made the university proud. Last year, RSS ideologue M G Vaidya had received the coveted award.

Poetic genius Grace said vice-chancellor S N Pathan had visited his home and they had a healthy interaction. "The VC presented me with his book Takiche Ghao'. We discussed many issues. But when it came to Jeevan Sadhna', I gave him a letter explaining my stand on refusal to accept the award. No ill-thoughts or protest should be read in this decision. I am a creative person and loves to live in my own way," said Grace who likes to live in his own world, far away from the hustle-bustle of daily life.

Pathan also confirmed that Grace had politely' refused to accept Jeevan Sadhna' award and expressed his gratitude to the university for choosing him for the award.
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CARRIER COURSES NAGPUR:- Biotechnology Course

Biotechnology Course

Biotechnology can be considered as a science which deals with the separation of living cell for producing high quality product. This is a quite new field of science as compared to the traditional one like, physics, math’s or biology. Now a day this field is getting attention through out the world and India is also part of that. Infect biotechnology is being considered as the next big thing after software revolution in India. There is huge amount of investment being poured in this field by national and multinational companies, due to Central government friendly polices. So with the growth of Industry, the need for trained people has also increased multiple times. Therefore the no of colleges and universities having graduate and post graduate courses has also increased.

Qualification
The minimum qualification for choosing biotechnology course is 10+2, for graduate courses, and graduation for Post graduate courses. But the student should be having science background. Some of the best colleges and universities keep minimum70% marks as one of the eligibility criteria.

Benefits
As biotechnology is very new and rapidly growing field and India has already made a mark on the world arena in this field. So for fresh graduates and post graduates, there are lots of job opportunities, and that too with very good starting salary. They can work for government research organization; they can also choose good biotech multinational company. The multinational companies offer international exposure as well as excellent growth opportunities for the right and deserving candidates.

Course
In our country there are various types of courses available in this field. Anyone interested in doing graduate course, he/she can opt for B.Sc, B.E, B.Tech and there is also option of choosing a 5 year integrated course, which is conducted by IIT’s. At PG level one can choose M.Sc or M.Tech in Biotechnology. There are several university and research Institutes, which offers Doctoral and post doctoral courses as well.

Course Duration
The duration of course varies with the type of course selected. The degree courses are of 4 years durations while the Post Degree courses are of two years duration. The integrated course is of 5yearrs duration. The doctoral course takes minimum 3 years to complete.

Institution offering Biotechnology courses
There are lots of premiere institute and universities offering world class Biotechnology courses in India. Some of them are as follows :
1) IIT
2) JNU
3) Delhi University
4) University of Mumbai
5) Pune University
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CARRIER COURSE NAGPUR :- Dental Surgery Course NAGPUR

Dental Surgery Course
Dental science can be broadly called as a branch of medicine which deals with all the health problems related to teeth, mouth, any soft and hard tissues of oral cavity and the gums. It is one of the most rapidly growing fields of medicine. And with rapidly changing economic environment, and changing consumption pattern has created many opportunities as well as challenges in the field of dentistry. One of these is cosmetology, in which the dentist improves the patient appearance with various dental procedures which are purely developed for cosmetic dental surgery.

Qualifications
For Degree level course, which is BDS (Bachelor of Dental sciences) the candidate must be 10+2 passed with minimum 50% marks and must have chemistry, biology and physics in his 10+2 examination. For post graduate courses (MDS Master of Dental sciences) one should be BDS. The dentist profession is very challenging; it requires a good stamina for working long, good interpersonal skill, patience, a very good concentration power, manual dexterity and most importantly good health.

Benefits :
For dental graduates there are very good opportunities available from government hospitals, private nursing homes and teaching departments in medical colleges. Now days dentist also work for pharmaceutical companies in their research and development division for the production of oral medicine and oral care products. There is option for self practice as well, but this is most challenging of the all the options available. The future of dental education in India is very bright; this can be inferred from the fact that, in the last 10 years or so, there is 10 times growth in the number of dental colleges. Almost 23000 fresh dental graduates pass each year from various colleges and universities across India, making India top in that category.

Course and Duration :
There are various courses available at graduate and post graduate level. The BDS is of 4 years followed by internship where as the post graduate courses are of 2-3 year of duration. And there are various specializations at PG level like
Orthodontics
Periodontics
Endodoctics
Prosthodontics
Maxillofacial and oral surgery
Oral Pathology
Pediatric Dentistry

Universities offering Dental surgery courses
Some of the best institutes offering Dental surgery courses are :
Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Afzalganj, Hyderabad – 500012 (A.P.)
Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, MAMC Complex, New Delhi – 110002
Faculty of Dental Sciences, U.P. K.G. University of Dental Sciences, Lucknow – 226003 (U.P.)

Govt. Dental College & Hospital, 1, P.D’mello Road, Fort, Mumbai-400001 (Maharashtra)
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Make Career in Agricultural Technology & Engineering

Make your career as Agricultural Technology & Engineering Course Nagpur
After the fertile revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, the study of Agricultural Technology & Engineering has become an important part of India’s education. India’s economy is heavily dependent in its agriculture and that is why studies of this particular subject is quite beneficial. Research with various kinds of plants will go on till the Earth destroys so the study of agricultural technology will never diminish. Government also treats this particular field of study with care keeping in mind the fact that without agricultural development, country’s growth will remain incomplete.
Make Career in Agricultural Technology & Engineering

Qualifications:
For Degree level course, which is BSc or B.Tech, the candidate must be 10+2 passed with minimum 50% marks and must have chemistry, biology and physics in his 10+2 examination. For post graduate courses one should be a graduate. There are various types of jobs in this field. This profession is very challenging, patience, a very good concentration power is required to conduct various research works about different kind of agricultural objects. Studies of various plants can be very interesting if a student gives full attention to it.

Courses & Durations:
Duration of B.Sc course is 3 years and it takes 4 years to complete a B.Tech in Agricultural science. It will take two years to complete a master degree or specialize in a particular wing of Agricultural technology. Various private colleges are also offering correspondence or regular course. Also some states take joint examination for studying agricultural technology in various colleges of that state.

Benefits:
There are various jobs in government or private organizations in the field of Agricultural Technology. Agriculturalists are always required for the various research works of agricultural plants and vegetables. Central government undertakes many projects to enhance their agricultural growth and for that they make team of expert to supervise those projects. So the students of agricultural technology & engineering get a great chance of getting a government job. Thus we see that there are many job options after successful completion of this course.

