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	<title> &#187; Appeal to readers</title>
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		<title>NIT Rourkela: Orissa&#8217;s top nationally ranked academic institution and Rourkela&#8217;s shining jewel</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3666</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[NIT, Rourkela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rourkela-Rajgangpur area (2)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sambaplpur-Burla-Jharsuguda-Baragarh area (4)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCE Burla (became a university)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VSS University of Technology (formerly UCE Burla)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was going through NIT Rourkela&#8217;s website. Although it has been always ranked pretty high (good research ranking, high ranking by India Today) among engineering colleges in India, over the last few years it is turning into a comprehensive university with new departments and programs. Prof. Sunil Sarangi has done wonders since he has arrived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed expansion of the university system in Orissa: feedback requested</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3643</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orissa Higher Education Vision 2020]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After studying the university systems in major states of US and taking into account various feedback received my latest thoughts on the expansion of the university system in Orissa is at http://www.orissa2020.org/proposed-university-system-of-orissa. The highlight of the proposal is as follows:

Two new regional universities: Western Orissa University Bhawanipatna and Central Orissa University Angul
One new general unitary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from NIRTAR&#8217;s history</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3632</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3632#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was intrigued by the history of NIRTAR. I think one can take some lessons from it. Following is an excerpt from its history page:

During the visit of the then Hon&#8217;ble Prime Minister Mrs. Indira     Gandhi to Orissa in 1975, Mrs. Nandini Satpathy the then Chief Minister of Orissa informed  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESIC Medical college in Rourkela; latest news</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3268</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3268#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESI Medical College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESI Medical Colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rourkela-Rajgangpur area (2)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update: Various trade unions and local organizations in Rourkela have signed a joint memorandum. The details are at:&#160; http://www.odiasamaja.org/esic-medical-college-trade-unions-variour-organizations-support/.&#160;

Following is an excerpt from a report in Pioneer.

Hundreds of e-mails reached the Chief Minister&#8217;s Office (CMO) urging him to impress upon the Employees&#8217; State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for establishment of the college and hospital in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orissalinks and all around development of HRD infrastructure in Orissa</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3009</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orissa Higher Education Vision 2020]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In light of some comments in Orissalinks and several efforts that are going around in the Cyberspace, I would like to give a bit of history of Orissalinks that would make our stand clear in terms of promoting all around development of HRD infrastructure in Orissa.
We had several blogs that are precursor to Orissalinks.com. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeal to CM Naveen Patnaik: Please pursue ESIC medical college near Rourkela</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/2941</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/2941#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESI Medical College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESI Medical Colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rourkela-Rajgangpur area (2)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update 2: Sundergarh MP Mr. Hemanada Biswal is now the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Labour. ESIC comes under the Labour ministry. So getting in touch with Mr. Biswal will also help. His MP biography is at http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4416.

Update: Please also copy your mail to  rckhuntia@gmail.com and rckhuntia007@yahoo.co.in.

Dear all: It is time to translate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parasnta Das&#8217;s letter to the CM on pushing mining and metal industries to contribute to HRD of Orissa</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/2133</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/2133#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From mineral resources to human resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prasanta Das is the person who went to the High court when NIS was shifted. I met him this January and he showed me the following letters that he wrote to the CM.



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		<title>NTPC to make world class (100 crore) IIIT in Chhatisgarh; Orissa happy with 1.5 crore barrack by NALCO and an ITI by Arcelor-Mittal.</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1172</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1172#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From mineral resources to human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning from others]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following news at&#160; in Business Standard says that NTPC will establish a world class IIIT in Chhatisgarh. (Earlier news mention the cost of IIITs at 100 crores. See http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1146.)

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said that the Chhattisgarh government would provide land for the Institute while NPTC would bear the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reaction to &#8220;No IIT for Orissa because of NISER&#8221; comment by an MHRD official</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/946</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/946#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eleventh plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIT, oDishA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHRD bias against Orissa (past?)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A news report in Samaja (30th January 2008, Page 7) mentions that Special Secretary in the higher education department Mr. Acharya said that, &#34;Orissa and many other states have vigorously demanded IITs; But since a IIT quality higher education institution &#8211; NISER &#8211; has been established in Orissa, it is not possible to establish an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orissa in slumber and may miss taking advantage of the 11th plan opportunities in higher education: Tathya.in</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/880</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/880#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Appeal to readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eleventh plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIPH (Indian Institute of Public Health) Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIT, oDishA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning from others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MHRD bias against Orissa (past?)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NID, Orissa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIPER]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Action Item: Readers concerned about this may write to the CM at cmo@ori.nic.in to take immediate action and copy to one of the journalists in Orissa (perhaps Braja babu of Tathya.in at brajakmishra@gmail.com)
Following is from http://tathya.in/story.asp?sno=1455.

Orissa this time also is all set to miss the bus for Higher Education. 
While the Higher Education Program for [...]]]></description>
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