Foundation stone laid for 'The Shepherd International Academy' at Arkula, Mangaluru
Educational Institute to be built at 3.6 acres of land on NH-73
Mangaluru, Oct 29: The foundation stone was laid for the construction of Shepherd International Academy under Hikma Educational Trust located near Arkula on NH-73 in Mangaluru.
M Ahmed, chairman of the AK Group of Companies, unveiled the new name of the Institute. Khatib Altaf Moulavi of Al-Ihsan Masjid, Mangaluru offered prayers.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar; and Advisor of Hikma International Academy Dr. Abdul Khadir said, "Education plays an important role in society. It is necessary to create an atmosphere of getting educated. Schools should not be limited to one community. It should be a place where children from all communities and classes should mingle with each other. The parents of the students, as well as the locals, must support this institute, which is being set up by a team of young entrepreneurs" he urged.
Hikmah International Academy's trustee, noted author and international resource person Syed Habib Pasha, who also spoke on the occasion, said " one cannot achieve happiness merely by wearing good clothes and eating food. Rather, human beings must live with love, togetherness and patience. That brings real joy. I hope that this institution would be the best educational institute in South India by treating all the students equally."
Athar Khan, the trustee of Hikma International Academy and CEO of Al-Asar Foundation of Bhopal, said "Success can be achieved when one moves ahead with a goal and belief in Allah.
SM Bashir, Director of SM Marine Group of Companies and strategic advisor to the Hikma International Academy, said "Parents dream and wish that their children should become the good citizens in society. This institution to achieve that."
Bhatkal PBI Construction's Managing Director PB Ibrahim, Vijayavahini Enterprises' Proprietor K. Mohan Amin, Chief Executive Officer of Hikma International Academy Hasan Yusuf, Office bearers of the Hikma International Academy Niyaz A.K, Naushad A.K, Nazim AK, Sajid A.K, S.M Farooq, Muhammad Rizwan were present.
Briefing the details about the Shepherd International Academy, Dean of BEADS and Chairman of Hikma, Architect Muhammad Nisar informed that the academy will come up on 3.6 acres of land. He explained that the institution established two years ago is now running in Mangaluru. Pre-KG, LKG and UKG classes are being run. In coming days, it will operate from a well-equipped campus in Arkula. Priority will be given to impart quality and valuable education with advice from renowned educational experts and co-operation of the skilled teacher. The organization's main mission is to create a better future for students. Special classrooms will be built for a pleasant atmosphere. Swimming pool, horse riding, karate, computer, labs, library and prayer halls will also be opened.
The campus will house 50 deserving widows who will get suitable jobs in the School and their children will get free education , said Muhammad Nisar.
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Gujarat: Mevani demands collector’s suspension over ‘anti-Dalit’ remark; IAS officer rejects charge
Mahnisagar, Oct 30: Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday demanded the suspension of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari, accusing her of making anti-Dalit comments, a charge the bureaucrat rejected.
Mevani’s demand comes a week after he sought similar action against senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian for allegedly misbehaving with him and one of his party colleagues.
Mevani targeted Kumari citing a purported video in which she was heard saying that 90 per cent of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, or the Atrocities Act, are used for blackmailing.
The IAS officer termed the lawmaker’s claims “baseless” and an unsuccessful attempt to get political mileage.
Mevani visited Lunawada, the district headquarters, and demanded that an FIR be registered against the collector under the Atrocities Act and that she was suspended over her “insensitive” remarks and “unparliamentary” words.
When one Vijay Parmar went to meet the collector with his grievance at the SWAGAT programme on October 23, she used “unparliamentary” words against him and also insulted the lawyer community by saying they should be “slapped with slippers”, the Vadgam MLA told reporters.
SWAGAT is an initiative of the Gujarat government for the redressal of people’s grievances.
According to Mevani, the collector’s claim that 90 per cent of cases under the Atrocities Act are misused for blackmailing is an insult to the SC and ST communities and amounts to an offence under the Atrocities Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
“We demand Kumari's suspension and that a case be registered against her,” he said.
The district collector called the MLA’s allegations a “political stunt”.
“The man whom the MLA called poor, innocent young friend (Vijay Parmar) has a police case against him, and his brother has more than one case of rape, kidnapping and assault against him,” Kumari said, adding that they keep visiting the collector’s office with grievances.
At the SWAGAT programme on October 23, he pressured the collector to file a case against police officers. When the collector told him that she did not have the power to file a case and that he should approach the superintendent of police (SP) or the court, he continued to pester her over his issue, she said.
He even threatened the officers and told the collector that she was a Brahmin and he would let her know what “section 4 of the Atrocities Act entailed”, she said.
“You can understand the direction in which this MLA wants to take law and order by keeping a person with a criminal history along with him even when the state government is sensitive about children and women,” she said.
The collector said that the way Vijay Parmar is “blackmailing” government employees in the name of the Atrocities Act is not at all right. “The MLA's support to such people makes it difficult for the real complainants and the real victims to get justice,” she said.
Last week, Congress leaders and Dalit community members gathered outside the office of the Director General of Police in the state capital Gandhinagar demanding the suspension of senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian over his alleged misbehaviour with Mevani and his party colleague.