Universities offering Agricultural technology:
There are many colleges and universities in our country that offers very good quality infrastructure and teaching staff facility. Some of the famous universities of studying
1. Agricultural technology and engineering in our country are:
2. Maharana Pratap University of Agricultural technology, Udaipur
3. G.B.Pant University of Agricultural technology
4. Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
5. Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University
6. Punjabrao Krushi Vidyapith,Nagpur

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29.7.09

Nagpur University Syllabus :-- M.A. History

Courses Offered :
M.A. I in History in Marathi and English Medium
M.A. II in History in Marathi and English Medium
Course Structure (Introduced from 2002)
M.A. I

Paper I Historiography
Paper II History of India (1757 – 1857)
Paper III History of India (1858 – 1964)
Paper IV Twentieth Century World

M.A. II

Paper I History of Maharashtra
(From the Rise of Marathas to 1818)


Paper II Women in Indian History
Or
State in India
Or
Agrarian History of Colonial India


Paper III History of Ideas
Or
Economic History of India (1757 – 1947)


Paper IV History of Vidarbha (from ancient times to 1960)


Syllabus


M.A.Part I
History-Paper 1
Historiography


Unit 1
Meaning and Scope of History :
Meaning of Historiography, Nature and Scope of History


Collection and Selection of Data
Evidence and Its Transmission
Causation and Historicism
History and Other Disciplines – Archaeology, Geography, Sociology, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Literature, Natural Sciences

Unit 2
Traditions of Historical Writing

Ancient – Greco-Roman, Chinese, Indian
Medieval – Persian, Arabian, Indian
Modern – Positivist, Classical Marxist, Annals

Unit 3
Approaches to History
Theological, Orientalist, Imperialist, Nationalist, Marxist, Recent Marxist, Sub-altern, Post-Modernist


Unit 4
Major Theories of History
Cyclical, Historical Materialism, Sociological, Comparative, Ecological, Structural


Unit 5
Themes in Indian History
Economic, Labour and Peasant, Varna, Jati, Janajati, and Gender, Religion, Culture, Environment


OR

Eminent Historians
Macaulay, Hegel, Collingwood, V.K. Rajwada, J.N. Sarkar, R.C. Majumdar, D.D. Kosambi, R.C. Dutt
Debates in History

Racial Problems
Globalization vs Indigenous



Paper II
History of India 1757-1857


Unit 1
Sources of Modern Indian History : archival records; private papers; newspapers; periodicals; and oral tradition. Approaches and interpretation - different schools of thought
Late pre-colonial order : polity; economy; society and culture.

Unit 2
British Ideology of Expansion and Mercantilism
Policies and Programmes of Expansion
Instruments of Expansion - Wars and Diplomacy
Administrative Structure of colonial India
Arms of the State - Police, Army and Law

Unit 3
Social Policies and Social change

British understanding of Indian Society - Orientalist; Evangelical; and Utilitarian
Ideas of change
Education-indigenous and modern
Social reform and emerging social classes

Unit 4
Economic Organization : Changes and Continuity

Rural economy:
Eastern India
South India
Western India
Central and northern India
Princely states

*Note: This should be studied with special emphasis on new types of land revenue administration, commercialization of agriculture, rural indebtedness, rural power relations, landlords, peasants and agricultural labour and institutions of finance.
Urban Economy
Artisans and industrial production
Debate over de-industralializaton- regional variations
Rise of internal markets and urban centers; and communication – posts and telegraphs, railways, etc.

Unit 5
Resistance to Colonial Rule

Nature and forms of resistance
Pre-1857 – Peasant, tribal and cultural resistance
Revolt of 1857: ideology; programmes; leadership at various levels; people’s participation; and British repression and response


Paper III
History of India 1858-1964


Unit 1
Strategies of Imperial Control

British government and its control over Indian administration – central, provincial and district
Relations with Princely States
Principles and policies governing foreign relations
India and its neighbours:
Afghanistan and Central Asia
Tibet
Nepal
Burma
Persia and the Persian Gulf

Unit 2
Economy

India in the imperialist world system: volume and composition of urban flow of capital; balance of payments and the drain; and currency problems.
Agrarian relation: regional diversities and their administration; social and economic origins of commercialization and its effects; nature and extent of stratification within peasantry; and landlords, tenants and the state.
Domestic and craft industry; rise of modern industry and class; state and industrial growth, and rise of the working class (formal and informal sectors)

Unit 3
Society

Colonial intervention and social change: reform movements; modern education; rise of middle classes; and caste movements.
Women: status; property rights; reform legislation; and political participation
Tradition and Modernity

Unit 4
National Movement

Emergence of organized nationalism
Gandhian movements – nature, programme, social composition, limitations and challenges
Revolutionary and Left Movements.
Communal politics; Transfer of Power
Subhash Bose and INA

Unit 5
Independent India

Visions of new India; women’s problems; education; health; science; and technology
Integration of Princely States
Beginnings of planned economy
Agriculture and Industrial policy
Foreign Policy – non-alignment
Paper IV
Twentieth Century World

Unit 1
Growth of Capitalism and Imperialism; U.K.; France; Germany; and Japan
Liberalism and Socialism
Nationalism

Unit 2
Origins of the First World War : Peace Settlement and its long term consequences
Making of the Russian Revolution – establishment of a Socialist State; its economic and political aspects; and responses and reactions in the West.
Working of the League of Nations and Collective Security; crisis in capitalism; Great Depression.

Unit 3
Ideologies of Nazism and Fascism: Germany, Italy and Japan.
Origins and results of the Second World War.
Nationalist Movements and Decolonization
Communist Revolution in China and its impact on world politics.
Cultural Revolution, Civil Rights Movement, Apartheid, Feminism

Unit 4
Ideological and political basis of Cold War; Pacts and Treaties; tensions and rivalries.
Non – Aligned Movement and the Third World.
UNO and the concept of World Peace; and regional tensions- Palestine, Kashmir, Cuba, Korea, Vietnam.

Unit 5
Progress in Industry; Agriculture; Science and Technology; and Communication and Information.
Genesis and process of disintegration of Socialist Block – its impact on society and politics.
Changes in the political order: from bipolar to unipolar World System.
Socialism in decline; globalization and its economic and political impact.

