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Udaipur speaks is a special platform where all the Udaipur’s citizens can share their views over all the different topics which are going on in the city. This platform gives a platform to the citizens of Udaipur to speak & discuss their problems and share with all the citizens. This helps all the citizens to understand the conditions which are faced by all the citizens & can come towards a conclusion towards the end.

This platform is a major platform to share & get the best result out of this social discussion platform. This people help themselves on this platform and help each other which increase love and respect for the citizens as well as for the foreign travelers to the city as well. On this platform one can get all the major details for the city by the views of the local peoples which help travelers to understand the city by the views of native peoples.

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ISTE Workshop by IIT-B to impart knowledge about Free and Open Source tools

IITB Conducted Seminar

IITB - 2 week ISTE Workshop

An important initiative has been taken by IIT Bombay, to work with Engineering Colleges in the country, to enhance the teaching skills of faculty colleagues in core Engineering and Science subjects. This initiative has now become a part of the National Mission on Education through ICT, supported by MHRD.

With a motive to augment the use of Free and Open Source Tools for teaching and computational needs and make the teaching skills of faculty serving in Core Engineering and Science Subjects take a turn for the better; IIT Bombay has started a free two week ISTE workshop from 5th of this month under the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, and Govt. of India.

Seminar a Techno India NJR

Organized under the Distance Learning Programme, theworkshop will be exclusively conducted in the coordinating remote centers across the country with the interaction revolving around the topic “Software Development Techniques for Teachers of Engineering and Science Institutes”. There will be live lectures through AVIEW mechanism on Internet in the centers selected for the same. The workshop will be conducted across five weekends (5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 November 2011, and 3-4 December 2011) so that the interested participants can gain access to the workshop conveniently even during the semester.

“This workshop is aimed at enhancing the teaching skills of our faculty colleagues in core Engineering and Science Subjects and will benefit the faculty who want to use Open Source Tools for teaching and computational needs. Free and Open Source Software is need of hour as source code is available for study, modification and redistribution. Government of India is laying lot of emphasis on it.” 

-Piyush Javeria

Remote Center Coordinator and Workshop Coordinator

 

The workshop will benefit faculty colleagues, teaching in engineering and science institutes, who wish to use open source software tools for all their computational and teaching needs, thereby improving the quality of instruction and learning in their colleges / institutes.

With as much as 60 participants registered from all parts of Rajasthan, Techno India NJR Institute of Technology from Udaipur is also selected as a remote centre for this workshop. The workshop will be transmitted live through internet to various coordinating remote centers across the country. Because of this, various faculties that are providing their services in the city will come hand in hand with the Free and Open Tools that have become the need of the hour in the field of teaching, ultimately improvising their teaching skills.

IITB Conducted Seminar

IITB Conducted Seminar

IITB Conducted Seminar

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Book A Drive this Diwali with Technoy Motors

Technoy at Celebration

Technoy Motors– one of the leading names in automobile dealings in Rajasthan; serving it’s customers since last 15 years with 3 authorized Maruti Suzuki Showrooms, 2 True Value Showrooms (for pre-owned cars) and a total of 7 Workshop Centers; celebrated the Diwali Moto Fest 2011 this Sunday at the Celebration Mall, Udaipur.

The fest was anchored wonderfully and was filled with a lot of fun & enjoyment; the funniest phase being that of the one-minute games, prized with PVR gift cards & Hungama game zone cards.

The display included the latest cars in the market- The all new Alto Xplorer ; Ritz & Wagon-R!

While the whole atmosphere was filled with music and fun, professional enquiries were also entertained gently and those lucky customers who booked their cars on the spot were also greeted with the PVR gift cards. Scroll below to see glimpses from the event that took place this Sunday at the Celebration Mall 🙂

Further bookings can also be made by approaching the nearest Technoy Motors showroom.

Technoy at CelebrationTechnoy at CelebrationTechnoy at Celebration

All the very best for a cheerful ride and a very happy Diwali in advance 🙂

 

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This Diwali, get your Favourite Cars at your Favourite Place

Surprised after reading the strange title? Yes this is absolutely true. This Diwali, TECHNOY MOTORS, a premier authorized showroom for Maruti Suzuki cars in Udaipur, is bringing its showroom at your favourite place: THE CELEBRATION MALL.

