Valedictory function held at navigation training school

Hyderabad: A valedictory Function of 97th Advance Navigation Course (ANC) and 129th Ab-Initio Navigation Course was held at Navigation Training School (NTS), Air Force Station, Begumpet.

Air Commodore KV Surendran Nair, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Hakimpet was the Chief Guest for the Function. Air Commodore MB Aserkar, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Begumpet and distinguished guests from the station were among the others who graced the occasion.

Navigation Training School is a training institution of the Indian Air Force. It has been transforming Flight Cadets to become astute Navigators and imparting advanced navigation skills and instructional techniques to select Navigators of the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard since seven decades.

Group Captain Deepak Kumar Sahani, Commanding Officer of Navigation Training School rendered the welcome address commemorating the successful completion of both the courses. Chief Navigation Instructor, Wing Commander AK Yadav, presented course reports for both the courses. The graduating course of 97th Advance Navigation Course comprised six officers including two from Indian Navy and one from Indian Coast Guard.

These officers would be stepping out as instructors and would be taking up instructional assignments in their respective services. Meritorious Flight Cadets of the 129th Ab-Initio Navigation Course were also awarded with trophies, medals and certificates during the same function.

The Flight Cadets, who have completed their training at Navigation Training School, would be commissioned as Officers of Indian Air Force during the Combined Graduation Parade to be held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal.

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Hyderabad: Youngistaan foundation held its 7th Annual Carnival at St George’s Girls Grammar School in King Koti on Sunday.  A special programme was organized for 300 underprivileged-children from orphanages and government schools participated to celebrate their childhood and achievements.

A full day event had a host of fun-filled games and bouncy castles, exciting joy rides, tasty sugar candy, face-painting, tattoo stalls, delicious food, and much more. Around 100 people volunteered the event. The children enjoyed stage performances, music and drama during the carnival.

Every year the foundation work towards introducing a new art form to child, this time children were introduced to a beautiful artwork created by Venu Gopal, popular Sand artist in the city. Children were thrilled to see how sand was modeled into an artistic form and to various sculptures. 

Later, Aryan from Twist and Turns made the event more joyful by making everyone dance.

In this carnival children were felicitated with medals and recognized for their social-emotional skills as well as positive learning attitudes that they have displayed throughout the year.

Speaking on the occasion Founder of Youngistaan Foundation, Arun Daniel Yellamaty said, “These children are from different backgrounds and a day like carnival helps them to experience, the foundation also runs a bright spark education program especially for children.”

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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education on Monday assured all the intermediate students that all possible steps have been taken to ensure hassle free processing of the exams and the results.

TSBIE Secretary Syed Omer Jaleel, in a media statement, said that the Board has taken measures in terms of the recommendations of the three-member committee which enquired into the last Year’s exam processing glitches. “They should not worry about unnecessary things and concentrate on their studies,” he said.

Responding to a news item that appeared in a section of media relating to processing Pre and Post examination work of Intermediate Public exams March 2020, the TSBIE Secretary clarified that the news was totally speculative and based on half truths.

“No officer has been contacted for the above nor is it a true and full account of the steps taken by the Board of Intermediate Education in the matter. The Board of Intermediate Education has taken certain steps to overcome and ensure the technological glitches and problems faced during last Year’s exams do not recur again,” he said. 

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Students can download the form available on the website ntaneet.nic.in

NEW DELHI: With the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-UnderGraduate (NEET) aspirants in Kashmir facing problems in applying for test online, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the aspirants from Kashmir can now apply offline for the test.

“Many requests have been received from the candidates of Kashmir Valley regarding difficulty they are facing while filling in the online application form for NEET (UG)-2020. In view of the above, it is hereby notified that, in addition to the existing online application facility, the candidates in the Kashmir Valley can also submit the application form offline…” a statement by the NTA read.

Students can download the form available on the website ntaneet.nic.in and fill it in the hard copy, deposit it at the Nodal centre mentioned below and obtain a receipt therefrom or they can use a hard copy of the form available at the Nodal Centre, fill it, depositing it at the centre and obtain a receipt therefrom.

