Bengaluru University to confer honorary doctorate on Speaker UT Khader at 60th convocation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, former MLC and social worker D. Madegowda, and Dr. T.B. Prasanna, founder and Managing Director of J.P. Agri Genetics Pvt. Ltd., will be conferred honorary doctorates during the 60th Annual Convocation of Bengaluru University.
The convocation ceremony will be held on October 8 at 11:30 a.m. at the Central College campus on Palace Road, Bengaluru. Karnataka Governor and Chancellor of the University Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside over the event.
Padma Shri awardee Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, former Director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), will deliver the convocation address as the chief guest. Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar will also attend the ceremony.
About U.T. Khader:
A law graduate (B.A., LL.B.), U.T. Khader is the son of late MLA U.T. Fareed. He began his public life through NSUI, Youth Congress, and Seva Dal. Representing the Ullal Assembly constituency, now part of Mangaluru, Khader has been elected to the Assembly five consecutive times.
He has served as the Minister for Health, Food and Civil Supplies, Housing, and Urban Development in the Karnataka government. Before being elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2023, he also served as the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party.
Outside politics, Khader is the founder and president of the Mangalore Riders Club and has represented the state and nation in motocross racing, winning several awards during his student years.
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Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya hammer half-centuries as India make 231/5 vs SA in 5th T20I
Ahmedabad (PTI): Skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor run with the bat continued but India still managed a massive 231 for 5 thanks to Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya's blazing half-centuries and Sanju Samson's useful contribution at the top in the fifth and final T20 International here on Saturday.
Samson, who opened the batting in place of the injured vice-captain Shubman Gill, struck a 22-ball 37 and shared a 63-run stand with Abhishek Sharma (34 off 21 balls) as the hosts, leading the series 2-1, were off to a fine start.
Abhishek and later Samson's dismissals did not slow down the momentum as Varma (73 off 42 balls) continued to play his natural game even as Suryakumar (5) departed without making much of a contribution.
Varma and Hardik Pandya (63 off 25 balls) then shared a 115-run stand for the fourth wickets to carry the team past the 200-run mark, with the latter hammering five boundaries and as many sixes at a strike rate of over 250.
Earlier, India included pacer Jasprit Bumrah in place of Harshit Rana, while Washington Sundar came in for Kuldeep Yadav. Samson was included in place of Shubman Gill.
Brief scores.
India 231 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 34, Sanju Samson 37, Tilak Varma 73, Hardik Pandya 63; Corbin Bosch 2/44).
