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As a part of the annual cultural fest ‘Tatvaâ™’, the ‘Quizzing Kommunity’ of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management takes immense pleasure in inviting you all for its annual Quizzing Extravaganza to be held on the 26th of February at the Dwaraka Campus, Delhi.

The details of the events are mentioned below.

1. BLIZZARD — The Business Quiz

The Quiz will be conducted by  Quiz Master- Dr.Shubhojeet Bhattacharya

Date-26th February Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Institute Auditorium
Prizes worth Rs 25,000

2. QUZIPEDIA – The General Quiz

The Quiz will be conducted by  Quiz Master- Parnab Mukherjee

Date-26th February Time:2.30 PM
Venue: Institute Auditorium
Prizes worth Rs 15,000

3. BHEJA FRY – The Entertainment Quiz

Quiz Masters: Raj Shekhar & Anuj
Date- 26th February Time:12.30 PM
Venue: Institute Auditorium
Prizes worth Rs 3,000

OTHER DETAILS:
All Quizzes are open to college students as well as corporates, cross college teams are also allowed. However for the Business Quiz in the final rounds we will be selecting three Corporate teams and three college teams.

· The team should compromise of maximum 2 members each.

· The quizzes will consist of a written prelim round followed by a final round where top 6 teams would qualify.

· On the spot registrations,45 minutes before the scheduled start of the events.

· Team of 2 members each.

The Prizes for the Quizzes has been sponsored by IMS Resources Ltd.

The details of the event can also be found on:
http://www.tatva.lbsim.ac.in/

How to reach Us:
Lal Bahadur Shastri Insttute Of Managment, sector 11, Dwaraka,Delhi
The institute is about 100 mtrs from the Dwaraka sector 11 metro station.

For any other queries feel free to reach us
Mohd Arshad Islam: +91-8800686088
Anuj: +91-9582055105
Raj Shekhar +91-9958143663

 Quiz: The Colossus Quiz

Host: SIBM, Bangalore

Date: 26th February 2011

Official SitE: www.colossus2011.com

Details: Contact – Nikhil +91-9686456475

Quiz: WizBiz 2011

Flavour: Business Quiz

Host: Goa Institute of Management

Date: 26th Feb 2011 ( 5 30 pm)

Quizmaster: Avinash Mudaliar

Open to : Corporate teams of two. (Mixed teams allowed)

Registration Fee: Rs 1200/- per team

More details: www.wizbiz.co.in

Contact: Vibhor – 09158769633

G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science, as a part of its 7^th National Technical Festival, IGNIUM 11, is conducting an open quiz for all college students. Details are below.

Date & Time: 25^th Feb 2011, Friday, 2 PM onwards

Venue: GNITS, Hyderabad

Format: Open quiz, for college students, in teams of two.

Quiz Master: Riyaz Usman

Event Website: http://www.gnits.ac.in/iste/mainpage.htm

Contact: Sumedha-8897942009; Prapurna-9951256789

The Symbiosis Law School Quiz Club, Pune with the support by its alumni will be organizing a set of 5 quizzes as part of its Cultural fest- Symbhav’11.

Attractive prizes to be won. Be part of the Quizzing Extravaganza!

The quizzes are as follows –
1) Bharat Ek Khoj – India Quiz
Date – 25 February 2011
Venue –SLS Class [2] (204-205)
Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 10:30 am till 1:30 pm

2) Jigyasa – General Quiz
Date – 25 February 2011
Venue – SLS Auditorium
Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 02:00 pm till 4:30 pm

3) Quizzine – Music, Entertainment, Literature, Arts, and Sports (MELAS) Quiz
Date – 26 February 2011
Venue – SLS Auditorium
Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 10:00 am till 1:00 pm

4) Shantanu Tomar Memorial Quiz on Law, Politics, Economics and International Affairs
Date – 26 February 2011
Venue – SLS Class [1] (203)
Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 02:00 pm till 4:30 pm

PRIZES FOR ABOVE MENTIONED FOUR QUIZZES–
1st – Rs. 7,000
2nd – Rs. 5,000
3rd – Rs. 3,000
4th-6th – Vouchers and other attractive coupons.

