THELIGHTOFANDAMANS: TechnoVaganza 2012: Island IT Shining

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TechnoVaganza 2012: Island IT Shining

THE LIGHT OF ANDAMANS | ISSUE 27 | 17 FEB 2012

TechnoVaganza 2012: Island IT Shining

Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyala has set a new standard by organizing TechnoVaganza 2012, an inter-Collegiate IT Festival inaugurated by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Higher Education), Shri B.S. Bhalla as the Chief Guest on 16 Feb 2012.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Bhalla appreciated the way in which information technology was being promoted through festival like 'TechnoVaganza'. He hoped that the entire student community of college and schools in these islands will soon get opportunity to avail IT facilities. He hoped that the submarine optical fibre cable will be available in about 18 months providing greater bandwidth to the users in these islands and bringing IT industries to these islands. He congratulated the staff of Computer Science Department for organizing 'technovaganza'.

In his address, the Principal JNRM, Dr. Iqbal Ahmad highlighted the achievements of the College. He thanked the Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Higher Education) for his support and encouragement in the development of the College.

Describing the purpose of holding the TechnoVaganza, Shri Vinod NC, HOD, Department of Computer Science said that the festival was aimed at exploring the young talents in the field of Information Technology and link up the student community under one roof. The inaugural programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Shri Rajeev Kumar Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science.

In the second session, teams from DBRAIT, TGCE, ITI, IGNOU, DDE Annamalai University & JNRM participated in exciting competitions like dumb charades, digital vista, techno quiz, bug hunt, JAM, and ad-mad. The second session concluded with prize distribution by the Principal, JNRM and vote of thanks by Shri C.Parthiban, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science.

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The Light of Andamans’ was born out of the zeal and determination to fight against the suffocating Kafkaesque atmosphere on the society that existed even after 30 years of Independence under bureaucratic rule. It was a hangover of the ‘Raj’that extended much too long in the Islands.

The Light of Andamans’ was started in 1975. The paper had always been a crusader, taking up the causes that no other newspaper would touch. In doing so, it very often stepped on the toes of the authorities and had to face persecution in the form of denial of advertisements and numerous court cases against it. For a small stint, the publication came to a halt in 2003.

Gezira Publications Private Limited took over the paper in the year 2005 and transferred the title in a bid to revive the second oldest newsmagazine from extinction and also to carry forward the mission.

The Newsmagazine, under the new management, has undergone a sea change both in form and content. It turned into a full-fledged tabloid with 10 pages with plenty of photographs making both pleasing to the eyes and soothing for the mind. “It has acquired a position where it influences the policies in vital matters concerning the development of the islands, protection of aboriginal tribes and addressing the problems of the disadvantaged groups. The newsmagazine is known and appreciated for its bold, free, fair and balanced reporting.”

Late Govinda Raju and his team worked very hard to rebuild the reputation, goodwill and a healthy new image of the newsmagazine brick by brick. After the demise of Mr Raju in 2010, the magazine is now being edited by Zubair Ahmed and published by Basudev Dass. The newsmagazine continues its mission of highlighting policy issues pertaining to the Islands.