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Dakshina Kannada: An educational hub with uneducated representatives

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April 29, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Karnataka’s coastal district of Dakshina Kannada is known as a the district of intelligent people. It has the highest literacy rate. Besides this is the educational hub of south India. Ironically, many of the elected representatives of this district are school dropouts. BJP leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, who represents the district in the parliament, has not studied beyond Class 10. However, he managed to defeat Congress veteran Janardhana Poojary, who holds B.Com and LLB degrees, twice.

*U T Khader, J R Lobo and Ramanath Rai are the only three graduates among the eight sitting MLAs of DK

*School dropout S Angara (BJP) defeated MBBS graduate Dr Raghu (Congress) twice in Sullia Assembly constituency

*BJP leader Nalin Kumar Kateel, who studied up to Class 10 defeated Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary (B.Com, LLB) twice in Lok Sabha polls

Only three of the eight sitting MLAs in the district hold bachelor degrees. U T Khader, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, who represents Mangaluru (Ullal) constituency in the Assembly, is an LLB gradate. He is also perusing master degree in Kannada literature in an open university.  

J R Lobo, a former state civil servant, who represents Mangaluru City South in the Assembly, holds BSc and B Ed degrees. B Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, and MLA from Bantwal constituency, is a BA graduate. 

K Abhayachandra Jain, the MLA from Mulki-Moodbidri constituency, has completed diploma in automobile (diesel mechanic). Vasanth Bangera, the MLA from Belthangady constituency, has completed Pre-University course.

Shakuntala Shetty, the former BJP leader, who won from the Puttur constituency on a Congress ticket in the last assembly polls, bid goodbye to education after completing Class 10. 

B A Mohiuddin Bava, the MLA from the Mangaluru City North, hasn’t completed SSLC. Interestingly, he is the brother of JD(S) leader B M Farookh, who holds a bachelor degree in engineering and a master degree in business administration. 

S Angara, the MLA from Sullia, who is also the lone BJP legislator in entire district, is a Class IX dropout. He has twice defeated Congress candidate Dr Rahgu, who is an MBBS gradate.

Comments

Arun
 - 
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018

Mangaloreans are literate, not educated.

M J Frank
 - 
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018

BJP is anyway a Bhararatiya Agnan Party. But what happened to Congress? Why feilding undeducated candidates? 

Manku Thimma
 - 
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018

hahaha. That's why this kateel wanted to arson his own constituency!

Ajit Salian
 - 
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018

Need not to go to college to become MP of Dakshina Kannada. Delivering provocative speeches like Kateel is more than enough. Buddhivanthe people of DK will vote.

Ibraai IPS
 - 
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018

Baavaka endo paadil saale kaida aakyo?

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August 8,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Congress is confused on the Ram Mandir issue and in dilemma to take a firm stand fearing loss of Muslim or Hindu votes, according to BJP leader and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

"Congress opposed BJP's stand on constructing Ram Mandir in Ayodya, it called Lord Ram fictional and even decided to break the Ramsetu. Now, Congressmen are speaking the other way. Congress cannot think beyond vote bank politics which is in its DNA itself. Congressmen think that they are born to be in power," he said while speaking to media persons. 

He said that BJP is all for constructing a grand Ram Mandir peacefully and legally, due to its conviction and not for politics. Same was the case with the revocation of Article 370 for Jammu & Kashmir. Anti-national activities have comparatively come down now. 

Some people do not want everything going smoothly in the country, and Congress and Asaduddin Owaisi are among them, Joshi opined, adding that the Congress is merely frustrated.

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July 20,2020

Bengaluru, July 20: The Karnataka government has reiterated that no final decision has so far been taken on reopening of schools in the state.

The clarification comes after minutes of the July 15 HRD ministry meeting where Karnataka education department officials said schools are reopening on September 1 went viral on social media. 

“The state government has not decided yet on starting schools. That they will reopen in September was only a general opinion expressed by our officials at the meeting. At present, we have no plans to start schools unless there is a conducive environment. There’s no need for anxiety,” said primary and secondary minister S Suresh Kumar.

Kumar said the government is involved in meeting the education sector’s changed priorities in the current scenario.

The minutes were of a virtual conference on school-safety plans, with representatives of state governments and Union territories expressing views on reopening of schools. 

Against the name of Karnataka, “After September 1” was written. Similar datelines were given by Kerala, Ladakh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, while in case of many other states it said “no decision”.

An education department official said Karnataka submitted to MHRD that it will be able to take a decision only after September 1, depending on the situation in the state.

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June 13,2020

Mangaluru, June 13: Commending the Karnataka government move to ban the online classes for children up to Standard 5, Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has demanded to impose ban on all education apps that offer online coaching to school children.

"I welcome the government’s decision of banning online classes up to class 5. I would like to know why education apps of corporate companies are allowed to continue when schools are banned to conduct online classes. Why the government could not ban those education apps that offer online classes?” the former minister questioned.

He warned that private schools in the state may commence their online classes through such apps of corporate companies if the present situation continues.

Not all parents in the state can afford buying smart phones required for online classes, he said. "Only 30% of the school children in the state have access to smart phones. Most of the parents cannot afford to buy smart phones for their children. Government should take into consideration the mental stress of academically brilliant children among poor families. Those children may go under depression when they do not have access to online classes. The government can cancel some of the schemes like distribution of bicycles and reserve such funds to find solutions to the problems poor children face at present,” Khader said.

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