Mangaluru: BIT and BEADS, Engineering and Architecture College has  organized a Quiz contest named ‘BEARYS QUENCH GRAND FINALE -2019’ to emphasize on the improvement of the intellectual and General Knowledge skills of the students.

It was an inter college competition held exclusively for PUC-II students. Fifty two teams participated in it, comprising three students each. The topics for the quiz were from the history and Audio, visual, sports and current affairs. Every round was a mixed bag with questions from different fields.

The quiz competitions were commenced from the month of August the grand finale was on 14th December 2019. For the concluding session, the president of the function was Chairman, Bearys Group, Mr. Syed Mohamed Beary, The chief guest was Rtd. Director of education Govt. of Karnataka, Mrs. Philomena Lobo and the Guest of honor, Secretary PUC Association of Principals Dakshina Kannada and Principal Rotary PU College Moodbidri, Rtn. Vincent D’Costa. The event began with invocation of Almighty at 2:00PM.  

Mr. Syed Mohamed Beary delivered the keynote address in his speech he said “Winning is not merely an attitude, winning should be the way of life” and he told, for learning we need to have “Truth”, “Trust” and “Happiness”. Mrs. Philomena Lobo, spoke on this occasion and she told in kannada “Yelliyu Nilladiru, Maneyanendu Kattadiru, Koneyanendu Muttadiru, O anantavagiru, O nanna chetana, Aagu ni aniketana,” which is part of poem by Sri. Kuvempu. That is translated as “Never stop, never build be a stagnant, never touch the end, be infinite, oh my spirit”. 

The guest of honor, Rtn. Vincent D’Costa, addressed the gathering, in which he told to contribute for the society, “living for long is not important, how you lived is important” Mrs. Mamtha  Bhandary spoke on this occasion and congratulated each and every team for active participation.  

The first prize of Rs. 15,000 cash and trophy was won by Chaithanya PU College, Mangalore, The second prize of cash Rs. 12,000 and trophy was won by R.N Shetty PU College, Kundapur and third prize of cash Rs. 9,000 and trophy was won by Government PU College, Byndoor.

Quiz Master Mr. Clinton Baptist, Co-founder, Mt. Kinetics conducted the quiz in a very interactive way and the teams participated with great enthusiasm. They skillfully answered the questions asked. Though some of the questions were very tricky, the teams tried to answer them with confidence. The questions put forth to the teams were intriguing and exciting. Quiz was very informative and knowledge enriching for the participants as well as for the audience. The students displayed ecstatic spirit and enjoyed the quiz to the fullest.

The event was coordinated by Mrs. Mamtha Bhandary, Student welfare officer and Mrs. Prafulla, Student affairs. The welcome address was by, Principal, BIT- Mangalore, Dr. S.I. Manjur Basha. The master of ceremony was faculty of CSE department, Mrs. Ankitha Bekal. The event was witnessed by Principal of BEADS, Ar. Ashok Mendonca, Director of BIT-Polytechnic College, Dr. Aziz Mustafa,  faculties and students.

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New Delhi (PTI): Companies are being arm-twisted to divert their investments from Karnataka despite the state having the best talent ecosystem, state's IT, biotech and rural development minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.

The minister said it has taken 40 years to develop the entire ecosystem in the state that suits investors.

"Why is semiconductor going to Gujarat, Assam? That's my question? That's what I have been asking. Why is it going to Gujarat? Why is it going to Assam? When PLI comes, they have to choose their state. The name is Karnataka. How does it become Gujarat by the time the application reaches Delhi? They are coming to my state. Why are they being arm-twisted to Gujarat?" Kharge said.

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital for the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 to be held in November.

"They are coming to our state only. They want to invest in our state. It works out for them. It is profitable for them. Our human resource is one of the most agile and best in the world. But yet, they are going to be pushed to Gujarat," Kharge said.

During the event, Kharge said Karnataka is planning to rejig policy on data centres to promote sustainable data centres.

"There is a serious need for states and the central government to bring up policies for sustainable data centres. That's exactly what the government of Karnataka intends to do," Kharge said.