Two killed, two seriously injured in car-mini bus collision in Hebri
Hebri, Jun 11: A teacher and a staff of the education department were killed and two others injured when their car collided with a mini bus near Jakkanamakki in Udupi district on Sunday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Subbanna Ganiga, first grade assistant at the office of the Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) and Soma Shekhar, physical education teacher at Indira Nagar School in Udupi.
Police said the occupants of the car were returning from Channagiri after attending a marriage function when a private bus on its way to Agumbe from Udupi collided with their vehicle.
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All the four persons in the car were taken to hospital by local people. Subbanna Ganiga and Soma Shekhar died on the way to the hospital, while two others including the car driver were shifted to Manipal hospital.
The condition of the two injured persons, Sudarashan, a teacher and driver Sathish, are stated to be critical.
A case has been registered at the Hebri police station.
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Commercialisation of education adversely impacting its quality: Dhankhar
Jaipur, Oct 19: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said commercialisation of education is adversely impacting its quality which is not good for the future of the nation.
Speaking at a function organised by a private educational institute in Rajasthan's Sikar, Dhankhar said, "I see all around that what began as charitable work has now become commerce. Education becoming a business is not good for the future of the nation."
Stating that education was never a source of income but a medium of sacrifice and charity to build a healthy society, Dhankhar rued that today it has become a commodity which is being sold for profit, thus adversely impacting its quality.
"In some cases, it is even taking the shape of extortion. This is a matter of concern," he said.
"While educational institutions should be financially sustainable, it is the responsibility of the industry to nurture them from time to time. Corporate houses should use their CSR funds liberally to build institutions and fund new courses. This will help the nation progress," Dhankhar said.
He also said that industries are the biggest beneficiaries of research and innovations, which give power to the nation in front of the world.
Students today want to study abroad but there are many opportunities in India and institutions and industry leaders should make them aware about them to stop the brain drain and loss of foreign exchange, the vice president said.
"The youth generally run behind 8-10 types of jobs but there are huge opportunities across various sectors. The basket of opportunities is getting bigger everyday but most of our students are not fully exposed to it," Dhankhar said.
"There is a need to create awareness among the youth about the ever-increasing basket of opportunities. I call upon the educational institutions and industry leaders to hold seminars and make the students aware about the different avenues available to them," he added.
Calling for optimum use of technology to give quality education to the students, the vice president also praised the National Education Policy which he called a "game changer".
