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India Today
20 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
Tailored to succeed National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad
NIFT's Hyderabad campus is where tradition meets innovation to shape a new generation of fashion designers who are globally attuned, yet deeply committed to India's regional crafts NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY (NIFT) , Hyderabad No. 4 (2025) up from No. 6 (2020) Since its inception in 1995, NIFT's Hyderabad campus has grown into a vital hub for fashion education and innovation in South India. From just two courses at launch, it now offers seven, serving over 1,000 full-time and 60 part-time students on its expansive nine-acre campus. 'NIFT's early establishment in Hyderabad placed it at the forefront of design education in a region with a rich handloom and craft tradition,' says director Dr Malini Divakala. That legacy continues through the institute's active role in supporting Geographical Indication (GI) status for nine traditional crafts across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Seminars, workshops and field projects are central to this outreach. The institute's academic ethos is marked by interdisciplinary learning that's locally rooted yet globally aware. Its faculty includes PhD-holders, published researchers and seasoned industry consultants. Landmark contributions include Pramanik, a comprehensive publication on 10 GI-certified handicrafts and handlooms from the Telugu states. HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE The institute partners with organisations such as the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) to give students hands-on experience with rural artisans. A collaboration with the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society and Satavahana University is paving the way for a new programme in Design & Technology. Alumni describe their time at NIFT as transformative. 'It was a space of growth, where diverse perspectives, collaborative spirit and academic rigour come together seamlessly,' says Rakesh Ranjan from the class of 2007. For Tuhin Roy, four years his senior and now an entrepreneur, 'NIFT gave me more than just technical skills; it gave me a mindset, vision, a voice and a global perspective rooted in Indian sensibilities.'
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Time of India
Greed and rage lead to murder of woman found in trolley bag in baguiati
1 2 3 Kolkata: Police investigating the grisly discovery of a woman's body stuffed in a trolley bag in Baguiati on Tuesday have revealed the motive behind the murder—greed and rage. The victim, identified as Riya Dhar , a mother of two from Murshidabad's Nabagram, was allegedly killed by her Facebook friend, Kaushik Pramanik , after she refused to give him her jewellery to help repay his debts. Officers said Pramanik, arrested from Barasat, confessed to killing Riya in a fit of rage following her refusal. Investigators revealed that Kaushik and Riya developed a friendship on social media, and earlier this month, she left her home and shifted to Pramanik's apartment at Fortune Towers in Barasat. She was carrying some cash and gold jewellery worth 30 lakhs. "Pramanik confessed that he was under financial distress and asked the woman to give her jewellery and cash to him so that he could pay off the debt. But the woman refused, which led to an altercation, and Pramanik suffocated her to death with a pillow in a fit of rage," said a senior officer of Bidhannagar city police. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Police stated that Pramanik lived in a rented accommodation in the Baguiati neighbourhood two years ago and was familiar with the area, which made him choose the vacant spot at Baguiati Pratibeshipara as the perfect spot to dump the woman's body stuffed in a suitcase. Following the recovery of the woman's body—mouth taped with duct tape—a case was filed at Baguiati police station under sections of murder, criminal conspiracy, and destruction of evidence. Police said that while reviewing all nearby CCTV footage for clues since the discovery of the body on Tuesday, they found the man with the trolley bag got off an app cab at Sahapara in Deshbandhunagar. "By contacting the cab company, we reached the driver, who revealed that on Monday evening, around 6.30 pm, he received a booking from Fortune Tower in Barasat and that a man named Kaushik Pramanik boarded his car with a suspiciously heavy suitcase and got off at Deshbandhunagar at 7.25 pm," said the officer. Based on the cab driver's statement, a joint team from Baguiati police and Bidhannagar detective department conducted a raid at the Barasat housing complex on Thursday, which led to a dramatic turn in the case. It was revealed that a team from Nabagram police station in Murshidabad had already arrested Kaushik Pramanik in connection with a kidnapping case filed there. Police said Riya's husband was aware of her romantic involvement with Pramanik, who identified himself as a Merchant Navy Officer and met her through social media. Cops said the husband tried to convince her to come back for two weeks, but after her phone went unreachable from Monday, he became suspicious and lodged a police complaint against Pramanik, which led to his arrest. "When Baguiati police contacted Nabagram police, they learned that a person named Amit Kumar Dhar filed a complaint against Kaushik Pramanik for the kidnapping of his wife, Riya Dhar. The photo of the kidnapped Riya Dhar matched exactly with the woman found in the suitcase, and Kaushik Pramanik confessed to his crime during interrogation," said the officer. The officer said Pramanik will be taken into police custody by the Baguiati police station as well. MSID:: 120619226 413 | Kolkata: Police investigating the grisly discovery of a woman's body stuffed in a trolley bag in Baguiati on Tuesday have revealed the motive behind the murder—greed and rage. The victim, identified as Riya Dhar, a mother of two from Murshidabad's Nabagram, was allegedly killed by her Facebook friend, Kaushik Pramanik, after she refused to give him her jewellery to help repay his debts. Officers said Pramanik, arrested from Barasat, confessed to killing Riya in a fit of rage following her refusal. Investigators revealed that Kaushik and Riya developed a friendship on social media, and earlier this month, she left her home and shifted to Pramanik's apartment at Fortune Towers in Barasat. She was carrying some cash and gold jewellery worth 30 lakhs. "Pramanik confessed that he was under financial distress and asked the woman to give her jewellery and cash to him so that he could pay off the debt. But the woman refused, which led to an altercation, and Pramanik suffocated her to death with a pillow in a fit of rage," said a senior officer of Bidhannagar city police. Police stated that Pramanik lived in a rented accommodation in the