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India Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Delhi University kicks off extra-curricular activity trials in 14 categories
Delhi University has officially kick-started its trials for admissions under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota for the academic year 2025. The selection process, which began on July 18, will run until July 26 across multiple DU colleges. The university has released a comprehensive schedule covering more than a dozen activity areas, including dance, music, theatre, debate, yoga, digital media, fine arts, and year, DU has earmarked 1,347 seats under the ECA quota, spread across 14 diverse categories. These include:Debate and creative writing in Hindi and English Digital media (photography, filmmaking, animation)Fine arts (painting, sketching, sculpture)Music (vocal and instrumental, both Indian and Western)Dance (classical, folk, Western, choreography)Theatre, yoga, quiz, and divinityThe dance category alone offers 275 seats, while theatre has 122, quiz 25, and yoga 42. Notably, NCC and NSS categories, with 98 and 100 seats respectively, do not require physical ECA ADMISSIONS WORK?DU follows a centralised evaluation process for ECA admissions. Candidates are assessed through a composite scoring system, where 75% weightage is given to ECA performance (including certificates and trial performance), and the remaining 25% comes from CUET link to check and download the full noticeWHERE AND WHEN ARE THE TRIALS HAPPENING?Each category has a designated venue and timeline. Some key highlights from the trial schedule include:Debate (Hindi and English) – Ramjas College, July 18–26Theatre – Miranda HouseDance & Yoga – Mata Sundri CollegeIndian Vocal & Instrumental Music – Bharati CollegeWestern Instrumental Music – Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), July 23–24Fine Arts -- Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, from July 21Digital Media-- Maharaja Agrasen College, July 21–23Creative Writing (both languages) – Single-slot trial on July 21Quiz – Single-slot trial on July 22 at designated venueCandidates must adhere strictly to their allotted time slots. Rescheduling is not allowed for single-day events, but outstation applicants can request changes for multi-day categories, provided it's within the allotted schedule authorities have stressed that no second chances will be given once the scheduled trial window closes.- Ends
Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
DU to begin ECA admission trials from July 18 across multiple colleges
New Delhi: Delhi University has released the trial schedule for admissions under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) category. The trials will be held at various colleges from July 18 to July 26, 2025, for most activities. According to the schedule, trials will be conducted in over a dozen categories, including debate, theatre, dance, music, digital media, fine arts, and yoga. Each category has a sub-category, further distinguishing the activities into specific domains. Notably, trials for debate (Hindi) and Indian vocal music will start on the first day, July 18. For instance, Ramjas College will host the debate (English and Hindi) trials from July 18 to 26, while Miranda House is the centre for theatre trials. Mata Sundri College is the venue for dance and yoga trials, and Bharati College will host trials for Indian vocal and instrumental music. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Some categories, such as creative writing (both Hindi and English) and quiz, will each have a single-slot trial on July 21 and July 22, respectively, and requests for date changes will not be entertained. The university has, however, allowed outstation candidates to request a rescheduling within the category's allotted date range—except for single-slot activities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo Among other highlights: Dance (Indian classical) trials will be held from July 18 to 23, digital media categories like photography, film making, and animation will take place from July 21 to 23 at Maharaja Agrasen College, music (western instrumental) trials, including drums, guitar, saxophone, and violin, are scheduled at Sri Aurobindo College (evening) between July 23 and 24. The university has advised applicants to appear at their allotted slots based on registration numbers, and no second chance will be given after the trial dates lapse for any category.
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Reliving prison nights during Emergency days
The evening after Emergency was declared, a small band of socialists secretly met at a tented coffee house, now gone, in Connaught Place's Central Park. The purpose was to chart out future political action. Rajkumar Jain, then 29 years old and an ardent follower of the charismatic socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, was part of that select group. A day earlier, on June 25, 1975, Jain had served as a volunteer in the stormy rally at the Ramlila ground, where Jayaprakash Narayan, spearheading the anti-govt movement, had famously asked the gathering, 'Jail chaloge ?' Nearly everyone had affirmed. 'I had raised both my hands,' recalls Jain, now a retired professor of Hindi from Delhi University's Ramjas College. Nearing 80, he remains full of beans and talks eagerly and vividly of those days as one would of a heady romance. 'I Got My Bones Broken Several Times' The socialists' plan to carry out work underground, as decided in the Connaught Place meeting, wasn't easy to abide by. Police were swift to apprehend those opposed to the govt. They had already knocked at Jain's Chandni Chowk home without success. Jain's family was religious by disposition and traders by profession. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Men from Keon Park love this free slot machine game MyJackpot Play Now Undo Unsurprisingly, they were against his involvement in politics. But, as a teen, their scion had been seduced by Lohia's idea of democratic socialism. In the 1960s, Jain recalls, the Gandhi Park opposite Old Delhi railway station was a desi version of London's Hyde Park; a space for freewheeling conversation on politics, where partymen of three different ideologies — Jan Sangh, the original avatar of BJP; Congress; and Socialists would debate affairs of the day. Jain was impressed by Lohia's progressive position on women's rights, his chutzpah to contest against PM Nehru for Phulpur LS seat in 1962. He also liked the socialist idea of wealth distribution: ' Kamane wala khayega/ Lootne wala jayega/ Naya zamana aayega (The earner will eat/ The looter will go/ A new era will be ushered in)', and anti-caste stance: 'Dr Lohia ka armaan/ Brahman-Bhangi ek samaan (Dr Lohia's wish/ Brahman and Bhangi are the same)'. In 1966, Jain joined Delhi University as a student and Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) as a worker. That year, he also became the student union's vicepresident. The socialists would demonstrate against price-rise, police high-handedness, unemployment and for rights of vendors, daily wagers and workers. 