VTU TEQIP Cell Training Program held at St Joseph Engineering College for Lab Instructors
Mangaluru: Two-day “VTU TEQIP CELL Training Program for Lab Instructors” was inaugurated by the Chief Guest H V Manjunath, Chief Manager (Administration), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), on 6th March 2020 at St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru. The training program was hosted by the Department of Electronics and Communication of the college in association with Visvesvaraya Technological University-Karnataka, Aryabhatta Knowledge University-Bihar and Biju Patnaik University of Technology-Odisha.
The Program Coordinator and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Dr Dayakshini welcomed the gathering.
Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal of SJEC, said that training for the technical staff is very crucial and thanked VTU for initiating this training. He also appreciated the distance education courses taken up by the technical staff of the college and encouraged the participants from other colleges to take up similar courses.
The Chief Guest H V Manjunath, in his address, he mentioned the Stanford survey which states the lack of practical technical skills among Indian Engineering students. He said that the teaching and nonteaching staff play a crucial role in improving these technical skills of students. He congratulated the management of SJEC for their efforts in building the institute of national prominence in a short duration of time.
In his presidential address, Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director of SJEC, asked the participants to take full advantage of this two-day training program and go back to their college enlightened. He said that full registration for this training program shows that people trust in SJEC for conducting efficient skill development programs.
Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa and Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, Assistant Directors of SJEC and Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager of SJEC were also present for the inaugural.
Reshma K J, the Program Coordinator, proposed the Vote of Thanks. The inaugural was compelled by Sadhika Shetty, Asst Professor, Department of ECE.
Over 50 participants from 13 Engineering Colleges across the state of Karnataka registered and took active part in the workshop.
On the first day, Harish Thantri and Harsha from SNM Polytechnic, Moodbidri, spoke about the safety aspects in handling of lab equipment’s facilitated hands-on practice sessions on installation and maintenance of software’s.Madhu S Manohar, Environmental Engineer at Mangaluru City Corporation, spoke about the problems faced in Waste Management systems.
Day two witnessed Atul Bhongle, DGM-Fire and Safety at MRPL & Team, demonstrating awareness of workplace hazards and safety measures to be taken. After that Nithin Kumar, Senior Manager-HR at CSGI, Bengaluru, addressed the participants on communication skills and its importance.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
