ID PROOF COMPULSORY DURING TRAIN JOURNEY IN AC CLASSES

NEW CONDITION IS NOT APPLICABLE ON PASSENGERS UPGRADED TO AC CLASS

Bhubaneswar, 29^th February 2012:

Any passenger or any one of the passengers booked on the ticket issued from Computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS counters) and Internet (i-ticket) undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier, 1^st AC, AC Chair Car and Executive Classes will have to carry one of the nine prescribed proofs of identity (in original) during the journey. 

 The passengers of these AC classes would be required to produce the Identity Card in original as and when required, failing which, all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.  However, the Identity Card (in original or its photocopy) will not be required at the time of purchase reserved AC tickets from PRS counters or i-ticket.  These instructions are valid for all categories of trains, with the above mentioned classes of travel.  The Ministry of Railways has taken this decision to prevent misuse of Reserved Train Tickets and reduce cases of travelling on transferred tickets.

In case of passengers who are automatically upgraded by the system from Sleeper Class to Air-conditioned class and in case of passengers who are upgraded by on-board ticket checking staff on realization of difference of fare, the condition of carrying proof of Identity during the journey will not be applicable.

These fresh instructions are in addition to the existing instructions under which the passengers with Tatkal tickets and e-tickets are already required to carry original proof of Identity during Railway journey.  In case of Tatkal tickets, self attested photocopy of the Identity Card is required at the time of purchase from the PRS counters or Identity Card details (Number etc.) are to be entered at the time of purchase from Internet.

A message on this count will be indicated on the ticket issued in the above said classes through computerized PRS/I-ticket.

Center for Railway Information System (CRIS), an organization under Ministry of Railways, has been asked to make necessary provisions in the software. 

 The list of valid proofs of identity are Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India, Passport, PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department, Driving License issued by RTO, Photo Identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government, Student Identity Card with Photograph issued by recognized School/College for their students, Nationalized Bank Passbook with Photograph, Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph, Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”.

 The scope of the term “Photo Identity Card having serial number issued by Central/State Government” permissible under the scheme  is very wide and it covers a large number of photo identity cards, some of which are Pension Pay Orders (PPO), Ration Card with photographs, Senior citizen cards, Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards, ESI Cards (with photograph) issued for taking treatment in ESI dispensaries, CGHS Cards (with photograph) issued to Individual family members of Central Government employees.

RAILWAYS ADVISE PASSENGERS TO USE CURRENT RESERVATION COUNTER FACILITY FOR SHORT NOTICE JOURNEYS

 

Bhubaneswar, 29^th February 2012:

          Passengers travelling on the train on a short notice may use the facility of Current Reservation Counter situated at the train originating main stations.  The vacant reserved seats/berths available on train after preparation of reservation charts can be booked at the Current Ticket Booking Counters of the train originating stations upto a specified time before departure of trains to avoid unscrupulous elements.

          East Coast Railway appeals passengers to create further awareness about this facility as due to lack of adequate awareness, it is misused by unscrupulous elements/ intermediaries for providing confirmed accommodation to passengers at a premium by using the current counter facility.

          It may be mentioned that, a reserved ticket can be booked across the Passenger Reservation System counters all over the country as well as through internet only up to the time of preparation of reservation charts. After preparation of reservation charts, the berths/seats available, if any, can be booked at the current counter available at the major stations. The reservation charts are normally prepared 3 to 4 hours before the scheduled departure of the train. In case of trains leaving early morning, the charts are prepared on the previous night. 

SANTRAGACHHI- KOCHUVELI (THIRUVANANTPURAM) SPECIAL TRAIN VIA BHUBANESWAR

Bhubaneswar, 29^th Feb’2012:

In view to clear wait listed passengers during summer and to provide better passenger comforts to the commuters, East Coast Railway has decided to run one pair of weekly summer special train between Satntagachhi & Kochuveli (Thiruvanantpuram) through East Coast Railway jurisdiction.

