Nabeel Musthafa creates history in VTU, gets first rank with 12 gold medals

April 24, 2014

Bhatkal, Apr 24: Nabeel Musthafa of Anjuman Engineering College, Bhatkal, has secured 12 gold medals. He is the first rank holder in B.E. (Civil Engineering) and has also got the highest aggregate marks in all eight semester examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). With this he created a new record by bagging maximum number of gold medals in the history of VTU.

nabeel Announcing this at a press meet in Bangalore, VTU Vice-Chancellor H Maheshappa said Mr Musthafa has scored 91.98 percent, securing the first place, among a total of 12,000 students who had appeared in the civil engineering examinations at the University, which is considered the top most university of Karnataka and under which a total 190 colleges are running.

Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen (AHM) General Secretary Abdur Raheem Jukaku said in a press release, this was the third time a student of AITM had secured a university rank.

“Our students have secured ranks in the years 2000 and 2007 previously. It is a matter of great pride for our institution,” he said.

“In 2007, one of students in the civil engineering department, Prasanna Kumar had secured the first rank and he was awarded with four gold medals,' said AITM vice principal professor Mushtaque Ahmed Bhavikatte.

AHM president S M Syed Khalil ur Rahman, Additional Secretary Siddique Ismail, college secretary S M Syed Saleem, Javid Hussain Armar and management members have congratulated Mustafa Nabeel for his achievement.

Other rank holders

Anushree R. of B.N.M. Institute of Technology, Bangalore, has got eight gold medals. She has got first rank in B.E. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering). Waseem Ahmad Ahanger of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore, secured six gold medals. He has got first rank in B.E. (Electronics & Communication Engineering).

Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore, has got 51 ranks, PG Studies at VTU campus 28 and M.V.J College of Engineering got 21 ranks.

Sam Pitroda to address VTU convocation on May 3

The Vice Chancellor also said that Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister, Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, would deliver the convocation address. He will also receive honorary degree of D.Sc. Minister for Higher Education and VTU Pro-Chancellor R.V. Deshpande would be present.

Ved Prakash, chairman, University Grants Commission; H.K. Mittal, adviser and member secretary, National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board; and Secretary, Technology Development; and Vikram Kirloskar, industrialist, have been selected for the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).

Governor H.R. Bhardwaj will confer the honour upon them at the annual convocation of VTU on its Jnana Sangama campus here on May 3.

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In the name of ‘rationalising’ syllabus, CBSE removes lessons on democracy, secularism, demonetisation

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July 8,2020

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rationalised by up to 30 per cent the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21 to reduce course load on students amid the COVID-19 crisis, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Tuesday.

The curriculum has been rationalised while retaining the core elements, the Human Resource Development said.

Among the chapters dropped after the rationalisation exercise are lessons on democracy and diversity, demonetisation, nationalism, secularism, India's relations with its neighbours and growth of local governments in India, among others.

"Looking at the extraordinary situation prevailing in the country and the world, CBSE was advised to revise the curriculum and reduce course load for the students of classes 9 to 12.

"To aid the decision, a few weeks back I also invited suggestions from all educationists on the reduction of syllabus for students and I am glad to share that we received more than 1.5K suggestions. Thank you, everyone, for the overwhelming response," Nishank tweeted.

"Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided to rationalise syllabus up to 30 per cent by retaining the core concepts," he added.

The Union minister said the changes made in the syllabi have been finalised by the respective course committees with the approval of the curriculum committee and the Governing Body of the Board.

"The heads of schools and teachers have been advised by the board to ensure that the topics that have been reduced are also explained to the students to the extent required to connect different topics. However, the reduced syllabus will not be part of the topics for internal assessment and year-end board examination.

"Alternative academic calendar and inputs from the NCERT on transacting the curriculum using different strategies shall also be part of the teaching pedagogy in the affiliated schools," a senior official of the HRD ministry said.

For classes 1 to 8, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has already notified an alternative calendar and learning outcomes.

According to the updated curriculum, among the chapters deleted from class 10 syllabus are-- democracy and diversity, gender, religion and caste, popular struggles and movement, challenges to democracy

For class 11, the deleted portions included chapters on federalism, citizenship, nationalism, secularism, growth of local governments in India.

Similarly, class 12 students will not be required to study chapters on India's relations with its neighbours, changing nature of India's economic development, social movements in India and demonetisation, among others.

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the central government announced a nationwide classroom shutdown as one of the measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

A nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, which came into effect the next day. While the government has eased several restrictions, schools and colleges continue to remain closed.

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Help poor, needy by not cutting their salaries: Karnataka CM

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April 4,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has appealed to employers not to cut salaries of their maids, servants and drivers who are unable to attend work due to the current lockdown situation in the country.

He said compassionate gesture of employers will support the poor and needy.

"I request all the employers not to cut salaries of their maids, servants, drivers etc., who are not able to work due to social distancing. Your compassionate gesture will support the poor and needy to overcome this hard time. FightBackKarnataka CoronavirusPandemic," the Chief Minister said in a tweet.

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Karnataka announces Rs 10K relief to flood-hit families, Rs 5 lakh for damaged houses

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The Karnataka government would provide Rs 10,000 immediate relief to families affected by heavy rains and flooding in districts across coastal, central and southern areas of the state, an official said on Thursday.

"Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has directed all the Deputy Commissioners in the rain-cum-flood-hit districts to provide Rs 10,000 interim relief to the affected families and Rs 5 lakh to those whose houses were completely damaged in the natural disaster," a Revenue Department official told media persons here.

As the south-west monsoon advanced and intensified, heavy and widespread rains with gusty winds have been lashing 12 of the 30 districts across the state, wreaking havoc and disrupting normal life due to flooding, landslides, lakes and ponds overflowing, and rivers and their tributaries in the spate.

"The Chief Minister also instructed the officials to make use schools, colleges and public places as relief centres to shelter the rain-cum-flood-hit families, as hostels and community halls have been converted into Covid care centres in the affected districts," said the official.

The affected districts have also been advised to conduct a survey of crop loss suffered by farmers for compensation under the centrally-sponsored Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and the Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes.

Deputy Commissioners have been told to take preventive measures to protect and provide relief to the people from heavy rains, floods and landslides in the affected districts.

"Yediyurappa also directed ministers in-charge of the districts to remain in their constituency and visit the affected areas to assess damage caused by the rains and flash floods for compensation and relief aid," noted the official.

The Chief Minister on Wednesday announced Rs 50 crore for rescue and relief operations in the affected districts across the state.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological department has issued a red alert on heavy rains in the affected districts of Kodagu, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttar Kannada in the coastal region and in Shivamoga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Haveri in the Malnad region.

"Bagamandala in Kodagu district where Cauvery river springs near Talakaveri received a whopping 486 mm rain during the last 24 hours, causing flash floods and disrupting normal life as offices, shops and eateries remained shut and public transport was affected," added the official.

The water-level in Cauvery and Lakshmanatheertha is flowing at high level while the Sayi layout and Kuvempu layout Kushalnagar is inundated and the affected residents were shifted to safer location.

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