Fly like a Super Star: AirAsia's exclusive flight for 'Kabali' FDFS

Super Star Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' is the hot topic in Tamil Nadu. Entire film industy is buzzing about 'Kabali'. This movie has created a huge hype among super star fans and audiences. We have already reported that AirAsia has signed upas official airline partner for this movie and they are providing special 'Kabali' menu for their passengers in flights.

With the movie script requiring an airline to be featured in the film, AirAsia aircraft was used in a few sequences, said a spokesperson for AirAsia India.

Now the most exciting news we heard is 'Kabali' exclusive flight. This is the special offer for all Bengalurians who want to witness and experience the real super star power in Chennai. Yes, AirAsia announced a special flight for 'Kabali' first day first show. AirAsia introduced special package for Super Star fans for Rs 7860 . Fly from Bengaluru to Chennai to watch the FDFS of ‪ ‎'Kabali‬' including all expenses (Movie ticket charge, Lunch and return charge)

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ரிலீஸுக்கு முன்பே சாதனைகள்: கோலிவுட்டை கலக்கும் கபாலி.........கா. இசக்கிமுத்து..

தமிழ் சினிமா உலகில் தற்போது அதிகம் பேசப்படும் படம் ‘கபாலி’. பா.இரஞ்சித் இயக்கத்தில் ரஜினி நடித்துள்ள ‘கபாலி’ பட ரிலீஸுக்காக ஒட்டுமொத்த திரையுலகமும் ரசிகர்களும் காத்திருக்கிறார்கள். அதிலும் படத்தின் டீஸர், மற்றும் பாடல்கள் வெளியான பிறகு இந்தப் படத்துக்கான எதிர்பார்ப்பு இன்னும் எகிறியுள்ளது. இந்தச் சூழலில் ‘கபாலி’ படத்தைப் பற்றிய சில விவரங்களை படக்குழுவினரிடம் இருந்து சேகரித்தோம்.

கதை என்ன?

தன் வாழ்க்கையின் 25 ஆண்டுகளைச் சிறையில் கழித்துவிட்டு வெளியில் வரும் ஒரு மனிதன், மீண்டும் தன் வாழ்க்கையை எவ்வாறு அமைத்துக்கொள்கிறான் என்பதுதான் படத்தின் கதைக்களம் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. பல வருடங்களுக்குப் பிறகு சிறையிலிருந்து வரும் ரஜினி, ‘43 ஓ’ என்ற வில்லன் கும்பலைத் தனி நபராக எதிர்த்து நிற்கிறார். வில்லன் கோஷ்டியை அவர் எதிர்கொள்ளும் காட்சிகள், ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு சிறந்த விருந்தாக அமையும் என்கிறது ‘கபாலி’ படக்குழு. ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு தீனி போடுவதற்காகவே சென்னை, மலேசியா, கோவா உள்ளிட்ட இடங்களில் சுமார் 110 நாட்களுக்கும் மேல் பார்த்துப் பார்த்து எடுத்து படத்தைச் செதுக்கியுள்ளனர்.

நீண்ட காலத்துக்குப் பிறகு ரஜினியின் நடிப்புக்கு முக்கியத் துவம் அளித்திருக்கும் படமாக 'கபாலி' இருக்கும் என்கிறது படக்குழு. அதே நேரத்தில் இதிலும் ரஜினியின் ஸ்டைல் இருக்கிறது. ஆனால், படமாக பார்க் கும்போது ஸ்டைலை விட ரஜினியின் நடிப்பு ரசிகர்களை அதிகம் கவரும் என்கிறார்கள் படக்குழுவினர்.

நட்சத்திர பட்டாளம்

இப்படத்தில் ரஜினிக்கு மனைவி யாகவும் தோட்டத் தொழிலாளியாகவும் குமுதவல்லி என்ற பாத்திரத்தில் நடித்திருக்கிறார் ராதிகா ஆப்தே. யோகி என்னும் ரவுடிக் கூட்டத்தில் இருக்கும் பெண்ணாக தன்ஷிகாவும், ரஜினி நடத்தி வரும் பள்ளியின் ஆசிரியர் தமிழ்க்குமர னாக கலையரசனும், ஒரு ரவுடியின் மகனாக தினேஷும், ரஜினியின் நண்பராக அமீர் என்ற பாத்திரத்தில் ஜான்விஜய்யும் நடித்துள்ளனர். வில் லன்களாக கிஷோர், வின்ஸ்டன் சாவ் ஆகியோர் நடித்திருக்கிறார்கள்.

