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DU Admission Update 2021: Registrations for UG Programs to End Today

New Delhi: The admissions for Delhi University for undergraduate programs will close on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. This news is of importance to students who have completed their 12th class exams and are trying to enrol for undergraduate courses. Students who have not yet submitted their applications for the University of Delhi can register through DU’s admission portal— ugadmission.uod.ac.in. The registrations for other colleges like St. Stephen’s and Jesus and Mary College will also end today. These colleges conduct their admission process for admitting students, while students will have to register on the DU portal before filling out any other forms to get admitted into the university. There is no offline admission process for DU. The entire process for undergraduate admissions for session 2021-22 will only be administered through the DU’s admission portal. The candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be considered further for admission. Candidates who will be selected will be required to visit the campus for document verification when required. They will be notified by the university prior to the document verification process. Fees for online registration Registration fee for Merit-based programs for UR/OBC/EWS – Rs 250 Registration fee for SC/ST/PwBD – Rs 100 Additional Registration fee for ECA/Sports – Rs 100 Additional Registration fee for each Entrance-based program for UR/OBC/EWS – Rs 750 Additional Registration fee for each Entrance- based program for SC/ST/PwBD – Rs 300 Admission Cancellation fee (as per UGC/DU norms) – Rs 1000 Source: Delhi University and Times of India

Madras HC: Personal Misunderstandings at Work Cannot Be Deemed As Sexual Harassment

In a recent verdict the Madras High Court has stated that personal misunderstanding arising between a male and a female co-worker at the workplace cannot be deemed as sexual harassment. In a recent case, the Tamil Nadu Women’s Commission directed the Loyola College to pay a compensation of Rs 60 lakh to a woman employee of the college who was terminated in 2014. At the time it was established that the petitioner had been made to suffer at the College, for which she was to be compensated. The woman, Mary Rajasekaran, had filed a petition two years later, seeking permission from the College to take her back as a staff member. When all the records were re-examined, it was found that the first complaint filed by the petitioner, did not really indicate any allegations of sexual harassment leading to her termination. As per law, only unwelcome sexual behaviour in the form of physical contact and advances, or demand for sexual favours, making sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography or any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature tantamount to sexual harassment. It was found that Rajasekaran’s position was merely changed to some other post on consolidate pay, after there was some personal feud between her and her superior, who was a principal and a priest. Nothing in her initial complaint indicated she had been sexually harassed. It was only later, when some criminal investigation began against her son that she raised an allegation of sexual harassment, which seemed like an after-thought. Therefore, the HC ruled that the order directing the college to heavy damages is definitely “liable to be interfered and not maintainable” and against the very statue under which the Commission was constituted. Source: The news has been published by HR Katha with a few edits from the ArdorComm News Network team.

Prayagraj: Electricity Distribution To Be Upgraded In The City

Prayagraj: Due to the rise in cases of power theft in the city, the government has decided to revamp the power distribution lines. The electricity department has decided to lay the Low-tension (LT) line which is responsible for supplying electricity to every house, underground in the city.  The power department has already performed a survey to find the areas where the cases of power theft are at an all-time high. They will lay the LT line first in the areas will high number of power theft cases. In the revamped scheme by the central government, the installation of aerial bunch conductors will take place to curb the theft of electricity even in villages with less than thousand residents. Superintendent engineer Ashutosh Srivastav is currently the nodal officer responsible for revamping power distribution in the city. According to chief engineer Vinod Kumar (Prayagraj Division) of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, a proposal will be drafted by the state power department and will be sent to the Center through the state government. According to TOI, “All the attempts are being made to minimize the loss of poweer—12% in urban and 15% in rural areas—so that the consumers get uninterrupted power supply. For this, the entire set up, from the substation to wires, transformers etc., would be revamped so that there is a minimum flaw in the power line and the work would be completed within 2025”, said the chief engineer. The power department may also start the installation of smart meters in urban homes of the city. Source: Times of India