028517/02852 Santragachhi-Kochuveli-Santragachhi weekly special train will leave Santragachhi at 16.05hrs on every Saturday between 5th May to 16th June 2012 and will arrive Kochuveli at 13.45hrs on Monday. In the return direction, this train will leave Kochuveli at 14.15hrs on every Tuesday between 8th May to 19th June 2012 and will arrive Santragachhi at 03.00hrs on Thursday.

          This train will stop at Bhadrak, JHajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Duvvada between Santragachhi & Kochuveli having Two AC-3 tier, Seven Sleeper Class Coaches, Three General Second Class and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition.

More Allocation Required for Children of Odisha: Experts

Bhubaneswar  : Odisha needs more allocation for children in order to address issues relating them. This was opined by experts at a consultation on child budgeting held at KIIT School of Rural Management, organized by Center for Children Studies on 25th February 2012. The state has no separate plan and allocation for children as in the case of Tribal sub plan and women component plan, they observed.

Children constitute 40 percent of the state’s population, but only 2.40 percent of the total budget was allocated for them during the financial year 2011, an analysis made on the child budget pointed out. The analysis, presented by the Center at the consultation, reflected on a lot of issues with regard to under utilization of resources allocated for children by different departments. According to this document, there remain many committed mandates of the Right to Education Act which are yet to be fulfilled by the state.

It stresses that in order to achieve the goal of 11th and 12th Plan we need to spend 6 % of GDP on education as against only 2.93 percent on elementary education at present. There is a gap between estimated and actual expenditure in state budget for Elementary Education. It is desired that this gap be reduced in order to achieve the target.

In case of SSA also gap in receipt and expenditure is quite high, i.e. Rs. 331 crore, the document informed. MOM provision for year 2011-12 is Rs 638 Cr. for 65 lakhs children, and this comes to Rs. 4.68 per meal per day, which is highly inadequate to meet the desired calorific value. Scholarships for 26 lakh children are needed considering the existing level of BPL families, which requires an additional allocation of Rs. 19.50 cr. In contrast, there is provision of about Rs 1 crore for 10000 children only. Similarly, text book for 65 lakhs children in primary and upper primary level will require an additional allocation of Rs. 26.75 cr.

The analysis further pointed out that the gap between the estimates and actual of state budget for development of health infrastructure has been increasing during the last four years of the 11th Plan period. In the year 2010 – 11, an amount of Rs. 2.59 cr. could not be actualized, it pointed out.

Prof. Sailabala Devi presented the research findings. Chief Guest Smt. Anjali Behera, Honorable Minister of Women and Child Development addressed the consultation. Smt. Saraswoti Hembrum, Chair Person, State Commissioner for Child Rights, Sri Panchanan Kanungo, Former Finance Minister and Sri Pratap Sarangi, Hon'ble MLA were present. Prof. L. K. Vaswani, Director, KSRM presided over the consultation.

IDENTITY PROOF IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE PASSENGERS TRAVELING IN A/C CLASSES

                 Now it is essential to carry identity proof cards for the passengers during their journey in air conditioned classes, directives given by Railways. This is not applicable in case of passengers who are automatically upgraded by the system from Sleeper Class to air-conditioned class and in case of passengers who are upgraded by on-board ticket checking staff on realization of deference of fare. It is also clarified that the scope of the term “Photo-Identity card” having serial number issued by Central/State government is very wide which includes 

1. Voter Photo Identity card issued by Election Commission of India   

2. Passport

3. PAN card issued by Income Tax department

4. Driving license issued by RTO

5. Student Identity card with photograph issued by recognized school/

    College for their students

6. Nationalized Bank Pass-book with Photograph

7. Credit cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph

8. Pension Pay orders

9. Ration card with Photographs

10. Senior citizen cards

11. Below Poverty Line cards

12. Employees state Insurance card with photograph

13. Central Government Health Scheme card with photograph

HOWRAH-MYSORE NEW TRAIN INTRODUCED

Bhubaneswar, 21^st Feb’2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a weekly Superfast express train between Howrah & Mysore and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have introduced a new weekly Superfast express train between the two cities.

The regular service of 22817/22818 Howrah-Mysore-Howrah Weekly Superfast Express will commence from Howrah w.e.f. 24^th Feb’12 & from Mysore w.e.f. 27^th Feb’2012.

