Mangaluru: Asserting that there was need for educated class of people to step up in building a society free of hate, NITTE (Deemed to be University) Dr. N Vinay Hegde on Monday said the society was in chaos due to the hatred and that people have to stand by each in such times.
Dr. Hegde, who inaugurated the educational conference organized by the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts Muslim Educational Institutions Federation (MEIF) at the Town Hall in Mangaluru on Monday, said, “Society is choking because people have triggered hate for each other. The educated class should work at clearing such detestation and build a society free of hatred.”
He added that teachers contribute a lot to the growth and development of a students and play an important role in building a healthy society.
“All students should study together, without any sort of bias and discrimination. Our society needs this change. We should all work towards getting educated with peace and harmony.” he added.



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Kundapur: Two persons died and several students were injured after a college tour bus rammed into a tanker and a goods lorry parked by the roadside near Maravanthe Beach in Trasi on Wednesday afternoon.
The bus was carrying final-year B.Com students of Rambhapuri College from Shivamogga district. According to sources, the group had left for the tour two days ago.
There were around 50 persons in the bus, including 24 male students and 23 female students.
The students had visited Murdeshwar and were travelling towards Udupi on Wednesday when the accident occurred.
Police said the bus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, following which the bus first hit a parked gas tanker and then crashed into a goods lorry stationed ahead.
The front portion of the bus was badly mangled in the impact. Preliminary information said the bus cleaner and a cooking assistant travelling with the group died in the accident. Several injured students were shifted to different hospitals in Kundapur for treatment.
