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Candle Light March for Ankik

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

UPDATE: Click here to read Ankik’s Obituary written by Mithun Madhusudhan ( Ankik’s batchmate, 5th Year Undergraduate Student, Patel Hall )

Ankik Dhar, a ‘09 graduate of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering and ex BTDS Governor, passed away yesterday as an unfortunate victim of the recent Terrorist strike on a popular Pune Bakery.

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2010 summer research program at UCB – Call for applications

Monday, February 8th, 2010

UCB
As part of the UC Berkeley-IIT Kharagpur collaboration, applications are invited for an 8-weeks summer research program at UC Berkeley. Please submit your information by Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Students will be selected by Friday, Feb. 19. Additional information will be shared with selected students after that.

You will be pleased to note that a larger number of departments are now part of the program — biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, geology/geophysics, mechanical engineering, math and statistics. If students in the food and agricultural engineering have molecular biology/biochemistry expertise then would also be eligible.

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Ambulance Service in Kharagpur.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The 24-hour Ambulance Service is a free-of-cost facility provided to people in need of medical aid and quick transport to nearby health-centers/ hospitals in Kharagpur and Midnapur. However, any family in need of Ambulance to take care of an ailing patient, is also welcome to avail of the Service, whenever required. This service will come as a breather to the residents of the campus and help prevent the relapse of unfortunate incidents. Please ring this number in case of an emergency.
Mobile (Ambulance service) 03222 – 252932

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45th Inter-IIT Championship Results

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Inter-IIT Sporting Championships turned out to be a big disappointment for Kgp as IIT Kharagpur could not manage to come in the Top 4 in either the Men’s or the Women’s categories. Kgp finished 6th in the men’s category and 5th in the women’s. For a detailed performance review, watch out for our next print issue.

Click to enlarge the final points tally:

Campus Energy Audit

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
AIESEC at IIT Kharagpur in association with Ecozen Solutions, a Kgp based startup, is conducting the first energy audit of IIT Kharagpur Campus. It will involve the survey, analysis and optimization of the energy usage of the campus. The project will run throughout the ongoing spring semester.
Get involved
Ecozen is looking for a team of motivated individuals interested to work in the field of Energy and Environment Conservation. Students across all the departments and years can join the campaign.
For more on how to apply, magnify the poster alongside.

New Chairman of BC Roy Hospital

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Dr. Analava Mitra

The Director, Prof. D Acharya, appointed a new Professor-in-Charge for BC Roy Technology Hospital, Dr. Analava Mitra of SMST on 11th November 2009. Dr. Mitra, replacing Professor Gautam Sinha (VGSOM), has taken charge with immediate effect.

Source: http://noticeboard.iitkgp.ernet.in/estab/notice.php?sr_no=47

Rivaldo’s message to IIT KGP

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Rivaldo, who performed at Kalidasa Auditorium on 31st Oct 2009, as part of Spring Fest 2010’s Grand Preludio, has a message for KGP.

I wanted to thank the IIT KGP students for taking time out to watch the show. It was an incredible experience performing in Kalidasa Auditorium. The Audi was great and the audience was even better.

Thank you IIT KGP for making that evening so memorable for me :)

Love and Regards
Nitin Gupta ( Rivaldo)”

We thank Nitin and the Spring Fest 2010 team for making the show possible.