Mangalore: Aloysius, Roshni, SDM Colleges to get greater autonomy

October 8, 2013

New Delhi, Oct 8: Ten autonomous colleges in Karnataka, including Mangalore-based St Aloysius College, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College, Roshni School of Social Work are among 45 institutions which will soon get greater autonomy and the power to award degrees.

This was decided by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry here at a meeting with principals of select autonomous colleges.

Jyoti Nivas and Mount Carmel colleges, St Joseph's College, Bangalore, KLE Society's P C Jabin Science College, Hubli and KLE Society's Lingaraj College, Belgaum, are the other autonomous colleges to enter the select list.

Besides JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science and St Philomena's College in Mysore are also in the list.

Eleven autonomous colleges from Tamil Nadu, the highest from any state, were also selected. The list features three institutes from Tiruchirappalli, Jamal Mohammed College, National College and St Joseph's College.

Kongunadu Arts and Science College and PSGR Krishnammal College in Coimbatore, Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Loyala College Nungambakkam, Chennai, Fatima College, Madurai, The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi, St Xavier's College, Tirunelveli and AVC College, Mannampandal, are the other colleges from the state.

Nine colleges from HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju's home state of Andhra Pradesh made it to the list, including Andhra Loyal College and P B Siddartha College of Arts and Science in Viajayawada, Sir C R Reddy College, Eluru and Sri Yerramilli Narayana Murthy College in the west Godavari district.

All 45 institutes are Grade A colleges accredited with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). They are also recognised as centres with potential for excellence by the University Grants Commission (UGC). These were the two main criteria for granting them the power to award degree.

The ministry thus paved the way for according a similar status to other autonomous colleges if they fulfil the two criteria. The ministry will also bring an amendment to the UGC Act to give autonomous colleges the power to grant degree. There are 441 autonomous colleges in the country.

“We will provide them three different routes. Those functioning for the last 15 years can either come in for degree-granting powers through deemed to be university route, or become a state university or get an autonomous university status under the UGC Act, provided they fulfil the basic criteria of NAAC accreditation with Grade A and CPE status by the UGC,” a ministry official said.

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BJP fields Kishore Kumar Puttur from DK-Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency

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October 1,2024

The BJP has selected Kishore Kumar Puttur as its candidate for the bypoll to Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency. The by-election will be held on October 21.

Kishore Kumar is presently serving as the General Secretary of Dakshina Kannada BJP unit. He had served as vice president of State BJP Yuva Morcha from 2014 to 2016.

The by-election will be held to the seat vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP who has been elected as the Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. The vacancy was created on June 15, 2024 following Poojary’s resignation to the Council. His term in the council was till January, 2028.

In the last Council election held for the dual member constituency in December 2021, Poojary had secured 3,672 votes while the Congress candidate Manjunath Bhandary had secured 2079 votes. Poojary and Bhandary had secured required votes from the first preferential votes and had won the election.

There were several aspirants for the BJP ticket including former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, DK BJP president Satish Kumpala, Mangaluru divisional in-charge Uday Kumar Shetty, former minister Pramod Madhwaraj and former Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak.

The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the election. KPCC working president Manjunath Bhandary in a recent press meet in Mangaluru had said that an opportunity will be given to congress leaders from Udupi district to contest by-election.

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency has 6037 voters including 3551 from Dakshina Kannada comprising eight MLAs, one MP. The last date for filing nomination is October 3 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 7. The counting will be held on October 24.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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