Yogesh Avasthi

Under GSHSEB’s new health project, students of class 9 and 10 to check and report mosquito-breeding in their homes to teachers who will inform health department Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2013082820130828022519203bfc8b41d/20lakh-strong-teen-army-to-combat-dengue-in-Gujarat.html ) Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has joined hands with the state health department in its fight against dengue and malaria. Under a new health project, around 20 lakh students of class 9 and 10 will check their homes for mosquito-breeding and report the same to their school teacher. The teacher will then get in touch with the health officials who will immediately disinfect the spots. According to GSHSEB chairman R R Varsani, this is an attempt by the education board to spread awareness among the students regarding diseases caused by mosquitoes and how to prevent them. He said, “Normally, we look for mosq

A record number of mistakes in the Social Studies textbook of class 6 English medium has left around three lakh state board students in a fix and raised questions about the credibility and quality of education Yogesh.Avasthi Posted On Thursday, August 22, 2013 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2013082220130822022811621b711f454/DID-YOU-GET-THE-TEXT.html ) On one hand we spend crores to improve the learning of English in the state, on the other there are mistakes in imparting basic knowledge of English to  impressionable minds In the early morning, you are receiving newspaper in your hand everyday; by its you became aware of daily events and incidents. After sometime these events became past. We remember that time and date, when the same type of incident happened. The photographs and detail information are given in the newspapers what was happened in the past. We come to know the history by there photographs and information.” Forgive us if reading the above passage has stump

GCA expertise will be used to renovate Gujarat College cricket ground in a proposed Rs 3.5-crore project; students fear being banned from new turf Yogesh Avasthi and Pranjal Protim Boruah Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2013  ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20130820201308200226075431d7e1398/CRICKET-GROUND-FACELIFT-LEAVES-PLAYERS-STUMPED.html ) The historic cricket ground of Gujarat Arts and Science College at Ellisbridge is going to receive a facelift soon. Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) has proposed to lay five turf wickets on ‘A’ ground and five synthetic practice pitches on ‘B’ ground. While many welcomed the project, it has created confusion and unrest among youths who have had a free run of the ground for so long. They worry that the college will lose control over the ground and association members might bar them from playing on the new pitches. Confirming the news, Principal A S Rathore says, “Since its inception, our ground has been famous for hosting sports acti

As many as 20 women lecturers have accused the computer operator of abuse and intimidation. A complaint has been sent to GU VC and Women’s Development Cell Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, August 14, 2013  ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201308142013081402111859b5038d78/K-S-SCHOOL-LECTURERS-UP-IN-ARMS-AGAINST-FOULMOUTHED-STAFFER.html ) Women faculty members of K S School of Business Management have taken on the institute’s computer operator, alleging harassment, intimidation and use of offensive language. A formal complaint signed by lecturers, both permanent and visiting, against Binoy Shah was sent to institute’s director Sarla Achuthan, Gujarat University’s acting Vice Chancellor Mukul Shah, registrar Rajesh Patel and Women’s Development Cell of Gujarat University. According to sources, Achuthan’s “inaction” despite repeated complaints is what prompted as many as 20 women faculty members to seek the incharge VC’s intervention. Male faculty members of MBA and MSc (C

Three passengers robbed while they were sleeping; thieves struck in the early hours of Tuesday when the train was between Ajmer and Abu Road Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, August 14, 2013  ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2013081420130814015904262f3bb5cd7/Theft-on-Rajdhani.html Thieves struck the Ahmedabad- bound Swarnajayanti Rajdhani Express on Tuesday morning and stole three handbags containing valuables worth Rs two lakh. According to the complaints registered with Government Railway Police (GRP), Abu Road, the burglars stole three handbags from sleeping passengers, emptied the bags of valuables and dumped the empty handbags near the coach attendant’s berth. The thefts took place between Ajmer and Abu Road. Senior DSC (Divisional Security Commissioner), Railway Protection Force (RPF) Sumati Shandilya, who was travelling by the same train said, “As we approached Palanpur, I came to know that three people, in three separate coaches in the train, had been looted of

