Mangaluru : Induction Program held at BIT-BEADS
Mangaluru, Aug 02: The tenth Induction Program of twenty-one days for the students of first year Engineering and Architecture has begun on 1st August 2018 at Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) & Bearys Enviro Architecture Design School (BEADS) .
Induction program is an initiative to groom the overall personality of students and make them acquainted with the culture of the Bearys institutions.The objective of the program is to ensure that every student feels welcomed, engaged and excited to begin this new important stage in their education. The idea was to make the students aware of their prospective opportunities and to show them the path they have to adopt in order to become successful engineers and Architects, a release said.
The Program began with the prayer. The chairman of Bearys group Mr. Syed Mohammed Beary delivered the inaugural address; in his address he spoke about three important aspects of life i.e “Truth, Justice and Universal Brotherhood”.
Principal of BIT , Dr. Antony A.J, in his speech stressed on the effective use of the facilities during the four year stay at BIT/BEADS.
Dean Academics, Dr. P. Mahabaleswarappa, spoke about importance of Personal Cleanliness and Public Cleanliness. Principal of BEADS Prof. Ashok LP spoke about infrastructure of Bearys Institutions. Principal of BIT-Polytechnic Dr. Aziz Mustafa in his speech stressed on study not for sake of examination but study with keen interest.
Parents gave the feedback about the hospitality and Infrastructure.Various Department Heads and Staff of Both BIT and BEADS were present.
Program convenor Dr. Mustafa Basthikodi welcomed the gathering. First year HOD, Dr.Anjum Khan proposed the vote of thanks. The Forenoon session ended with the national anthem. Prof. Ankita of CSE Department anchored the program.
The resource persons for remaining sessions will be mix of internal and external personalities, a release said.
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Two women died, 6 taken ill after ‘consuming’ mango kernel gruel in Odisha
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur/Phulbani, Nov 1: At least two tribal women died and six others fell ill after allegedly consuming mango kernel gruel in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said on Friday.
Consumption of mango kernel, prepared by boiling the seeds in water, was reported from Mandipanka village in the district's Daringbadi block, an officer said.
While one of the two women (Rasmita Pattamajhi aged 22) died on Thursday night at Mohana community health centre in Gajapati district where she was undergoing treatment after "consuming the gruel", another woman (Runu Majhi aged 29) breathed her last while being taken to MKCG Medical College Hospital in Berhampur, Gadapur sarpanch Kumari Mallick said.
Six others, who fell ill after allegedly consuming the gruel, were admitted to a hospital and their condition was critical, said Dr Subrat Das, a medical officer of the health facility.
"All the six have been admitted to the hospital in a serious condition. We suspected that they fell sick due to food poisoning. The exact cause of the illness will be ascertained after completion of the investigation," he added.
The six were identified as Pravati Patmajhi, Dranglu Patmajhi, Tuni Majhi, Susama Patmajhi, Jita Majhi and Jibanti Majhi, Daringbadi BDO Pritiranjan Ratha said.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has rejected allegations that tribal people have been consuming mango kernel gruel due to a lack of access to rice under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
Rasmita's husband Anil Pattamajhi alleged that they were denied rice under PDS for the last three months because of which his wife consumed mango kernel.
However, Kandhamal district magistrate-cum-collector Amrit Ruturaj dismissed the allegations, saying the family received rice according to PDS norms. "We are awaiting the postmortem report to determine the facts," the collector added.
Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida, who is also in-charge of the women and child development department said, "It is not a case of malnutrition. Mango kernel is part of their (tribal) regular diet. Sometime, the mango kernels get contaminated and lead to such unfortunate incidents. We have been actively spreading awareness about the risks of food contamination."
Health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling, who ordered a departmental inquiry into the death of two tribal women, said a team from the district headquarters hospital and another local team are at the spot to assess the situation and conduct a detailed probe into the incident.
Mahaling said that the government was waiting for the postmortem report for a confirmation on the cause of the deaths. "People in Kandhamal consume mango kernel. It is common in that region and there also have been reports of health complications linked to it in the past," he said.
The Kandhmal incident reminds a similar tragedy involving mango kernel deaths in Kashipur block of Rayagada district, where at least 20 people died in 2001, and two more succumbed to mango kernel consumption in 2016. Additionally, mango kernel has claimed lives in Laxmipur in Koraput district in 2012 and 2013, as well as in Jharigaon in Nabarangpur district in 2018.
