Four colleges propose to teach Tulu in undergraduate courses; University approves one proposal
Mangaluru: Four colleges in the region have proposed before the Mangaluru University to teach Tulu as the second language in its undergraduate programmes from the academic year 2019-2020.
The collefes are P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai Government First Grade College, car street Mangaluru; Manjunath Pai Memorial Government First Grade College, Karkala; Ramakrishna College, Mangaluru; and SVS College, Bantwal.
The Academic Council of the university has for now approved the request of Government First Grade College at Car Street to teach the language in courses like B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, BCA, BSW and BBA. The decision was taken during the Council’s latest meeting on March 19.
The remaining three colleges have now written to the university seeking permission to teach Tulu as second language from next academic year.
As per the syllabi prepared by university it will be colleges’ call to teach Tulu as second language or as optional paper. It will however be thought as a common paper for all the streams unlike other language papers which differs for difference streams of undergraduate education.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