M.A. Part II
History Paper I
History of Maharashtra


( From the Rise of the Marathas to 1818 )

Unit 1
Sources of the Maratha History
Geographical, Social and Religious condition of Maharahstra
Shahji – his relations with Nizam Shahi and Adil Shahi

Unit 2
Shivaji – controversy about the birth date, Afzal Khan Episode
Shivaji – Relations with Mirza Raje Jaisingh, Treaty of Purandhar, visit and escape from Agra
Shivaji’s Coronation, causes and consequences, Karnataka expedition,
Relations with English, Portuguese and Siddis. Assessment

Unit 3
Sambhaji’s relations with Mughals, his martyrdom and its effect on Maratha politics
The Maratha war of Independence, causes of Maratha success
Chhatrapati Shahu – acquisition of Sanads for Swarajya and Sardshmukhi
Peshwa Baji Rao I – Expansion of the Maratha power in North. Achievements
Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao, Third battle of Panipat.

Unit 4
Peshwa Madhao Rao I – Restoration of Maratha power in the North. Achievements
The First Anglo-Maratha war
Peshwa Baji Rao II – the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha war, downfall of Maratha power.

Unit 5
Civil Military and Judicial administration of the Marathas
Trade and commerce and agrarian system during the Maratha period
Social and economic condition under the Marathas
Art and Architecture



Paper II
Women in Indian History



Unit 1
a.Survey of Approaches – Liberal, Marxist, Psycho-analytical, Socialist, Existential, Radical,
Post-modern


b. Survey of Sources
Archival – government files, official reports, census, private papers etc
Non- Archival – Sacred and non-sacred texts, epigraphs, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, fiction, songs, folklore, photographs, paintings, oral history.

c. Customary and Legal status – ancient. medieval,
colonial and post independent India. Tribal
societies.


Unit 2
Religion and women – Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity
Reform movements and women – Bhakti movements, Vira Saivism, Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Aligarh Movement, Theosophical Movement, Satya Shodhak Samaj, Shri Narayan Movement, Self-Respect Movement

Unit 3
Education and Women – ancient , medieval, colonial, and post independent India
Women’s representation and participation in literature, art and sculpture, music, dance, films, theatre, religious scriptures, historical writing, media.

Unit 4

a. Women’s organizations – colonial, post independent, local, provincial, national
b. Women’s political participation – Gandhian
satyagraha, revolutionary movements, peasant and
worker’s movement, tribal movements, Panchayat
and Municipal councils, state legislature and
Parliament


Unit 5
Women and work – household, agriculture, industry - formal and informal sectors, professions, wages,property rights


Or
Paper II
State in
India

Unit 1
State in Ancient India

Towards formation of the State – chiefdoms of later Vedic times, territorial states in the age of Buddha
The Mauryan State – Socio-economic basis, nature and functions, theory and practice
Gupta polity – administrative organization, tributary system, socio-economic basis


Unit 2
State in South India

Chiefdoms and the Cholas
Vijayanagar State – structure, features, and nature


Unit 3
Islamic state

Nature and functions of State under the Sultan of Delhi
State under the Mughals – administrative institutions, mansabdari system, socio-economic basis


Unit 4
Colonial State

Political, economy, state apparatus and instruments of legitimation
Stages of developments of Nation-State in India


Unit 5
State in Independent India

Continuity and change – Integration of States, Formation of Constitution, Reorganization of States

Or
Paper II
Agrarian History of Colonial India


Unit 1
Some leading interpretation of the nature and process of agrarian change during British rule
Examination of the notions of village self-sufficiency and village community, elements of conflict and solidarity in the village community – late pre-colonial India’s agrarian economy, a growing economy.

Unit 2
Co-existence of decline and growth, increasing commercialization of agriculture, a forced commercialization? - Organization of cash crop cultivation and its impact on the small peasant economy
Explanation of recurring famines and scarcities
Price Movements and the nature of peasant response to price changes : a detailed study of the impact of the Great Depression on the rural economy.

Unit 3
Major trends in demographic changes with particular reference to the period 1872 – 1947
The New land systems and the reshuffling of the upper levels of tenurial hierarchy; and the process of replacement of the old proprietary groups with special reference to U.P. Maharashtra, Punjab, Bengal and South India
Growth of agricultural labourers during British rule – system of bonded labour (agrestic serfdom)

Unit 4
The changing rural credit scene as it affected the rural agrarian structure (with particular reference to Maharashtra, U.P., Bengal and Punjab) ; and examination of the notion of social and economic constraints on the powers of money lenders
Rise of ‘a rich peasantry’ to be explained (with particular reference to Punjab, Maharashtra, Bengal and South India) – growth of the tenancy system – examination of the notion that the tenancy contributed to ‘peasant stability’.

Unit 5
Changing rural landscape and environment and the issues concerning forestry – ecological approach to rural changes in colonial India
The changing economy and social organization in the tribal world

Paper III
History of Ideas



Unit 1
Ancient and Medieval political Ideas

Ideas of polity- monarchy, oligarchy and proto-republicanism.
Rights and duties of subjects.
Legitimacy of political power-Texts practice.


Unit 2
Modern Political Ideas

Colonialism and emergence of new political ideas
Liberalism, democracy
Utilitarianism
Positivism
Nationalism and socialism
Communalism and secularism

Unit 3
Social Ideas


Formation of early ideas on hierarchy

Rationalization and justification of hierarchy
Varna
Jati
Family
Women

Anti-caste movements during the colonial period – Satya Shodhak Samaj, Shri Narayan Movement, Self –Respect Movement

Social basis of nationalism

Unit 4
Religious and Philosophical Ideas

Formation of religious ideas in early India –
Vedas, Upanishads and Vedanta
Six schools of Indian philosophy
Jainism
Buddhism

Unit 5
Ideas of Religious and Cultural Synthesis


Bhakti movement, Sufism, Sikhism

Reform and Revivalism – Brahma Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Arya Samaj, Deobandha and Aligarh Movement, Singh Sabha Movement

Ideas of religious universalism and fundamentalism in modern India

Or
Paper III
Economic History of India ( 1757 - 1947 )


Unit 1

Sources of Economic history of British India.

Nature and Structure of economy in the mid-18th century : rural and urban.

Agrarian and non-agrarian production, Technology and methods of production

Trade and Indigenous banking

Mercantilism and European Economic interests in India. The East India company and its rule in Bengal.

The early drain of wealth and its mechanism, magnitude and effects.



Unit 2
a. Agrarian conditions-Regional variations.
b. The Permanent Settlement -objectives, operations, effects
and official critiques.
c. Ryotwari Settlements and Mahalwari system.
d. Artisans and handicraft product background.
e. Industrial capitalism and import of English cloth and
yarn.


