Bengaluru University to confer honorary doctorate on Speaker UT Khader at 60th convocation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, former MLC and social worker D. Madegowda, and Dr. T.B. Prasanna, founder and Managing Director of J.P. Agri Genetics Pvt. Ltd., will be conferred honorary doctorates during the 60th Annual Convocation of Bengaluru University.
The convocation ceremony will be held on October 8 at 11:30 a.m. at the Central College campus on Palace Road, Bengaluru. Karnataka Governor and Chancellor of the University Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside over the event.
Padma Shri awardee Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, former Director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), will deliver the convocation address as the chief guest. Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar will also attend the ceremony.
About U.T. Khader:
A law graduate (B.A., LL.B.), U.T. Khader is the son of late MLA U.T. Fareed. He began his public life through NSUI, Youth Congress, and Seva Dal. Representing the Ullal Assembly constituency, now part of Mangaluru, Khader has been elected to the Assembly five consecutive times.
He has served as the Minister for Health, Food and Civil Supplies, Housing, and Urban Development in the Karnataka government. Before being elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023, he also served as the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.
Outside politics, Khader is the founder and president of the Mangalore Riders Club and has represented the state and nation in motocross racing, winning several awards during his student years.
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Mangaluru: Teacher booked for allegedly beating student in school
Vittla (Dakshina Kannada): A case has been registered at the Vittla Police Station against a school teacher on charges of seriously assaulting a student with a cane at an English-medium school in Idkidu village here near Vittla in Dakshina Kannada district.
According to the complaint, the student, who attends the school regularly, had gone to school as usual. Around 2 pm, the child’s parents received a call from the school office stating that their child had allegedly disturbed other students. The school informed them that when the teacher scolded the student over the issue, the child became frightened and urinated, and the parents were asked to come and take the child home.
The parents reportedly told the school staff that no one was at home at the time and requested that the child be sent home in an autorickshaw.
After returning home, the student told the parents that a teacher identified as Istikaar had beaten him severely on the hand with a cane. The child also said that he urinated out of fear while the assault was taking place.
When the parents contacted the teacher over the phone to question him about the incident, he allegedly responded in a dismissive manner.
Following this, the parents lodged complaints with the Vittla Police Station and the Child Development Project Office, seeking justice and strict action against the teacher for allegedly assaulting the child without any valid reason.
Police have registered a case against the teacher and have taken up further investigation.
