Prof. Dr M Abdul Rahiman conferred with ‘Best Educationist Award’

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August 7, 2017

Mangaluru, Aug 7: Prof. Dr M Abdul Rahiman, former vice-chancellor for the Kannur and Calicut Universities, has been honoured with the ‘Best Educationist Award’ and a ‘Certificate of Education Excellence’ for his outstanding achievements and remarkable role in the field of education.

The award instituted by International Institute of Education and Management (IIEM), a govt registered voluntary and nonprofit institution, was conferred on Mangaluru based achiever at a ceremony in New Delhi on August 5.

The main aim and objectives of in the IIEM are to promote through all feasible means and with cooperation of all, India’s all-round and fast development in economic, social cultural, educational scientific and technological fields and to help to improve the quality of all Indians.

About Prof. M Abdul Rahiman

Born on July 1, 1940 to Late Haji M Moidinabba, Abdul Rahiman completed his early education and graduation in Mangaluru. He holds MSc, PhD, MNASc, FNESA, FAEB, FIAES degrees.

He worked as a Higher Education Consultant at the Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait. He was the founder vice chancellor of Kannur University from 1996 to 1999. He also worked as the vice chancellor of University of Calicut (Additional Charge) for a period nearly 2 years.

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A little search on "International Institute of Education and Management" could not lead to any official website. Plus many other searchers has concluded it to be hoax. Though, not to doubt about the ability of honourable Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim. It is better if it can be clarified by either your website or by the Dr. himself.

Sir, should do something to help govt schools..

congratulations

Great achievement sir.

Congrats sir

wow.. great...

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8 fresh corona cases surface in coastal Karnataka

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May 19,2020

Udupi, May 18: As many as eight fresh coronavirus positive cases have been reported in coastal districts of Udupi and Uttara Kannada.

No fresh positive case was reported in Dakshina Kannada since yesterday.

According to Health and Family Welfare Department, two men aged 38 and 24 years, an 8-year-old boy and a 24-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus in Udupi district today.

All of them were under quarantine after returning from Maharashtra recently. They were shifted to covid-19 hospital for treatment. With this the number of covid-19 positive cases in Udupi district mounted to 15.

Meanwhile, Uttara Kannada district also received a jolt with four more cases. Yesterday it had reported eight cases.

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Mangaluru: NRI arrested for WhatsApp messages against political leaders

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January 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 7: The city police arrested a youth on charge of spreading messages against political leaders through WhatsApp and allegedly issuing life threats warnings against them.

The accused has been identified as Anwar, a resident of Peruvai village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada. He was working in Qatar.

On Monday, Yathish from Vittal filed a complaint and based on that police arrested Anwar.

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London to Kolkata bus service? Yes, it’s real! Viral pics of 1957 make netizens curious

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July 2,2020

When the black and white photos of the ‘London to Calcutta (Kolkata) bus service’ went viral on social media recently, the response of some of the netizens was “stop spreading fake news!” But, it isn’t a fake news. The late 1950s indeed offered people a lavish bus trip from London to Kolkata.

While one of the viral images shows passengers at the Victoria Coach Station, London, boarding 'Albert', the other image show the same bus travelling through a valley. In another image the bus is stationed at a tourist spot. All these photos were captured during the bus’ maiden international journey in 1957.

An image of the bus ticket is also making rounds on social media, that shows the route of the bus — London, Belgium, West Germany, Austria,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, West Pakistan, India. The route in India followed Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Banaras and finally Calcutta.

The ticket shows that a one side travel cost 145 pounds (13,644 Rupees at the present day) back then, and it was inclusive of all the luxury provided during the run.

The luxurious bus provided the facilities of reading, individual sleeping bunks, radio/taped music for parties and pleasure and fan heaters, among other things. The brochure reads, "Your complete home while you travel."

Some of the tour highlights included Banaras on the Ganges, The Taj Mahal, The Raj Path, The Rhine Valley and The Peacock Throne. Passengers reportedly got free shopping days in New Delhi, Tehran, Salzburg, Kabul, Istanbul and Vienna.