Education is an abode to create human resources: Veerappa Moily
Renovated Ravindra Kalabhavan of Mangaluru University College inaugurated
Mangaluru, Feb 26: Former union minister and Lok Sabha Member Dr M Veerappa Moily said that education was not just to get degree certificates, but it was an abode to create human resources.
Inaugurating a renovated Ravindra Kala Bhavan complex, with a financial assistance from the University Grants Commission, at the Mangaluru University College on Tuesday, Moily said that the colleges were the places of inspiration to tap hidden talents among students and to make impossible into possible through various research works. The College has been playing a major role in encouraging the students through various creative forms and he was also an example for it, Moily said recalling his days in the college as alumni.
The college which has more than 150 years of history, would require additional Rs 1.14 crore and if the proper project report was prepared, he would ensure the funds, he assured.
Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that Dr Veerappa Moily has proved that irrespective of his position and status, he contributed for the development of the college where he had studied.
City Corporation Mayor Bhaskar K, Chief Minister’s parliamentary secretary Ivan D’Souza, Mangaluru University registrar Prof AM Khan, Alumni Association president Dharmanna Nayak, College Principal Dr Uday Kumar and others were present.
From 0% to 95 %
“When I was the education minister, I wanted to visit the college where I have studied. But vice chancellor Dr Savadatti had brought me with lot of reservations. The situation in the college was like after the war situation. Tables and desks were scattered. I was shocked to see that situation. But I suggested to make the college as university college. But my suggestion had received much opposition in the beginning. The result was 0%. But since March 6, 1993, new era has begun in the college which is getting 95 % results now”, said Dr M. Veerappa Moily.
Inauguration for second time!
The renovated Ravindra Kala Bhavan was inaugurated on June 2, 2018 earlier. Today, it was inaugurated for the second time. In 1922, Nobel award winning poet Rabindranath Tagore had visited the college which is considered as the historical monument by the Archeological Department.
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Accused gunman at correspondents' dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says
Washington (AP): The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives travelled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.
Blanche also said officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where in recent days he checked in as a guest to the hotel where one of Washington's glitziest events was being held Saturday night.
Investigators have not publicly named the suspect, but two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter have identified him to The Associated Press as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.
Law enforcement officials who have examined the gunman's electronic devices and his writings preliminarily believe he intended to target administration members in attendance at the dinner. He attempted to charge into the cavernous ballroom at the Washington Hilton but was tackled to the ground in a chaotic scene that resulted in shots being fired, President Donald Trump being hurried off the stage and guests ducking for cover beneath their tables.
“It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who work in the administration, likely including the president,” Blanche told NBC's “Meet the Press.”
The suspect is believed to have purchased the firearms he carried within the last couple of years, Blanche said. He is not being cooperative and is expected to face multiple charges on Monday.
Video posted by Trump showed the suspect running past security barricades as Secret Service agents ran toward him. One officer was shot in a bullet-resistant vest but was recovering, officials said. The gunman was taken into custody and was not injured, but was being evaluated at a hospital, police said.
“He failed,” Blanche said on CBS's “Face the Nation.” “Law enforcement did their jobs.”
Social media posts that appear to match the suspect show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer.
A May 2025 profile photo of Allen appears to match the appearance of the man in a photo of the alleged attacker being taken into custody that was posted Saturday night by Trump. The photo, posted to the social networking site LinkedIn, shows him in a cap and gown after graduating with a master's degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Allen earned a bachelor's degree in 2017 in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He listed his involvement there in a Christian student fellowship and a campus group that battled with Nerf guns.
The shooting at the security barricades happened minutes after the event got underway.
The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the room as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. Gasps echoed through the ballroom as guests realized something was happening. Hundreds of journalists immediately got on phones to call in information.
“Out of the way, sir!” someone yelled. Others yelled to duck. From one corner, a “God Bless America” chant began as the president was escorted offstage. Outside the hotel, members of the National Guard and other authorities flooded the area as helicopters circled overhead.
After an initial attempt to resume the event, it was scrapped for the night and will be rescheduled.
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