Mangaluru: Dr. MS Moodithaya takes charge as Vice-Chancellor of Nitte 'Deemed to be University'
Mangaluru: Dr. MS Moodithaya, a renowned academician who was serving as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Nitte (Deemed to be University) in Mangaluru, has assumed the position of Vice-Chancellor of the university. His appointment as the Vice-Chancellor was officially announced on Wednesday.
Dr. Moodithaya brings with him a wealth of experience in the field of education. He previously held various important roles within Nitte University, including Registrar and Director (Global Initiatives). Additionally, he served as the director of K.S. Hegde Institute of Management in Nitte, principal of NSAM First Grade College, and taught at esteemed institutions such as SDM College of Business Management in Mangaluru, MGM College Udupi, and Mysore University, PG Centre in Davangere.
His educational background is impressive, having completed his graduation in commerce and post-graduation in cost accounting from the University of Mysore. He further pursued his doctoral degree from Mangalore University and conducted post-doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Throughout his illustrious career spanning over four decades, Dr. Moodithaya has made significant contributions to academia. He has authored numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals, written ten books, and successfully completed more than a dozen research projects funded by prestigious organizations such as the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Karnataka State Agriculture and Marketing Board, NABARD, Ford Foundation, ICSSR, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Ministry of Finance, and the Government of India's UPenn Global Engagement Fund, among others.
Furthermore, he has served as a visiting professor at renowned universities worldwide, including the University of Pennsylvania (U.S.), Erasmus University (Netherlands), Makerere University (Uganda), National University of Philippines, and the University of New England, among others.
He has also guided and produced PhDs on contemporary issues in management such as Financial Inclusion, Corporate Philanthropy and Quality Management Systems, a release from the university said.
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Gurugram Police arrest BJP Yuva Morcha member for spreading fake murder story on social media
New Delhi: Gurugram Police have arrested BJP Yuva Morcha member Hariom Mishra, for allegedly spreading a fabricated and communally sensitive story on social media about the murder of a college student in Gurugram.
Mishra who is also known as Shaurya Mishra had shared a collage of four photographs on his X handle earlier this month. He claimed that a 24-year-old college student, identified as Nikita Agarwal, had been murdered by her classmate Arif Khan in Gurugram. In the post, he alleged that the woman was blackmailed, forced into prostitution, gangraped, and eventually killed. He also claimed that Arif dumped her body in a forest. The claims were presented as being based on police sources.
The post went viral and garnering over 1.5 lakh views, and was amplified by several right-wing social media handles across X, Facebook and Instagram. A verification of the claims revealed that no such incident had taken place in Gurugram. A search of credible news reports showed no record of any such murder. The police said this news would have inevitably attracted media attention if it were true.
On December 11, Gurugram Police publicly refuted the claims through their official X handle. They stated that the information which was being circulated was completely false. The police warned that legal action would be taken against those spreading misinformation. Despite the warning, Mishra neither deleted the post nor issued any clarification.
Police in Gurugram confirmed Mishra's arrest on December 16. The police said a FIR was filed after he continued to spread false information about the alleged murder of a Hindu woman by Muslim man. Police said Mishra, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, is now being investigated.
Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Singh told The Print that the accused had deliberately misrepresented facts and used objectionable content to spread hatred along religious lines. “Such posts can create serious disturbances in society, and the police take these matters very seriously,” he said.
A reverse image search conducted by fact-checkers at Alt News, revealed that the photographs used in the viral post were unrelated to the claims, while two of the images were traced to a Pinterest account belonging to influencer Maulik Chopra and another image was sourced from an Instagram post by influencer Shivam Thakur featuring a woman named Deepanshi Rawat. The fourth image was found on an unrelated Instagram page. The images depicted different individuals and had no connection to any crime.
Police said they are also investigating Mishra’s motive behind sharing the false and provocative content.