The online registration for the NEET 2020 had started from December 01. According to the notification released by the NTA, aspiring candidates can apply for NEET 2020, with the last date to apply being December 31, 2019.

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Hyderabad: The Industrial Training Institute, Maulana Azad National Urdu University today organized certificate distribution ceremony for the passed out students of ITI, Hyderabad.

The Chief Guest, Prof. Ayub Khan, Pro Vice Chancellor in his speech said that MANUU is the only central university where ITIs are established and working efficiently. Citing the examples of famous scientists Michael Faradays and Archimedes he motivated and congratulated the students on
completion of their programme successfully.

According to Dr. Arshia Azam, Principal I/c, ITI, Dr . Surya Prakash, Senior manager, Indian Immunological Limited, Hyderabad highlighted the skill development courses and congratulated students and extended best wishes for their future.

Mr. Laxmi Narayan – Safety Manager of Indian Immunological Limited in his speech made the students aware about right skill and right talent by utilizing the resources and learning the multiple skills and adopting
competency based curriculum.

Mr Narsaiah, Regional Deputy Director DET Govt of Telangana Hyderabad spoke about knowledge based vertical mobility programmes to enhance the qualifications of ITI students and lateral entry scheme for dmission into polytechnic 2 nd year .

Dr. Mohd Yousuf Khan, Principal, Polytechnic and Incharge Training & Placement cell MANUU, exhorted the students to enter their field with full commitment and interest. Every year MANUU conducts campus placement for passed outs and final year students.

Prof. Ayub Khan and other guest distributed the National Trade Certificates (NCVT) to the passed out students. Ms Asma Mohammadi, Instructor, R& AC convened the Programme. Mr. Mohd Ameer, Instructor, Electronic Mechanic proposed vote of thanks. All the ITI staff and students were present on this occasion.

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Hyderabad: Rotary Club of Hyderabad Deccan of Rotary District 3150 together with Saevus magazine, the country’s foremost nature and wildlife magazine to organise SAEVUS ECO ACHIEVERS QUIZ on Sunday November 17, 2019 at The Hyderabad Public School,Begumpet.

The objective behind this quiz is to help develop a strong environmental consciousness among school children The Eco-Achievers Quiz is a hugely successful and the first of its kind programme run by Saevus magazine celebrating its vision of ‘conservation through appreciation’ with an aim to develop a strong environmental consciousness among schoolchildren.

The theme of the quiz is “Juxta” whereby the students are questioned about nature and wildlife related topics from all walks of life like literature, science, movies, mythology, etc. Teams of three comprising students from standards 5th, 6th and 7th standards willtake part, championing the cause of the natural world. Schools can send upto three teams, accompanied by at least one teacher; there is no participation fee.

The quiz is organized in association with Rotary Clubs in 40 plus cities across the country with winners from these rounds going through to the national finale in Mumbai. Over 30,000 children across the country took part in SaevusEco Achievers programs last year. Saevus Eco Achievers Olympiad &Quiz programmes are endorsed by the CEC Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (www.iucn.org), the foremost organisation in the world in the conservation space.

Every certificate given to students will bear the signature of an IUCN dignitary. Further, Seavus offers an exposure to the students to the resource and minds at IUCN and a chance to showcase their work on a global platform.

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Hyderabad: Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana State conferred engineering degrees to 64 Officers of Degree Engineering Course (DE-100) and Technical Entry Scheme Course (TES-32), in a smartly conducted Convocation Ceremony at Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad on Thursday.

It was indeed a rare honor for the Student Officers to receive their degrees and awards from the Governor of Telangana State in presence of their families.

Addressing the newly graduated officers the Governor said “Your graduation today marks the beginning of a very challenging journey ahead. As you embark on this important mission as Techno Warriors, you must constantly remind yourself that you belong to an era where old concepts are being cracked, established paradigms are being refined and hierarchies are being restructured.

Rapid advances in technology are relentlessly fuelling all these changes at a rate that is both awesome and exhilarating. Your challenge is to harness these technologies for the Army and ensure that maximum benefits are accrued”.