Unit 3

a. Railways-Economic and political compulsions.
b. Effects on agrarian production and export of raw materials.
Commercialization of agriculture.
c. Condition of large scale industry before the emergence of
modern industry.
d. Modern industry in pre 1914 phase-main industries:
cotton, jute, iron and steel and others.
e. Rise of industrial labour, types of labour movements.
Unit 4

Changing nature of external trade- stages of mercantilism, industrial capital and finance capital. Drain of wealth
Shift from direct to indirect taxation
Main trends in the movement of prices
Impact on state revenues and trad

Unit 5
Movements of national income after 1858-the divergent assumptions and estimates
Population growth : pre and post census estimates
Trends in demographic changes


Paper IV
The History of Vidarbha
( from Ancient Times to 1960 )



Unit 1

Sources of the History of Vidarbha – ancient , medieval and modern
Political, social, economic and cultural conditions of Vidarbha
Gond Dynasty – Chanda and Devgad branches Chanda – Bhim Ball Devgad – Bakht Buland

Unit 2
Advent of the Bhoslas in Vidarbha – Kanhoji Bhosle, Raghuji Bhosle I – Bengal Expeditions,
Janoji – relations with Nizam and the Peshwas. Mudhoji and war with the English
Raghuji II – second conflict against English
Appa Sahab Bhosle – conflict with the English, Treaty of 1826, annexation of Nagpur
Socio-economic conditions under the Bhoslas

Unit 3
Formation of Central Provinces in 1861
Rise and growth of Nationalist Movement
Congress Session of 1891 at Nagpur, 1897 at Amravati, 1920 at Nagpur and their importance
Moderates and extremist groups
Non-cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement in Vidarbha

Unit 4
First Congress Ministry under Dr. N.B.Khare
Quit India Movement with special reference to Ashti, Chimur and Yawli
Nagpur as a capital of Madhya Pradesh – Ravi Shankar Shukla as Chief Minister
Creation of Maharashtra State in 1960, Sanyukta Maharashtra and separate Vidarbha Movements

Unit 5
Education – development of Shivaji Education Society, Nagpur Shikshan Mandal, Missionary activities
Social welfare activities – Matru Seva Sangh, Tapovan, Anand Van, Gurudeo Seva Mandal
Village upliftment programme – Jamnalal Bajaj
R.S.S. – Dr. Hedgewar, Rashtriya Seva Dal - N.S. Hardikar, Dharma Chakra Pravartan – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1956


Admissions (Eligibility, General Procedure) Conditions of Eligibility

Persons who have passed the B.A. Examination of the RTM Nagpur University or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto.
Persons who are graduates of RTM Nagpur University in a faculty other than the Arts faculty and have subsequently passed the B.A. Examination with History as additional subject will be eligible for admission to the M.A. Course in History only.
Graduates from other Universities seeking admission to the M.A. History course are required to first obtain an Eligibility Certificate from RTM Nagpur University.
Student Intake Capacity
M.A. I - Marathi Medium 60
M.A. I - English Medium 60
M.A. II - Marathi Medium 60
M.A. II - English Medium 60
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Nagpur :- Now insurance for students till Class XII

Now insurance for students till Class XII
After offering big bonanza in the form of ATKT for lakhs of school students who fail in state board

examinations, the state
government has now introduced a personal accidental insurance scheme for students of
state government-run schools.

The scheme to be christened as Rajiv Gandhi Students Insurance Scheme will be applicable to students from Class I to junior colleges at a meagre premium of as low as 59 paisa per annum. The scheme aims at benefitting about 2.42 crore students in the state. However, the scheme is limited from August 27 this year to August 26, 2010. The National Insurance Company Limited has been assigned the task to insure over 2.42 crore schoolchildren in the state for the academic year 2009-10. The company was finalised after a tender process.

The government has sanctioned Rs 1.42 crore for the purpose and director, primary education, Pune, has been named as the nodal agency for implementing the scheme across state. The government's decision was hailed in the academic circles. "This is really a good move from the government which will benefit lakhs of students. Nowadays, especially in cities, we hear many students getting injured in mishaps and falling ill due to various diseases.
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28.7.09

Nagpur :-- Dia Mirza on a fashion fiesta..

Dia Mirza on a fashion fiesta..



DIA MIRZA

The 50-day Magical Nights Tour across 11 cities is claiming to be the one-of-its-kind fashion fiesta where commoners can party hard with star designers and celebrities.

It's not often that people get to interact and party nightlong with fashion designers and celebrity show-stoppers after a rocking ramp show.

To give people a chance to 'taste starlight', the second season of the '50-day Magical Nights' fashion fiesta by Seagram's Blender's Pride has started across 11 cities of India Tuesday (July 22) and will continue till September 9. Prominent fashion designers like Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna, Vikram Phandis and Mandira Wirk are participating with their latest collections.

''The Seagram's tour is a heady cocktail of fashion and music. We went to eight cities last year, and raised the scale to 11 this time in face of the huge response,'' said Bikram Basu, VP-marketing, Pernod Richard


Starting with Guhawati, the fashion caravan stopped at Kolkata on Friday (July 24) where actor Dia Mirza stepped out shining in a golden dress, designed by city-based designer Kavita Banerjee.

''I designed this dress especially for Dia...I have used batik on Benarasi silk...it's trendy, yet fashionable,'' said Banerjee.

However, in the evening, at Soho club, Dia rocked the ramp in a flowery satin gown, designed by Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna.

''We are showcasing a club-line for men and women at this fashion fiesta since the idea is about nightlong partying,'' said Gandhi.

Asked how she feels about this 'fashion tour', Mirza said: ''It is the first time that I am being a part of a fashion show, where I get to interact and party with people. It feels great!''

The fashion extravaganza will tour across Hyderabad, Bangalore, Indore, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jaipur and Nagpur before ending at Pune.
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Stocks Nagpur :- Tata Motors, GAIL, NTPC, Reliance, Reliance Power, Maruti

Crude oil prices edged lower Tuesday after a recent rise spurred by robust US homes sales data. US crude fell to $68 per barrel and London Brent
slipped to $70.47 barrel.

The rupee dipped ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's first quarter monetary policy review. At 9:10 a.m. the partially convertible rupee was at 48.24 against the dollar compared with is previous close of 48.16.

Banking shares are likely to remain in action as the Reserve Bank of India will meet for quarterly review of monetary policy. Most analysts are of the opinion that the central bank may keep the rates unchanged.

The government has lowered interest rates on loans for affordable housing, extended a tax holiday given to industrial parks, and lifted the tax burden off road repair costs, adding to the four existing stimulus packages in its effort to propel economic growth to 8-9 percent by the end of 2010. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday told the Lok Sabha that home loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for properties with a market value not exceeding double that amount will now come with a 1% subsidy on the interest that commercial banks charge. This is likely to keep real estate and banking share on the move.