          22817/22818 Howrah-Mysore-Howrah Weekly Superfast Express will leave Howrah at 16.10hrs on every Friday w.e.f. 24^th Feb’2012 and will arrive at Mysore at 05.00hrs on Sundays. In the return direction, this train will leave Mysore at 00.30hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 27^thFeb’2012 (mid night of Sunday) and will arrive at Howrah at 14.50hrs on Tuesdays.

        This train has One AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tier, Seven Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Katpadi  between Howrah & Mysore. 

SHALIMAR-SECUNDERABAD EXPRESS TO BE INTRODUCED

Bhubaneswar, 21.02.2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget and with an aim to provide more passengers comfort to the commuters, Railways have decided to introduce a new weekly express between Shalimar and Secunderabad w.e.f. 24^th February 2012 from Shalimar & w.e.f. 26^th Feb’2012 from Secunderabad.

       22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad weekly Express will leave Shalimar on every Friday at 12.20hrs and will arrive at Secunderabad at 15.00hrs on the next day. In the return direction, 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar weekly Express will leave Secunderabad on every Sunday at 5.30hrs and will arrive at Shalimar  at 09.20hrs on the next day.

       This train has One AC-2 tier, 02 AC-3 tiers, 07 Sleeper Classes, 06 General Second Class Coaches and 02 Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppage at Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada between Shalimar & Secunderabad. 

SANTRAGACHHI-MANGALURU NEW TRAIN INTRODUCED

Bhubaneswar, 21^st Feb’2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a weekly Superfast express train between Santragachhi & Mangaluru and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have introduced a new Super Fast train between the two cities.

The regular service of 22851/22852 Santragachhi-Mangaluru-Santragachhi Weekly Superfast Express will commence from Mangaluru w.e.f. 25^th Feb’12 & from Santragachhi w.e.f. 1^st March’2012.

          22851/22852 Santragachhi-Mangaluru-Santragachhi Weekly Superfast Express will leave Santragachhi at 16.05hrs on every Thursday w.e.f. 1^st March’2012 and will arrive at Mangaluru at 09.45hrs on Saturdays. In the return direction, this train will leave Mangaluru at 22.45hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 25^thFeb’2012 and will arrive at Santragachhi at 17.50hrs on Mondays.

        This train has One AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tier, Seven Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Kharagpur, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Katpadi  between Santragachhi & Mangaluru. 

Odisha Tourism got the best Emerging Destination award for the first time from the World’s Leading Travel & Lifestyle magazine.

Bhubaneswar : Odisha Tourism got the best Emerging Destination award. This award was given by Travel + Leisure India and South Asia a World’s leading travel and lifestyle magazine. Odisha got this recognition as best emerging destination for its innovative Tourism related activities. Travel + Leisure, India and South Asia has given 49 awards in 29 categories like best country, best hotel, best emerging destination in India and across the world, luxury train, destination spa, honeymoon destination etc. These awards were chosen through a pool through the magazine and online. The award was received by Sri M.R.Patnaik, G.M, OTDC Ltd. for Odisha Tourism from the union Secretary, Tourism Mr. R. H. Khwaja. Due to relentless and sincere effort of Hon’ble Minister Tourism Sri Prafulla Kumar Samal and Sri A.K. Tripathy, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department and their team, Odisha Tourism could get this award for the first time from the World’s Leading Travel & Lifestyle magazine. 

EW TRAIN BETWEEN KHARAGPUR & VILLUPURAM TO BE INTRODUCED FROM 17TH FEBRUARY

Bhubaneswar, 16^th Feb’2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a weekly express train between Kharagpur & Villupuram and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have decided to introduce a new train between Kharagpur & Villupuram w.e.f. from 17^th February 2012.

On the inaugural run, Kharagpur-Villupuram-Kharagpur weekly Express will be inaugurated from Kharagpur Station and will run as a special train on open fast times towards Villupuram. However, the regular service of 22604/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur-Villupuram Express will commence from Villupuram  w.e.f. 20^th Feb’12 & from Kharagpur w.e.f. 22^nd Feb’2012.

