St Joseph Engineering College Shines with 5 Ranks and 3 Gold Medals at University Level
Mangaluru (Press release): The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, have brought laurels to the college yet again, by securing Five Ranks in the University Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for the academic year 2019-20.
Diona D’Silva secured the First Rank in MCA by scoring a CGPA of 9.01 in her Postgraduation in Computer Applications. With this scholastic distinction, she has also bagged a tally of 3 gold medals for related achievements. Alongside her, Swathi B N, again from MCA, secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 8.82.
In the Undergraduate category, Laulita Miranda secured the Fourth Rank in Electrical and Electronics Engineering by scoring a CGPA of 9.12 while in Civil Engineering, Pooja L secured the Fifth Rank with a CGPA of 9.31 and Jahnavi U Mulki secured the Tenth Rank with a CGPA of 9.19.
The meritorious students were awarded their degrees from Vajubhai Vala, the Governor of Karnataka and the Chancellor of the University, during the 20th Annual Convocation of the VTU held at Belagavi.
St Joseph Engineering College was recently accredited by NAAC with the prestigious A+ grade and it is proud of its students who have put in a spectacular performance.
The Management, Staff and Students of SJEC wholeheartedly congratulate the outstanding achievements of all its rank-holders, as well as other graduating students, and wish them well in all their future endeavours.
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Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to boost port, vessel security
New Delhi (PTI): To beef up the security infrastructure of ports, the government will set up a statutory body -- the Bureau of Port Security -- that will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information of ports and vessels, officials said on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday convened a meeting for the constitution of the dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), which was attended by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, and the Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, an official statement said.
Emphasising that there is a need to establish a country-wide robust port security framework, Shah directed that security measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into account vulnerabilities, trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
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The meeting also noted that lessons learned from the maritime security framework shall be replicated in the aviation security domain, the statement said.
The new body, modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), will be constituted as a statutory body under the new Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and will work under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), it said.
Headed by a senior IPS officer as its director general, the BoPS will be responsible for regulatory and oversight functions relating to the security of ships and port facilities.
"During the transition period of one year, the director general of shipping shall function as the director general of BoPS," the statement said.
"The BoPS will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information, with a special focus on cybersecurity, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from digital threats," it said.
The government has designated the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as a recognised security organisation (RSO), responsible for undertaking security assessments and preparation of security plans for port facilities.
The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will train and build the capacities of private security agencies (PSAs) engaged in port security.
"These agencies shall be certified and appropriate regulatory measures shall be introduced to ensure that only the licensed PSAs operate in this sector," the statement said.