Tata Motors, whose portfolio stretches from the marque Jaguar to the world’s cheapest car Nano, defied market forecasts to clock a 58% rise in net profit for the June quarter, on the back of share sales in a sister concern and new accounting norms that offset forex losses. The flagship firm of the steel-to-software Tata Group said its standalone profit for its first quarter of the year rose to Rs 514 crore, from Rs 326 crore a year ago, even as revenues dipped 8% to Rs 6.404 crore because of weaker sales of its mainstay heavy trucks.

Gail India, the country’s largest gas transportation company, will invest Rs 7,600 crore in building India’s longest gas pipeline from Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal. The company will invest an additional Rs 400 crore to lay two spur pipelines. The board had approved the pipelines at its meeting on Friday, which are estimated to cost Rs 8,000 crore.

NTPC reported a growth of 27 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter ended June 30 to Rs 2,193.62 crore, over the corresponding period a year earlier. Net sales of the public sector major also rose to Rs 12,002.68 crore in the latest quarter of the current financial year from Rs 9,539.47 crore of the same quarter last year

In another development, the seemingly never-ending negotiations between RIL and NTPC over supply of gas to the public sector major’s power plants in Dadri, Anta, Auriya and Faridabad have hit a roadblock. RIL has turned down NTPC’s request to include a clause in the gas sales purchase agreement (GSPA) that the sale will be without prejudice to the ongoing case over gas supply to NTPC’s Kawas and Gandhar plants.

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power on Monday announced financial closure for its 300 MW power project at Butibori near Nagpur in Maharashtra. The project will be financed on a debt-equity ratio of 80:20 with debt component of over Rs 1,500 crore.

Maruti is planning a capital expenditure outlay of Rs 2,100 crore for 2009-10 on re-tooling the plant for production efficiencies, developing new models, R&D activities and expanding production of its K-Series engine.

Results diary: Grasim, HUL, BPCL, ABG Shipyard, Bajaj Hindusthan, Mundra Port, Everest Kanto, GMR Infra, GVK Power, Kotak Mahindra Bank, 3i Infotech, Mahindra Ugine, Mcleod Russel, Mercator Lines, Neyveli Lignite, Religare, REC, Tata Tea, Clutch Auto, Emami, Engineers India, Genus Power, Gitanjali Gems, Godawari Power, Gokaldas Exports, Gujarat Gas, Gujarat Narmada Valley, GSFC, Gujarat Industries Power, GMDC, Havells India, Himatsingka Seide, HOV Services, KPR Mill, Karur Vysya Bank, KEC International, Provogue, PSL, SRF, Surana Telecom, Thomas Cook, Trent, VIP Industries.
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Nagpur :-- Finally, AAI gets veto in Mihan JV

Finally, AAI gets veto in Mihan JV

As Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) finally formed a joint venture company for the
ambitious Mihan project, AAI has been given a veto power in the new entity Mihan India Private Limited (MIPL).

MADC is the majority shareholder with 51% stake in this venture while AAI has 49%. But it has been decided that when it comes to major decisions, both partners will have an equal say, irrespective of the stake. The issue had been hanging fire for quite some time now, with AAI insisting for a right to refuse.

MIPL chairman R C Sinha said the issue has been sorted out. While routine decisions will be taken by MADC, whenever it comes to taking a key step, such as liquidation, declaration of bankruptcy, taking over any other airport or even transferring work to some other party, it would be decided along with AAI, he said.

When asked if a minority shareholder can have veto power in a company, he said, "There is no question of majority or minority stake and all major plans have to be decided mutually." MIPL has a total share capital of Rs 20 crore, which includes subscribed capital of Rs 10 crore.

With this issue being solved it is now hoped that the issue of transfer of Nagpur airport to MIPL will also be sorted out. Even as the process of valuation of assets to be pooled in by both partners would continue, the transfer of land can be done before that, said Sinha.

Meanwhile, as MIPL will be developing Nagpur airport, MADC has already taken up the assignment of developing airports at Amravati, Gadchiroli, Solapur and Chakan. In Amravati, it plans to extend the existing runway, while in Gadchiroli and Chakan it is looking for land to develop new airstrips, added another official. Though Chandrapur already has an airstrip, it doesn't have scope for expansion, so a new site is being considered.

The Amravati airstrip is serviceable, said a source, adding that it was recently used to evacuate a patient, who had to be urgently shifted to Mumbai, in a chartered plane.
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Nagpur:-Reliance Power secures financing for Nagpur project

Reliance Power secures financing for Nagpur project


The Project would meet the power requirements of Butibori, Hingna and other Industrial consumers across Maharashtra at competitive tariffs


Reliance Power Ltd. on Tuesday announced that its has secured financing with various banks and financial institutions, for its 300 MW power project being set up at Butibori, near Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Project would meet the power requirements of Butibori, Hingna and other Industrial consumers across Maharashtra at competitive tariffs.

The project involves setting up of its own transmission and distribution network in the nearby industrial areas, thereby ensuring supply of uninterrupted and quality power. The Butibori Project will become completely operational in financial year 2011-12.

Axis Bank Ltd was the lead Bank for project financing the Butibori Project. The banks and financial institutions which signed the loan agreements for the expansion stage includes State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, United Bank of India, South Indian Bank, Syndicate Bank, UCO Bank, Allahabad Bank, Dena Bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Corporation Bank, Karur Vysya Bank and Slate Bank of Hyderabad.

All approvals and clearances for the project are in place and the coal will be sourced from Western Coalfields Ltd. The construction activities at site are progressing at a fast pace.






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Maharashtra University to sign MoU with Sydney University

Maharashtra University to sign MoU with Sydney University

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to be signed between the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and the University of Sydney.

The MoU has to be signed to offer Iternational Postgraduate Paediatric Certificate (IPPC) programme which is equivalent to Diploma in Child Health.

Once the MoU is signed, the University of Sydney will approach Medical Council of India for its nod.

The IPPC programme will be a one-year part time distant education programme. Students having MBBS degree are eligible for the course.
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27.7.09

Nagpur:-Western Coalfields posts Rs 516 crore profit

Western Coalfields posts Rs 516 crore profit

Nagpur (PTI): The public sector undertaking Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has posted a profit Rs 516.12 crore in 2008-09 financial year.

The Company has declared a dividend of Rs 201.26 crore at the rate of 67.74 per cent on Rs 297.10 crore, company sources said.

WCL, a strategically located coal company has been operating with consistent record of profitability since 1975.