THE DIWALI MOTO FEST 2011, as they call it, is going to be an awesome plan for the spending this weekend. This Sunday, 16th of October at Celebration Mall, right from 10 o’clock in the morning till the complete evening, there will be latest cars by Maruti Suzuki on display, Maruti Special Diwali offers, lots of fun, games, and other stuffs which you can enjoy with your family, and win prizes, which will be hosted by famous Anchor.

You can get a test drive of their favourite Maruti vehicle, and can enquire about the prices, hot deals, and exclusive offers on each Maruti Car, alongwith Maruti Special Diwali Scratch and Win Offers. You can also get an evaluation done for your old cars, if you are planning to take a benefit of the Exchange offer.

Not only this, on-the-spot bookings on the day will be rewarded with special PVR Gift Cards. So what are you waiting for Udaipies? This weekend, come for happiness at Celebration Mall, and also bring home a Maruti Suzuki on the occasion of Diwali, with loads of happiness and gift items.

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At age of becoming grand parents, IVF turns childless couple parents

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The Couple with their Child

The excitement is palpable in Dhundarka village of Mandsaur. A childless couple, who was not able to conceive a child for over 35 years, has recently given birth to a baby boy through IVF. The mother is 50 and father 54years old. The couple is blessed by the advancements in technology .  It is amazing to see the satisfying shine on their faces,” said IVF specialist Dr. Shweta Agarwal of R.K.Hospital & Infertility (IVF) Center, Udaipur.

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The Couple with their Child

The couple, Sohandevi and Suratram, said that they had been trying for a child and undergoing treatment and visited various temples also in past 30 years now. The father is a correspondent in local news magazine. Getting older, the social urge to have a child became more intense and the couple decided to give technology another shot.

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Dr. Shweta

“Sohandevi is uneducated, but she understood all about the treatment and was very patient. And by God’s grace she got pregnant in the first attempt of IVF only”, said Dr. Shweta Agarwal. “We had counseled the couple about the challenges of getting a child so late in life, but they were ready. When we placed the son in her lap, she seemed content,” Dr Shweta said.  Sohandevi’s case only highlights the acceptability IVF has gained in the society. “People from lower socio-economic strata who are not very educated are getting comfortable with IVF but do not accept surrogacy. They feel that society will accept the child better if the child is reared in her own womb”, says Dr Shweta.

 

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One click away to ensure education for children in Udaipur!

Right to Education, Udaipur
Right to Education, Udaipur
Right to Education, Udaipur
Right to Education, Udaipur : Image Credits: newton007.com

Udaipur city situated in the southern part of Rajasthan in India is popularly known for its heritage point. Every year around thousands of foreign tourists come to visit and explore. On the other hand the outskirts of the city following the range of 7-10 kilometers are bunched with hundreds of big and small villages. These hundreds of villages are confined under numbers of issues like illiteracy, unemployment, child-labour, infanticide, drought, etc which are the biggest constraints for development. However, Government and various Non Government Organization is working in these contexts.

A study done by MIT University of New York reported that around 30% of children in Udaipur between 6-14 years are out of or never been to school. Despite of many government interventions like Right to education, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan the above percentage draws a dull picture in our mind. There are many reasons which all together sum up the above figure. Children can’t reach to the schools as Government schools are located far from their place or parents need someone who can contribute in the household work and income because majority of the people are Below Poverty line. Many children after enrolling themselves in schools don’t attend the class because of the teacher’s absenteeism, poor facilities provided in the school and low grasping power of children.

Since 1974 Seva Mandir is working in this origin. With the passage of time, lots of changes are made in the strategies and pedagogy. At present 188 Rural School (popularly known as Shiksha Kendra) are running which is reaching out to 5,694 students and every year over 1,000 new students are enrolled.

Children’s capability is assessed before their admission and they get enrolled in three different levels A, B, & C. The highest level is A, after completing this level they are graduated from Rural School. Every year more than 840-850 students graduate from Seva Mandir’s school and take admission in government school their retention rate stands at 87.5% which is comparatively high from other children. More importantly the SKs help in strengthening the retention of children in government schools. The learning provided in the SKs develop children’s basic literacy and academic skills, enabling them to grasp better and even study on their own.