Karnataka Gears Up For Third Wave Of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Expert committee suggestions will be implemented says Health Minister Sudhakar. Bengaluru: Looking at the possibility of COVID third wave, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said that the state is getting prepared to address the pandemic and will implement suggestions made by the expert committee. “I have thanked them for the report and will discuss it with my technical committee members. We’ll try to implement their valuable suggestions if we have not taken those points in consideration. We want to prevent the third wave,” Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said. Sudhakar added that the health practitioners and private nursing homes of Karnataka had formed a committee to combat the possible third COVID wave. He also added that they’ve officially presented a report to him and he will go through it. Basavaraj Bommai on vaccination: Earlier, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had talked about the COVID third wave preparation and said the state will start at least five lakh COVID-19 vaccinations everyday from September one with the help of the Centre. “We did five lakh inoculations on a trial basis on Wednesday. Now we will start five lakh vaccinations daily from September 1,” Bommai said. To a question on COVID restrictions during the Gauri-Ganesha festival next month, he said such issues will be discussed at a meeting of COVID-19 experts on August 30. Source: The news has been published from India.com with a few edits by ArdorComm News Network.

ICFAI Deemed University Introduces BBA-MBA, B.Com-MBA and B.Sc (Data Analytics) Programs at its Off Campus Center In Bangalore

The ICFAI Deemed University is set to launch paradigm-shifting five-year full time integrated courses from 2021. Programs like BBA-MBA, B.Com-MBA and B.Sc (Data Analytics) will be available for students at the off-campus centre in Kengeri, Bangalore. Prof. J. Mahender Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, addressed the media virtually to give insights about the campus and its programs, he said, “The focus will be on communication skills, critical thinking, interpersonal skills and a good understanding of the domain knowledge with a focus on applications to the real world.” The ICFAI Business School has been accredited for the BBA, MBA and PhD programs by AACSB, a world-renowned accreditation agency. Less than five per cent of the B-Schools in the world receive this renowned accreditation. In India, only about 15 B-Schools have got this accreditation out of about 5000. About the Programmes: BBA-MBA (Integrated) Program: The program provides a unique opportunity for students to learn and earn two management degrees in five years to become successful and valued managers of blue-chip Indian/global companies and start-ups. B.Com-MBA (Integrated) Program: In the program students may study and acquire both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in one go, which will save time, money and energy. B.Sc (Data Analytics) Program: The Program provides students with the tools and skills needed for improved data-driven decision making in just about every imaginable domain. Data Science plays a key role by helping understand customer preferences, improving R&D, streamlining logistics and reducing manufacturing costs. Eligibility: Pass in Class XII or equivalent with an aggregate of 50% and above marks (any discipline) in English medium. Class XII (or equivalent) students who have appeared for their final examinations and awaiting results are also eligible to apply. For B.Sc (Data Analytics), the candidates who have completed Class 12 with mathematics as one of the subjects are eligible for admission into the program. For more details regarding admissions or the courses, log on to www.ifheindia.org/integrated programs.

Indian Idol 12 Winner Pawandeep Rajan Announced As Uttarakhand’s Art, Tourism, Culture Brand Ambassador

India is a country that prides itself upon its traditions, culture, art, scenic beauty and much more.Many states in India witness a high frequency of tourists from various parts of the world. Uttarakhandis one such state that is a mix of all good things combined.Recently, Uttarakhand’s CM announced Pawandeep Rajan, Indian Idol 12 winner as the art, tourism andculture brand ambassador. The singing sensation from Uttarakhand competed in a nine-month-longshow to win the trophy at the end. As a reward, he took a 25lakh cheque and a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire home. Now, in a new win, he wasannounced as Uttarakhand’s art and tourism brand ambassador by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. They metin Dehradun at the CM’s residence where he has rewarded the title.On the topic, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted, “संगीत की दुनिया में “देवभूमि” का मान बढ़ाने वाले@RajanPawandeep को हमारी सरकार ने कला, पर्यटन और संस्कृति में उत्तराखण्ड का ब्रांड एम्बेसडर बनाने कानिर्णय लिया है। पवनदीप राजन ने सामान्य स्थितियों से उठकर अपनी प्रतिभा से देश-दुनिया में प्रदेश का नामरोशन किया है। Pawandeep’s joy was also shared by famous dancer Raghav Juyal who also hails from Uttarakhand. Heshared the pictures on Instagram from his account extending his congratulations.

