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  • Minutes: UP Chapter Meeting, February 12

    Dear IIMCians,

     

    Uttar Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met at Dept of Journalism, Lucknow University on February 12. The meeting was chaired by Chapter President Mr. Santosh Valmeeki & attended by Organisation Secretary Marinder Mishra Mashaal, Treasurer Laxmi Shankar Mishra, Executive Members David and Aniruddha Dhar. Rupesh Pathak & Ramendra Singh also participated in the meeting. Mr. Mukul Srivastav, Assistant Professor of Lucknow University was special invitee to the meeting to discuss the upcoming Seminar.

     

    Decisions are as follows:-

    1. UP Chapter will organise a seminar on “Media & Politics: Issues & Challenges” with in association with Dept of Journalism, Lucknow University in April, 2013.

    2. A member will share his/ her professional experience with others in future meetings.

    3. It was decided to get letter pad published.

    4. Next meeting will take place on 1st Sunday of March.

    5. Membership campaign to be intensified. Marinder Mishra Mashaal, Laxmi Shankar Mishra, David and Samarth will co-ordinate with each other for successful completion of membership drive in the state.

     

     

    Thanks & Regards,

    Marinder Mishra 'Mashaal'

    Organisation Secretary

    IIMC Alumni Association, UP

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  • AP Chapter Starts Membership Drive, Next Meet on March 3

    The meeting for membership drive of Andhra Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association took place at HUDA Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad on 10th February 2013.

     
    Those who attended the meeting are Byomakesh Biswal, Rajesh Parida, Indu Kumari Jha, Chetan Mallik, Subhamoy Das, Akarshan Kumar Giri, Rudra Narayan Das, Suchismita Maharana, Manoj Das, Rabinarayan Samal, Bharat Bahadur, Shantiswarup Samantaray, Niharkanta Panda, Abinash Mohapatra & Rakesh Kumar Mohanty.
     
    For the first time, as per the decision of IIMCAA, the chapter had included the IIMCians who have done the short term certificate courses from Dhenkanal. After the discussion on membership drive, some of the IIMCians contributed their membership fee to the association. The meeting decided to make an online database for the association and two IIMCians Subhamoy Das and Chetan Mallik from Deloitte Software Company voluntarily took the responsibility.
     
    Besides, the meeting also discussed on the delegations from the chapter to the Alumni Meet of association in Delhi. IIMCian Chetan Mallik and Shantiswarup Samantaray voluntarily expressed their willingness to attend the meeting there.
     
    As the chapter was assigned, the Genaral Secretary Rajesh Parida coordinated to contribute the articles to the souvenir of IIMCAA.
     
    Each and every IIMCian who attended the meeting told for a couple of minutes on his/her ''Safar So far'' taking from IIMC days to today.
     
    It has been tentatively decided that the next meeting of AP Chapter will be held on 3rd March 2013 (Sunday) at 10 AM in HUDA Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad which will be followed by a lunch to be prepared by the IIMCians only.
     
     
    Thanks & Regards,
    Rakesh Kumar Mohanty
    Organisation Secretary
    IIMCAA, Andhra Pradesh Chapter
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  • Alumni Meet 2013: CWC List for Felicitation

    Dear IIMCians,

     

    Following is the list of CWCs who will be felicitated in the Alumni Meet on February 17 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi.

     

    1. Alka Kaushik & Mukesh Kaushik
    2. Ranjana Kumar & Parimal Kumar
    3. Soumika Das & Amit Kanaujia
    4. Soumya Jha & Amit Anand Choudhary
    5. Suvidha Kumra & Parthiv Kumar
    6. Mona Parthsarathi & Parth Sarathi
    7. Gunjan Sangwan & Saurabh Dwivedi
    8. Pragyan Mohanty & AR Hemant
    9. Deepika Rani & Suman Kumar
    10. Nanditta Chibber & Arunoday Prakash
    11. Sayantani Kar Pandey & Himanshu Kumar Pandey
    12. Swaty Prakash & Manas Gupta
    13. Priyanka Saxena Ray & Rai Umraopati Ray
    14. Sangeeta Kumari & Rajesh Ranjan
    15. Sheela Meena & Abhishek Srivastava
    16. Pragya Barthwal Dhyani & Vipin Dhyani
    17. Patrika & Vivek Malik
    18. Roopali Dixit & Sandeep Jha
    19. Priyanka Mihir Ranjan & Mihir Ranjan
    20. Reena Boro & Vikas Pal Singh
    21. Preeti Pandey & Rabindranath Thakur
    22. Tulika Agnihotri Ojha & Manoj Ojha
    23. Meenakshi Gupta & Anshu Gupta
    24. Supriya & Sandeep Bhattacharjee
    25. Sweta Singh & Chandrasen Kumar
    26. Suchismita Moharana & Rudranarayan Das
    27. Shalini Joshi & Shiv Prasad Joshi
    28. Shikha Dwivedi & Panchanan Mishra
    29. Vrinda Mathur & Mridul Chandra
    30. Sheela Sinha & Mukesh Kumar Sinha
    31. Neha Chandra & Rahul Nandan
    32. Madhu Paswan & Prem Prakash
    33. Anika Aren & Gurmeet Sapal
    34. Rashi Bisaria & Prasad Sanyal
    35. Simrata Singh Choudhury & Prithviraj Choudhury
    36. Saroj Singh & Priya Ranjan Jha

     

     

    Thanks & Regards,

    Ritesh Verma

    Organisation Secretary

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  • IMP: West Bengal Chapter meets on February 24

    Dear IIMCians,

    1st meeting of West Bengal Chapter is being rescheduled for February 24. Venue & Time remains same.

