Chemistry Fest organized at SAC

August 16, 2012

Mangalore, August 16: Several pre-university intercollegiate competitions under the theme “The Many Faces of Chemistry” were organised by the Department of Chemistry of St. Aloysius College on August 16. These competitions were exclusively for the pre-university students in the region.

Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural function, Indrani Karunasagar, UNESCO Centre for Marine Biotechnology Director said that Chemistry was life. An optimist might see the glass as half-full, but a chemist sees it completely full – half filled with liquid and half with vapour. The unseen is seen by the chemist. What we know about the molecules in any object, we owe it to the chemist. The micro-organisms can be understood only because of Chemistry, she said.

Speaking on the importance of Chemistry, she said that one should go beyond the studies and learn about the applications of the subject. Citing various examples of applications of Chemistry in our daily sphere of lives, she explained the need to learn and understand it.

She also spoke of the role of chemistry in identification of DNA, gene therapy and how to use it to enhance human life. She said that we should not work with chemistry in isolation, since we had to learn the role of every molecule in the system. Hence it needs to be combined with other fields as well, she said.

Speaking at the inaugural function, Fr. Swebert D'Silva, Principal of St. Aloysius College (SAC) said that Chemistry could give us some inclination towards the attributes of things.

Prof. A.M.A. Khader, Chemistry Professor at Mangalore University, inaugurated the programme and spoke on the occasion. Prof. Ronald Pinto, Vice-President of SAC, Dr. Ivan Pinto, HOD of Chemistry, Dr. Richard Gonsalves, Professor of Chemistry and Janice Goveas, Programme co-ordinator were present on the occasion.

Over 120 students from 16 P.U. colleges in the region participated in various competitions related to Chemistry such as Chemical Computations, Seminar, Quiz, Collage, Model-making, Treasure Hunt and Interactive Chemistry.

Students from pre-university colleges like St. Aloysius, St. Joseph's, St. Ann's, Canara, Mahesh, Capitanio, Poornaprajna, Bharathi, St. Philomena's and NMPU College, Sullia, took part in the event.

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Block, district presidents in Karnataka will be changed soon: KPCC working president

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.

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