'I got my bones broken several times. Going to jail was a regular affair,' he says nonchalantly. 'You Haven't Been Brought In Under IPC 107… But Under Misa' Prison beckoned again when Jain was nabbed by cops on the DU campus, days after Emergency was imposed. 'Someone must have informed the police,' he recalls. He was to spend the next 19 months in confinement. During his past trips to Tihar, the political activist had become familiar with the authorities. Now, everything had changed. The jailer was in a different mood, abusing detainees as they lined up. 'I wished him, but he shouted, 'Shut up. You haven't been brought in under IPC 107 or 151, but under Misa'.' Among other things, Misa (Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971) empowered govt to put anyone in indefinite preventive detention. During Emergency, the dreaded act was implemented with abandon. Many years later, RJD neta Lalu Prasad named his daughter Misa. Jain countered, 'I don't care about Misa. Our fight is with Indira Gandhi, not you.' The jailer didn't take kindly to his manner. 'He probably felt that letting the response pass would encourage insubordination. Political prisoners were put in Ward No. 2. But Ravinder Manchanda — a fellow socialist who later became officer on special duty to PM Chandrashekhar — and I were sent to Ward No. 16, which was meant for B-class criminals. ' 'Interestingly, we also met Charan Singh, who had been Uttar Pradesh CM, in a solitary cell. 'I reminded him that he had once said that jails were not picnic spots, while sending demonstrators to prison. He replied, 'Bhai, I had meant it only for gundas (thugs). I said, 'Indira-ji ki nazar mein, hum dono gundey hain , (In Indira-ji's view, we both are thugs.' He laughed. Over the years, I got to know him more and found him to be a pro-poor and honest politician. ' Prominent detainees at Tihar included Madan Lal Khurana and Arun Jaitley. Many months later, George Fernandes, embroiled in the Baroda Dynamite case, also joined them. 'We would raise slogans, 'George Fernandes zindabad', to boost his morale and make him know that other socialists were also in jail,' says Jain. He recalled Jan Sangh-RSS workers naming their barrack 'Swarg Ashram'. 'We were bachelors and named our barrack 'Sandh (Bull)' ashram,' laughs Jain. 'There was also a 'Do Number Ka Barrack' which had Ananda Margis, Naxalites and Jamaatis, among others.' 'With other political groups, we socialists had milan (agreement) on some issues, and takrao (divergence) on others,' he reminisces. 'Detainees Used An Open Latrine Without Cover' For the first three months, Jain neither had any contact with the outside world, nor any idea as to what was happening beyond the prison walls. The detainees had no access to newspapers or radio. 'After three months, we were allowed to meet relatives once a fortnight,' he says. Going to court or hospital was an outing of sorts. The occasion was used to meet people, relatives and get news of the world. 'But there was an overall atmosphere of terror. Acquaintances were scared to meet us,' Jain says. Searing summers were tough, and harsh winters spent with two blankets. Food was prepared by undertrials. Dal, roti, chawal and sabji — twice a day, with tea in the morning — was passable. But absence of hygiene was a problem. The aluminium utensils were dipped in water, seldom washed. 'Sometimes, the plate would have residues of the previous meal,' he remembers, still vexed by the memory. And there was zero privacy. Detainees used an open latrine without cover. 'You were visible to everyone around,' he says. Letters, in and out, were always censored. But one of them brought good news. Jain, a postgraduate in history and Hindi, was on probation as a lecturer when arrested. 'I received my confirmation letter in jail,' he says. Spending time wasn't difficult, Jain says. He was used to prison, though not for such a long duration. 'I would exercise, do yoga, attend group meetings, chat with other political prisoners. There was a study circle too. I read Gandhiji's Hind Swaraj, Nehru's Discovery of India, Lohia's works, even Gone with the Wind,' Jain recollects. 'Sometimes, to raise optimism levels, we would shout slogans such as ' Dum hai kitna daman mein tere, dekh liya aur dekhenge/ Jagah hai kitna jail mein tere, dekh liya aur dekhenge . (We have seen your oppression/ We will see how many more you can fill in jail)'. Unlike some cadres of other parties, we were never desperate to leave jail. We felt alive,' he says. 'Emergency Was Over. But People Were Still Afraid' More than a year had elapsed when authorities shifted the 'troublemakers' to Haryana's Hissar jail. Socialist leader Raj Narain and later Jan Sangh's V K Malhotra, earlier in Ambala jail, were also there. 'The state was then ruled by Bansi Lal and conditions were stricter,' Jain recalls. He also remembers his washed clothes being taken away by others because they all looked the same. 'To ensure this did not happen, I chopped the sleeves of my kurta,' he says. The socialist also has one pleasant memory of the jail: 'Occasionally, we would receive a basket of malta (sweet orange) from Devi Lal's farmhouse.' Jain has no dramatic memory of the day of his release. But he has a clearer recollection of his first post-prison public meeting in Janakpuri, south-west Delhi. 'Emergency was over. But people were still afraid to come close to the dais. But after a while they came closer and listened intently,' he remembers. In 1977, Jain was elected to Delhi Metropolitan Council from Chandni Chowk on a ticket by Janata Party, into which Socialist Party had merged. He taught Hindi in Ramjas till 2011 and now spends time re-reading Lohia at his roomy apartment in east Delhi's Surajmal Vihar. He remains single and devoted to democratic socialism. 'I still believe in Gandhi, Lohia and Madhu Limaye. But politics has changed now,' he says, pointing towards the television set, 'and so has the media.'