WCL contributes 9.06 per cent of national output by its share of 4.89 percent of national coal reserves. It operates 86 mines in central India in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and was regularly supplying coal to Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

The WCL is generating a turnover of Rs 6,505.8 crore and could sustain a financial burden of Rs 894 crore due to the implementation of wage revision of coal miners and executives along with a provision of acuuarial gratuity consequent to enhancement of gratuity limit of Rs 3.50 lakh to Rs 10 lakhs. The wage bill of WCL is 56 percent of total expenditure of WCL.

WCL is the highest corporate tax payer of Vidarbha region and has contributed to state exchequer Rs 897 crore during the year 2008-09 by way of royalty and taxes and approximately Rs 438 crore as corporate tax.
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Nagpur News:-A non-stop train from Mumbai to Nagpur soon

A non-stop train from Mumbai to Nagpur soon

The city’s first Duronto train, a non-stop service connecting metros or major state capitals, will start running between Mumbai and Nagpur soon.

Another Duronto bi-weekly train between Howrah and Mumbai was to start before the Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto, but unavailability of air conditioned coaches has led to a delay, according to railway sources.

In the 2009-10 Budget, the railway ministry had announced the introduction of 12 Duronto trains — a venture for the first time in the history of the Indian Railways.

Though the date of inauguration has not been announced yet, it is believed that the train from CST will roll out on August 15.

The first Duronto Express may roll out of Sealdah to New Delhi sometime in August.

S Mudgerikar, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, said, “So far the date for CST- Nagpur Duronto has not been announced. But the service will start very soon.”
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26.7.09

Nagpur:-One arrested for copyright violation

One arrested for copyright violation

Circulating duplicate notes of MHCET landed one in police net on Saturday. Crime branch sleuths picked up 58-year-old Liyaquat Ali for
allegedly violating copyrights of a Gujarat-based firm which publishes notes.

Crime branch started probing the matter after they were approached by editor and publisher Ravi Joshi. Police had recently received complaints of illegal circulation of physics and mathematics notes meant for students preparing for MHCET. Joshi pointed out that a substandard duplication of his original publications have been damaging his reputation in the market.

Following the complaint, sub-inspector Valmik Tidke and his squad raided Ali's Mominpura-based godown where 262 printed material worth Rs 1.15 lakh was seized.

"He (Ali) claimed to have purchased the material around a year ago from hawkers whom he does not remember," said Tidke who added that Ali's potential customers were roadside book vendors.
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Nagpur:-NU awards PhD to BPEd scam accused

NU awards PhD to BPEd scam accused

It happens only in the Nagpur University. Even though the university officials conducted the 96th convocation ceremony in extremely
professional manner, they left a major flaw that exposed media claims that criminals being shielded.

Amongst the distinguished list of candidates getting prestigious doctorate of philosophy (PhD), there was an accused in sensational BPEd scam who received a degree in education faculty. Chairman of university's physical education faculty Board of studies (BoS) Chandrakant Duble was also in the list of PhD holders when the names were called. Fortunately for the authorities, he skipped the ceremony that saved them from a major embarrassment. Duble was arrested by the Katol police when the scam, where hundreds of students were duped, was exposed. Though he managed to secure a bail, investigations are still in progress and in these conditions, the officials should have kept his degree on hold, some higher officials of the university told TOI.

Duble and his accomplices were accused of duping the students from other states like West Bengal by promising them to get BPEd degree from the Nagpur University by charging lakhs. Interestingly, governor SC Jamir had taken an oath from students to follow truth and honesty. On other hand, the university presented PhD to an accused of the scam that brought national shame to the eight-decade-old institution, the officials said.

Nonetheless, this was not the only hitch; the Deshpande hall fell woefully short for conducting major functions like a convocation. Over 500 people, most of them parents and relatives of the students, were left stranded on the stairs and near the doors, as entire hall was jam-packed. Next time, the university had to think twice before finalising Deshpande hall for organising a convocation ceremony as number of people along with the medals are increasing with each year.

If this was not enough, the convocation timing got slightly extended which led to a chaos. There was a function of Congress party and the activists thronged the hall to attend the same. The hall was already full to the capacity that led to audience facing problems while coming out.Apparently, the university had to rush up with its last few things before signing off with a national anthem.
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When guru & shishya bagged doctorate

When guru & shishya bagged doctorate

This can be an ideal example of - Guru-Shishya' tradition mentioned in the books. A teacher and her disciple have got a rare distinction
of receiving their doctorates of philosophy (PhDs) during same convocation. Maya Mainkar and Sachin Mandavgane, both lecturers with Dharampeth Commerce College and Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology respectively, have received PhDs from the Maharashtra governor and chancellor SC Jamir on Saturday during Nagpur University's 96th convocation.

Mainkar was a class teacher of Mandavgane in Dharampeth High School from 1990 to 93 and latter had secured lone merit position in SSC examinations from the school in 1993. "I am extremely happy that one of my favourite students has received coveted honour along with me. In fact, all of my students in Dharampeth school
are doing exceptionally well occupying top positions in many organisations. This is indeed one of the greatest moments of my life. What more a teacher can ask for," she said.

Mandavgane on other hand gave full credit of his success to his favourite teacher Mainkar whose guidance helped him reach the pinnacle. "Her advice and scolding helped in shaping my career. During every Guru Purnima and Teachers' Day, I used to call her to express my gratitude and take her blessings. She is an ideal teacher and I hope many more students like me should reach the top under her able guidance," he said.

Mainkar with over 20 years experience received PhD in English Literature for her thesis on - John Osborne, an analytical study and his plays'. Madavgane got the doctorate for - Eco-friendly products from spent black liquor of pulp and paper industry'. Both the teacher and student have meritorious career throughout. While Mainkar had completed BTech (textile technology) along with BA and MA with flying colours, Mandavgane secured merit position in SSC and scored 92% in HSC examination.

The mother of two was also a gold medalist in BA (kirtan) course
from Sanskrit university and had received a call for lectureship from King Fahd University in Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh. Mandavgane on other hand is a chemical engineer graduate from LIT. Later he joined VNIT. He also served for five years at Priyadarshini College of Engineering. He had presented many research papers and has many articles to his credit.
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Nagpur :- MUHS, Sydney Univ to ink pact for child health course

MUHS, Sydney Univ to ink pact for child health course
The University of Sydney and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to start Iternational
Postgraduate
Paediatric Certificate (IPPC) programme which is equivalent to Diploma in Child Health.

As a pilot project, the the University of Sydney has selected four cities of Maharashtra -- Nagpur, Aurangabad, Thane and Pune, said Dr Kathryn Currow, executive principal, Diploma in Child Health Services, University of Sydney. Once the MoU is signed, the University of Sydney will approach Medical Council of India for its nod.