‘கபாலி’யின் சாதனைகள்

ஒரு மாதத் துக்கு முன் வெளியான ‘கபாலி’ படத்தின் டீஸரை இதுவரை 2 கோடியே 23 லட்சத்துக்கும் அதிகமானோர் பார்த்துள்ளனர். இதன் மூலம் அமிதாப் பச்சன், ஷாருக்கான், ஆமிர்கான், சல்மான்கான் போன்ற இந்திய திரையுலகின் முன்னணி நடிகர்களின் படங்களின் டீஸர் செய்த சாதனையை ‘கபாலி’ முறியடித்துள்ளது. டீஸருக்குக் கிடைத்திருக்கும் வர வேற்பால், இப்படத்தின் வியாபாரம் 200 கோடியைத் தாண்டும் என்கிறார்கள்.

கபாலி படத்தின் பாடல்களும் சாதனைகளைப் படைத்து வருகிறது. திரைப்பட பாடல் சிடிக்கள் இப்போது அதிகம் விற்பனையாவதில்லை என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. இந்த சூழ்நிலை யிலும் ‘கபாலி’ படத்தின் சிடிக்கள் 15 ஆயிரத்துக்கும் அதிகமாக விற் றிருக்கின்றன. ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வர்கள் அதை இணையதளத்தில் இருந்து டவுன்லோடு செய்து கேட்டுள்ளனர். இப்படி ரிலீ ஸாகும் முன்பே சாதனைகள் பலவற்றை செய்துள்ள கபாலி, ரசிகர்களிடையே பெரும் எதிர்பார்ப்பை ஏற்படுத்தி உள்ளது.

மகிழ்ச்சி!

Govt incentivizes private sector for opening deemed universities [Mint, New Delhi]

Govt incentivizes private sector for opening deemed universities [Mint, New Delhi]

June 17--The human resources development (HRD) ministry on Thursday rolled out incentives for private entities to set up deemed universities, approving the University Grants Commission's (UGC's) recommendations in this regard.

The ministry said the new deemed universities regulations would go a long way to "reducing red tape" and give a "fillip to the private sector".

HRD minister Smriti Irani said the new rules do away with the ceiling on off-campus centres for deemed universities. Now, deemed universities can open more than six such centres--the earlier ceiling.

The new rules may help settle the off-campus controversy involving 10 deemed universities that fell foul of the higher education regulator's rules in November last year.

Institutions such as the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani and Indian Institute of Mines, Dhanbad, were told to shut some of their campuses that the UGC said were being run in an "unauthorized manner".

BITS got a stay order on the UGC directive.

Its acting vice-chancellor, V.S. Rao, said the institution would take the case to its logical conclusion.

"The regulator will look at that notification in the light of the new rules," Irani said on Thursday.

Earlier, UGC had recommended that the ceiling on off-campus centres should be waived only for government-run deemed universities. However, the final rules grant the waiver to both private and government-run deemed universities.

Irani said the permission to open off-campus centres would only be given to the highest ranked deemed universities.

This would not be applicable to existing institutions. Meaning, if an existing deemed university has six campuses and four of them are not NAAC-A grade, it will not have to shut them down. But if it wants to open a seventh, then all its campuses would have to meet the highest grade, UGC chairman Ved Prakash said.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, or NAAC, is the agency charged with granting accreditation to educational institutions across the country. NAAC-A is the highest grade it hands out.

India currently has 123 deemed universities, with close to 90 run by private promoters.

Prakash said the new rules ease the regulatory requirements for education players and bring transparency to infrastructure requirements and inspection systems, and recognize the role of promoters in the education sector.

A promoter of a deemed university can now become "chancellor or pro-chancellor" of the university. The minimum land required for setting up such an institution has been waived, provided 40% of the space is kept open. And, UGC invigilators will upload videos of a university online within 24 hours of the inspection so that chances of manipulation can be reduced significantly.

Under the old rules, five acres of land was the minimum required for setting up an institution in metro cities. In tier-II cities, it was seven acres, and in rural areas, it was 10 acres.

Irani clarified that from now on, only NAAC-A grade institutions would be allowed to open foreign campuses, after getting approval from the home ministry and the ministry of external affairs.

Also, instead of the 6-7 years it takes now, UGC and the government would clear a new deemed university proposal within seven months, she said.

The new rules also bar deemed universities from accepting course fees upfront without admitting a student. Institutions can take up to a maximum of Rs.10,000 from a prospective candidate during counselling. The HRD ministry has received several complaints of fees being taken from students even before admission.

Again, while existing institutions can apply for deemed university status after getting NAAC-A grade for two cycles or 10 years, new institutions can apply for it if they are providing new-age courses. They have to furnish a letter of intent and abide by it within three years' time.