Baguiati neighbourhood two years ago and was familiar with the area, which made him choose the vacant spot at Baguiati Pratibeshipara as the perfect spot to dump the woman's body stuffed in a suitcase. Following the recovery of the woman's body—mouth taped with duct tape—a case was filed at Baguiati police station under sections of murder, criminal conspiracy, and destruction of evidence. Police said that while reviewing all nearby CCTV footage for clues since the discovery of the body on Tuesday, they found the man with the trolley bag got off an app cab at Sahapara in Deshbandhunagar. "By contacting the cab company, we reached the driver, who revealed that on Monday evening, around 6.30 pm, he received a booking from Fortune Tower in Barasat and that a man named Kaushik Pramanik boarded his car with a suspiciously heavy suitcase and got off at Deshbandhunagar at 7.25 pm," said the officer. Based on the cab driver's statement, a joint team from Baguiati police and Bidhannagar detective department conducted a raid at the Barasat housing complex on Thursday, which led to a dramatic turn in the case. It was revealed that a team from Nabagram police station in Murshidabad had already arrested Kaushik Pramanik in connection with a kidnapping case filed there. Police said Riya's husband was aware of her romantic involvement with Pramanik, who identified himself as a Merchant Navy Officer and met her through social media. Cops said the husband tried to convince her to come back for two weeks, but after her phone went unreachable from Monday, he became suspicious and lodged a police complaint against Pramanik, which led to his arrest. "When Baguiati police contacted Nabagram police, they learned that a person named Amit Kumar Dhar filed a complaint against Kaushik Pramanik for the kidnapping of his wife, Riya Dhar. The photo of the kidnapped Riya Dhar matched exactly with the woman found in the suitcase, and Kaushik Pramanik confessed to his crime during interrogation," said the officer. The officer said Pramanik will be taken into police custody by the Baguiati police station as well. MSID:: 120619226 413 |
Hindustan Times
25-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bengal: Merchant navy officer held for murdering woman he met on social media
Kolkata: A merchant navy officer was arrested from his Barasat apartment in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 30-year-old woman he met on social media. On April 22, the Bidhannagar police had recovered a trolley bag with a body inside from a drain in Baguihati. They identified the deceased as Riya Dhar, a resident of Nabagram in West Bengal's Murshidabad. After scanning CCTV footage, the Bidhannagar police reached Fortune Heights apartment complex in Barasat on Friday to arrest the suspect, Kaushik Pramanik, and learnt that the Murshidabad police had already arrested Pramanik two days ago on the charges of abducting the same woman whose body was found in the trolley bag. 'He lived alone in a flat in Fortune Heights in Barasat. The two met on social media. The woman was murdered after their relation soured,' a Bidhannagar police station officer said, asking not to be named. Preliminary investigation revealed that Pramanik is a divorcee while Dhar lived with her husband and two kids in Nabagram in Murshidabad. After Dhar's husband came to know about her and Pramanik, their relation got strained, following which she moved to Pramanik's flat in Barasat. Also Read: Ghaziabad: Woman's decomposing body found with hands tied, cops suspect murder On the basis of a complaint lodged by Dhar's husband last month, Murshidabad police had registered a case of abduction against Pramanik. 'We arrested Pramanik on Wednesday in connection with an abduction. At that time, we didn't know that he has murdered the woman. It was only after the woman was identified that we came to know that he is an accused in the murder case which was lodged by Bidhannagar Police,' an officer from Murshidabad police said. Also read: Dubai-returnee found dead in bag in Deoria; tag exposes killer wife 'Postmortem report revealed that the woman's death was caused due to asphyxiation. She was probably strangulated. The accused then stuffed the body in the trolley bag. He hired a cab and headed to Deshbandhu Nagar in Baguihati area where he dumped the bag in a drain,' the police officer said. Bidhannagar police registered a murder case after the woman's body was found on April 22 morning. 'As the adduction case was lodged with Nabagram police we will transfer the case to Nabagram. Murder charges would be added against him,' the officer added.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Science
- Time of India
IIT-BHUdevelops eco-friendly tech to convert plastic waste into fuel
Varanasi: In an initiative poised to benefit the environment, researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU have successfully developed an innovative process to convert hazardous plastic waste into high-quality fuel oil. This eco-friendly technology offers a sustainable solution to the ever-growing plastic waste problem, particularly in urban areas like Varanasi. Led by Prof Hiralal Pramanik, the research team developed a patented multiphase catalytic pyrolysis reactor that uses low-cost, natural catalysts synthesised from river clay. This innovative system converts commonly discarded plastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene into diesel and kerosene-range fuel oils. Prof Pramanik said that this pioneering work is rooted in the pressing environmental challenges faced by the city of Varanasi, where improper disposal of plastic waste led to numerous problems, including frequent waterlogging caused by clogged drainage systems, death of cows that consume plastic mixed with vegetable waste, and the long-term contamination of soil and water bodies due to non-biodegradable nature of plastics. By turning plastic waste into valuable fuel, this technology not only recovers energy but also provides a sustainable waste management solution that can significantly improve urban hygiene, animal safety, and environmental health. The research, which involved extensive field surveys of Varanasi's waste dumping zones, demonstrates the potential of this low-cost and scalable solution to be implemented in other cities as well. With an Indian patent already granted and recognition in prestigious international journals such as Waste Management and the International Journal of Energy Research, this innovation marks a major step toward cleaner cities and greener energy. The team is now working on scaling the technology for commercial production, envisioning a future where waste-to-energy solutions play a key role in nation-building and environmental conservation. IIT-BHU Director Prof Amit Patra praised the outstanding research work of Prof Hiralal Pramanik and his team, calling it a commendable contribution toward sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
