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	<description>Lets Watch oDishA</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Curriculum change in Orissa schools likely</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1772</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digambar</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cross-cutting topics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Hindu reported the following.

Teaching in the State schools will no longer remain a one-way affair. The State government is all set to introduce new syllabus and innovative approach of schooling from the next academic session when students will take the lead in classrooms and teachers will play the role of facilitators.
As a first step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Centre for Biotechnology Training and Education in Haryana</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1766</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Learning from the Other states]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research Labs &#038; Institutes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following is from the PIB report http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44917.
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for establishment of the UNESCO Regional Centre for Training and Education in Biotechnology at Faridabad, Haryana as a Category-II Institution of UNESCO with the revised budget of Rs. 99.55 crores. 
The proposed Centre would act as the focal point for cooperation amongst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centrally funded non-NIT/IIT engineering colleges in various states; need a KBKIET in Kalahandi</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1760</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eng. colleges - SLIET CIT etc]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Government Engineering Colleges]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HRD of Tribals and/or Tribal areas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KBK education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KBKIET in Kalahandi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Learning from the Other states]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SC/ST/OBC/minority schemes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Besides IITs and NITs some centrally funded engineering colleges are being established by the central govt. in various states. This includes the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology in Punjab and Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, Assam.
Following is a PIB report on a similar institute being established in Malda, West Bengal.

The Union Cabinet today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IITs may become real universities and have more non-technical programs</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1756</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eleventh plan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IIT Bhubaneswar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IITs, IISc, IISERs, NISER, IIMs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following is an excerpt from a report in Times of India. (Thanks to Prof. Ratan Ghosh for the pointer.)

In the coming years, the IIT palette will have on offer a range of shades beyond the cut-and-dry coding courses. A bunch of doctors, historians, perhaps policy makers too, could boast of IIT degrees. 
&#8230; the XIth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disagreement on the WCCU and National university plans</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1751</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Universities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National University Bhubaneswar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update: See also this article in Times of India.
Following are excerpts from a report in Telegraph.

The Prime Minister&#8217;s plans of setting up a new class of universities to specifically compete with global institutions are being held up by differences between key government arms.
The HRD ministry has proposed a category of &#8220;Navratna&#8221; institutes comprising 14 new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for EOI for establishing a medical college in Balangir</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1749</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[WODC private medical colleges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following is from http://www.wodcorissa.org/notice.pdf. As per http://www.wodcorissa.org/Corrigendum.pdf the deadline has been extended till November 30, 2008.

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		<title>Indian Institute of Handloom Technology at Baragarh inaugurated: Sambada</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1747</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[IIHT, Baragarh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sambaplpur-Burla-Baragarh area]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The report at http://handlooms.nic.in/hl_dhds.pdf has details about the establishment of this IIHT. Following are some excerpts.
&#160;
3.6 Setting up of IIHTs in Central Sector, Bargarh &#160;
&#160;
In order to cater to the needs of the handloom sector for technically qualified manpower, provision for opening the IIHTs in the Central Sector, where required, has been made in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naveen asks for a regional center of IGNTU in Kandhamal and more</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1743</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1743#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ekalavya Vidyalayas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HRD of Tribals and/or Tribal areas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IGNTU]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regional Center of IGNTU in Kandhamal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SC/ST/OBC/minority schemes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Update: Pioneer reported on this; Expressbuzz.com reported on this; Zee news reported on this.
Following is an excerpt from a PTI report in Hindu:

Orissa government has asked the Centre to adopt a long term plan for Kandhamal, prone to ethno-communal violence instead of seeking any quick solution, official sources said on Tuesday. 
Orissa&#8217;s suggestion came after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian student numbers in the USA</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1740</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1740#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Vedanta University, Puri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Thanks to Bijoyraj for the pointer in an orkut message board.)
Following is an excerpt from a report in the Economic Times.

&#8230; For the seventh year running, India is the leading source of foreign enrolments on US campuses, sending a record 94,563 students&#160;

 during the academic year 2007-2008. 
  Indian students now constitute 15 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ravenshaw University in two years under the leadership of VC Devdas Chhotray</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1737</link>
		<comments>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1737#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ravenshaw University, Cuttack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following is excerpted from a report in tathya.in.

With a heritage of 150 years, it has a vision to grow as a Knowledge Center for the South East Asia, with 25000 residents in campus, by 2025 AD.
Mr. Chhotray, who joined as the first Vice Chancellor of the Ravenshaw University on 15 November, two years ago obtained [...]]]></description>
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