Gujarat Confidential: World's a stage
University Librarian of Sayajirao University of Baroda's Smt Hansa Mehta Library Maharaja, Mayank Trivedi, is all set to participate in the 29th Annual Conference of the Russian Library Association, scheduled to be held from May 26 to 29 in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic in Russia. Trivedi has been invited to take part in the Russian-Indian Library Dialogue: The International Conference on Academic Libraries. He will present the 'vision, achievements, and initiatives' of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library and The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, highlighting 'its contributions to academic librarianship and global knowledge exchange', MSU said in a release on Friday.
Endless Expenditures
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee Friday approved a proposal seeking to grant powers to the Municipal Commissioner to clear the expenditures incurred in making arrangements for tea-snacks, drinking water, buttermilk-cold drinks, and so on for an estimated workforce of 450 to 500 persons, currently working on the 100-day Vishwamitri Revival Project. The proposal also sought approval for bearing miscellaneous expenditures towards photography, drone videography and pandals, if necessary, for visit of VVIPs to inspect the work.
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