Mangaluru: Two of the B.E Programs at P.A College of Engineering, (PACE) Mangaluru, has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi, for a period of three years from July 2021 to June 2024.

The NBA Expert Team had visited the college on 14th November 2021 and rigorously assessed the two departments of Computer Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

"They appreciated the Infrastructure, Management, Faculty, Student Contributions, and Outcome-Based Education (OBE) practices adopted in the college. OBE is the quality assurance mechanism adopted for engineering programs by the NBA when India became a signatory of the Washington Accord in June 2014," a statement from the college added.

"The college is committed to offering education of the highest quality to all its students and is actively working towards accreditation of all its programs in the near future. The college has completed 20 years of its existence and currently has more than 3000 students on campus. It has become the destination of choice for engineering seat aspirants in the coastal region. Candidates are attracted to the good infrastructure, academic ambiance, discipline on campus, excellent placements, competent faculty, and encouragement given to technical, cultural, and sports activities," it further added.  

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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the statewide pulse polio vaccination drive on Sunday.

While Siddaramaiah kicked off the campaign along with state Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Home Minister G Parameshwara at his residence 'Kaveri' here, Sitharaman, who is in Vijayanagara district in the state, holding Chintan Shivir, administered pulse polio drops to children below five years of age in Kamalapura.

"Smt @nsitharaman launched the Polio Immunisation Drive in Kamalapura, Karnataka, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to safeguarding child health and ensuring a polio-free India," a post on her 'X' account said.

The post further said that children under five years of age were administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) drops, "reinforcing the collective effort to protect future generations through timely immunisation."

According to the details shared by the health departments, about 62.4 lakh children have been identified for it.

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"Under the routine immunization programme, every Child is given 5 doses of OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and 3 doses of IPV (inactivated injectable polio vaccine) and Government of Karnataka is committed that no child should miss these doses," a government statement said.

Apart from all hospitals in the state, special focus will be given to immunise children living in villages, hilly areas, brick kilns, slums, migrant areas, farmhouses, urban slums. Booths will also be set up in railway stations, metro stations, airports and Seaports, the statement said.

The state health department has set up 33,258 booths and deployed 1,030 mobile teams, 2,096 transit teams, 1,13,115 vaccinators and 7,322 Supervisors.

All children below five years of age will be administered the oral polio vaccine on December 21, 2025.

"Even if your child has received any number of doses of OPV before, it is very essential to immunise your child again during this round," the department said.

In order to allay concerns, the department said the polio vaccine is completely safe and people should not to believe in any false rumours.