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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MP: Decomposed body of woman found in fridge in Dewas house, former tenant being questioned
Dewas, Jan 11: The decomposed body of a woman was found inside a refrigerator in a house in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas city on Friday, following which a former tenant was taken into custody for questioning, police officials said.
The saree-clad woman, who was wearing jewellery and whose hands were tied along with a noose around her neck, may have been killed last year, an official said.
The house is located in Vrindavan Dham Colony under Bank Note Press police station limits, the official added.
"The woman is in her 30s. We suspect she was killed in June 2024. After a foul smell started emanating, neighbours called the landlord who opened a portion of the house. The woman's body was found in the refrigerator, the shelves of which had been removed. He then alerted police," Dewas Superintendent of Police Puneet Gehlot told reporters.
The house is owned by one Dhirendra Shrivastava, who lives in Indore, the SP said.
"Shrivastava had rented his house to one Sanjay Patidar of Ujjain in June 2023. A year later, Patidar vacated the house but continued to keep his belongings in a study room and the master bedroom. He told Shrivastava he would vacate this portion later," Gehlot said.
"Patidar used to visit the house once in a while. Recently, the current tenant asked the landlord to unlock this portion of the house. The landlord showed this portion of the house to the tenant but then locked it again, since Patidar's belongings were inside, and switched off power supply on Wednesday," said Bank Note Press police station inspector Amit Solanki.
The incident came to light since the refrigerator stopped working after electricity was switched off and a foul smell started emanating from that portion of the house, Solanki added.
"Patidar has been taken into custody and is being questioned," the inspector informed.