    Inconvenience is deeply regretted.

     
    Regards,
    Adrija Das
    Coordinator, IIMCAA, West Bengal
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  • PTI is looking for Editor, Hindi Service (Bhasha)

    PTI is looking for an experienced and capable journalist for the post of Editor of its Hindi service, ‘Bhasha’.

     

    Those who have at least 15 years’ of experience in mainline Hindi journalism in a leading newspaper or preferably in a news agency, will be considered. The person must have proven record as a journalist and team leader.

     

    Excellent command over Hindi as well as a good command over English must. The person should be able to work on a computer.

     

    Candidates should be at least graduates.

     

    Only those aged up to 45 years as on January 1, 2013 will be considered.

     

    Candidates may send their application by February 15, 2013 addressed to:

    General Manager (Administration)

    The Press Trust of India,

    PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street,

    New Delhi – 110 001.

     

    Candidates can also send their application through email at hrm@pti.in

     

    Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.
     
    Source: PTI Website

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  • Several Openings in PTI: Last Date 15 February

    PTI, the country’s premier news agency, is looking for experienced, dynamic and result oriented journalists for its English service. Journalists with proven skills are required for the following posts:-

     

    Senior/Principal Correspondents (Delhi and Mumbai)

    For both general news reporting and business reporting. Candidates must have experience of editorial work in news agencies/leading English newspapers of a minimum of 8 years, including at least 5 years in reporting. Age not over 35 years.

     

    News Coordinators (Delhi and Mumbai)

    Must have at least 8 years’ experience in editing and handling news desk operations, preferably with news agencies/ leading English newspapers. News Coordinators take charge of various shifts of the News Desk, including coordination with PTI bureaux across the country and abroad. Age not over 35 years.

     

    Copy Editors/ Rewrite persons (Delhi and Mumbai)

    Must have at least 5 years’ experience in mainline English media, preferably with a news agency. Proficiency in English language and good re-writing skills are a must. Age limit: 30 years.

     

    Reporters (Chennai) / Business Reporters (Bangalore)

    Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years’ reporting experience in mainline journalism. Age limit: 30 years.

     

    Probationers/ Trainees (Delhi)

    Those with a minimum of one years’ experience in journalism will be considered for Probationers. Candidates with experience of less than one year or no experience may apply for Trainees. Age limit: 25 years.

     

    Minimum Educational Qualifications for all posts: Graduation plus a degree/ diploma in journalism.

     

    Emoluments will be based on qualifications, experience and current CTC of the candidates selected, except in the case of probationers/trainees.

     

    IMP: Candidates may download job application form from the PTI website. PTI Website LINK

     

    Applications can be emailed to hrm@pti.in

     

    They may send their applications by speed post or through email highlighting the post applied for by February 15, 2013 addressed to:
     
    General Manager (Administration)

    The Press Trust of India,

    PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street,

    New Delhi-110001

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  • UP Chapter 2nd Meeting in Lucknow on Februrary 12

    Dear IIMCians,

     

    IIMC Alumni Association’s Uttar Pradesh Chapter will meet in Lucknow at Department of Journalism, Lucknow University, on February 12 (Tuesday) at 12.30 PM.

     

    Chapter President Mr. Santosh Valmiki will preside over the meeting.

     

    Agenda of the meeting

    1 Membership Drive in Uttar Pradesh

    2 Effective and Positive Future Programmes

    3 Felicitation of Senior Most Alumni in UP

     

     

    Thanks & Regards,

    Pankaj Jha

    General Secretary, IIMCAA, UP

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  • West Bengal Chapter Inception Meet in Kolkata on Feb 10

    Dear IIMCians,

     

    The inception meeting of the West Bengal Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will take place at Cafe Coffe Day, Park Street, Kolkata on February 10 (Sunday) at 3.00 PM.

     

    IIMCians living/ working in West Bengal are requested to attend the first meeting of the chapter which will elect/ select the office bearers of the WB chapter.

     

    For more details please contact Chapter Coordinator Ms. Adrija Das at 96811-65289/ adrija.das@hotmail.com

     

    Facebook Group only for IIMCians living or working in West Bengal

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/452158791507252/

     

     

    Thanks & Regards,

    Harshendra Verdhan

    Organisation Secretary

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  • Hockey India requires Volunteers for FIH Hockey World League Rd 2 2013

    Dear IIMCians,

    Hockey India (HI) has accepted our proposal to recruit Volunteers for the ‘FIH Hero Hockey World League Round 2 2013' from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

    Hockey India requires 18 volunteers from the IIMC for the hockey world league, which will be held from 18 to 24 February 2013 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, near India Gate. Reporting date is 16 February, Saturday.

    Volunteers will be provided Food and Participation Certificates from Hockey India, no remuneration.

    IIMCians, who have 1-2 years of experience in mass communication field, are eligible to apply. Freshers from any IIMC branch can apply also.

    Please send your CV’s with a Cover Letter to me at animesh.cwg@gmail.com.

    Regards,
    Animesh Biswas
    General Secretary, IIMCAA
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