          22604/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur-Villupuram Weekly Superfast Express will leave Villupuram at 10.40hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 20^thFeb’2012 and will arrive at Kharagpur at 19.30hrs on the next days. In the return direction, this train will leave Kharagpur at 14.10hrs on every Wednesday w.e.f. 22^ndFeb’2012 and will arrive at Villupuram at 23.00hrs on the following days.

          This train has One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, Six Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Balasore and Belda between Villupuram & Kharagpur. 

VISAKHAPATNAM-DIGHA NEW TRAIN TO BE INTRODUCED FROM 17TH FEBRUARY

Bhubaneswar, 16^th Feb’2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a weekly express train between Visakhapatnam & Digha and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have decided to introduce a new train between Visakhapatnam & Digha w.e.f. from 17^th February 2012.

On the inaugural run, Digha-Visakhapatnam-Digha weekly Express will be inaugurated from Ramnagar Station and will run as a special train on open fast times towards Visakhapatnam. However, the regular service of 22874/22873 Visakhapatnam-Digha-Visakhapatnam Express will commence from Visakhapatnam w.e.f. 23^rd Feb’12 & from Digha w.e.f. 24^th Feb’2012.

          22874/22873Visakhapatnam-Digha-Visakhapatnam Weekly Superfast Express will leave Visakhapatnam at 17.50hrs on every Thursday w.e.f. 23^rdFeb’2012 and will arrive at Digha at 09.30hrs on the next days. In the return direction, this train will leave Digha at 17.15hrs on every Friday w.e.f. 24^thFeb’2012 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 08.20hrs on the following days.

          This train has One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, SixSleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Vizianagaram, Palasa, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jaleswar, Kharagpur, Panskura, Tamluk and Kanthi between Visakhapatnam & Digha. 

PURI-DIGHA NEW TRAIN TO BE INTRODUCED FROM 17TH FEBRUARY

Bhubaneswar, 16^th Feb’2012:

As announced in last Railway Budget and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have decided to introduce a new train between Puri & Digha w.e.f. from 17^th February 2012.

On the inaugural run, Digha-Puri-Digha weekly Express will be inaugurated from Digha Station and will run as a special train on open fast times towards Puri. However, the regular service of 22878/22877 Puri-Digha-Puri Express will commence from Puri  w.e.f. 22^nd Feb’12 & from Digha w.e.f. 23^rd Feb’2012.

          22878/22877 Puri-Digha-Puri Weekly Superfast Express will leave Puri at 23.35hrs on every Wednesday w.e.f. 22^nd Feb’2012 and will arrive at Digha at 09.30hrs on the next days. In the return direction, this train will leave Digha at 17.15hrs on every Thursday w.e.f. 23^rd Feb’2012 and will arrive at Puri at 03.20hrs on the following days.

          This train has One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, Five Sleeper Class Coaches, Three General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jaleswar, Kharagpur, Panskura, Tamluk and Kanthi between Puri & Digha. 

2nd Day of Kritansh Chetan Bhagat & Rama Pandey in ‘Big Fight’

Bhubaneswar : Eminent writer and novelist Mr. Chetan Bhagat and Ms. Rama Pandey, CEO, Montage Films graced the ‘Big Fight’ segment of Kritansh – the mega techno-management fest of KIIT University on 15^th February 2012. The topic of ‘Big Fight’ was ‘Should the social networking be censored?’

Putting her views, Ms Pandey argued that there should be some check and balance in social networking sites. We should prepare our mindset to oppose the demerits of the social networks, she said, adding that these sites cannot be allowed to pollute our society. Countering her contention, Mr. Bhagat said, while it would be improper to curtail free will, users should exercise self control. Even though technology runs social networking sites, it is not easy to censor it, he maintained. If it is censored, who would be responsible for such censor, he asked.

Kritansh was inaugurated on 14^th February. On the second day, events such as Bulls And Bears, Consigliere, Kronos, Contraption, Innovative Bridge Design (Megabuilders), Man Vs Nature (Megabuilders), Blitzkreig, Stack ‘em Up, Innovation Intensified, Impulse, Robust, Riff-e-Random, Ground Zero, Klick, Snap n Splash, D Mask, Mehndi, Does Grey Matter, Codiac, Krukshetra, Khoj, Karmayudh, Robowars, Wall-I, Crack The Track, Arkitech, Robo Race, Unicursal, Aqua Drivers, Gyrate To The Grid and Crank It Up were held.

