Hyderabad, Oct 26th: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, on Monday signed an agreement with Microsoft India to offer the Microsoft Dream Spark Programme, a free software giveaway, to over three lakh students from 380 affiliated engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Under this initiative, students will get access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no cost.
In a statement, JNTUH Vice Chancellor D N Reddy said, ''In today’s highly competitive world, it is imperative for students to be well versed with the latest tools and technologies that their peers around the world use. ''The Microsoft DreamSpark programme will provide our students with the latest IT tools and software, preparing them for competition and future professions all at no cost.'' Under this agreement, JNTUH students whose studies touch upon Maths, Science, Technology, Engineering and Design will be offered free academic software licensing.
In a statement, JNTUH Vice Chancellor D N Reddy said, ''In today’s highly competitive world, it is imperative for students to be well versed with the latest tools and technologies that their peers around the world use. ''The Microsoft DreamSpark programme will provide our students with the latest IT tools and software, preparing them for competition and future professions all at no cost.'' Under this agreement, JNTUH students whose studies touch upon Maths, Science, Technology, Engineering and Design will be offered free academic software licensing.
Andhra orders probe Posted on 27-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 26: The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery at a free eye check-up camp in a hospital on Oct 20, lost their eyesight, officials said Monday. The unnerving incident took place in Nellore district, bordering Tamilnadu. The s...
Inkakinada .com camps @ colleges Posted on 27-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 26th: The Inkakinada.com website, exclusively made for Kakinada to facilitate its people with all kinds of local information regarding jobs, movies, events, sale, rent and many more is organizing its awareness camps at various colleges to educate students about the website, its features...
PCPIR infrastructure in coastal AP Posted on 28-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 27th: People in the district allege that government is planning to take their lands for its proposed project, the Petroleum, Chemical and the Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) between Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in coastal Andhra. Rights activists and environmentalist are also expr...
Case for botched-up surgeries Posted on 28-Oct-2009
Nellore, Oct 27th: The District Administration has booked a case against the Corporate Bollineni Eye Hospital and Research Centre in this town for the botched up eye surgeries conducted by it resulting in the loss of eye sight of ten patients. The District Superintendent of Police B Malla Reddy told ...
Separate quota for Muslims: TDP Posted on 28-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 27th: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Oct 27 pressed for separate political reservation for Muslims without affecting the quota for Backward Classes (BCs) in connection with coming civic polls in the state capital. He urged the Congress Government to scrap Governmen...
Probe against missionary school Posted on 28-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 27th: The Andhra Pradesh government Tuesday ordered a probe into an English medium missionary school humiliating two students for speaking in their mother-tongue Telugu. The two Class III students were made to go around in the school with slates hanging from their necks declaring &ldqu...
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