Mangaluru: 16th Graduation Day program of P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore, was held on 31st  December 2019 at PACE Auditorium. 

The program was witnessed by eminent dignitaries from various universities, P. A College of Engineering management members, teaching/non-teaching staff members, 2015-19 batch students, and their parents.

Dr. H Vinod Bhat, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in his talk, highlighted skills, teamwork & commitment as the key elements of success.Lt. Gen. Zameeruddin Shah, Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army, in his address, motivated the students to develop unique characteristics with sincerity and perfection. 

He also emphasized on the trending research areas like Nanotechnology & non-conventional energy resources and advised students to find solutions to food, water scarcity & environmental issues faced by the country.  

He also urged the students to take up a career in armed forces. Mahbubul Haque, Chancellor, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya, took the audience through his experience right from the instructor of a computer centre, to his present position as chancellor. PACE Group Chairman Dr. P A Ibrahim Haji, delivered the Presidential address.  

The graduands (B.E, M.Tech & Ph.D.) across all streams of Engineering and Master of Business Administration were presented with the certificate of course completion during the ceremony. The Top Academic Performers of various engineering streams and management were also felicitated during the program.

Executive Director of P.A Educational Trust Mr. Abhulla Ibrahim welcomed the gathering, Dr. Abdul Sharif, Principal lead the graduates to take the pledge,  and Dr. Ramis M.K; Vice Principal proposed the vote of thanks. Prof. Ajith Kumar Vasu and Prof. Fathimath Raihana compeered the program.

Sabir Gaffar and Noushad Siddique of Knowledge City, Furfura, West Bengal, Mr. Ahmed Kutty, Director (Finance), P A Educational Trust, Dr. Surfraz J Hasim, Director (Academics), P A Educational Trust, Dr. Zahid Ansari, Dean (Research), Dr Latha Krishnan, Director (MBA), Heads of various departments Dr. Krishna Prasad, Dr Sharmila Kumari, Dr. Palakshappa K, Dr S Abdul Rahiman, Prof John Valder, Prof. Ismail Shafi, Prof. Majeed, Prof. Zeashan Abdulla were present on the occasion.

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Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.

Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.

Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.

Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.

MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.

MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.

Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).