Oct 11, 2012

This reporter was lazing in his room when suddenly, a friend called up and said in a dejected tone, “Dude, Squash is not happening this Shaurya. The court’s not ready as yet”. Woken up by a fellow squash-enthusiast who happens to be a part of the team that was to represent IIT-Kharagpur in the sport, yours truly went straight to the...

Cover a 2.2, and it is rare to find an ambling KGPian who would refrain from commenting on the brightly painted renovation that stands where our good old Gymkhana was once present. With the 47th Inter IIT being hosted in Kharagpur this December as a continuation of the yearlong diamond jubilee celebrations, the much awaited facelift of the Gymkhana is finally...

An endless maze of 88 classrooms? A heritage building with posh interiors for the Prime Minister? A mammoth Hall with 1500 single rooms? What’s all the noise about? The Scholars’ Avenue had a chance to catch up with officials at the Civil Works Department, who updated us on the status of the various construction projects happening around us. Student Activity...

To put rumours to rest, The Scholars’ Avenue reached the Gymkhana to investigate. Speaking to reliable sources involved in the ongoing construction, we learned that the incident was not an accident. A crack had been identified in a truss and the decision to dismantle the girders had already been made. The concerned region is where the badminton courts will...

The flyover outside campus being constructed by the mutual collaboration of IIT (25%), Railways (37.5%) and the Public Works Department, State Government (37.5%) has been kept on the back burner yet again. The project set off with the the grant of a letter of acceptance in February 2009 which marked the commencement of the construction work. However, the earlier...

For over 40 years, the work on the flyover presently being constructed outside the Institute campus had been subjected to unjustified delays. Sources say that the cost of the project, now underway, is being shared between IIT (25%), Railways (37.5%) and the Public Works Department, State Government (37.5%). A letter of acceptance was granted on 5th February,...