India Gazette
31-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Manipur's 'Waste to Wealth' agripreneur builds green economy
Thoubal (Manipur) [India], May 31 (ANI): From composing film music to cultivating local herbs and producing tons of organic compost, Dina Oinam's journey is a remarkable story of resilience and rural innovation. A resident of Wangjing in Thoubal district, Dina is now a celebrated agripreneur known for his sustainable 'Waste to Wealth' farming model. The seeds of his idea were sown in 2014-2015, when Dina began converting kitchen waste into vermicompost. What started as a personal environmental effort grew into an integrated farming system that combines vermiculture, agriculture, and horticulture, all within a compact, optimised space. 'People often overlook waste, but there is significant demand for the valuable product once it's properly processed', Dina noted. In 2018, he formally launched his venture. Today, his farm is a vibrant microcosm, cultivating over 100 varieties of indigenous herbs and vegetables, many of which possess ancestral medicinal value. Hanging pots of black ginger, a thriving grapevine, and a poly-roof system that helps regulate temperature, all rest atop a vermiculture unit that generates nearly five tonnes of compost monthly. Dina earns Rs. 10-12 lakh annually from compost and an additional Rs. 60,000-80,000 from grapes alone. With minimal input and maximum output, his model is both low-cost and high-impact. Under his motto, 'Rs. 100 saved is Rs. 100 earned,' Dina has trained over 5,000 people. Around 80 continue working closely with him, earning an average of Rs. 2,000 a day. Chaoba Akoijam, one of the farmers trained by Dina, shared, 'We require additional training, and it's essential for us to grasp the technical aspects. That's why we've informed our supervisor that we will study, and afterwards, we will achieve success as entrepreneurs.' Encouraged by success, Dina now promotes the commercial cultivation of native plants like Peruk, Awa-phadigom, bamboo, and lotus. An Arts graduate from Delhi University's Ramjas College and a music composer, Dina's tune today plays in harmony with nature, a sustainable symphony of innovation and self-reliance. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Delhi: Ramjas College professor ‘bound by law,' probe on in Pocso case
Twelve days after Delhi Police registered a case against a Delhi University (DU) professor for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor student, investigators working on the case confirmed on Monday that the accused has been 'bound down by law' and the probe is nearing completion. Deputy commissioner of police (North) Raja Banthia confirmed the legal action, which requires the professor to appear before investigators or court whenever summoned. Banthia refrained from sharing further details as the investigation in the case in underway. The first information report (FIR) was lodged on May 7 under sections 10 (aggravated sexual assault) and 12 (sexual harassment) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, and sections 74 (outraging modesty of a woman) and 79 (words or gestures to outrage a woman's modesty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, according to a police officer aware of the case details. 'The professor complied with our notice to join the investigation and has been legally bound to participate in further proceedings,' the police officer cited above said. The officer, who asked not to be identified, added that investigators have recorded the victim's statement before a magistrate and are awaiting the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) report before filing a chargesheet. The case stems from a December 2023 complaint filed by a Ramjas College student alleging sexual harassment by the professor on December 2. Members of the college student union had said that this wasn't the first complaint against the teacher, with at least three prior allegations, including a major 2021 case that was withdrawn. Following student protests in January 2024, the professor resigned on January 8 and was suspended from teaching for six weeks. While unavailable for comment on recent developments, in December 2024, he had denied any wrongdoing and said that the case is a 'conspiracy' linked to disagreements with colleagues over academic issues. 'The Internal Complaints Committee has advised that the professor stay off campus and refrain from teaching while the inquiry is under way,' Ramjas College principal Ajay Kumar Arora told HT. 'The ICC will submit its final report once proceedings are complete,' Arora said, declining to comment on any police action.
