Presidency University Chancellor Nissar Ahmed to be awarded D.Lit by Bengaluru City University
Bengaluru: Nissar Ahmed, Chancellor of Presidency University and Co-founder and Chairman of the Presidency Group of Institutions (PGI Group), will be awarded an honorary doctorate during the 2nd annual convocation of Bengaluru City University, said Vice-chancellor Lingaraja Gandhi.
The Doctor of Letters (D.Lit) degree will be conferred on Nissar Ahmed, who is a native of Mangaluru, during the convocation ceremony to be held at the ‘Jnana Jyoti’ auditorium of the University on Monday, July 10. Governor of Karnataka and Chancellor of the Bengaluru City University Thawar Chand Gehlot will preside over the program. Renowned cardiologist and director of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Dr CN Manjunath will be the chief guest and deliver the convocational address.
Minister for Higher Education and Pro-chancellor of the University Dr. MC Sudhakar will be present at the event.
Nissar Ahmed is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has contributed greatly as an educationist. He began his journey in the field in 1976, co-founding the PGI Group with his late uncle Abdul Hameed. The untimely demise of his uncle, however, forced Nissar Ahmed to take charge of the Institute single-handedly, at the age of 24 years. Since then till now, the PGI Group has grown from having a single school to owning seven schools, a college as well as a university with over 16,000 students. Also, since its inception, the PGI Group has been contributing greatly to the holistic development of education provided in the state.
The schools of the PGI Group are situated in Bengaluru and Mangaluru, and offer education under both ICSE and CBSE syllabus. The two PU colleges are at Hebbal and JP Nagar in Bengaluru. The Presidency College, which is affiliated to the Bengaluru University, offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses.
As a philanthropist, Nissar Ahmed has contributed to institutional social responsibility by taking welfare measures through the Presidency Foundation, including the NSS Cell and the Rotary Club. He undertook several public development works and organized charitable programs and health camps at villages near Bengaluru. Nissar Ahmed also helped the people greatly through his financial contributions during the pandemic.
He has been honoured with several awards and also titles so far, in recognition of his contribution to the field of education. His name was listed among the 50 leading ‘Edupreneurs’ in India by Education World – 2013; the PGI Group was bestowed with the title of ‘Most Promising Education Institute 2013-2014’ by Lord Swaraj Paul, Member of House of Lords, UK Parliament, in 2014; Nissar Ahmed was recognized as ‘The Doyen - Guardian of Knowledge’ for his exemplary contribution to education in Karnataka by the Hindu Group in 2017; he was also the recipient of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award in Education Leadership’ by Education World Magazine in 2019.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
