MLC M C Nanaiah said, higher education is yet to reach about 88.8 per cent students in Karnataka.

After inaugurating the Students Council of Field Marshal K M Cariappa College here recently, he said, only 11.2 per cent of students in the age group of 16 to 24 pursue higher education in the state.

Condolence

Condemning the accident which claimed the life of a student of the college, Nanaiah said, road accidents were on the rise in the district. The police should initiate action against speed and rash driving, he said.

Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor T C Shivashankaramurthy said, the PG Centre at Chikkaluvara in Kushalanagar will be opened in November. Principal K A Erappa was present.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri – August 28th, 2013