The impressive ceremony was attended by a host of senior dignitaries from military and civil administration amongst an august gathering of more than 300 guests and students. The affiliation of MCEME with JNU for conferring the B Tech degrees empowers the officers to undertake confidently the challenging tasks of providing effective Combat Engineering Support to the Indian Army during both Peace and War.

While delivering the inaugural address Major General TSA Narayanan, Commandant, MCEME said “We at MCEME have a well qualified and self-motivated teaching staff, state of the art facilities in the form of labs, integrated classroom, IT infrastructure. The college has also recently linked up with the National Knowledge Network and is in the process of setting up procedures to harness the large knowledge pool existing in premier education institutions like IIsT, IIsM, ISB, JNU, and JNTU Hyderabad”.

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Hyderabad: The Directorate of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has extended the last date of registration with late fee for distance mode follow one courses.

The last extended date for Under Graduate (B.A., B.Sc., B.Com – 2 nd & 3 rd year) and all Post Graduate final year courses is 20 th December, 2019, no further extension will be made after this. Students who have not yet registered, can register online with late fee of Rs. 500.

According to Prof. Abul Kalam, Director, DDE, considering the representations received from students and coordinators of Learner Support Centre, the date of registration has been extended. For further details please visit university website manuu.edu.in .

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Syed Tanveer Ahmed, CEO of Brainy Stars Group of Institutions, in a video, said that there is a need for new approach keeping in mind the transformation, the new generation is going on.

He has designed a time table taking into consideration the growth of children:

• A student shall be made punctual.
• Availability of qualified teacher.
• Labs should be made available to science students.
• Students should also be provided sports/ game facilities.

Stressing the change in time table he said, “Basically a period lasts for about 45 mins but, a period of English should be of one and a half hour. It should be creative so as to avoid boredom for students. He also said that the mathematics and science periods should be of not less than an hour.

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Hyderabad: Dr Kasturirangan, Chairman, National Education Policy, inaugurated Teaching the learning Brain Workshop for school teachers of grade 1 to 8. He delivered a keynote address at the inauguration of the workshop organised by IIIT-Hyderabad at its premises on Friday.

The former Chairman of ISRO, Dr K. Kasturirangan,  spoke about the importance of the foundational preparatory years in brain development of students.

Addressing the gathering he said, “I would like to thank IIIT Hyderabad for inviting me to speak on a subject that is now proving to be very critical in terms of the early education of a child. When we were formulating the policy on National Education we had a number of consultations on what is important for a child to learn, how do we create a development-appropriate education and effects of the brain on curriculum pedagogy etc”.

He further explained the framework relating to Early Child Care and Education (ECCE) and the next 4 stages of 5, 3, 3, and 4 years each as envisaged in the draft National Education Policy. DrKasturirangan chaired the committee that formulated the draft.

Researchers in neurocognitive sciences at IIIT-Hyderabad is conducting a 2-days workshop on Teaching the Learning Brain for school teachers of grades 1 -8 to introduce them to the aspects of cognition and neurodevelopment on learning. The program which kicked off on Friday will conclude on Saturday.

A school teacher faces the challenge of preparing classes that engage a class with the same age children, but with differential learning curves topic-wise, dissimilar conceptual understanding, with gaps in skills and disparate external (non-school) factors influencing them.

In addition, the child’s physical and emotional state affects the learning curve. Given the complexity, it is important for teachers to understand the brain from neurodevelopment aspect to design lessons appropriately and build an atmosphere of intellectual safety and trust to address the outliers (over-/under-performers) too.

Research in cognitive science, neuroscience/biology and psychology has thrown new light on learning processes and the factors affecting it. The knowledge from scientific studies helps address popular myths while giving a deeper understanding of motivation and metacognition.

This workshop brings the results of research into classroom teaching and is the first of its kind to address most if not all of the concerns of learning in an educational system as present in the Indian context.

“We want to introduce teachers to the concept of neuro-development and what children are capable of learning at various stages of development. The basic premise of the workshop is that learning happens differently for different children. Bringing about such awareness is perhaps the first step towards the larger goal of imparting education,” said KavitaVemuri, faculty at the Cognitive Sciences Research Centre and one of the lead organizers of the workshop.