KIIT’s Mega Techno Management Fest ‘Kritansh’ Inaugurated

The mega techno-management fest of KIIT University ‘Kritansh’ commenced here on February 14, 2012. It was inaugurated in the presence of Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS, Prof. N. L. Mitra, Chancellor, KIIT University, Prof. A. S. Kolaskar, VC, KIIT and other dignitaries.  

Kritansh encourages the spirit of innovation, said Dr. Samanta, while advising the students to devote time and energy for research and to create. The time belongs to the youth and only they can bring about a positive change in the society, Prof. Mitra told the participants. Celebrated writer Chetan Bhagat and Mr. Mohan Sivananda, Editor, Readers’ Digest will grace the occasion on February 15 and interact with the participants of this annual extravaganza.

More than 1,000 participants from different institutes of the country are participating in the three-day long festival. On its first day, they vied with one another in a string of events like Bulls and Bears, Genesis, Annual Multi-Disciplinary Business Management Game (Kronos), Contraption, Innovative Bridge Design (Megabuliders), Elektrina, Innovation Intensified, Ground Zero, Rhythmus, Innovative Mind, Kalakriti, Klick, Snap n Splash, Quests of the Strings, Krukshetra, Khoj and Karmayudh. 

Around 40 events in 8 sections like Joie De Vivre, Gurukul, Play, Kreative Eye, Corporate Finestra, Learn Create, Robosphere are scheduled to be held. In a major attraction bands from across the country will engage in musical competition for the grand title of Sultans of Rock. In addition, Kritansh 2012 will have band performance by Ash King, a band of international repute, on its concluding day. All out-station participants are being provided hospitality and accommodation in the campus.

All Set for KIIT Techno Management Fest

Bhubaneswar : Kritansh, the annual techno-management fest of KIIT University, will commence from 14th February 2012. More than 1,000 participants from different institutes across the country are expected to participate in the three-day long techno-management fest. Students can win prize money worth Rs. 10 lakh by participating in different competitions. Around 40 events in 8 sections like Joie De Vivre, Gurukul, Play, Kreative Eye, Corporate Finestra, Learn Create, Robosphere will be held. Mr. Chetan Bhagat, Renowned author & novelist and Mr. Mohan Sivananda, editor, Readers Digest would be the attraction on 15^th February, while Ash King, eminent singer would be joining on 16^th.

These events include Kalakriti - an extensive logo designing competition; Klick - capturing the best photograph of fest; Snap n Splash - a photography exhibition; Contraption - energy conversion; Megabuliders - bridge, towers and other structure designing; Elektrina - designing and constructing circuit based on problem statement; Blitzkreig - suggesting solution to a problem statement; Stack’Em Up - structure building by playing cards; and Innovation intensified - an exhibition and competition to provide a platform to showcase different scientific models.

The popular Robosphere segment will feature challenging events such as Robowars, Wall-I, Crack the Track, Arkitek, Robo Race, Path Finder, Aqua Bots, Destined and Insta. Bands from across the country will engage in musical competition the grand title of Sultans of Rock. In addition, Kritansh 2012 will have band performance by Ash King, a band of international repute, on its concluding day.

In management segment, there are events like Bulls and Bears - a virtual share trading game; Genesis - innovative ideas of budding entrepreneurs; Consiglere - case studies and intensive business solutions for industrial problems; Ad Valorem – advertisement campaign; and Does Gray Matter - Technical and Biz Quiz.

Some of the other events are Quests of the Strings - an online browser based game; Hackathon - an online multiple level Hackfest; Codiac – a C/C++ programming event; Khoj – treasure hunt; Karmayudh – a competition to test the presence of mind and Kurukshetra - a LAN-gaming contest.

All out-station participants will be provided hospitality and accommodation in the campus. 