Speaking to TOI, Swapnil Torney, public relation officer, MUHS, Mumbai confirmed the development and said, "we have indeed received a proposal from Dr Kathryn Currow to seek permissions to start short-term course in child health care."

He said a team of MUHS comprising Dr Uday Bodhankar visited Sydney and reviewed the courses being offered by the university. Dr Kathryn Currow and Robert F Tynan honorary fellow, Diploma in Child Health Services were in the city on Saturday.

Interestingly, the IPPC programme offered by the University of Sydney will be a distant education programme and the foreign university has already obtained no-objection certificate from state health secretary Bhushan Gagrani, claimed Dr Bodhankar. Dr Bodhankar, who is a local faculty member of the distant education programme, said eligibility for both the course will be MBBS degree.

Explaining the course module, Dr Currow said that the IPPC is a one-year part-time distance education programme which provides 111 hours of lectures and supporting material delivered on internet or on DVD. In addition, in each location, there is a one hour weekly tutorial given by expert paediatricians to supplement core IPPC material with essential local information. IPPC lectures and supporting material provide current best practice in child health care, claimed Dr Currow. The IPPC aims to improve the health of the children and young people by re-awakening and enhancing the knowledge and skills of doctors. It is jointly awarded by The Children's Hospital at Westmead and the Coppleson Committee for Continuing Medical Education of the University of Sydney. In India, it will be co-awarded by the MUHS, added Dr Currow.

As a distance education programme, the IPPC provides education for busy practitioners. Instead of having to leave home to learn, course participants can reinforce their new knowledge by implementing it in their day-to-day practice. This programme is affordable, approachable, accessible and portable, she added.

This programme started in Sydney in 1992 and expanded throughout Australia as distance education since 1998. The international programme was established in Hong Kong in 2005 and now extends to Cambodia, China, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Vietnam. "We are planning to commence IPPC from August next month," she said. With paucity of seats in post graduation courses in medical colleges in the country, the university is hoping to get good response. Dr Currow and Dr Tynan also visited three city hospitals and were impressed with the commitment of pediatricians.

But, they refused to comment over the technologies available in local hospitals. Interestingly it will be more affordable as compared to the PG courses in India and other countries, claimed Dr Bodhankar.
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25.7.09

Nagpur Girl :- World’s smallest girl set to make it big

World’s smallest girl set to make it big

The world's shortest girl is set to prove that the best things come in small packages. Despite being just over half a meter tall, India’s Jyoti Amge is proving her height is no barrier to her high hopes for the future.

She's 15 years old, but only 58 cm tall. In fact, Jyoti is shorter than the average two-year-old and only weighs 5 kilos, and she's not expected to grow any taller.

Her status as the world's smallest girl is according to India's Limca Book of Records .



“When she was three years old, we wondered why she was not growing taller, so we took her to the hospital,” said Kishanji Amge, the girl’s father. “After running many tests, the doctors said she won’t grow any taller. I asked why not. They said it’s because she has a hormone deficiency, and that’s why she will remain short.”

Jyoti Amge

“I was never made to feel that my height was small,” Jyoti said. “Everyone at home treats me normally, as they would a tall person.”


Jyoti insists on living as normal a life as possible in her hometown of Nagpur in central India. However, her bones are extra delicate, and fractures to both her legs have so far failed to heal, causing serious problems.

The biggest difficulty, according to Jyoti’s mother Ranjana, is that her daughter can’t walk properly.

“I have to carry her in my arms like a child when we go out. We have to be with her at all times, we can’t leave her alone anywhere,” she said.

Jyoti Amge and her classmates

Despite this, Jyoti goes to a regular school, where she has her own mini grey uniform and school bag, and even a miniature desk and chair. Her classmates treat her like any other pupil.


“She is our friend, so no one thinks of her short height,” said Shabana Ansari, a classmate of the smallest girl. “She talks with us, plays with us and laughs also. So no one can say that she is smaller than us. For us, she is the same size as us.”

As for her future, it’s wide open. Most people with this form of dwarfism have normal intelligence and lifespan, and Jyoti has ambition that's well-above average.

“Because of my height, I’ve become famous and I want to become even more famous,” she said. “I want to become an actress. I like acting.”

In many ways, Jyoti is just like any other Indian teenager. She may be the world’s shortest girl, but that’s not stopping her from dreaming big.
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24.7.09

Nagpur University:-RTI query opens fresh can of worms in NU

RTI query opens fresh can of worms in NU
An RTI query into the affairs of Nagpur University has opened up a fresh can
of worms.

A complaint filed with the Sitabuldi police against the vice chancellor, top university bosses and its governing bodies, alleges flouting of norms in allowing students of 95 first-time affiliated colleges
to appear in the examination without completing the mandatory 180 days of teaching in an academic calendar.

The complaint alleged that the university authorities as well as the Board of Studies flouted norms of Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 by permitting students of 40 colleges getting affiliation in 2006-07 and 45 colleges getting affiliation in 2007-08 to take the exams.

According to Section 82(5) of the MU Act, state government should communicate about the permission granted to new colleges to respective universities before July 15 of an academic year. Interestingly, the 95 colleges in question received affiliation as late as December and yet the students were allowed to take the examination during March-May.

Ironically, many of these institutions admitted students even before getting university affiliation and therefore college authorities are believed to have exerted pressure on university officials to allow their students to sit in the practical and theory examinations. This is in violation of Section 83(6) of the MU Act which states: No student shall be admitted by the any college unless the first time affiliation is granted by the university. Many of these colleges belong to local politicians, education barons and prominent businessmen of the city, the complaint said.

The RTI query also revealed that office of the controller of examination (CoE) had initially refused to accept contentions of these 95 colleges as they failed to meet the stipulated norms. But, the college managements and local politicians allegedly pressurised the university bosses to grant affiliation. Interestingly many people from management of these colleges were also on the Board of studies (BoS) - the body which has the final say in granting affiliation.

However, not only the VC, but also BoS, cleared students of these 95 colleges to appear in exam on the basis of an undertaking that "they will complete the syllabus as prescribed by the university in the remaining period at least 15 days before the commencement of the examinations". They were asked to do this by engaging classes on all holidays as well as by conducting extra classes to compensate deficiencies. In such a short duration, it is practically impossible to teach the entire course syllabus and hence the students as such should not be allowed to take the examination, sources said.