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3 Day International Conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering Infrastructure” Inaugurated

Hyderabad: Avoid corruption in civil engineering and push people away from corruption in infrastructure development”, said Consul General of Turkey Dr. Adnan Altay Altinors during the inaugural session of the three-day international conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering Infrastructure RACEI 2019” organized by Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology (MJCET).

The conference was inaugurated by the Consul General of Turkey Dr. Adnan Altay Altinors in the presence of SUES Secretary Mr. Zafar Javeed, Prof. K.V. L. Subramaniam, Professor at IIT Hyderabad and M.P. Naidu, Project Director Hyderabad Metro Rail.

Speaking on the occasion Chief Guest Consul General of Turkey Dr. Adnan Altay Altinors, who also holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering “expressed pride in being civil engineering, he said “civil engineering is a lifestyle. We create civilizations. From constructing buildings to providing workspaces for the industries, to airports, road transportation, irrigating lands to the construction of airports, civil engineers contribute to the economic development of the country.”

“We need to design and implement the projects properly, employ all standards, avoid corruption, and push people away from corruption.”

The Consul General, who also formerly headed the environment department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Turkey, said his civil engineering background has helped him in domestic and international aspects including diplomatic works. He added that “there are social aspects to civil engineering with three areas most important to this discipline. First, is the implementation of the projects. “We need to design and implement the projects properly, employ all standards, avoid corruption, and push people away from corruption.”

“Secondly, a civil engineer must possess good problem-solving skills.”

 He said, “for a long time, we have outsourced this part to western of other Asian countries but this needs to change”. Thirdly, innovative solutions are required to meet the challenges of fast urbanization.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. K.V. L. Subramaniam, Professor at IIT Hyderabadsaid “India is an aspiring nation, aspiring to become a 5 trillion dollar economy. To achieve the goal, a 2 million dollar investment in infrastructure is required.”

He said with the rapid urbanization, “housing has become a major problem in almost all urban housing areas with the quality of water being a major problem.  He said “these housing centers are growing at a 7% rate annually while adding that “with one eye on the environmental damage we are doing, the other must be on the sustainable development”, he expressed.

“India will be a major destination for infrastructure-related investment in two decades, majorly because of the 5 trillion economies, the country aims to achieve. Statistically, some of the biggest infra projects are being handled in South Asia. 93 of the top buildings recognized globally are in South Asia, this is the technology adoption of South Asia”, he said.

“If the entire South Asian region has to grow, there are major investments required. There is no other way to provide the needs of the growing population.” He also mentioned the Kaleshwaram project as “probably one of its kind in the world”, with several projects of significance on the drawing board.”

P. Naidu, Project Director Hyderabad Metro Rail said, “the country needs to develop the infrastructure fast to meet the scale of the requirement for ongoing urbanization.” He said, “We must change the way of thinking, working and also change the way of scaling the operation”. He said, “the smart cities proposed by the government are an example of infrastructure blended with information technology, and young minds with their fresh ideas can be significant in transforming India.” He said, “many advancements happening in India are for mega projects which have a budget of around 1000 crores, but 90% of the projects in India are not major projects.”

He said, “for all these projects, sustainable development must be the way forward as we don’t have the right to destroy Mother Nature”. He pointed out “civil engineers, in the government, must focus on skill up-gradation as many of them have skills that are not in line with the recent advancements in the discipline” adding that “it is the responsibility of the engineers to grasp the advancements, and take them forward in their projects. The majority of these advancements are tools – tools are information technology-enabled.”

The conference will be held from 16^th to 18^th December 2019 at MJCET Campus with stakeholders in the discipline including students, faculty, industry experts, practicing civil engineers, and consultants. As many as 118 research papers from across India and abroad will be presented during this conference.

Internationally renowned experts including Prof. Pennung Warnitchai from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, Prof. Nouredine Bourhla, University Saad Dahlab from Algeria, Dr. Mohammed Alias Yusof, Associate Professor at the National Defence University of Malaysia, Dr. Wafik Noser Associate Professor, Cairo University in Egypt, and American professors Dr. Fouad Jaber from Texas A&M University and Dr. Priyanka Alluri, Assistant Professor at Florida International University, USA will address the conference.

