Satish Jarkiholi, two others to receive honorary doctorates at KSOU convocation
Bengaluru: Public Works Department Minister Satish L. Jarkiholi, C. M. Irfanulla Shariff, Chairman of the Ideal Education Society, Dr. Dakshayini S. Appa, Chairman of Sharnbasveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha, Kalaburagi will be honored with honorary doctorate degrees at Karnataka State Open University’s (KSOU) 20th annual convocation on Thursday, March 27.
Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, who is also the Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has approved the list, which was shortlisted by the Expert Scrutiny Committee for the conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees at the university's 20th Annual Convocation.
The approval was conveyed through an official communication from the Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru, to the Vice Chancellor of KSOU, Muktagangotri, Mysuru.
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India-Pak tensions: Major changes announced at Airports for cargo, baggage checking; details here
New Delhi: In response to heightened security concerns, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been temporarily assigned the responsibility of overseeing the screening of cargo and check-in baggage at Indian civil airports. This expanded role, effective from May 9 to May 18, 2025, marks a significant shift from the previous arrangement, where these tasks were managed by airport operators and airlines.
According to a statement issued by the CISF, the Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) approved the temporary enhancement of CISF's duties to provide additional security oversight to cargo operations and the in-line hold baggage screening system (ILHBSS).
"To reinforce security arrangements at all civil airports, CISF will now supervise the operations and personnel involved in cargo and baggage screening. The force is also authorised to conduct random checks and maintain access control to these critical zones," the statement said.
Until now, CISF had been primarily responsible for pre-boarding passenger frisking and cabin baggage checks, while airport operators and airline staff handled cargo and check-in baggage screening. With this new directive, CISF has assumed broader authority in airport security protocols across the country.
The new measures have already been implemented at all CISF-covered airports nationwide.
