International conference on intellectual property rights and leadership skills at Milagres College

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July 31, 2018

Mangaluru, Jul 31: ‘Ceannaire 2018’ - an international conference on ‘Intellectual Property Rights, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Skills’  was organized by the IQAC and Department of Commerce &  Business Management  of  Milagres College, in association with Mangalore University Commerce Teacher’s Association (MUCTA) on August 31, 2018 at Milagres College, Mangaluru.

The conference was inaugurated in a symbolic way by the President Most Rev. Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangaluru, as per the traditional method of Tulunadu. Chief guest Rev. Fr Anthony Serrao, Secretary, Catholic Board of Education, Guest of Honour Prof. Balakrishna Pai, President, MUCTA & Rev. Fr Valerian D’Souza, Correspondent of Milagres Educational Institutions, key note speaker Dr Aloysius H Sequeira, Dean, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NITK), Resource person Mrs Florine Lobo, Mr Cassin Rodrigues, Vice Principal & Conference Convenor were present on the dais.

Principal Rev. Fr Michael L Santhumayor welcomed the gathering. Chief guest Rev. Fr. Anthony Serrao addressed the gathering saying that each individual has the potential, talent in him which he or she must make the best use of in order to become successful personalities in society. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Balakrishna Pai congratulated the college for organizing CEANNAIRE – 2018 & urged the participants to make the best use of the day.

Addressing the gathering Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza in his presidential remarks congratulated the management for organizing this international conference which will help to gain knowledge about intellectual property rights, entrepreneurship and leadership skills. He said that leadership is an essential requirement that one must possess to become successful. A leader must have the capability, skills & knowledge to lead his team to achieve its goals. Leader is the one who leads the path. We expect leadership to start from home which is bound by love. Leader will inspire the team members by leading from the front.

Secretary of Catholic Board of Education, Mangaluru , Fr Anthony Serrao in his message said God has gifted everyone with one or the other talents. There is a need to make use of our talents and try to improve as much as possible.

Dr Aloysius Paul D’souza released 'Exploration', a collection of research papers presented by   faculty and students of Milagres College.

On the occasion, Bishop Most. Rev. Dr. Aloysius Paul D’ Souza, was felicitated by Rev. Fr Valerian D’ Souza, Correspondent of Milagres College for his leadership & service to the Diocese of the Mangaluru.

Technical sessions were chaired by the resource persons like Mrs. Florine Lobo, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, William Osler Health System, Canada Dr. Christo Selvan, Dean, Department of Commerce, St Josephs College, Bengaluru & Mrs. Eulalia D’ Souza, Proprietress, Lia Travels and Tours, Bejai, Mangaluru dealt with topics such as Leadership Skills, Women Entrepreneurship, Facts, Opportunities and Challenges of IPR. Around 135 delegates, research scholars, staff & students in & around Karnataka participated in the Conference. Ms. Lavita Pereira, Organising Secretary compered the program and Mr. Cassin Rodrigues, Vice-principal Conference Convener, proposed the vote of thanks.

The Conference was concluded with Valedictory Ceremony Dr. Christo Selvan, Dean, Department of Commerce, St Josephs College, Bengaluru, Prof. Balakrishna Pai, President, MUCTA, Dr Harold Monis were the dignatories on the dais.

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January 2,2020

Mysuru, Jan 2: Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University is gearing up to offer courses online from this year onwards and a proposal in this connection will be placed before the University Grants Commission (UGC) this month, after approval from the board of management.

As of now, the university offers 31 courses, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programmes.

Vice-chancellor Vidyashankar S Said that the university will submit its proposal to the UGC soon.

“This is being done to make learning convenient and help students study their courses of choices from the comfort of their homes.”

After launching online admissions for courses, this is another step to go paperless and towards an e-campus, the V-C explained.

The university has also proposed to launch 12 new courses for 2020-21.

A proposal in this regard will be placed before the board for approval on Thursday and the same will be submitted to the UGC for its nod.

Prof. Vidyashankar said the these courses will be in addition to the 31 already available.

The new courses include LLM, MA in Education, BBA, BSc, BCA, diploma in Information Technology, postgraduate diploma in Information Technology, BSc in Information Technology, MSc in Information Technology, MSc in Botany, PG diploma in Banking and Insurance, MSc in Zoology, MA in Telugu, Executive MBA, and MSc in Food Sciences and Nutrition.

The new courses had been proposed based on students’ feedback and the trend.

The V-C said the admissions for the January cycle have begun and over 380 students had so far taken admissions online.

“We are hoping for good admissions this cycle and are expecting around 12,000 admissions,” he replied.

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January 28,2020

Bandipur, Jan 28: British adventurer Bear Grylls and superstar Rajinikanth arrived at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park in Karnataka on Tuesday for shooting a special episode of the show 'Man vs Wild'.

The actor arrived at the location dressed in comfortable sporty clothes. Donning a dark blue jacket and grey track pants, Rajinikanth was also carrying a cross-body sling bag.

Videos and photographs of Rajinikanth arriving at a helipad were shared widely on social media.

Reports say that an agreement was signed between the Karnataka Forest Department represented by the Field Director of Bandipur and Banijay Group, Seventaurus Entertainment Studio Private Ltd, Mumbai for shooting of the documentary in December 2019. The team was also allowed to do a recce from December 27th to 29th as per the agreement, a report said.

The shooting has been permitted for six hours. "Permission for the shooting has been given for Sultan Batteri highway and ranges of Mulleholle, Maddur and Kalkere ranges. They will be shooting in non-tourist zones. If permission was given for the shooting of Wild Karnataka, then this can also be permitted. Also, no tourist or regular forest patrolling activities will be affected. The shooting will be done under special forest protection and no one will be aware of the locations," a forest official was quoted as saying in another news report.

Earlier in 2019, Grylls shot an episode of the show with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Grylls is also back with the latest edition of his National Geographic show ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’, where actors such as Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Joel McHale, Cara Delevingne, Rob Riggle, Armie Hammer and Dave Bautista take on adventurous challenges in remote wilderness.

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March 30,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka has climbed to 88 on Sunday after five more persons tested positive for the lethal infection.

"Five more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka taking positive cases in the state to 88," said the State health department.

Of the five, one is a close contact of an earlier confirmed patient and the others are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, from where a person had tested positive, the department said.

The country is under a 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has infected 1,071 people so far.

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