Excerpt from CHEMBUR-GHATKOPAR PLUS, a TOI Supplement. reported by Sudhakar Anchan on 11th Sep, 2011

A guest lecture on Lokpal Bill was jointly organized by Vivekanand Education Society (VES) College of Law and VES Leadership Academy and Research Centre (VES-LARC) at its forum hall on Monday evening.

The guest was Dr. Anil Gopal Variath, a lawyer with experience in the filed of law and academics for more than two decades. Presently, he is the professor and director of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Legal Research Centre, Siddharth College of Law, Fort, Mumbai.

Advocate Laxman Kanal, co-ordinator of VES Law College and a criminal lawyer himself took the initiative to organize the lecture and delivered the introductory talk. He said, “Before practicing the law, students should know the correct and proper provisions of the constitution”.

Dr. Anil Gopal Variath (photo courtesy : M.M. Shirodkar)

While appreciating the students who attended the lecture in large numbers he said, “I appreciate the burning desire of you all to know the subject matter concerning the society at large. One should not blindly follow the agitations until one is not aware of the subject. They should be aware of subject matter of any agitation. Lokpal Bill’s implementation is for eradication of corruption”.

While describing about the government version of the Lokpal Bill and Jan Lokpal Bill put up by the civil society, Prof Anil Said, “In substance, both the bills are same. They only differ with investigative part and inclusion of PMO and judiciary. The government proposes to have a separate investigative wing for the Lokpal, while Jan Lokpal wants CBI to come under its wing. Lokpal Bill is a medium to deal with corruption by public servants. Don’t think that since there is no Lokpal, people are corrupt. Everybody wants recognition. Being in power gives you recognition. But as the saying goes ‘Absolute power corrupts absolutely’. As Plato said, ‘Society gets leaders it deserves’. Therefore our political leaders are our own creation.

Advocate Laxman Kanal, co-ordinator of VES Law College (photo courtesy : M.M. Shirodkar)

He further said, “In 1963, the idea of having Lokpal was mooted. In 1966, the Administrative Reforms Committee suggested implementing Lokpal Bill. For the first time in 1968, the bill was introduced and passed in the Loksabha. But by the time it was passed by Rajyasabha, Loksabha got dissolved. Since then, for one or the other reasons the bill could not be implemented”.

“As far as my personal opinion is concerned I am against PMO and judiciary coming under Lokpal because in Indian version of democracy PM is the one who rules the country. Therefore a weak PM will be bad for the country. Judiciary can’t come under Lokpal. Again Lokpal can be effective only if it chooses to lead persons of high integrity and commitment. There is no guarantee  that successive Lokpals will not be corrupt”, said the professor.

The lecture was followed by a highly effective question-answer session by enlightened students and other senior members who had gathered as audiences.

Excerpt from Hindustan Times, reported  on July 29, 2010: Read Full Article

Family members of the 17-year-old Chembur rape victim on Wednesday said they should not have approached the authorities of Vivekanand Education Society’s College where their daughter and the accused studied. They should have approached the police, they said.

The 20-year-old management student was allegedly raped by her senior of the Chembur college on July 21. The family filed a police complaint on Sunday, four days after the incident.

“The medical reports may not confirm rape as the examination has been delayed by three days,” said the girl’s father.

“When we learnt the boy’s father is a peon in the same college, we filed a police complaint.” They met through a social networking site and became friends. “My daughter’s life has been ruined,” he said.

The girl’s family said they had a reputation to protect and instead of going to the police they approached the principal. “We thought the principal being a woman, would initiate action. But she claimed the boy was innocent,” said another family member.

The feel if they had gone to the police on the first day itself, the girl’s medical examination would have been done and vital scientific evidence, confirming the rape, would have been collected immediately.

Excerpt from Hindustan Times, reported by Shahkar Abidi & Yashshri Soman, on July 28, 2010: Read Full Article

‘We approached college first’ :
The family of the 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped on July 21 by her senior from the Chembur college they studied in, first approached the college and asked for action to be taken against the boy.