Several talks on the recent advancements in Civil Engineering infrastructure, innovations around the world and new technologies emerging in this discipline during this 3-day conference will also be held. Professor N.V. Ramna Rao, Director NIT Warangal, Prof. K.V. L. Subramaniam from IIT Hyderabad, Mr. NVS Reddy, MD of Hyderabad Metro Rail, Professor M. Kumar, Principal, OUCE and SUES Treasurer Dr. Mir Akbar Ali Khan, will also address the conference.

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday released the date sheet for the Class 10th and 12th exams in 2020 on its official website.

The CBSE Board exams will begin from February 15, 2020.

As per the notification, the Class 12th exams will end on March 30, while Class 10th will conclude on March 20.

“Based on the data, it has been observed that this year, students have opted about 30,000 combinations of subjects in both Class 10th and Class 12th,” read a statement from CBSE.

The students who want to check the detailed subject-wise date sheet for Class 10 and Class 12 CBSE board exams can log onto cbse.nic.in to download it.

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Got 750 rank in EAMCET; HIE gifts laptop

Hyderabad: Mohammed Abdul Azeem son of Mohammed Abdul Zafar from Sangareddy got a seat in prestigious IIT in Computer Science in Palakad.

His father is a tailor by profession, having his own rented tailoring shop in Sanga Reddy.

According to Press Release, Mohammed Azeem had secured 9.8 GPA in SSC. After 2 years professional coaching in intermediate in the Residential Campus, he secured 96.4% in intermediate and got 750 rank in EAMCET.

He appeared in Hyderabad Institute of Excellence and finally appeared for Advanced and secured a seat in IIT batch in Kerala’s Palakad .

Dreams come true

Mr Ghiasuddin Babukhan, Chairman Hyderabad Institute of Excellence said: “This day his dream comes true, as he envisaged these poor and underprivileged boys will reach IIT’s,” besides taking care of the entire education of these young underprivileged boys, further supporting them by paying his fees for the IIT in Kerala.

To honor this intelligent and bright student of Hyderabad Institute of Excellence has presented him with a ‘Laptop’ as a gift.

The student and parent both thanked the Trustees and the chairman for providing Top Class Education to these boys who have dreamt to study in HIE. They also thanked Dean Mohammed Hidayath Ullah for excellent support and guidance.

All the trustees were present on this occasion at the head office of Hyderabad Institute of Excellence.

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The expo has an experience center where the local community will be trained and informed on waste management, skill-building, digital quotient and much more

• The Experience Center offers an opportunity for the people to explore and experience the making of their favourite beverages

• Plans to distribute 20,000 cotton bags in response to the Government’s clarion call to discontinue using plastic bags 

Ameenpur: After a resounding success of the first leg of its initiative of setting up Experience Centres in select factory locations last year, HCCB (Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages), one of India’s top FMCG companies, has brought the Experience Center to Ameenpur this year.

The temporary expo has been set up at Ameenpur near Hyderabad, where the company’s factory is located.

The 4-day expo had been set to engage, train thousands of people into skill building, good ways of waste management, digital skills, new methods of fruit growing and much more.

Visitors will also have a chance to get to know more about HCCB, its products, and its manufacturing practices. Besides, visitors to the expo stand to win loads of prizes and a cloth bag each, which is in response to the Govt’s focus on doing away with single-use plastic bags.

The designed Experience Centre will be enabling the visitors to explore and experience different interesting facets of their favourite beverage brand including the history and legacy of the company while the kids play in the adjoining earmarked areas.

Around 20,000 people from the local community had attended the company’s Experience Centres created last year in eight different factory locations.

Speaking about the initiative, Kamlesh Sharma, Chief Communications Officer, HCCB said, “While people around our factories have always had the opportunity to visit our factories by appointment, and learn about the engineering and technology; every once a year, we look to give them a wider exposure to our organisation and the latest that is happening in the country.

The expo is being set-up in a carnival-like, open to everybody, across ages. On the other hand, the factory had been training the volunteers, who will also be educating the children by which they can easily understand concepts, adults are trained on ways of sustainable living, use of digital mediums, employable skills.

