The Jharkhand chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry-Indian Women Network (CII-IWN), in association with India@75, organised a session with women professionals who shared their success stories and the ups and downs of their entrepreneurial journeys. Titled, “Will to Succeed, Will to Win – Women Leaders of the New Era”, the session was held on Monday afternoon on a virtual platform in collaboration with India@75, an industry-led movement that brings together various stakeholders of society. The session deliberated on women professionals and entrepreneurs of today who are chartering unknown territories fearlessly to achieve their goals.Addressing the session, Atrayee Sarkar Sanyal, the newly appointed…
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A students’ group at XLRI made use of the lockdown by imparting virtual English lessons to children of SOS Youth Homes in distant Raipur and the results were very fulfilling. The group, SIGMA-oikos Jamshedpur, conducted the programme, titled Basic English Learning Program-(BELP), in virtual mode over four months from August and concluded it successfully on Sunday. Each session was organised by team SIGMA with the help of volunteers from XLRI, who took classes for the kids every weekend. “The sessions were aimed at imparting basic knowledge of English grammar and improving communication skills so that the children would become more…
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. This has been proved by Vikram Kaul, a US-based technocrat friend of Satyendra Dubey, an engineer of National Highway Authority of India who sacrificed his life in 2003 for the sake of honesty. To commemorate the values of Dubey, Kaul has funded the establishment of a library-cum-computer training centre for school students at a remote village Kohair in the naxal-affected Tundi block of Dhanbad. Kaul wants to inspire the next generation to follow the ideals of the honesty of Dubey, who was killed by a…
Local transport and work were disrupted due to the day-long chakka jam organized by local job seekers, outside the Associated Cement Plant of Sindri. The protest turned violent when protestors began to pelt stones, following which the police lathi-charged those assembled before the cement plant. During the clash, several policemen including Dhanbad’s sub-divisional officer, Surendra Prasad received minor injuries. Following which district administration imposed section 144 in the area. Around three persons were arrested from the site. A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against several individuals responsible for the stone-pelting episode. Notably, over 500 local job seekers of…
The Jharkhand government has decided to rope in Federation of Indian Chamber and Commerce & Industry (FICCI) as its national industry partner to facilitate and guide policies in trade and commerce to create jobs in the post-Covid-induced lockdown period. Officials in the state industry department said an MoU would be signed with FICCI soon, while state industries secretary Pooja Singhal confirmed that chief minister Hemant Soren, who also holds industry portfolio, had given his consent for this. “The purpose of a tie-up with FICCI is to help and advise the state government towards economic revival during the post-Covid period to…
Investigations into online bank cheating cases have found that arrested accused Gunilal Mandal’s gang had contacted over 100 women in Bihar and Jharkhand in the last one year about monetary facilities from government to pregnant women or those who delivered babies recently.The gang wanted bank accounts details of these women for fraud. But no woman provided details, city police, who interrogated Mandal in two cyber fraud cases, said.Mandal was arrested early this month from his village, Paniya (Bihar) while he was with a co-accused to target a gullible person. City police brought him here and his revelations shocked investigators. “The eight-member gang used at least 150 accounts to…
On November 30, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that CPI MP Binoy Viswam from Kerala has written to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, alleging that AIR is closing down government-financed radio and television channels. The allegations were picked up several news agencies. In his letter, the MP has alleged that in the meeting held on November 18, it was decided to curtail the programs originating from Kerala. “This new move by Prasar Bharati is against this principle and its very motto of public service broadcasting,” he added.Before the PTI report, on November 12, The Hindu had reported that the Kozhikode, Thrissur…
Motorola has launched its affordable 5G smartphone Moto G 5G in India. The company has introduced the phone at an initial price of Rs 20,999. The most special thing about the phone is its processor and its price. It has been said that the phone comes with the first Snapdragon 750G of Moto G 5G India, along with that it has been said that this phone has been offered at the lowest price of 5G phones in India. The first cell of the phone will be placed on Flipkart on December 7 at 12 noon. The 6.7-inch FHD + HDR 10 display will be…
America’s newly elected President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Janet Yellen for the post of Finance Minister and Indian-American Neera Tandon as the White House’s top management and budget office director. If confirmed by the US Senate, 74-year-old Yellen would be the first woman to head the finance ministry in its 231-year history. On the other hand, if Tandon’s name is confirmed for this position in the US Senate, she will be the first black woman to become head of the influential management and budget office in the White House. Tandon is currently the CEO of the left-leaning Center for American Progress.…
Motorola just launched the Moto G 5G in India, where it is one of the most affordable 5G smartphones. It is one of the few phones able to offer 5G connectivity with a high value for money. But it has a few important rivals released in the same period. A few days ago, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 9 5G, while Realme came up with the Realme 7 5G. Are you wondering which one is the best low-end 5G phone out there? This comparison will let you find out by highlighting the differences between their main specifications.Unfortunately, none of these devices offers a premium design. In…