At present school has emerged as a hub of activities ensuring quality education which enables them to read and write independently with comprehension. The pedagogy adopted is child centric, engages the children in different activities. Rural Schools are single teachers-schools in which teachers belong to the same village. They are provided with regular training, certification courses and capacity building sessions which are designed to make teaching more context-oriented, child centered, interesting and enjoyable by strengthening the teachers’ conceptual understanding of the subjects they teach (math and language), and emphasizing the practical aspects of how to conduct classroom transactions. It also works proactively towards enabling the communities to demand quality education from Government.

You can read stories and watch videos which will help u to understand them better.

Seva Mandir have ensured funds for 4,000 children but They need funds to reach another 1,000 children. The opportunity of reaching out these children now is tenfold for them as They are participating in an online fundraising India Giving Challenge, 2011 starting from of Give India as a part of Joy of Giving week commencing from 6th September till 20th October and They have a chance to win a part of matching grant amounting Rs. 65 lacs.

You can help them by changing the life of one child by sending him/her to school for 1 year with a donation of Rs. 2,000/-. The minimum amount they are requesting is 400/- that enables a child to attend school for 66 days. You can donate them by your

  • Debit or credit card or
  • Net banking or
  • Demand draft/cheque favoring Give India.

Through iGive page. You will get tax benefit if you are citizen of India/UK/USA. GiveIndia will provide e-receipt for every donation. For more details please write to rmu@sevamandir.org

You can also help them by championing our project either by promoting their cause through e-media facebook, blogs and indoor (local businesses, banks, etc) mediums or by donation solicitation.

 

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A Post By Khushboo Baranwal

Development Professional, Resource Mobilization Unit, Seva mandir

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Security Lapses in Udaipur’s Cyber Space

Udaipur Hacking

Udaipur Hacking

As most of you know cyber crime is increasing day by day. Have you ever thought what’s the reason behind this? Why is everyone concerned about hacking?

Okay, let’s place other things aside and discuss about Udaipur. 80% websites in Udaipur can be hacked with easy efforts, including the site of CPS School, Alok, Narayan Seva Sansthan, RKayMall, Pacific University etc. (P.S.: I have Informed them)

shocked?? Well, you Better Be…. !!

Many people think hacking is a bad thing, but it is not in some ways. There are 3 major types of hackers –

Black Hat Hackers : These are the bad guys, who are typically referred to as just plain hackers. The term is often used specifically for hackers who break into networks or computers, or create computer viruses.

White Hat Hackers : These are the good guys, computer security experts who specialize in penetration testing and other methodologies to ensure that a company’s information systems are secure.

Grey Hat Hackers : A grey hat, in the hacking community, refers to a skilled hacker whose activities fall somewhere between white and black hat hackers on a variety of spectra. It may relate to whether they sometimes arguably act illegally, though in good will, or to how they disclose vulnerabilities.
Suppose you found a security loop hole in a website, now you will try to hack it and if you get success, you have 2 options. Wheather you can deface (change the site’s index (front) page with something like “Hacked by xyz”) or you can simply notify the administrator of that site about the vulnerability. A Black Hat would definetly deface the website for fun, but a White Hat will email or contact the admin about the vulnerability.

Now Talking About Udaipur!!

Udaipur has lack of IT/Cyber Security experts. Even HINT (An IT institute) can be hacked.  Around 70% of web design/development companies in udaipur can be hacked. I know you’d be thinking, is this guy mad? What I’m saying is true, believe or not.I think all web design/development companies in Udaipur should have at least one IT expert, who will pentest (test network for vulnerabilities and fix them) their servers.Hope, Udaipur’s Web Developers will be alert after reading this! I will continue to deliver you with more such news about Udaipur’s Cyber World. Keep a watch at your favorite UdaipurBlog.com  🙂
An Article By Samyak Tejawat
The Views expressed are that of the writer and blog helds no responsibility. UdaipurBlog is a Platform open for you all to express your views and make people aware 🙂
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Vote for Shahnawaj – The Performer in Deewana Group from Udaipur

