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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Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
