Postponed degree and post-graduation exams of Mangalore University to resume from August 11
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Thursday issued an order stating that graduation and post-graduation exams of Mangalore University will be resumed from August 11.
Chairing the meeting held at his office about Bachelor’s and Master’s degree examination for the year 2021, he said the exams for bachelor’s and master’s degrees can be held starting August 11.
“Owing to increase in the number of COVID exams in Kerala and looking at the number of students coming from Kerala to attend exams in Mangaluru, the exams were postponed and strict measures were taken to curb the number of commuters from Kerala and Kasargod District into DK,” he said.
“The exams will resume starting August 11” he added.
Students can attend the exam only if it is convenient. Otherwise, examinations be conducted separately for such students, he directed the officials.
Assignments assigned to undergraduate examinations should be delivered online or by post to the relevant colleges, with separate examination rooms for COVID infected and sick students who wish to attend graduate examinations.
29,052 undergraduate students, 5,493 postgraduate students, and 2000 students from Kerala (Graduate Examination) will be sitting for the exam. He instructed all college principals not to impose any penalties on the students ahead of the exams.
“At a meeting of the Mangalore University Chancellor's Office and on the advice of the District Collector, the graduate / postgraduate examinations, which were earlier postponed by the order of the District Collector, are scheduled to be resumed on August 11 with COVID precautions in place. The revised schedule will be communicated through the college's website. A special examination will be conducted for students who are unable to attend the examination due to commuting or COVID-19 reasons,” an official statement from Mangalore University read.
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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