Deewana Group X Factor

Shahnavaz with Shreya Goshal

Shahnawaj Khan  has been struggling in singing since the age of 12. His father Mr. Nisar Mohammad said that since childhood he was very keen to learn singing and playing musical instruments. He is a great Piano player and was mentored by his father. He moved to Muskut in 2002 and started performing in 5 star hotels, he stayed there for almost 8 years and that helped him to unearth his extraordinary ability to sing that led to wide spread acknowledgement. He is the only financial support for his family and comes form a relatively poor household. He came back to India in 2010 for his marriage and is now settled in Udaipur where he owns a orchestra group named ‘blue star orchestra‘ at Premidwara Marg, Amal ka Kanta, Inside Surajpole.

Deewana Group X Factor
He has numerous awards to his name and has even been the winner of “The Voice of Rajasthan”. His dream of meeting the singing sensation Sonu Nigam came true in X Factor where he is a member of the Deewana Group that made its way into the competition by their outstanding performance on “Piya Haji Ali ” at indore auditions and has since cruised through the boot camp in Mumbai and Goa, the group holds its position among the top 12 contestants and is widely applauded for its breathtaking stage performances.

Shahnavaz

Vote for Deewana Group send xf 01 to 5252525

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Post Contribution by : Monika Jain Edited By: Chitransh Joshi

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Mobile Number Portability: The Truth Behind

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The following article happens to come from one of our regular readers, Mr. Ashwin Jain, who faced a serious problem regarding the above mentioned title, and got no response at all. The entire mishappening, I felt, must be shared with our other readers too, for the word that how alert are we and/or how much our complains are being entertained. UdaipurBlog does not take any responsibility for the contents of the post that follows, and are solely the author’s own words.

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I am a Reliance user from a long time. 3 months back I decided to port to other operator all thanks to MNP (Mobile Number Portability). When I posted a request for changing the operators (on 20 March), I received a call from Reliance customer care office, the customer care guys requested me to continue my subscription with them and said they will provide me reliance to reliance free for six months (as an incentive to stay their customer). I found the scheme attractive so I agreed to it, at that time they asked me to come to their agency office and sign some papers. The employee got it signed from me stating that this contract is just a part of formality, in reality there was a HIDDEN CLAUSE in it stating that I will not port for another 12 months, the employee intentionally didn’t informed me about this clause.

I signed the contract on March 23, now it’s almost two months and they have not yet activated that reliance to reliance free service on my number. I have called the concerned person several times, but he has stopped picking my calls. When I went to their main office to his Senior for enquiry, even her response was not satisfying, I showed her that her subordinate was not picking my calls and neither my calls were able to connect to Reliance Help Line number 198, she gave me an assurance that “Sir, although the R2R is not yet activated on your phone, but from our side we will give you a waiver after doing the required adjustments”.

Alas, her assurance was of no avail. I am still being charged with normal call rates without any adjustments being done. The problem here is that I cannot go to their main office each month and ask for the waiver again and again. If they can’t add this in my bill then I don’t want Reliance service at all.
Now after getting fed up with all this ambiguity when i again tried to port my number in May, they rejected my request on the basis of the HIDDEN CLAUSE in the contract which they made me sign. They said that while giving you the reliance to reliance free scheme you had signed a paper where you accepted that you won’t port to any other operator for 1 year. They are just fooling by giving me R2R free for six month and asking me to be with reliance for a year. This is FRAUD and CHEATING. The most annoying thing is that they didn’t activate the plan on time. I am tired of these reliance employees and their excuses.

Now after two months they are saying that now your plan is configured and you can use R2R free from next month. This commitment from them came to me on 12 May. Honestly speaking now this R2R free feature is of no use to me. I have cleared all my previous bills without any adjustments. In any case after all these false promises and cheating I don’t want to stay with them, now I just want to port my number to other operator as soon as possible.

