IEEE awareness program held at Bearys Institute of Technology
Mangalore, April 15, 2025: An IEEE awareness session was held at Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), Mangalore, to inform students and faculty about the benefits of IEEE membership and the role of IEEE societies within educational institutions. The event was organized by the IEEE Mangalore Subsection in association with the IEEE Student Branch at BIT.
Dr. Satyanarayana, Chair of the IEEE Mangalore Subsection, addressed the gathering and explained the various advantages of IEEE membership. He spoke about how students and faculty members can benefit from access to global research, professional development resources, and networking opportunities with industry and academic experts.
Dr. Parameshsachari, Vice Chair of the IEEE Bangalore Section, highlighted the importance of forming IEEE societies in colleges. He said such societies encourage innovation, leadership, and collaboration among students and staff.
The session began with a welcome speech by Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, Head of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department at BIT. Saima, Chair of the BIT IEEE Student Branch, conducted the event as the master of ceremonies.
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Tejashwi Yadav to head INDIA Bloc’s coordination committee for Bihar assembly elections
Patna: The opposition INDIA bloc has named Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as the head of its coordination committee for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
The decision was made during a meeting of the six alliance partners – Congress, RJD, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)), and the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) – held in Patna on Thursday, April 17.
While the bloc stopped short of formally declaring Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate, it confirmed that he will lead the key decision-making committee for the election campaign. The committee will be responsible for drafting a common minimum programme, finalizing the manifesto, managing seat-sharing talks, and coordinating campaign strategies.
Congress’s Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting, said, “The coordination committee will be the supreme body for the INDIA alliance, overseeing every aspect of the election. Tejashwi Yadav will be its chairman, and members from all alliance partners will be included.”
The meeting followed Yadav’s recent discussions in Delhi with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing the media after the Patna meeting, Yadav said, “There is deep resentment among the people of Bihar due to unemployment, poverty, and increasing migration. Even the NITI Aayog’s report confirms Bihar as the poorest state despite 20 years of rule under the NDA.”
He further criticized both Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the central government, stating, “The real double engine in Bihar is crime and corruption.”
In the 2020 Assembly elections, the RJD emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats, while Congress won 19 of the 70 it contested. The CPI(ML) secured 12 of 19 seats, and the VIP, despite exiting the alliance before the elections, won four seats.
The INDIA bloc is now preparing to mount a consolidated challenge to the ruling NDA in the upcoming state polls.
