Mangaluru: Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Dr. Ashwathnarayan on Monday inaugurated the new building of the Yenepoya Institute of Arts, Science, Commerce, and Management College here in the city.
During his address on the occasion the minister lauded the efforts of the institution in imparting knowledge and education with values at a time when the educational institutions face several challenges due to the competitiveness in the sector.
“The educational institutions face the mighty challenge of facing the competitive era of the present. As it is essential to provide quality education amid this, the Yenepoya Educational Institution has been doing a good job in this regard”, he said.
He also spoke about the new National Education Policy and added it was conducive to the bright future of the country.
“Karnataka is at the forefront when it comes to the implementation of NEP.” He said.
Yenepoya (deemed) University’s Chancellor Dr. Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi presided over the inaugural event. MLAs U.T Khader, Dr. Bharath Shetty, MCC Mayor Jayanand Anchan, and MCC member Kiran Kumar among several others were present.
The President of the Yenepoya Group of Institutions, Yenepoya Muhammed Kunhi participated as the guest of honour during the occasion.
The University’s registrar Dr. K. S. Gangadhar Somayaaji, Vice Chancellor Dr. M. Vijay Kumar, and Pro Vice-Chancellor Dr. B. H. Shri Pati Rao were present.
While the Principal of the College, Dr. Arun Bhagavath delivered the welcome address, Vice Principal Shareen A. was the program presenter.
The NSS units of the University conducted a simultaneous blood donation drive as part of the 75th birthday celebration of Dr. Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi. The education institutions at Kulur, Mudipu, and Kinya under Yenepoya University organized the blood donation drive on Monday.
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New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who reportedly met the Congress High Command here on Friday, has clarified that the state Cabinet will be neither reshuffled nor expanded in the near future. He also stated that the news was generated and spread by the media although he had not hinted at any such occurrence.
Addressing reporters in the city after meeting President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Mallikarjun Kharge and former President and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah hit back at the media when asked about cabinet reshuffle and expansion in Karnataka. Denying having made any such statement so far, the CM said that the reporters were themselves answerable for it, given that the news was generated and spread by reporters.
He also pointed out that the media houses had published lists of Congress members who would possibly be the new ministers in the Karnataka government.
Siddaramaiah, who further said that the issues of restructuring the volume of the Cabinet, creation of portfolios and expansion were not discussed with the party high command, however, said that senior member Nagendra would be made a member of the Cabinet later.
A conference of the Congress party and the Backward Class organization, ‘Swabhimani Janandolana Samavesha’, will be organized on December 5 and attended by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar and Congress leader in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, said Siddaramaiah. He clarified that he had no information of any ‘anonymous letter’ regarding the conference to the high command and added that AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge too had made no reference to such communication during their meeting on Friday.