Irani added that if a deemed university plans to open a new department or start a new research programme with industry support, it does not need UGC's prior permission.


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Press Information Bureau ..NEW RULES FOR DEEMED UNIVERSITY

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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
16-June-2016 21:23 IST
MHRD concurs with UGC recommendations to remove subjectivity and bring in more transparency

Following recommendations received from the University Grants Commission for amendments to the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2010, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has concurred with the recommendations for notification.

The amended regulations are intended to remove subjectivity and bring in more transparency in the processes for establishment and functioning of such institutions. They seek to maintain the quality of education, to provide in more autonomy, and a framework for Government and UGC interface with the institutions.

There have been major changes in the application process, simplifying it and making it more objective. A recurring issue in representations received from industry and educationists has been the length of time taken to process applications, in some cases many years leading to unnecessary pendency, uncertainty.

Timelines have been assigned at different stages including information seeking by UGC (2 months), submission of reports by the Expert committee (3 months) and approval and advice of UGC (1.5 months) and Government decision (2 months).

The visit of the expert committee, essentially confirmatory of faculty availability and of the quality and infrastructure will be recorded and uploaded on the UGC website within 24 hours.

The regulations provide an impetus to accreditation and other measures of quality. Institutions seeking de-novo to apply for Deemed To Be Universities (DTBUs) would need to have the highest NAAC/NBA grading for two cycles or alternatively have the highest NAAC/NBA grading at the time of application and be in the top 20 of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Prior to these new amended regulations, the application process of was fraught with uncertainty and opacity.

The regulations have brought in the Letter of Intent (LOI) concept wherein the applicant, society, trust or Section 8 Company will set up the institution and indicate its readiness for commencement of the academic operations, as per the plan presented and agreed within three years of the issue of LOI. Similar provisions have been made for off-campuses.

Recognizing that the land is a scare and valuable resource, the land requirement has been modified, to focus on the built up area. The earlier specifications in acres of land (5 – 10 acres) have been replaced with the stipulation with the minimum open space should be 40% of the total area, that academic infrastructure should be at least 15,000 sq. m. and that there must be accommodation for students and teachers.

Institutions, under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) can have a credit exchange matrix with other UGC recognized institutions for the benefit of their students.

Keeping in view the need to maintain academic currency and quality in the new provision, it has been mandated that such institutions will review the syllabus every 3 years at least.

This regulation makes it mandatory for the institution to have 3 cells – anti-ragging, anti discrimination and gender sensitization as well as an internal complaints committee for prevention of sexual harassment. There will be barrier free access for specially abled students in all places. There will also be adequate health care facilities for students, staff and faculty within the campus.

In the context of governance, there would be a GoI nominee on the Board of Management for DTBUs only in case it is controlled by the Central Government or receives more than 50% of its funding from the government. In other cases, the UGC will provide nominees from a panel of names recommended by a search committee of academic experts.

Under 2010 regulations, the Chancellors could not be a member of the society, trust or Section 8 Company not a close relative of its President. In the amended regulations this restriction has been removed.

Industry collaborations and research projects would not need specific approval of the UGC nor would be for new departments in core subjects for which the institution was established. It has been made mandatory for the DTBU to participate in the National Institutions Ranking Framework (NIRF) and in the Know Your College (KYC) portal and mobile app application. Responding to complaints from students, it has been decided that full fee would only be paid at the time of admission, and not during counseling or pre-admission process. No capitation fees will be allowed.

The ceiling of 6 off-campuses has been removed. After 5 years of its establishment, the institution may set up off-campuses provided it has got NAAC ‘A’ accreditation. Similar provisions would apply for off-shore campuses with the additional stipulation that clearance of the MEA and MHA is requested.

Deemed varsities can't collect tuition fee during counselling..DECCAN HERALD

Deemed varsities can't collect tuition fee during counselling

NEW DELHI: June 17, 2016, DHNS:

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) approved a revised regulation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) which restricts deemed universities from collecting full tuition fee at the time of counselling.

In the revised regulations to be notified soon, UGC has tightened norms for giving deemed university status to higher educational institutions, made the approval of applications a time-bound process and removed a provision that so far restricted the deemed universities from opening more than six off-shore campuses.

The norms for opening off-shore campuses by the deemed universities, however, have been tightened as it would require the institutions to get clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs before opening their campuses abroad. This will be applicable to all deemed universities, whether run and managed by private entities or run or funded to any extent by the government.