The girl has alleged that the 20-year-old boy, a third year student of the Bachelor of Management Studies, raped her at his house in Chembur Camp when she had gone there to work on a college project. They had met on a social networking site.

Sources close to the girl’s family said they first approached authorities at Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Arts Science and Commerce, seeking action against the boy, since he too was their student.

Girl has cooked up story: Boy’s dad
Excerpt from Hindustan Times, on July 28, 2010: Read Full Article
The father of the 20-year-old college student accused of raping his junior on July 21 has alleged that the victim had cooked up a story to malign their family. “My son is innocent and I am 100 per cent sure about this,” the boy’s father told HT on Tuesday. He denied the girl visited his home on the night of the alleged crime.

The boy’s father, who works as a peon, also denied that his family was away on a pilgrimage when the alleged rape took place. “We were very much at home on that day,” he said.
“We are poor people. My son can never commit such a heinous crime. His only fault was he befriended a rich girl.”

Excerpt from Hindustan Times by Shahkar Abidi & Yashshri Soman, on July 27, 2010: Read Full Article

Friends and classmates of the 20-year-old student of Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce arrested on Sunday on charges of raping a junior from the same college, refused to believe he could have committed such an act. “I know him as a shy introvert. I still can’t believe he could do such a thing,” said a friend of the accused, who like most other students, did not wish to be identified.
She claimed she knew the 20-year-old for the last couple of years and said he was a reserved person who hardly mingled with anyone. “I never noticed him look at a girl with bad intentions. He seemed the kind who could harm anybody,” the friend added.

The families of the accused and the victim were not available for comment.

Sources said the accused was his parents’ only son. He has two sisters, who are married.

Sources added that his family had taken great pains to educate him and had hoped he would bail them out of their poverty.

Faculty members, who often passed by the accused and the victim in the college corridors, were stunned by the allegations.

“I am shocked,” said J. K. Phadnis, principal of Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce at Chembur. “We do not plan to take any action against the boy unless he is proved guilty.”

As reported by PTI on July 26, 2010

A 20-year-old student allegedly raped his college mate at his residence in suburban Chembur at knifepoint, police said today.

The student, identified as Pankaj Mishra, 20, a student of the Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) course, was arrested yesterday from his residence after the 17-year-old girl lodged a complaint, BB Rathod, senior inspector at the Chembur police station, said.

Mishra and the victim, a first-year student of a mass media course, both study in Vivekanand College in Chembur.

The accused was booked for rape (section 376 of the Indian Penal Code), wrongful restraint (section 341), and wrongful confinement (section 342).

According to the police, Mishra and the victim became friends through Facebook in the second week of June. Later, they discovered that they were studying in the same college.

“As they met in college later, they became good friends. The victim told Mishra that she had to complete one project assigned by her professor in the class. Mishra called her to his home on July 20 saying he had done similar projects when he was in the first year and he could help her in completing it. She went to his house on that day,” Rathod added.

The next day again, she went to the accused’s house but Mishra threatened her with a knife to stay back when she wanted to leave in the evening, the police said.

At around 11.30 pm, Mishra sexually abused her and let her go home the next day, the police said.

The victim told her parents, who work in separate private firms, how the accused threatened her with a knife and sexually abused her, the police said, adding that the victim lodged the complaint yesterday.

Mishra’s father works in the same college, police said adding that the victim was taken to Nagpada police hospital for a medical examination and that further a probe was on.

Excerpt from DNA reported by Arunima Rajan on Saturday, May 1, 2010: Read Full Article

Banglore : Entertaining educational games and kiosks with wearable medical equipment were some of the highlights at the India finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Student Competition 2010.

Team RSS from Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology, Chembur, was adjudged the first runners-up. Their project focused on providing medical assistance in rural areas through a network of medical kiosks equipped with portable/wearable medical equipment. “The kiosk will be equipped with communication services to effectively transmit information wherever needed. Primary healthcare centres will have basic facilities and will be manned by paramedical staff,” said Shailesh Lohia, a team member.

