Book release
St Xavier's College and St Xavier's College of Management and Technology organised a book release at the De Nobili Hall on Friday for launching Society and Technology: Impact, Issues and Challenges on which 19 writers have collaborated.
The book has 19 papers, edited by the college's faculty members, Jaismin Kantha, Jose Kalapura, and principal T. Nishaant. Janaki Prakashan has published the book.
A formal welcome kicked off the book release. Chief guest Arun Kamal, a Sahitya Akademi awardee and head of the department, English, Patna University, and guest of honour Ashok Ghosh, professor-in-charge, department of environment and water management, AN College, graced the occasion.
The guests felicitated the colleges' management team, editorial board and the authors for fostering a cultural ethos of learning and research work in Bihar. Kamal congratulated Team Xavier on their zeal in serving a cause larger than simply expansion of the college domain.
Congress show of strength
Rally on Friday. Picture by Jai Prakash
The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday convened a meeting on Friday to discuss the Swabhiman Rally called by the JDU, RJD and Congress at Gandhi Maidan on August 30.
The parties would use the rally to register their protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's DNA remark.
State Congress president Ashok Choudhary convened Friday's meeting at the Sadaquat Ashram to formulate a strategy to show the party's strength in Bihar. Media in-charge Chandan Yadav said the Congress has targeted around 2 to 2.5 lakh people at the rally on their own.
"To make the rally a grand success and historic, the state Congress chief has formed three committees, including the Swabhiman Rally mobilising committee and Swabhiman Rally publicity committee, to target the nearest districts fromPatna from where people can be called to participate in the event," Chandan said. Every leader has been instructed, he added, to visit their home district to mobilise people for the rally.