The Sitabuldi police approached VC Dr S N Pathan with a copy of the complaint on Thursday.
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Google Earth to add new dimension to city police site

Google Earth to add new dimension to city police site


The website of city police (nagpurpolice.org) will get a new dimension after it gets linked to Google Earth on Friday to help citizens
locate the right police station. They would not have to now ask any stranger or remain in dark about the location, phone number or even e-mail of nearest police station. They only need to log onto the website. Linking to Google Earth would enable citizens to know exactly how to reach the local police station in the shortest possible time in the time of crisis or emergency.

Even when stranded or locked-up in a room, the victims can SMS or email his plight to the local police station in-charge directly after noting his mobile number from the website. The website, which is being re-launched in a new avatar, would also have upgraded features to aid citizens trying locate stolen mobiles or vehicle. Apart from registration number, the website would also have chassis and engine numbers of missing vehicles located by cops.

Interestingly, it would also have the phone numbers of police personnel patrolling in different respective area. "Several police stations have also provided us mobile number of the beat or detection in-charges of different localities and those have been put on the website. They would help citizens contact the right police personnel for any professional work. It would also further reduce the response time," said a cop. The website, apart from other features, would also have sections of missing children and information on cyber crime.

Under guidance of city police chief Praveen Dixit and additional commissioner Anup Kumar Singh, the city police's website can be termed as one of the most citizen-friendly police portal of state. A team under sub-inspector Vikas Kumbhar, constables Jeetendra Tiwari, Umesh Sharanagate and Pranesh Badhiye toiled under supervision of Singh for last few months to put the facilities together.
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Nagpur-Mumbai, back non-stop Duronto train to run thrice a week

Nagpur-Mumbai, back non-stop Duronto train to run thrice a week



As per the announcement made by the Railway Minister during the budget speech in Parliament, the Central Railway will be introducing a non-stop Nagpur-Mumbai and back Duronto train.

The Duronto train, which will run thrice a week, will leave Mumbai every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 2015 hours and will reach Nagpur every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0745 hours, a press release issued here today said.

Similarly the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto will depart from here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2025 hours and arrive at Mumbai on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7-55 am, it said.

The train will have a composition of 17 coaches including two AC-II tiers, three AC-III tiers, 10 sleeper class and two SLR.

The train in both the directions will service halt at Kasara and Igatpuri.

However, the dates of launching the new train has not been announced.

Meanwhile, another Duronto bi-weekly train will be introduced between Howrah-Mumbai. It will leave Howrah on every Friday and Monday at 0820 hours and reach Mumbai on every Saturday and Tuesday at 1105 hours.

Similarly the train will leave Mumbai on every Sataurday and Tuesday at 1645 hours and touch Howrah on Sundays and Wednesdays at 1940 hours.

aIt will consist of 14 coaches including one AC-I tier, four AC-II tiers, six AC-III tiers and a pantry car. Service halts will be at Kasara, Igatpuri and Nagpur, it added.


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Nagpur:-Std XI cut-offs just keep soaring

Std XI cut-offs just keep soaring

Following the bifocal trend, the cut-offs for even general science and commerce streams soared to an unprecedented high for junior college
admissions. The state education department on Thursday released a list of 23,726 candidates of which 12,254 took admission to science courses while 11,472 opted for commerce.

The students were asked to complete formalities before July 29 and new academic sessions (2009-10) officially begins from August 1. The education department has advised students to report their grievances from Friday to Monday at the designated centres in the official hours. No grievances will be entertained after the last date of July 27.

Shivaji Science College lead the chart in science category with last student in general category coming in at all time high of 94.31%. It was closely followed by Dr Ambedkar College at 94.15%. Surprisingly, the New English Junior College in Mahal at number four was a new entrant in the list of top colleges. Somalwar Ramdaspeth and Dharampeth Science were on third and fifth positions respectively. In bifocal admissions, Dr Ambedkar College had toppled Shivaji Science from the first spot in terms of cut-offs. However, in general category, the latter maintained its hold with a majority of SSC toppers preferring it for pursuing standard XI and XII.

The commerce stream also witnessed high percentages compared to last year. Dr Ambedkar College led the charts with highest cut-offs at 83.69% followed by GS College at 74.77%. CB Adarsh College at Gandhibagh and Kamla Nehru Colleges followed them at 76.77% and 71.85% respectively. LAD College occupied the fifth spot with admission closing at 65.23%.

Nevertheless, the students, parents and also college managements, are in utter confusion as far as new bifocal seats are concerned. The state government had sanctioned additional 2,000 bifocal seats on permanent no-grant basis in various colleges. But the deputy director in Nagpur issued a letter to all colleges asking them not to set up new sections and increase total intake but adjust these seats in existing capacity. They have been asked to strictly abide by government resolution of June 26, 1997, which directs the junior colleges to reserve 50% seats for backward class candidates. These colleges can fill up only five percent seats under management category.

As many as 99 colleges of science stream participated in the centralised admissions process with a combined capacity of 14,960 students. Similarly, 93 commerce colleges were part of CAP with intake of 13,080 seats
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YAVATMAL:-Teachers' strike enters tenth day, no end in sight

The senior college teachers having allegiance to the Nagpur University Teachers' Association (NUTA) affiliated to the Maharashtra
Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisation (MFUCTO) have resolved to intensify their ongoing agitation which entered tenth day today. A decision to this effect was taken at an emergency meeting held at Lok Nayak Bapuji Aney Mahila Mahavidyalaya on Wednesday.

According to the district unit president of MFUCTO Prof. Shankarrao Sangale, his union has decided to intensify their ongoing agitation for the implementation of VI pay commission recommendations and resolving the hurdles in the NET/SET affected lecturers across the state.

"We have launched the indefinite cease work' agitation from July 14 last and it entered tenth day without any sign of amicable settlement," Sangale said and added that they would intensify their agitation. As a part of their agitation they will resort to ministers' gherao'. "We are agitating in a peaceful manner... perhaps that is the reason why state government is ignoring our agitation," said Sangale, adding, "Over 700 lecturers including readers and professors have joined the strike in Yavatmal district."

Because of the strike teaching and all other academic activities of the senior colleges in the district have been adversely affected. So much so the students and their parents have urged the state government to find an amicable solution to the demands of the teachers.

The parents' association spokesperson Sanjay Deshmukh expressed deep anguish over the continuance of the strike and the indifferent attitude of the state. Speaking to TOI he said, "Our children are at the receiving end for no any fault of theirs. Hence, the striking teachers and the government should come to a settlement as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, various unions of students and employees have extended their support to the teachers' strike and warned the government that they will resort to mass agitation if the demands of the teachers are not met with.
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