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YCMOU Convocation ceremony today
The 13th convocation ceremony of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University will be held today at the University Campus. IGNOU Vice Chancellor and Distance Education Conference chief guest V N R Pillay will be the chief guest during the programme, which will be, begin 11 am.
YCMOU Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajan Welukar will preside over the programme in which 22120 students will be awarded degrees, diplomas and certificates. Out of these 8556 students will be given degrees, 12445 diplomas, 1119 post graduate degrees including Ph. D. Students who have received maximum marks in various subjects will also be given gold medals. About 30 students will be given prizes for excellent achievement in various subjects in the states.

Fest for a Noble Cause
The audition for the North Maharashtra Children and Youth Festival was Organised by Vaishnavi Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha, to spread AIDS awareness.
With HIV/ AIDS spreading fast in the country and India ranking no 2 in the disease, the Government, NGO's and others are striving to create awareness and stop it from spreading any further. One of the ways to do so is through cultural programme by by children and youth. Haath se Haath milao- 2007 is one such cultural programme, which aims at creating awareness about HIV / AIDS and rehabilitation for the affected. This North Maharashtra children and youth festival will be organised in Nashik by Vaishnavi Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha.
UNICEF Government of India, Maharashtra Government Health Department and Education Department in collaboration with School Adolescent Life Skills Education Programme (SALSEP) are organising this awareness programme throughout Maharashtra.
The audition for the festival began on February 2, 2007, and concluded on 7 of this month. The first three days were for auditions for children while the last three days were for the youth. The events included dance, singing, fashion shows, beauty contest, poster and slogan competition, rangoli, quiz competition, special talent and mimicry.
The audition functions inaugurated by Deputy Director of Education of Education.

INIFD exhibition from today
A three -day exhibition has been organised by INIFD at their institute
The International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFT) has organised a three - day exhibition from February 10th to 12th at the institute, which would comprise of exhibition and sale of the designs made by students. Students of all the three sections of the institute would participate in the exhibition.
Clothes, Jewellery and furniture would be on display. Informing about the exhibition, Ridhee Chhabra of INIFD, says, "This exhibition is a boost to the students, as people from all over the city come to see it. Most of the students even get orders to sell their designs or design something