Rules and Regulations for the above mentioned four Quizzes–
• Two Members per Team (Open to COLLEGES and SCHOOLS only)
• On the Spot-Registration
• Cross- College Teams Allowed
• Top Six Teams in the Finals

5) Biz Ipsa Loquitor – College and Corporate Tech-Business Quiz
Date – 27 February 2011
Venue – Vishwabhavan Auditorium
Time – Eliminations Followed by Finals– 10:00 am till 1:00 pm

PRIZES –
1st – Rs. 20,000
2nd – Rs. 10,000
3rd – Rs. 5,000
4th – 6th places – Rs 1,000

Rules and Regulations –
• Two Members per Team (College and Corporate Teams Allowed)
• On the Spot Registration
• Cross- College and Cross-Corporate Teams Allowed (A College-Corporate Team Would be Considered a Corporate Team for the Qualification Purposes)
• Top 3 College Teams and Top 3 Corporate Teams Make it to the Finals

For Specific Queries, Please Contact-
Raghav Chakravarthy N.C. (+91 98608 95846)
Sachin Ravi (+91 99700 30327)

Daimler, one of the largest manufacturers of trucks in India as well as the world, has just unveiled a new brand, BharatBenz, for its trucks specifically tailored for India.

Daimler is not only the world’s largest manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty trucks above 6 tonnes, but it is the company that has pioneered many innovations in the commercial vehicle segment, including building the world’s first truck some 115 years ago. And now to cater specially to customers in India, Daimler has launched the new BharatBenz brand that will offer an entire range of trucks from 6 to 49 tonnes.

Full details here

There are several quizzes as part of NITK’s cultural fest Incident 2011 under the banner of Quizfest.

The quizzes are scheduled for Feb 24,25,26,27.

These include India Quiz, SpEnt quiz, Lit-Ent quiz, Biz-Tech quiz, Lone Wolf and the Incident General Quiz.

The link for more information on the Quizzes is  : http://www.incident.in/index.php/events/quizzes/quizzes.html

Katie Price has taken to the catwalk to launch her fashion and accessories brand.

The celebrity, formerly known as Jordan, joined other models to show off the new range of comfortable T-shirts, sweatshirts and dresses.

She wore a black and white patterned tracksuit and black boots with gold sequinned skulls for the show at the Pure Spirit fashion event in London’s Earls Court.

Katie has worked closely with British fashion designer Lamis Khamis for the past eight months to develop and create the brand called Day 22.

The collection consists of soft fabrics, vibrant prints, motifs and styles that are comfortable. It will be added to every month with limited quantities of new designs.

The former glamour model said: “I have really enjoyed developing this brand with Lamis.

“We named it Day 22 as on the 22nd of each month we will be adding new pieces to the collection including clothes, bags, sunglasses and shoes.

Full article on The Press Association

U.S. President Barack Obama entertained the captains of the IT industry during a dinner, in which he talked mostly about job creation and education.

It was Obama’s eighth visit to the Bay Area and the first that didn’t involve political fund raising. It was a private meeting at the home of Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr.

The invited group of Silicon Valley executives included Doerr; Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers; Google CEO Eric Schmidt; Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Stanford University President John Hennessy; Twitter CEO Dick Costolo; Oracle CEO Larry Ellison; Netflix CEO Reed Hastings; Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz; Apple Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs; Genentech Chairman and former CEO Art Levinson; and venture capitalist Steve Westly.

For more details, please read full article onBloomberg

Quiz: ExQuizite

Host: LIBA, Chennai

Part of: Chrysalis ’11

Flavour: Business Quiz

Date: 26th February 2011 (1700 hrs)

Venue: LIBA

Quizmaster: Derek O’ Brien

Open to: ALL

Official Site: www.libachrysalis.com

More details:

Binu Varghese- +919543335299

Sonakshi Sinha is now endorsing Dyna Soap, replacing the previous brand ambassador of the soap. Katrina Kaif now endorses Lux.

Watch the New Sonakshi Sinha Dyna Ad here.

While American parents worry about their kids being on Facebook, Egyptian parents are naming their kids “Facebook,” to commemorate the events surrounding the #Jan25 revolution.

According to Al-Ahram (“ The New York Times of Egypt”) a man in his twenties named has christened his first born daughter Facebook in tribute to the role the social media service played in organizing the protests in Tahrir Square and beyond.

