Alumni of Jamshedpur Women's College stage a play on the occasion of their annual get-together. Picture by Bhola Prasad

With an aim to bring former students on a common platform, the alumni association of Jamshedpur Women's College organised a colourful cultural function where association members showcased their talents by presenting several programmes.

Addressing the gathering as the chief guest, Sunil Mahato, JMM MP, lauded the efforts of the association for presenting an entertaining programme. He said the college has carved a niche for itself in the field of quality education and it is nice to see former students still united under a common banner. Mahato also assured his support to the college and its alumni in the future.

President of alumni association Shahin Razi welcomed the gathering and said the association has achieved a lot of success in a very short period of time.

She assured that the association will continue to organise more such entertaining and educational function.

Orientation function

An orientation function was organised at Jamshedpur Co-operative College for the new batch of Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) students. More than 75 students of various professional and certificate courses assembled on the college campus and interacted with faculty members. Principal of Jamshedpur Co-operative College N. N. Thakur promised to provide every facility to the students during. Students also received identity cards. and faculty members issued guidelines for the students.

Labouring for exams

The Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) campus is the grip of examination fever as term-end examinations for first and final year students are on. Students can be seen rummaging through text books. The exams are due to end on September 5, after which, a week-long holiday will help students unwind. Students are also looking forward to activities scheduled to take place after the examination.

Seminar on foeticide

To create awareness about the ill-effects and rising incidence of female foeticide, a seminar was organised at the Graduate School College for Women, in association with city-based social organisation Adarsh Seva Sansthan.

Chief guest and principal of Graduate School College for Women, said gender bias has given rise to foeticide in our society and students should unite to work against it.

Expressing similar views, honourary secretary of Tata Steel Rural Development Society, Shakti Sharma, lamented that despite various laws to check female foeticide, the situation in the country remains unchanged.

Bio-informatics course

The BIT Lalpur extension centre organised a six-day refresher course on bio-informatics on Monday. Several students, professors and readers of various colleges under Ranchi University, officials of the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) and Indian Lac Research Institute also participated. D. Sasmal said: “Bio-informatics in India is a Rs 5,000-crore business, increasing at a rate of 60 per year. By the end of 2005, the sector will touch Rs.10,000 crore”.

Participants at the Ranchi University Inter-college Yoga Championship organised by the Marwari College in Ranchi. Picture by Hardeep Singh

Good Samaritans

Members of National Services Schemes from Gossener College visited St. Michael school for the blind on Saturday. The programme was a part of an awareness drive to impart practical training to the students. Around 30 students visited the school and distributed clothes and sweets among the visually-impaired people. Programme in-charge Anil Virendra Kullu also met the hostel in-charge. For the students, it was a pleasant experience as to see the underprivileged smile.

Crime woes

Increase in crime rate in the capital has affected college-going students, especially girls. A survey conducted by The Telegraph on various college campus reveals that most parents have put a check on students’ “freedom” as their have apprehensions regarding security. “My parents have warned me to be home before sunset. The situation has worsened dramatically in the last three months after the election.” said Anuradha of Ranchi Women's College.

A student of St. Xavier's, Rohini Singh said the administration’s laxity is giving “goons” an opportunity to move around the city freely.