VTU TEQIP Cell Training Program held at St Joseph Engineering College for Lab Instructors
Mangaluru: Two-day “VTU TEQIP CELL Training Program for Lab Instructors” was inaugurated by the Chief Guest H V Manjunath, Chief Manager (Administration), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), on 6th March 2020 at St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru. The training program was hosted by the Department of Electronics and Communication of the college in association with Visvesvaraya Technological University-Karnataka, Aryabhatta Knowledge University-Bihar and Biju Patnaik University of Technology-Odisha.
The Program Coordinator and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Dr Dayakshini welcomed the gathering.
Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal of SJEC, said that training for the technical staff is very crucial and thanked VTU for initiating this training. He also appreciated the distance education courses taken up by the technical staff of the college and encouraged the participants from other colleges to take up similar courses.
The Chief Guest H V Manjunath, in his address, he mentioned the Stanford survey which states the lack of practical technical skills among Indian Engineering students. He said that the teaching and nonteaching staff play a crucial role in improving these technical skills of students. He congratulated the management of SJEC for their efforts in building the institute of national prominence in a short duration of time.
In his presidential address, Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director of SJEC, asked the participants to take full advantage of this two-day training program and go back to their college enlightened. He said that full registration for this training program shows that people trust in SJEC for conducting efficient skill development programs.
Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa and Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, Assistant Directors of SJEC and Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager of SJEC were also present for the inaugural.
Reshma K J, the Program Coordinator, proposed the Vote of Thanks. The inaugural was compelled by Sadhika Shetty, Asst Professor, Department of ECE.
Over 50 participants from 13 Engineering Colleges across the state of Karnataka registered and took active part in the workshop.
On the first day, Harish Thantri and Harsha from SNM Polytechnic, Moodbidri, spoke about the safety aspects in handling of lab equipment’s facilitated hands-on practice sessions on installation and maintenance of software’s.Madhu S Manohar, Environmental Engineer at Mangaluru City Corporation, spoke about the problems faced in Waste Management systems.
Day two witnessed Atul Bhongle, DGM-Fire and Safety at MRPL & Team, demonstrating awareness of workplace hazards and safety measures to be taken. After that Nithin Kumar, Senior Manager-HR at CSGI, Bengaluru, addressed the participants on communication skills and its importance.
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Defeated delimitation bill in Parliament to defend idea of India: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi
Chennai (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the "idea of India."
Addressing a poll rally at Ponneri here, he said the BJP-led government at the Centre brought a new bill on April 16, and said they were trying to pass the women's bill, which he said was passed in 2023.
"In the so-called Women's Bill, delimitation was hidden. The idea was to reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in the Union of India... the delimitation move by BJP was to weaken the strength of southern states, small states, north eastern states," he alleged.
"We defeated in Parliament, a bill in which delimitation was hidden; we defeated it to defend the idea of India."
Rahul added that India that is Bharat, is a union of states, and every single state should have a voice, be free to express itself, and protect its tradition.
