Mangaluru: students of CFAL qualify for final stage of the prestigious NTS examination

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April 19, 2019

Magnaluru, Apr 19: Demonstrating exemplary scholastic brilliance, nine students from the Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL), Mangaluru have qualified for the finals of the prestigious National Talent Search Examination (NTSE). They will appear in the second stage of NTSE, to be conducted by NCERT in the month of June 2019.

This year, about 1,05,558 students from Karnataka appeared in the exam which was held in November 2018. However only 395 students  (0.37%) got through the first stage and made it to the final exams.  A total ofonly  2000 students from across India go on to be NTSE scholars, making the exam harder to crack than NEET or JEE Advanced.

It is noteworthy to mention that most of the students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi who have cleared the first and final stage of the exams in the last decade have been CFAL students. The exemplary training by CFAL has now made it the most preferred choice for NTSE scholarship aspirants.

About NTSE:

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is one of the most prestigious national level scholarship programs conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for Std. 10 students. The exam is held in two stages: Stage 1 (State/UT level) and Stage 2 (National level). The exam was introduced in 1963, with the objective of acknowledging intelligent students and nurturing their talent at a very young age. NTSE scholarship scheme provides financial assistance to meritorious students in the form of monthly scholarship. Students who are awarded the scholarship receive financial assistance up to Ph. D level in Social Sciences, Basic Sciences and Commerce. In addition to providing scholarships, a rewarding performance in NTSE is a valuable addition to the credentials of a child.

NTSE examinations test analytical and logical skills. A good understanding of the subject is needed and rote learning or memorization will not yield results.

CFAL – Learning from the Masters

Centre for advanced learning (CFAL) is a synonym for excellence in Mangalore. CFAL adopts unconventional, interesting methods to make Math & Science fun to learn. Besides, it helps students with exceptional training to qualify in competitive and other scholarship examinations.

CFAL aims to promote a passion for Math and Science learning among students and has the best results in Mangalore in all STEM related examinations including JEE, NTSE, KYPY, Olympiads etc. The outstanding results of our students proves that given the right learning environment, children from the region can outperform their peers from the Tier 1 cities. While rote-learning and learning for the sake of marks characterizes many institutions in the region, passion for the subject is what CFAL aims to attain. The outcome is deep understanding of the subject and excellence in math and science. The vision at CFAL is to inculcate interest in basic sciences and to encourage research and innovation in the field of Math and Science.

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: In what is suspected to be the second COVID-19 death in Karnataka, a 70-year-old woman from Gouribidanuru, who was under house quarantine for the last one week has died at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital for Chest Diseases.

The woman, who had recently returned from the Mecca pilgrimage developed fever on Tuesday afternoon. She was rushed to hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.

Health and Family Welfare officials said that the throat swab sample of the woman had been sent to the laboratory for testing and the result was expected to come by afternoon.

Since last week, at least three cases of COVID-19 positive had been reported in Gouribidanuru in Chikkaballpura district, about 80 kms from Bengaluru.

Most of the suspects and confirmed cases had returned from Makkah pilgrimage. Even the deceased woman was one of them and had been advised house quarantine.

On Tuesday morning, she developed fever and was shifted to Gouribidanur hospital and later to Chikkaballapura hospital. By evening, she was moved to Rajiv Gandhi hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.

The Chikkaballapura district administration has proclaimed prohibitory orders in the locality. They have also taken the woman's family members for testing.

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August 3,2020

Koppal, Aug 3: The activists of Popular Front of India (PFI) have won the heart of the people by performing the last rites of a local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Koppla district of Karnataka. 

Somashekhara Gowda, a senior BJP leader in Koppal’s Gangavathi died of covid-19. His family members were reportedly quarantined. His own party activists also were not ready to participate in the last rite due to the fear of coronavirus infection.

Following requests, a team of PFI comprised of district secretary Fayaz, and members Yaseen, Abdul Aalam, Shamid Razi and Husain Azarauddin performed the last rites as per Veerashaiva Lingayat traditions. 

Speaking to media persons PFI district president Zaheer Abbas lamented that people still have plenty of misconceptions about covid-19. “Due to the misconceptions, performing the last rites of those who die of covid-19 has become a challenge,” he said.

He said that PFI activists followed all the health guidelines and took necessary precautions while performing the last rites. “Under the guidance of district health officials and with the consent of the family members of the deceased, the last rites were performed as per Veerashaiva Lingayat traditions,” he said.

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