KIIT-TBI Organises Business Plan Competition

Bhubaneswar : KIIT - Technology Business Incubator organized a Business Plan Competition “Innovio” for research scholars and students above the age of 18years studying in Odisha. The winners were awarded at a glittering award ceremony at KIIT University on 4^th February 2012. Giving away the prizes, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS underscored the importance of such competitions in development of innovation and entrepreneurship in the state.

Sudha Manajari Mishra won the first prize for her proposal on Teaching Learning Materials (TLM). She beat 63 other participants to emerge winner. She bagged a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- along with a six month free incubation period at the Technology Business Incubator. Dr. H.C. Rajhans and Niladri Pati bagged the second prize and Rs.30,000/- for their proposal on Fuel and Pollution Controller. Mr. Satyapriya Jena won the third prize and Rs. 20,000/- for his proposal on Chitosan Nanoparticle based polyherbal wound Healing Spray.

There were presentations of 10 shortlisted proposals in the final round. The proposals were scrutinized by a panel of judges which included Dr. Koteswar Rao of Transgene Biotek, Hyderabad; Mr. Anil Joshi, Mumbai Angels; Mr. S.S. Acharya, DGM, SIDBI; Mr. Chander Sundaram, NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore & Mr. Arbind Sahoo, Director, OOFML, makers of Ruchi Masala. Mr. Joshi expressed surprise at the level of talent in the state and it’s potential. 

The competition was supported by SIDBI, Bhubaneswar and NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore. It was started during September 2011 with call for proposals.

8th ICDCIT Inaugurated at KIIT

Bhubaneswar, 02.02: he 8th ICDCIT (International Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology) has inaugurated at KIIT premises in presence of Dr. R. K. Shyamasundar, TIFR, India & Advisor, ICDCIT; Dr. R. Ramajunam, IMSc, Chennai & Programme Chair ICDCIT-2012; Dr. Srini Ramaswamy, ABB Corporate Research, Bangalore; Dr. S. Nanda Prof. of eminence & Research Chair & VC In-Charge, KIIT University; Dr. A. K. Bisoi, Dean, School of Compt. Engg. KIIT; Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar, KIIT Univesity and Dr. D. K. Tripathy, Pro-VC, KIIT University on 2^nd February 2012. In the inaugural session of this 4day long programme, Dr. Sasmita Samanta on her welcome address said, through ICDCIT the knowledge of computer and internet can exchange among the students and faculties. Though KIIT organizes so many conferences for a proper knowledge exchange, ICDCIT is one of them.  Giving example of the project ‘Aakash’ Laptop for school students, an initiative by Govt. of India, Dr. R. K. Shyamsundar said, it’s a nice combination of internet, computing and technology. More than 100 participants including USA, Israel, Finland, Iran and different parts of India have took part in this conference. ICDCIT was established in 2004, and since then the conference series has become a platform for Computer Science researchers from India and all over the world to exchange research results and ideas on the foundations and applications of Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies. Increasingly, such technologies enable individuals and organizations to jointly engage in the production, processing and dissemination of knowledge. During this period several events like Paper presentations, Invited Talks, Industry Symposium, 2nd Student Research Symposium and First Student “Project Innovation Contest” -2012 (PIC-2012) has been organized.

National Sprinter Shrabani Joined Railways

Bhubaneswar, 01.02.2012:

Shrabani a National and International player had brought many laurels to the State of Orissa. She had won one Bronze medal in Senior Commonwealth Games, One Gold Medal in Junior Commonwealth games, two Bronze medal in South Asian Federation games in athletics, one Silver medal in Junior ASIAD and had participated in World Youth Athletic Championship as a 100/200 meters sprinter in National and International level. 

Keeping in view the talents displayed by Shrabani Nanda in National & International level, East Coast Railway General Manager Shri Indra Ghosh offered employment to Ms. Nanda in ECoR under talent Scouting Quota of Railways.

Ms. Shrabani Nanda expressed her happiness on joining Indian Railways and said that she will display her best performance in the Railways Sports.

Expressing happiness over the appointment of Shrabani Nanda in East Coast Railway HQs office, Shri Dilip Kumar Samantaray, President, East Coast Railway Sports Association said that, “Railways will always patronize sports talents.”