Udupi: Green Valley National School & PU College, Shirur (GVNS) was recognised for its contribution to the education sector and awarded the ‘Upcoming Institute of the Year’ at the fourth edition of the International School Awards (ISA) 2019 held on Monday at Amity University, Dubai.

ISA, being One of the biggest education conferences and award shows,  recognises the world’s premier schools and primary educational institutions for their efforts.  

Well known expat businessman Mohammed Meeran, one of the trustees of GVNS, received the award

on behalf of the school. He said: “by the grace of God,GVNS has made tremendous progress in 20 years and a lot of hard work and sacrifice has gone into it.

He further said  Besides himself, there are four other members on the board of trustees of the school.

However, he said, the first credit of this accolade to GVNS goes to our Beloved Late Managing Trustee Mr Abdul Kader Bashu Saheb . He also congratulated the Principal, Coordinator, members of the faculty, administrative staff and students of GVNS.

Talking about the salient features of the school that follows the ICSE curriculum, He said: “It is a secular and forward-thinking school.

We have students of all religions and our principal, Dr. John Mathew, is a highly-qualified academician who has doctorates in different subjects. He is a dynamic individual, and well proficient in modern trends in education, and widely travelled with a proven track record of successfully managing and guiding academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in leading Schools in India and abroad.”

About GVNS:

In 2001, five expatriates from the UAE founded a small charitable school in their home town in India with the sole intention to give back to the community. The mission was to provide quality education to kids in rural areas around their hometown Shiroor in Udupi district of Karnataka.

Under the leadership of late Managing trustee Mr Syed Abdul Kader Bashu, with constant support of the other trustees, the  School took a big transformation

from a humble beginning with just 100 students to a school of global standard earning a name in the field of education not only in India but also  abroad.

Located at lush green valley, on the National Highway No 66 in Shiroor, far from the hubbub of cities  , GVNS now has around 1,400 students from all communities, religions and areas – both boys and girls.

GVNS became the first school in Karnataka to send its students to the NASA John F Kennedy Space Centre a few  years ago to participate in a 'Space Camp for International Students'.

Besides this it is one  among the 500 schools chosen by the planning commission of India from across the country to provide hi-tech programmes for children.

It was also recognised as one of the best schools in India  by one of the  prime time TV shows conducted last year. In addition to these credits, the school has made several Achievements in many fields.  

The present Executive board under the guidance of the President Dr Syed Hassan Saheb, Secretary and Deputy Managing Trustee Syed Ibrahim Saheb and Senior Vice President and treasurer Mohamed Yahya Kazi – hope to make the school a model school for the entire country. “We feel proud that several of our former students have been immensely successful in their careers and hold important, decision-making positions in multinational companies,” he added.

The President, Dr Syed Hassan, envisions GVNS as a place which always strives to stay on the cutting edge of new and sound education programs offering a broad spectrum of innovative, challenging opportunities that broaden the horizons of the students.

ISA received about 8,422 nominations from more than 40 countries for the awards this year. The event was themed around 21st-century classrooms and skills to be incorporated among the students to stay aligned with the real world. A number of panel discussions, debates, brainstorming sessions were held throughout the day-long event that concluded with the awards ceremony for schools. Representatives from schools in over 50 countries attended the event.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.