Grand finale of ‘Bearys Quench-2019’ held
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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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
