Jesuit university to organize international conference on media, democracy
2016-11-12
More than 50 selected research papers will be presented by media professionalsContinue Reading
Assam CM tells students at alma mater to uphold culture and values
2016-11-02
Dibrugarh, October 31: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal became very nostalgic while attending a felicitation programme at his alma mater Don Bosco School, Dibrugarh on Monday. Sonowal recalled his fond memories associated with this institution and expressed gratitude to his teachers for imbibing in him the ideals for being a leaderContinue Reading
School celebrates Diwali with orphanage children
2016-10-31
Bengaluru: With more and more people preferring to lace their Deepawali celebrations with social concerns, an east Bengaluru school got its students to celebrate the festival of lights with over 500 children from seven different orphanages on Sunday evening. Students staying in the school hostel joined the children from orphanagesContinue Reading
Salesian college finds research partners to educate disadvantaged youth
2016-10-22
Siliguri – A college in North Bengal has partnered with five other colleges and universities in three neighboring countries to research on higher education for disadvantaged youth. The three-year project initiated by International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) is entitled “Continuing Education of Disadvantaged Adolescents” jointly undertaken in India, BangladeshContinue Reading
Class 10 board exams likely to return from 2018
2016-10-21
The government is set to announce the reintroduction of the Class 10 board exam for students affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India’s largest national school test-conducting body. The announcement is likely to be made by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar on October 25 and will be hisContinue Reading
Bangalore University offers free higher education to orphans
2016-10-19
BENGALURU: In a first in the state, the Bangalore University (BU) has launched a student adoption scheme, offering free education and boarding facilities to orphan students for two programmes—postgraduation and Ph.D. This year, two girl students are pursuing PG courses under the scheme. There are 50 universities in the state,Continue Reading
Student leads inter-college ethical hacking workshop
2016-10-18
Guwahati – A cyber security expert B. Tech student teamed up with a cyber security analyst to conduct a two day workshop on ethical hacking, 15-16 October. The department of Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology of Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) organised the two day event christened BoscoHackContinue Reading
Army officer’s remains brought back from Nagaland after 24 years
2016-10-16
Chakabama:Twenty-four years after he lost his life fighting insurgents in Nagaland, Second Lt E Thomas Joseph’s mortal remains were brought to his home town of Kanjiramatttom and laid to rest with full state and military honours in a church in Kottayam The remains were taken in a procession to theContinue Reading
Indian-origin American masterminded Mira Road call centre scam
2016-10-07
1.2 million Americans called up, and 6,400 cheated, of a total of Rs. 3.6 crore – the largest scam in the history of US’ Internal Revenue Services (IRS), as disclosed by Thane Crime Branch. The racket was being run from a call centre in Mira Road, and the mastermind isContinue Reading