We are hoping that over the next 4 days, people in Ameenpur and Hyderabad will come and have a gala time, ahead of the New Year, and win lots of prizes, as well”

The biggest draw of the Experience Centre this year was the section where people had the option of preparing their own favourite beverage of HCCB on a tab.

The idea is not just to educate the people but also to bust many unfounded myths surrounding the ingredients that go into the making of their favourite beverages.

Referred to as a one-of-its-kind initiative, the event also demystifies the operations of the company and highlights the ‘best-in-class’ production standards and quality checks followed at every HCCB factory to produce a range of India’s favourite beverages.

The journey for the visitors at the Experience Centre, however, begins with a brand immersion where the company’s anthem created by one of India’s greatest musical maestro, Dr. Ilaiyaraaja, will play in the background.

The music that represents the new India, catches the attention of all the moment they enter the Experience Centre.

The company will also be showcasing several initiatives inspired by India. Drawing inspiration from the country’s age-old practices of recycling and reuse, HCCB highlights its initiatives to collect and recover all kinds of plastics and recycle them into clothes, jackets, T-shirts, shoes, furniture, toys etc.

Through authorised agencies. Building on the theme, the company has created a section where through gamification people could learn about segregation of waste at source, a major environmental challenge.

The gamification zone has been aimed at enabling and educating people to take care of their surroundings and contribute to the cleanliness drive.

Another case in point in this regard is the company’s Project Unnati’, which through some innovative plantation techniques has doubled mango yields per hectare of cultivation.

The local farmers seemed to enquire a lot about this technique as it promised to increase their productivity and revenues. Today, HCCB is the biggest buyer of mangoes in India.

The Experience Centre among other things also offers to help local youth develop their curriculum vitae to improve their employability. The service includes providing inputs on the know-how of basic elements such as creating a video resume, brushing up the basic skills, networking and so on.

Educating the local youth about the job opportunities available for them in its factories, the company showcases how it has employed and enabled women from the local community to handle different kinds of work inside HCCB factories.

The stories not only inspire the local community but also help break stereotypes that women can’t operate heavy manufacturing equipment or drive payloaders.

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Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has signed an MoU with NALSAR University of Law today. MANUU’s Instructional Media Centre (IMC) is providing technical support to NALSAR  to produce Audio-Visual content for the MOOC Programme of  NALSAR University’s MHRD Project.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, Vice-Chancellor, MANUU and Prof. Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law in the presence of Prof. Rahmatullah, Registrar In-charge, MANUU and Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, registrar NALSAR University of Law.

Prof. Faizan Mustafa, speaking after signing the MoU first time NALSAR is signing an MoU with multi-faculty Indian institution like MANUU. Almost 3000 law teachers have registered for the course on swayam which we are producing and in this whole process IMC- MANUU has done a tremendous job by producing it in record time as most of the production work has already done. 

He also expressed the need to create legal awareness among the masses. Manuu may produce legal education videos in Urdu, he suggested. 

Dr. Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz described the MoU as a new beginning for MANUU and congratulated team IMC. He expressed confidence that this step would further the momentum.

Dr. Parvaiz praised IMC and assured that University will also produce legal awareness programmes under the MANUU Knowledge series.

Adding that he told satisfaction over the fact that Urdu University has entered into MOOC Programme production, thanks to the state of the art production facility available at IMC and its dedicated staff. 

 According to the MoU, signed initially for three years, assigned Law faculty will record the course in Instructional Media Centre and entire audiovisual content will be produced in collaboration with IMC MANUU.

Collaboration between the two institutions will help NALSAR University of Law to produce MOOC Course for Law teachers.

As part of the Annual Refreshing Programme In Teaching  (ARPIT) 2019, NALSAR University of Law has been identified as National Resource Centre (NRC) by MHRD to produce MOOC programme through SWAYAM Website for the Law teachers across the country. 3000 law teachers have already registered for the course. 

Interestingly, most of the video lessons are already recorded and available on SWAYAM platform. 

Registrar Manuu Prof. S. M. Rahmatullah described the MoU as a new beginning for IMC. This e-content will be surely beneficiary for law teachers and general students also.  

