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'It may take us two years to get a permanent location of our own'
Almost a year after its inception, the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGn) has got its own director in Sudhir K Jain. An expert in earthquake engineering, Jain graduated with a BE in civil engineering from IIT Roorkee before he went on to pursue a masters degree, as well as PhD in structural engineering. In an interview with VINAY UMARJI & CHITRA UNNITHAN, Jain talks about his plans of making IITGn “one of the finest institutions in the world”. Edited excerpts:
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Jaitley to lead BJP in RS, Sushma Advani's deputy in LS

The BJP today appointed its senior leader Arun Jaitley as the Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House and Sushma Swaraj Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. - Vasan"s intent on Sethusamudram project stirs up a hornets" nest - Next stop Karnataka? - Rahul, Varun, Rajnath take oath as LS members - BJP names Karia Munda as candidate for LS Dy Speaker"s post - Meira Kumar nominated for post of LS Speaker - BJP gets majority in Uttarakhand S S Ahluwalia would be deputy leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. L K Advani, who had reluctantly accepted the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha after the party"s dismal performance in Lok Sabha poll, was given the responsibility of choosing the leaders for these posts last Sunday. Advani had met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday and was reportedly authorised to take the decisions. M Venkaiah Naidu was also in the race for the post of Leader of Opposition in the Upper House. Swaraj will assist Advani as his deputy in the Lok Sabha and is likely to be replace him in a few months, BJP sources said. Ramesh Bais, the senior party leader from Chhattisgarh, and Maya Singh, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, will be the Chief Whips of the party in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.


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