Mangaluru: Expert Group Vice-Chairperson Ushaprabha N Nayak awarded PhD by NITK
Mangaluru, Nov.10: Dr. Ushaprabha N Nayak, Vice-Chairperson of Expert Group of Institutions, Mangaluru has been awarded a PhD by the prestigious National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, during the 16th Annual Convocation held here on 10th November 2018.
The degree was conferred by Dr. Vinay Hegde, Chancellor, Nitte Deemed University, in the presence of Prof. Balaveera Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors, NITK, and Prof. K Umamaheshwar Rao Director of NITK.
She had successfully defended her thesis titled "An Empirical Study of the the Brand Building of Engineering Institutions in Karnataka- A Strategic Framework" from the School of Management at NITK.
Dr. Nayak's thesis work resulted in a performance loyalty-based brand equity model for higher education institutions that will help the institutions to build their brand based on performance as well as student loyalty.
The research work has covered both student and management perspectives of institutional brand building, and was appreciated by subject experts for its scientific evidence-based research methodology.
Dr. Nayak has published several research papers in international and national journals as well as presented her work at several reputed conferences, including having won Best Paper Award at the National Conference on Integrating Technology in Higher Education 2013.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