Prof. V. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, NALSAR also addressed. 

Earlier, Mr. Rizwan Ahamd, Director IMC, briefed about the MoU and thanked the authorities for supporting the media centre. He further said that IMC has good infrastructure for audiovisual production with highly experienced & professionals and hopeful that in future we will have more such projects.

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A grand graduation ceremony held at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A Combined Graduation Parade held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal on Saturday. The parade has marked the successful culmination of training for 127 Flight Cadets of Flying and Ground duty branches of the IAF.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC was the Reviewing Officer of the Combined Graduation Parade, where he conferred the ‘President’s Commission’  on the graduating Flight Cadets who successfully completed their professional training.

Twenty-one women officers joined the growing number of women in the IAF.  On this day the President’s Commission is formally conferred on these young and tough air warriors after a long period of rigorous training.

The graduation ceremony was undertaken through a smart parade and administration of Oath.  The parade commenced with the flag bearing skydivers of the famous Akash Ganga team, spreading the tricolour over the blue skies of Dundigal.

The Air Warrior Drill Team once again put up a sharp synchronized performance, delighting the spectators with their handling of weapons.  The event was witnessed by the proud family members and friends of passing-out cadets. Several senior serving and retired officers from the three services were present.

 The Reviewing Officer was received by Air Marshal AS Butola, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command and Air Marshal J Chalapati, Commandant Air Force Academy. The Reviewing Officer was presented with a ceremonial Salute by the Parade followed by an impressive March Past. 

The highlight of the Parade was the ‘Pipping Ceremony’, where the Flight Cadets were awarded their ‘Stripes’ (Air Force rank) by the Chief Guest. They were then administered the ‘Oath’ by the Commandant of the Academy in the presence of the Reviewing Officer and other dignitaries.

After the ‘Pipping Ceremony, the Reviewing Officer gave away awards to the Flying Officers who excelled in various disciplines of training. Flying Officer Arunabha Chakraborty from the Flying Branch was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and President’s Plaque for standing First in Overall Merit in the Pilots’ Course. Flying Officer Aayush Pandey and Flying Officer Purnendu Kumar Singh were awarded President’s Plaque for being first in Overall Merit in Navigation and Ground Duty branches respectively.

Later, addressing the Parade, the Reviewing Officer complimented the newly Commissioned ‘Flying Officers’ for their immaculate turnout, precise drill movements and high standards of parade.

Congratulating the passing-out cadets, the Chief of the Air Staff said, “It is a matter of great pride for me to witness this momentous occasion of the Combined Graduation Parade of the Indian Air Force”.

He emphasized in his address the importance of core values of the Indian Air Force namely, Mission, Integrity and Excellence and exhorted the newly commissioned officers to uphold these values in professional as well as personal lives. On this occasion, he also conveyed his congratulations to all the proud parents who supported their wards and encouraged them to pursue their dreams.

Aerobatic displays by the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) and Sarang, the Helicopter Display Team held the audience spellbound with their gaze fixed upwards watching a painting being created right in front of their eyes. An impressive flying display by the Pilatus PC-7 trainer aircraft added to the ceremonial sitting of the occasion.

The grand ceremony culminated with the newly Commissioned Officers marching-out in two columns in slow march to the traditional notes of  ‘Auld Lang Syne’ (the poignant farewell tune played by Armed Forces of the world when bidding adieu to colleagues and comrades), acknowledging the first salute given to them by their immediate juniors.

They marched in step past the reviewing officer with synchronous strides. The newly commissioned officers passed through the portals from where the best Pilots and Ground Duty Officers of IAF have begun their journey to take-on the future assignments and challenges.

An unflinching determination was visible in the eyes of the young officers to surmount the challenges and to ‘Touch the Sky with Glory’.

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Sultan-ul-Uloom Public School celebrates annual Sports Day

Hyderabad: Sultan-Ul-Uloom Public School, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad celebrated its Annual Sports Day on Saturday, with great zeal and excitement.

The programme began with the welcome address by the Principal Mrs. Arpana Saxena welcoming the esteemed gathering and emphasised on the importance of sports in a child’s life.