Government’s e-Shram Portal To Register 38 Crore Unorganized Workers

The portal aims at keeping a record of all unorganized workers in its database toregister them for social-security benefits. India is a country where poverty runs rampant. The pandemic was a recent eye-opener to recognize thevoice of the people working in the unorganized sector in the country. The migrant crisis compelled usto think of the state of the unorganized workers.According to Financial Express, around 80% of our country’s population is employed in the informalsector. Of the 80% of people working in the unorganized sector, 40% work in agriculture. To keep a track of the unorganized workers in India, the government launched the e-Shram portal onAugust 26, 2021. Around 38 crore Indian unorganized workers will be registered in the portal includingthose working as labourers, street vendors, migrant workers, and domestic workers.A toll-free number- ‘14434’ was also launched by the government to address the issues related tounorganized workers or their queries. The portal will register all unorganized workers to provide themsocial-security benefits as per government guidelines.Workers can register themselves using their Aadhar and bank account numbers to register themselveson the portal. Once the registration process is complete, they will receive a unique e-Shram card witha 12-digit number. This card will help them avail various government policies and benefits.The details of all unorganized workers will be shared by all departments of respective states in thecountry.

More than 600 ventilators are asked to be either replaced or rectified by the Tamil Nadu Government

Two months ago the medical device maker Philips had announced the recall of PhillipsContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), Bi-level positive airway pressure (Bi-Level PAP),and the mechanical ventilator devices. The state government of Tamil Nadu has asked thecompany to now either replace or rectify the problem that occurred in over 600 invasiveand non-invasiveventilators, which were being used in the Government Hospitals.Along with that, the] firm has also issued safety alerts to address the potential health riskthat include carcinogenic and toxic effects to have occurred while usage of these devices.The safety alerts were issued in June this year, which later initiated a recall notification aswell. The devices found problematic were responsible for pushing air in patients’ lungs, whoare suffering from obstructive pulmonary disease or sleep disorder, in such cases breathingintermittently stops. As per the notification issued by the firm, it was said that the foamused in these particular devices to reduce sound and vibration was found defective. Source: Healthworld.com

As per a survey: Over 68% students prefer to continue their further education in their home country

After participating in a recent survey, around 68% of over 3000 class 11 and 12 students mentionedthat they would like to pursue their further education in their home country only. This number hasseen a jumped increase of 24 % in it, as compared to last year. For this survey titled Student QuestSurvey Report, more than 6,600 students between classes 9 to 12 participated from over 2,000schools from India and South Asia. If we look at the round figure on an overall basis, only 25% ofstudents are planning to go abroad for their further studies this year.The quality of faculty for choosing higher education institute was ranked low by the studentsbelonging to class 9 and 10 standards, while students of class 11 and 12 ranked it higher as animportant aspect. An overall 83 % of students prefer the quality of education as the main cause forchoosing their education abroad.Source: ndtv.com

Kangana Ranaut’s Recent Movie “Thalaivii” Will Have A Theatrical Release On September 10

PTI: Biographical drama “Thalaivii”, based on the life of actor and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, is set to release theatrically on September 10. The multilingual film, featuring Kangana Ranaut in the lead, was earlier scheduled to release in April but was pushed to later due to the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Zee Studios posted the film’s poster along with its new release date on its official Instagram page. “With a personality queen size, Jayalalithaa’s story has always belonged to the big screens! Embark on her inspiring journey from being a cine star to becoming one of the most influential CMs in theatres near you on 10th September,” the caption read. Directed by Vijay and written by KV Vijayendra Prasad, “Thalaivii” also stars Arvind Swami, Madhoo, Prakash Raj, Jisshu Sengupta, Bhagyashree, and Poorna. Apart from “Thalaivii”, Ranaut will also be seen in action film “Dhaakad” and “Tejas”. Source: The article has been published from a syndicated feed and The Hindu with a few edits by ArdorComm News Network.