Beary community needs to up the ante in the field of education: U T Khader
Dubai BCF distributes educational scholarships and sewing machines
Mangaluru: MLA U T Khader on Sunday asserted that the Beary community should evolve in the field of education and work towards excelling in the field.
Noting that the community has achieved great height in the field of education and the youth of the community has turned up in making it possible, Khader said "There are no limits when it comes to education and an individual or organisation should never stop thriving for gaining more knowledge".
He was speaking at an event organised by Bearys Cultural Forum Dubai and Bearys Cultural Forum Trust Mangaluru in association with Talent Research Foundation at Town Hall.
After the inauguration of the event by Khader, scholarships were distributed among shortlisted deserving students while also distributing sewing machines to 60 women to encourage self employment among them.
Khader during his address advised the youth of the community to rise above being active only on social media as it will not help in building a strong community or nation.
"Dreaming alone will not take you anywhere in life unless you work towards fulfilling it" Khader added.
Bearys Cultural Forum Dubai President, B.K Yusuf in his address noted that the organisation has been helping the deserving students economically for last 17 years and this year it aims to provide scholarships to at least 480 students from PU colleges to Masters programs.
The function was attended by the chief guest Ivan D'souza, DCP Arunamshu Giri, Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner, Mohammed Nazeer, former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, ex-MLA Moideen Bava, Chairman of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industries S.M Rasheed Haji, Talent Research Foundation's founder president Abdul Rauf Puthige, Prof. UT Iftikhar, Syndicate member of RGUHS, Sulthan Gold Managing Director Abdul Ravoof, KCCI President P.B. Abdul Hameed, businessmen Haji K.S. Sayyed Karnire, Mohammed Harish Mukka, SA Shareef, SM Mustafa, Hidaya Foundation Founding director Khasim Ahmed, Hyder Parthipady, B.A. Mohammed Haneef, Khalid Ujire, Basheer Baikampady, Aziz Baikampady, Hussain Katipalla, Zahida Jaleel and others.
BCF Scholarship Committee President M E Muloor detailed about the organisation plans and operations for future. B.M Mumtaz Ali welcomed the gathering, Professor of Pumpwell Takwa Islamic School Hafil Salman recited Qirath.
UAE London American City College Director, Prof. Dr. Kapu also addressed the event with career guidance while Qazi Ibrahim Musliyar concluded the event with Dua. Rafeeq Master Comperred the event.
The chief guests President of state minority Association G.A Bava , Abu Dhabi Beary's welfare forum President Mohammed Ali Ucchil, businessmen Ashraf Karnire, Abdulla Madumoole and achievers of different fields Dr. Mariam Anjum Iftikhar, Dr. Najib Behzad Mohammed, Dr.Salma Suhana and Tabassum of Sneha Deepa were felicitated.
Student of Renjala Badriya Madrasa 5th standard Fathimat Nishma, Parappu Hidayatussibiyath Madrasa 7th grade student Fathimat Shaza, Noorul Islam Madrasa 12 grade's Asmeena and 10th grader Razna MA were awarded with BSF Madrasa excellence award.
Uppinangady Indraprastha school SSLC student Taj Amisha, Hebri SR PU college student Raeesa, Babbukatte Hira College commerce student Uzre Kairuneesa and khadija Ansa of arts department were also awarded for academic excellence.
Amaan KA of Uppinangady Indraprastha PU college and UA. Nachiketh Kumar were awarded BSF Youth scientist award.
Students of Crescent English Medium School presented cultural programs towards the end of the event.
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Single higher education regulator bill tabled in LS; Oppn flags ‘centralisation,' JPC likely
New Delhi: A bill to set up a 13-member body to regulate institutions of higher education was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, which seeks to establish an overarching higher education commission along with three councils for regulation, accreditation, and ensuring academic standards for universities and higher education institutions in India.
Meanwhile, the move drew strong opposition, with members warning that it could weaken institutional autonomy and result in excessive centralisation of higher education in India.
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, earlier known as the Higher Education Council of India (HECI) Bill, has been introduced in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The proposed legislation seeks to merge three existing regulatory bodies, the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), into a single unified body called the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan.
At present, the UGC regulates non-technical higher education institutions, the AICTE oversees technical education, and the NCTE governs teacher education in India.
Under the proposed framework, the new commission will function through three separate councils responsible for regulation, accreditation, and the maintenance of academic standards across universities and higher education institutions in the country.
According to the Bill, the present challenges faced by higher educational institutions due to the multiplicity of regulators having non-harmonised regulatory approval protocols will be done away with.
The higher education commission, which will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President of India, will cover all central universities and colleges under it, institutes of national importance functioning under the administrative purview of the Ministry of Education, including IITs, NITs, IISc, IISERs, IIMs, and IIITs.
At present, IITs and IIMs are not regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Government to refer bill to JPC; Oppn slams it
The government has expressed its willingness to refer it to a joint committee after several members of the Lok Sabha expressed strong opposition to the Bill, stating that they were not given time to study its provisions.
Responding to the opposition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government intends to refer the Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination.
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari warned that the Bill could result in “excessive centralisation” of higher education. He argued that the proposed law violates the constitutional division of legislative powers between the Union and the states.
According to him, the Bill goes beyond setting academic standards and intrudes into areas such as administration, affiliation, and the establishment and closure of university campuses. These matters, he said, fall under Entry 25 of the Concurrent List and Entry 32 of the State List, which cover the incorporation and regulation of state universities.
Tewari further stated that the Bill suffers from “excessive delegation of legislative power” to the proposed commission. He pointed out that crucial aspects such as accreditation frameworks, degree-granting powers, penalties, institutional autonomy, and even the supersession of institutions are left to be decided through rules, regulations, and executive directions. He argued that this amounts to a violation of established constitutional principles governing delegated legislation.
Under the Bill, the regulatory council will have the power to impose heavy penalties on higher education institutions for violating provisions of the Act or related rules. Penalties range from ₹10 lakh to ₹75 lakh for repeated violations, while establishing an institution without approval from the commission or the state government could attract a fine of up to ₹2 crore.
Concerns were also raised by members from southern states over the Hindi nomenclature of the Bill. N.K. Premachandran, an MP from the Revolutionary Socialist Party representing Kollam in Kerala, said even the name of the Bill was difficult to pronounce.
He pointed out that under Article 348 of the Constitution, the text of any Bill introduced in Parliament must be in English unless Parliament decides otherwise.
DMK MP T.M. Selvaganapathy also criticised the government for naming laws and schemes only in Hindi. He said the Constitution clearly mandates that the nomenclature of a Bill should be in English so that citizens across the country can understand its intent.
Congress MP S. Jothimani from Tamil Nadu’s Karur constituency described the Bill as another attempt to impose Hindi and termed it “an attack on federalism.”
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