Foreign students prefer Karnataka for education: HRD

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September 25, 2019

New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sept 25: Karnataka continued to remain the sought-after destination for higher education among foreign students, leading the list of states in India by a long distance, a survey from the HRD ministry said.

India gets the maximum number of foreign students from Nepal followed by Afghanistan. The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) for 2018-19 says the total number of foreign students enrolled in higher education is 47,427. Karnataka has the highest number of foreign students at 10,023.

The Karnataka figure for 2018-19 is significantly lower than 14,500 the state had attracted in the year 2015-16.

Foreign students come from 164 countries

Every year since 2012-13 from when the HRD ministry data is available, Karnataka’s share of foreign students in India is between 20% and nearly 35%.

For the survey, the higher education institutions were bracketed under three categories — university, college and standalone institutions. Some 962 universities, 38,179 colleges and 9,190 standalone institutions participated in the survey for 2018-19. “Foreign students come from 164 countries. The top 10 countries constitute 63.7% of the total foreign students enrolled. The highest share of foreign students come from neighbouring countries — Nepal accounts for 26.9%, Afghanistan 9.8%, Bangladesh 4.4%, Sudan 4%, Bhutan 3.8%, and Nigeria 3.4%.”

The highest number of foreign students are enrolled in undergraduate courses — 73.4% of all foreign students —followed by PG with 16.1% enrolment. Among top courses is BTech with 8,861 students. The second popular course is BBA (3,354), BSc (3,320) and BA (2,226). BPharma, BCA, MBBS, nursing and BDS are among the popular undergraduate courses,” the survey report said.

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Writer Richie John Pais bags best Konkani book award

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January 22,2020

Udupi, Jan 22: Writer Richie John Pais will be conferred with the Best Konkani Book Award, instituted by Dr T M A Foundation in recognition of his contribution made to Konkani Language and Literature.

According to a statement, the Award carries Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.

‘Fathor’, a collection of Konkani short stories authored by Richie John Pais was published in 2017 has been chosen for the Dr TMA Foundation Best Konkani Book Award 2018.

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Two arrested in Kundapur for threatening to kill ASHA workers

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April 28,2020

Kundapur, Apr 28: The local police have arrested two people for threatening and preventing an Associated Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers from discharging their duties during the lockdown.

Police said on Tuesday that the arrested are Sandeep Mesta and Mahesh Kharvi.

According to official sources, the health officials had put Sandeep under quarantine for 28 days.

However, he was seen wandering in the streets and ASHA worker C Laxmi warned him to stay indoors.

Irked by the warning Sandeep, along with his friend Mahesh Kharvi waylaid her and threatened to kill for objecting his movement.

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Terrorist opens fire at anti-CAA agitators near Jamia Millia, screams ‘Yeh Lo Aazadi’

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January 30,2020

New Delhi, Jan 30: A terrorist opened fire at people peacefully protesting against the contentious citizenship amendment act (CAA) near the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi this afternoon, causing chaos and panic in the area.

One person has been injured. In a video, the terrorist, wearing a black jacket and a pair of white trousers, can be seen walking on a road, waving a gun as he shouts "who wants Azadi, come I'll shoot you. Then he says, "Yeh lo aazadi (here's your freedom)" and opens fire injuring a student in front of police.

A video of the attack that is being shared widely on social media also showed the assailant also shouting the 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan and warning protesters to chant 'Vande Mataram' if they want to stay in India. The injured student, Shadab, was hit by the bullet in his arm and has been admitted to the Holy Family hospital in Jamia Nagar.

His condition is stated to be stable. The incident took place near the hospital when a protest march was being taken out by students. Students said that the attacker tried to hijack the peaceful protest and threatened the anti-CAA agitators.

The shooting comes in the aftermath of communally charged, hateful and violence provoking rhetoric by several BJP leaders in the run-up to the assembly elections in Delhi.

Junior finance minister Anurag Thakur had on Monday led chants of ‘shoot the traitors’ at a poll rally in north Delhi’s Rithala. The minister prompted "desh ke gaddaron ko..." to which the crowd responded "...goli maaro sa***n ko". The chant translates to "shoot down the traitors who betray the country". Protesters against the CAA and the NRC have often been dubbed anti-national by members of the ruling BJP.

After Thakur’s hate speech, a man carrying a gun was also caught at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the venue of mega protests. The man had walked into the protest ground and allegedly brandished the weapon till he was overpowered by the surrounding protesters, eyewitnesses said.

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