I have complained on www.consumercourtforum.in on 12 May after that i got a call from them asking for a receipt i got while signing the contract. I mailed it to them but they haven’t yet responded back. A week has passed (to do a more actual calculation months have passed) but my problem is not yet solved. On 18 May i posted my complaint on Reliance Facebook page and I got a call and they said “We can’t help you, you can take legal action if you want to cancel the contract and want to port.” I thought these employees were hired to sort out issues rather than advising consumers to take legal actions against Reliance.

Now it doesn’t matter how this issue ends, whatever happens Reliance has lost one of its loyal customer and I want all the readers of this post to be careful of Reliance. Also please don’t sign on any document they offer you as they are can cheat you anytime. This company is full of frauds and all its employees only tell lies (and idiotic excuses) to fool the customers. KINDLY BEWARE OF THE FALSE PROMISES MADE AND BE ALERT!!!

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By Ashwin Jain

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Green Leaf Ratings: A concept for Zero Waste Udaipur

Greenleaf Ratings_Eco friendly Udaipur

Greenleaf Ratings_Eco friendly Udaipur

Udaipur is one of the most sought out tourist destinations in India. With a rich history, culture and ecology, thousands of people come to visit this beautiful lake city every year. To develop Zero Waste Udaipur, Shikshantar in association with the Lonely Planet Guide Book, has been motivating hotels and tourists to make their practices more ecologically and culturally friendly. The Greenleaf Rating is one way Shikshantar has devised to help hotels take stock of their ecological footprint and be mindful to protect Udaipur’s traditional culture.

zero waste concept
This conversation around eco-friendly tourism in Udaipur began in 2007 between Shikshantar and tourists in the city. Tourists were asked what they thought of the environmental practices in Udaipur and expressed what green alternatives they would like to see from hotels. Their feedback, as well as research conducted by Shikshantar on the best practices from around the world, contributed to the making of a survey for hotels to measure their eco and culturally friendly efforts.
Association with the Lonely Planet began in 2008 when the Lonely Planet expressed interest in the Greenleaf rating and offered to publish a link to Shikshantar’s work on eco hotels in Udaipur. Shikshantar rated the hotels mentioned in the Lonely Planet based on a range of criteria from segregation of waste, to solar energy, to rainwater harvesting, to organic food, to promotion of local art and culture. The link to these findings were published in the 2009 edition of the Lonely Planet.
A team at Shikshantar has just updated its ratings of 35 hotels in Udaipur. They found that there have been improvements in the ecological practices of many hotels, especially in terms of solar water heating, energy saving practices, rainwater harvesting and organic food. Among budget hotels, Lal Ghat Guest House, Hotel Lake Star, and Nukkad Guest House scored the highest. Among mid-range hotels Udai Kothi, Pahuna Haveli, and Hotel Ram Pratap scored the highest. Among high end hotels, Udaivilas, Fatehgarh and Lake Palace Hotel scored the highest.
According to Vishal Singh Dhaybai, coordinator of the survey for Shikshantar, “We would love to see the momentum continuing and would like to support hotels in creating 1) a culture of segregation and re-use of “waste”, 2) water and energy conservation and 3) use of bio-degradable cleaning products, 4) filtered water re-fill stations to minimize use of plastic bottles. Tourists are also becoming more conscious of the need to minimize their ecological footprint and we hope this also encourages hotels to go green”. All the ratings have been posted on the Shikshantar website www.shikshantar.in.

For more details on the Green Leaf Ratings and Zero Waste Udaipur, contact Vishal Singh Dhaybai at Shikshantar (tel. 0294-245-1303; email shikshantar@yahoo.com).

By UdaipurBlog Guest author Rehana Tejpar.

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Awesome Mausam in Udaipur

It was a Great Rainy Season this year for Udaipur When all our dried lakes were filled up and Overflowed. But the changing Climatic Conditions have Brought about the Monsoon again in the Winter season.

From Past few days its raining in Udaipur and Nearby regions Including Rajsamand, Dabok. Bageri ka Naka, Madaar Bada , Madaar Chota etc Lakes all have overflown again and the Water is now heading towards Fatehsagar and Other Water Sources to Be Overflown again. Today on 17th November 2010. I captured these pictures and Video of the awesome weather seen from my House. It is now Raining Heavily with Thunder in the City. 🙂

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