For more on this story, click here

General B.C.Joshi Memorial Quiz 2011

Fest: Prerana 2011

Flavour: Business Quiz

Host: RC College of Commerce, Bangalore

Open to: Undergraduate students – B.Com/BBM (Teams of Two)

Date: 18th February 2011 (Time: 11 am)

For more details pls contact

Professor Fatima:  +91-9243113816

Event: Qryptonite

Date: 18th and 19th Feb ’11

Part of: BITOTSAV http://www.bitotsav.bitmesra.ac.in/

One General Quiz & One Biz Quiz

Accommodation will be provided to all outside teams.

Prizes for best College, Best girl’s team(all girls team), Best freshman team(comprising of all first year students).

Contact:
Ayas
ayas.hp07@gmail.com
+91-9031313836

• General Quiz – Impossible to hold a quiz event without a gen quiz. So, brace up for everything that’s under the sun and even far beyond it. Quiz Master: Manimugdha Sharma

• Science Quiz - Trifling investment of five senses. Get ready to be quizzed by Prof. H.C. Verma!

• Biz Quiz – Brands, companies, mergers, acquisitions, corporate scandals, ad campaigns, stocks and all. Quiz Master: Vijay Anand Menon(MnA)

• ψ-φ Quiz – Science fiction: movies, novels, comics, video games, TV series. Quiz Master:Arnav Sinha(MnA)

Rules:

• Teams of 3 or less

• On-the-spot registration

There will be 2 Quizzes: General Quiz and Biz Quiz

DATE: Both the quizzes on 16th February
TIME: 10:00 am onwards.
VENUE: KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

1)Team Size is 3. Open to all(including corporates, school students)
2)Cross Teams are allowed, anyone can pair with anyone else.
3)On the spot registration in Kritansh is mandatory for participation in this event.You can register anytime during the whole Kritansh i.e. from 14th February onwards.
4)The Quizzes will be a usual written Prelims and Finals format.
5)6 Teams will make it to the finals after the written prelims.

Total prizes worth Rs. 50,000

Quizmaster: Mr. Gautam Bose

Login to www.kritansh.in for online registration and other events.

Contact:
Sijut Mehta +91-9777216850
Vineet Kumar +91-9938729779

Sivasagar District Small Tea Growers Association Presents “QUIZILLA-2011″ an All Assam Open Prize Money Quiz Competition as a part of 5th triennial conference of the district.

Venue: Sonari Public Auditorium ,Sonari

Date: 12th February 2011

Attractive cash prizes for winners and audience

Preliminary : 10 A.M. Mega Final : 5:30 P.M.

For further info contact Nabajyoti Bharali @ 9954286348

E-mail : nabajyoti_bh@yahoo.co.in

Quiz: Quizmos

Host: Institute of Management, Nirma University

Date: 12th February 2011

Quizmaster: The Daily Grill

Open to: B-School Students

Official Site: http://richter10-imnu.com/event.php?id=108

For more details, contact: Devika Gupta – 9558929022

Atharva, the quizzing club of IIM Kozhikode invites you all to Infinite Bounds, the Open Quiz Festival. In this dry season, get ready for a weekend of good fun with an eclectic line up of quizzes and great prize money.

General Instructions

Team of 3 for all quizzes.

NO Entry fee for students. Please register in teams of 3 at http://atharva.iimklive.com/?page_id=5.

If there is at least one non-student member in the team, a one-time registration fees of Rs 500 will be charged, which will allow the team to participate in all the quizzes in the Fest. At least one all-student team gets an entry into the finals of each quiz.

Following is the schedule of the quizzes:

1.     Mahabharath:

The India Quiz by Atharva
Friday 11th February 7 pm onwards
Cash prizes of Rs. 10,000

2.     Melange:

The Music Entertainment Literature and Arts quiz:
Saturday 12th February 2 pm onwards
QM: Thejaswi Uduppa
Cash prizes of Rs. 20,000

3.     The General Quiz:
Life, the universe and everything
Saturday 12th February 8 pm onwards
QM: Shamanth Rao
Cash prizes of Rs. 20,000

Prizes in excess of Rs 50,000 to be won.

Please visit http://atharva.iimklive.com/?page_id=13 for more details, quizmaster profiles and registration information. For any queries, please drop a mail us at atharva@iimk.ac.in