Final year students will now be required to register their projects online; new system will record student-guide interactions and inputs as well as monitor progress of the project Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Saturday, August 10, 2013 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2013081020130810021831824c2aae1df/Engg-projects-go-hitech-at-GTU.html Evaluation and assessment of final year engineering projects is all set to get to undergo a radical change at Gujarat Technological University. A new system which has already been initiated for semester 7 (4th year) will ensure that all projects are registered on the university’s website, and all developments in project, including academic inputs by students and teachers, are duly recorded. This step is likely to organise the entire process, make teacher-student communication more effective, put everything on record and make the system dynamic, said officials. GTU VC Akshai Aggarwal said, “In the first phase, students are required to registe

Drunk peon gropes female security guard at the newly constructed girls’ hostel near Gujarat University. Students say that if a guard is not safe, how can college ensure their safety? Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Thursday, August 08, 2013  ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20130808201308080207322157cee65e1/LD-ENGG-HOSTEL-GUARD-SEXUALLY-ASSAULTED-GIRLS-FEAR-FOR-SAFETY.html A 24-year-old female security guard at the new girls’ hostel on LD Engineering College campus was sexually assaulted by a drunk peon, her father’s age, after she spurned his advances. The incident has left the occupants of the hostel terrified. They now fear for their own safety. As many as 146 girls pursuing their undergraduate course stay in the new hostel that was inaugurated only 20 days ago. “When the security guard who is supposed to protect us is not safe, how can the college guarantee our safety?” complains a girl on condition of anonymity. What compounds their fear is also that the hostel is loca

Outdoor catering division of a premier hotel fails to serve six dishes decided for menu at a function attended by 400 guests. Embarrassed NRG drags hotel to consumer court, wins case Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Wednesday, August 07, 2013 ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20130807201308070230362312efede9e/HOTEL-FORGETS-TO-SERVE-6-ITEMS-GETS-EGG-ON-ITS-FACE.html ) It is a sweet victory for Dahyabhai Patel. The 65-yearold NRI who was shortchanged by a premier hotel in the city has finally won his battle through the consumer forum. According to Patel, The Grand Bhagwati (TGB) failed to serve some of the dishes which were part of the menu at a function organised in January 2011. On July 13, 2013, the forum ordered TGB to pay the complainant Rs 50,000 with 9 per cent interest and Rs 10,000 extra for mental harassment and towards legal charges. EVENT ATTENDED BY NRIS The retired school principal who is settled in the US has been a frequent visitor to the city. In January 2011, he decid

Employees are so scared that they are contacting priests who can take care of the spirit wailing through their corridors at night; VC brushes it off as superstitious belief Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, August 02, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/2013080220130802021205590d7235738/%E2%80%98Ghost%E2%80%99-haunts-GTU-corridors.html Along with a new campus, Gujarat Technological University seems to have gained a new campus ‘spirit’. For the past eight days, administrative staff and security personnel at the varsity have been talking of nothing else except their new resident: the ghost who haunts. Securitymen claim to have heard a woman wailing accompanied by the sound of furniture being thrown around even as doors open and close by themselves. The employees are so scared that officials are unofficially looking for anything that can take care of this apparition. The vice-chancellor, meanwhile, denies it all. The spook made itself known a month ago, according to the

G-Auto has begun installing 3G tablets in its rickshaws to inspire confidence among passengers against getting overcharged; tabs will be linked to police helpline, too Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, July 29, 2013 http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/20130729201307290208536063a970b32/KEEP-TABS-ON-YOUR-AUTO-FARE-ROUTES.html Most woes of Amdavadis who travel by autorickshaw are likely to be addressed soon. G-Auto, the social umbrella brand of about 10,000 autorickshaws in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Vadodara, is introducing a hi-tech GPS-based 3G tablet which will take care of problems like overcharging by drivers and their taking longer routes to inflate fare, besides introducing a slew of other facilities to help passengers. The tab will be installed in 100 autorickshaws by August 7, when there will be a roadshow of such autos from C G Road to S G Highway. The facility will be gradually extended to other autos, too, according to Nirmal Kumar, founder and managing trustee of