Chief Guest, Mr. Vishwajith Kampati, IPS, Director, Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management, GHMC addressed the gathering about the team spirit, sportsmanship and encouraged the students for participation in sports.

Mr. Vishwajith and Secretary of SUES Mr. Zafar Javeed, took the salute of the impressive March Past of the students.

The students entered into the spirit of the occasion in a grand way with the oath being administered by the Head Boy. An energizing equestrian display set the tone for the rest of the event.

The students performed various drills mesmerising the audience with their energy levels. Once the races began, the air was filled with cheering and tons of encouragement for the young athletes.

Students of classes 6 to 10 competed in events including sprints, relays, Hoop Race, Ladder Race and Shotput. Adding to joy, fun time with tug- of- war between the houses had been played. The National and state level players were awarded and applauded.

The students were awarded with best march past trophy and the overall House champion trophy.

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Hyderabad: Five-Day AICTE Training and Learning Academy Programme (ATAL) on Artificial Intelligence organized by Maulana Azad National Urdu University Polytechnic, Hyderabad under the guidance of IQAC MANUU successfully concluded on 20^th December. The training programme was inaugurated on 16^th December had been supported by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The Chief Guest of the valedictory programme, Mr. Praveen Kumar, Director Program Management, Microsoft Hyderabad while congratulating the organizers and participants said that the contents of the program are important and were very well selected.

Mr. A. K.  Sinha, Financial Consultant MANUU and Dr. Abdul Hameed, Assistant Professor, Osmania University were the guests of honor.

According to Dr. Mohammed Yousuf Khan, Principal MANUU Polytechnic Hyderabad & AICTE – ATAL Coordinator, during the workshop tests were conducted, papers evaluated, marks obtained by the participants are recorded and attendance sheet was submitted online to AICTE – ATAL portal.

Participants shared their experiences and presented feedback about the program. Certificates will be emailed directly from the AICTE ATAL portal to the participants.

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Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s Polytechnic, Hyderabad project got selected in AICTE SCRO, Regional Convention “Chhatra Viswakarma Awards-2019” held on 13th December 2019 at  Geethanjali College of Engineering & Technology, Kesara.

According to Dr. Mohd Yousuf Khan, Principal, students of MANUU Polytechnic Hyderabad competed with  B.Tech and M.Tech students of reputed engineering colleges of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and bagged spot in toppers list paving the way to participate in National Convention of Chhatra Viswakarma Awards-2019 to be held in 2nd week of January 2020 at AICTE Headquarters, New Delhi.

Dr. Mohammed Aslam Parvaiz, Vice-Chancellor MANUU, along with Mr Praveen Kumar, Director Program Management, Microsoft Hyderabad and  Mr. A. K Sinha, Financial Consultant visited Polytechnic Building on December 20  to inspect the project and congratulated Principal and his team while extending their best wishes.

Mr. Mohd Yousuf, Assistant professor,  Department of IT, MANUU Polytechnic Hyderabad is the mentor of the project whereas final year students – Ms. Sumaiya Qaisar, Polytechnic CSE, Mr. Md Akif Jawed, Polytechnic I.T, and Mr. Md Safeer Alam, Polytechnic ECE are the team members.

MANUU awards Ph.D. to Tabrez Hussain

Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University has declared Mr. Tabrez Hussain, son of Mr. Md. Hussain qualified in Doctor of Philosophy in Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy.  He has worked on the topic “A Comparative Study of Maulana Azad and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar” under the supervision of Dr. A. Nageswara Rao, Assistant Professor.

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Lucknow: The district administration on Wednesday clarified that no orders have been issued regarding the closure of schools and educational institutions. It must be mentioned that government and private schools are closed in several districts of Uttar Pradesh in the backdrop of a sudden dip in the mercury.

“No orders regarding leaves in schools and educational institutions have been passed. The schools will remain open as per the schedule decided by the respective management,” the administration clarified.

The administration added that the schools will reopen after the winter vacations as per their schedule.

The temperature has dipped severely in several parts of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in the past few days.

Administration in several districts like Baghpat and Bulandshahr has ordered schools to remain closed till December 27 following the dip in temperature.

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