“The deemed universities can collect a maximum Rs 10,000 as counselling fee and the students will pay full tuition fee only at the time of their admission. This has been done to ensure that students do not have to struggle to get refund of their money they deposit as tuition fee from the universities in case they do not get admission. The revised regulations of the UGC have been approved and will soon be notified,” said HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

The minister said that applications by higher educational institutions for deemed-to-be-university status will be considered within six to seven months under the revised regulations. Besides, the inspection team will video record the entire infrastructure and other facilities, and upload it on the UGC’s website within 24 hours.

Smriti said that the revised regulations seek to ensure quality and standards of all deemed universities, and the provisions also seek to give them more autonomy.

Rules for deemed varsities streamlined..TIMES OF INDIA

NEW DELHI: HRD minister Smriti Irani on Thursday announced major changes brought about by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in deemed university regulations. The new regulations are more transparent and reduces government interference, she said, adding that the 2010 regulations choked deemed universities with a "lot of red tape."

Under the new regime, deemed university applications will be processed within six-seven months, unlike the earlier trend of six years, Irani said. The expert committee's visit to a new institution will be videotaped and uploaded to the UGC website within 24 hours, leaving no chance for tampering.

Eighty-eight of the 123 deemed universities are privately managed, while only 35 are government-controlled .

The HRD minister said under the new regime to set up deemed university under de novo (new areas of learning), promoters will have to give a Letter of Intent (LoI).The promoter, be it private or government, will have to set up the varsity within three years of giving LoI. Earlier, deeemed status could be acquired only after setting up the institution. At the same time, subjectivity has been taken away by making it specific as to how many departments and number of teachers will be required to get the status.

Also, instead of land requirement, the built-up area has been specified. A deemed university will need 40% open area, 60% built-up area that gives 10-square-metre per student floor space. Earlier, a five-acre campus was mandatory in urban areas and seven-acre in urban nonmetropolitan areas.

Irani said all deemed varsities will have to be part of the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) and make full dis closure. Also, mandatory payment of full fee at the time of counselling has been done away with.

Now institutions can charge only upto Rs 10,000.
Deemed universities can have off-shore campuses after five years of existence if the mother institution has highest NAAC or NBA accreditation rating for three consecutive cycles and is among the top 20 institutions under NIRF. It also requires clearance from the ministries of external affairs and home.

UGC has also done away with restrictions on the appointment of deemed university chancellors.

Rules for deemed universities streamlined..ECONOMIC TIMES

Rules for deemed universities streamlined

By TNN | 17 Jun, 2016, 11.28AM IST

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Under the new regime, deemed university applications will be processed within six-seven months, unlike the earlier trend of six years, Irani said.

NEW DELHI: HRD minister Smriti Irani on Thursday announced major changes brought about by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in deemed university regulations. The new regulations are more transparent and reduces government interference, she said, adding that the 2010 regulations choked deemed universities with a "lot of red tape." 

Under the new regime, deemed university applications will be processed within six-seven months, unlike the earlier trend of six years, Irani said. The expert committee's visit to a new institution will be videotaped and uploaded to the UGC website within 24 hours, leaving no chance for tampering. 

Eighty-eight of the 123 deemed universities are privately managed, while only 35 are government-controlled. 

The HRD minister said under the new regime to set up deemed university under de novo (new areas of learning), promoters will have to give a Letter of Intent (LoI). The promoter, be it private or government, will have to set up the varsity within three years of giving LoI. 

Earlier, deeemed status could be acquired only after setting up the institution. At the same time, subjectivity has been taken away by making it specific as to how many departments and number of teachers will be required to get the status. 

Also, instead of land requirement, the built-up area has been specified. A deemed university will need 40 per cent open area, 60 per cent built-up area that gives 10-square-metre per student floor space. Earlier, a five-acre campus was mandatory in urban areas and seven-acre in urban non-metropolitan areas. 

Irani said all deemed varsities will have to be part of the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) and make full disclosure. Also, mandatory payment of full fee at the time of counselling has been done away with. Now institutions can charge only upto Rs 10,000. 

Deemed universities can have off-shore campuses after five years of existence if the mother institution has highest NAAC or NBA accreditation rating for three consecutive cycles and is among the top 20 institutions under NIRF. It also requires clearance from the ministries of external affairs and home. 

UGC has also done away with restrictions on the appointment of deemed university chancellors. 

HRD ministry launches Vidyanjali scheme to boost community participation in government schools 

The HRD ministry on Thursday launched Vidyanjali scheme to boost community participation in government schools and invited volunteers to hold public speaking, story telling and play acting sessions. 

HRD minister Smriti Irani said 21 states and 2,200 schools will participate in the pilot launch of the programme and hoped to expand it to every school in the country. Speaking at the launch, Irani said Vidyanjali is aimed to convey to the children studying in government schools that "they are not alone but are a part of 'Team India'."