Institute of Technology is a private institute that was established in the year 1984 at Chembur in Mumbai. The college is under Vivekananda Education Society and is highly renowned for the quality of education provided within the campus boundaries. The college is approved by AICTE.

Courses Offered

The college has both undergraduate and post graduate programs. The list of the departments along with their intakes is written as follows: 60 seats for Tele- Communication Engineering, 60 seats for Electronics Engineering, 60 seats for Information Technology, 60 seats for Instrumentation Engineering, 18 seats for Mechanical Engineering and Electronics Tele- Communication Engineering, and 60 seats for Masters in Computer Application.

Placements

The college provides placement in big corporate giants such as WIPRO, TATA Consultancy Service, Infosys, Satyam, Motorola India LTD and such others.

Infrastructure

The institute provides all modernized amenities. The campus is quite large along with a well stocked and well furnished library. There is also an auditorium and a well equipped gymnasium. Separate building for every department is there within the campus.

Admission Procedure and Eligibility Criteria

The candidates need to pass a written entrance examination conducted at the state level. The candidates who obtain a minimum cut-off are selected for getting the admission.

The candidate aspiring for admission must be an Indian and should be at least 20 years old as on the date of the written test. The applicant should be unmarried at the admission time and must have a minimum of 60% aggregate marks at the HS level with PCBM combinations.

Address

Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai,  Maharashtra, India
Pin Code: 400071
Telephone: +91-22-25227460
Fax: +91-25237089
Official Website: www.veit.edu
Email: vesit@vsnl.com
More Information on Admissions & Notices , visit studentyogi.com

Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research hold Congruence ’10; its annual Management event on 27th February 2010. This year, Congruence focused on Marketing in changing times and the event is envisioned to be a Marathon of Marketing.

Renowned Marketing professionals from accorss industries shared their years of invaluable knowledge with the Management students from Mumbai and nearby areas. They spoke on the current developments and trends in the field of Marketing and how these trends will influence the future.

The topics range from Branding to IT Marketing and from Rural Marketing to Public Relations. Some of the noted speakers include names such as Brand Guru Jagdeep Kapoor, Chairman, Samsika Marketing Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Abhinav Kakade, Sr. Director (NPD & International), Neoacceal, Rajesh Agrawal , Head-Steel trading, Cargill, T K Cherian , Global SME Head, TCS and Veena Gidwani , CEO, Madison Public Relations.

Congruence has always focused on enabling academic and industry interface. With this purpose in mind, Congruence sparks panel discussions, debates and student interaction. Marketing Marathon 2010 brought together management students, academicians and industry professionals with a view to enrich them both.

Article provided by Vineeth Kannoth

As reported by Press Trust Of India (PTI) on  Jan 20, 2010

Apparently upset at being suspended for a week, a 13-year-old student today allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in suburban Chembur, police said.

The deceased identified as Khaled Abdullah Sheikh, an eighth standard student of Swami Vivekananda school, was found hanging by her cousin sister this evening, they said.

According to police, Sheikh had beaten up a student Akshay in the school following which his parents were summoned.

Since his parents were not at home, his uncle went to the school where the teacher complained about Sheikh’s misbehaviour and asked him not to send Sheikh to school for a week.

The boy, who seemed upset, went to home and ended his life when he was alone, police said adding that no suicide note was found.

Further investigation is on, they said.

Senior BJP leader L K Advani expressing confidence in the nation’s youth, today said that they would lead India in the next century.

As reported by PTI on 17th Jan 2010
“The next century is India’s. I have a lot of expectations from the youth and I am sure they will fulfil those,” Advani said, at a function organised by Vivekanand Education Society and Bharatiya Sindhu Sabha in Chembur here.

Advani lauded the contribution of Sindhis to society.

“Sindhis are spread all over the world and are known as a hardworking business community,” he added.