Mangalore University vice-chancellor T C Shivashankaramurthy said if education system becomes corrupt, the whole generation will be destroyed, so teachers should render their duty efficiently.

Speaking at the 63rd annual day celebrations of Field Marshal K M Cariappa College here on Saturday, he said if engineers, doctors become corrupt people face hardships.
However, if the education system becomes corrupt, it will affect a whole generation. He called upon the old students to work towards the betterment of the college.

“The PG Centre of Mangalore University at Chikkaluvara will be completed by 2013. The work on hostels, staff quarters and other basic facilities are under progress. The PG Centre now has 70 acres of land. There is 50 acres of vacant land adjacent to it.

If the government hands over the additional 50 acres of land, a beautiful campus can be built within 10 years,” he said.

MLC M C Nanaiah said several universities are known for corruption, scams and groupism.
However, Mangalore University stands apart. Education institutions should be built without bringing caste, religion or politics into it.

The vice-chancellor should initiate action against the teachers who indulge in groupism, he said.

Retired principal Pushpa Kuttanna, Sridhar Hegde, M R Charita, hockey player Ponnamma were felicitated. Principal K A Erappa, university registrar K Chinnappa Gowda and others were present.

Financial aid

Kodagu Zilla Panchayat in association with horticulture department will distribute financial assistance to those farmers whose arecanut plantations have been affected with yellow leaf disease. The event will be held at Sampaje Payaswini Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society on March 4 at 11.30 am.

Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah will inaugurate while Zilla Panchayat president Ravi Kushalappa will participate in the event.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri, March 03rd, 2012

Chamarajanagar, February 11 2012, DHNS:
‘Take tribals into confidence prior to Project Tiger implementation’
Union tribal and panchayat raj minister V Kishorechandra Deo said more funds would be earmarked for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the Union budget to be presented on March 16.

Speaking after performing ground breaking ceremony for construction of Ekalavya model residential school built at a cost of Rs 12 crore at Ramanagudda near Mangala in Kollegal taluk on Saturday, he said loans up to Rs five lakh would be advanced at an interest rate of six per cent for ST students pursuing post-graduation.

They need not produce any guarantee and loans would be disbursed based on the annual income mentioned in the ration cards.

Loan will be provided under the National Scheduled Tribe Development Commission and it can be repaid within 20 years after securing job after completion of the course, he added.

He appealed to the legislators for judicial implementation of Forest Rights Act in their respective constituencies and to provide opportunities for tribal people to collect and sell forest products.

Though tribals have been living in forest for centuries, they do not cause damage to the forest resources. It is only the greedy urbanites who are looting natural resources, he criticised.

Commenting on the Tiger Project, he said tribals and experts should be taken into confidence before implementing the project.

The residential school will provide opportunities for students from 6th to 12th standard and 50 per cent of seats will be reserved for girls, he stated.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Chamrajnagar / DHNS / February 11th, 2012

Higher Education Minister VS Acharya has said that the state government is keen to set up a central university in the Kodagu region, similar to the one currently in Gulbarga.

At a press conference regarding agendas in higher education on Wednesday, the minister said the state would soon write to the Centre in this regard. Acharya said the Koduva National Council had made a proposal that a university to study ethnicities of the Koduvas be set up. He added that the proposed university should focus on culture, language and other aspects. He said it would be called Karnataka Koduva Central University.

Scholarships
He said the knowledge commission has suggested that the number of scholarships be increased. “The principal secretary will discuss it with the knowledge commission. Right now, only government colleges are providing scholarships, which we want to increase. We are looking for donors for this cause, who will be exempted from paying tax. We will write to the university of social justice and UGC regarding this. We are also looking at a public-private participation model for this,” he said.

The minister hoped this would encourage students to take up college education. The scholarship would come under the Karnataka scholarship scheme. Acharya said that at present, Rs12,000 crore is being spent on education, including on the university, infrastructure creation, expansion etc.

Grading system
Acharya said that a committee of vice-chancellors would decide on equalising international rules. “Coming out with a merit list is difficult since different colleges/ universities follow different grading systems. Hence, for equalising (converting grades into marks and vice-versa) the committee will help,” he added.

With regard to the opening of sectorial universities, Acharya said permission should be sought from ICAR before starting them.

This will be implemented in the coming days, he added. It was also mentioned that regulations must be standardised in the BT-finishing schools. Currently, there are 12 of them in the state.

source: http://www.dnaindia.com / Home> Bangalore> Report / by DNA Correspondent / Thursday, November 17th, 2011