Milagres College accused of anti-Muslim bias; 22 students denied hall tickets

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October 27, 2016

Mangaluru, Oct 27: A week after the principal of city-based Milagress College was thrashed by a student for denying him examination hall ticket on grounds of attendance shortage, a group of Muslim students on Thursday staged a protest at the entrance of the college against the alleged communal discrimination exhibited by the college authorities.

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Activists of Campus Front of India, a students' organisation, also have joined agitating students and their parents, who claim that they were denied permission to appear for examinations just because they belong to the religion of a student who had attacked the principal.

Among those who were denied hall tickets include 21 Muslim students belonging and 1 Christian student. The agitators believe that the college tried hide their real intention by including one non-Muslim student in the list.

The protesters alleged that the college authorities deliberately targeting Muslim students and trying to harm their future after the assault on principal by a Muslim student. “None of us supported the student who thrashed principal. We all have condemned it and protested against the heinous act. However, the college authorities are trying to give communal tinge to the entire episode,” claimed a hijab-clad girl who is one among the 22 agitating students.

When the students refused to vacate the place the collage authorities informed the Mangaluru North Police. Within a few minutes inspector Shantharam and team reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

Speaking to coastaldigest.com, one of the agitating girls said that around 90 degree students had shortage of attendance and the college had announced their names.
But, the college allowed most of them to appear for examinations except 22 students.
“What kind of decision is this? We never expected that the college authorities would resort to such an injustice,” she lamented.

Another student, who was accompanied by his parents at the protest site, said that the 22 degree students were asked to fetch their parents to the college last week. “Our parents are coming to college everyday for past few days to meet the concerned authorities. However, the principal and other authorities deliberately avoiding them,” he complained.

He also said that when the college authorities realised that all the 22 students would stage a protest, they personally contacted a few students and promised them to give hall ticket on certain conditions and asked them not to support the other students.

However, the students realised their trick and demanded hall tickets for all the 22 students including girls, he said.

“If they disallow all the 90 students who faced attendance shortage to appear for examination we cannot complain against the college. But, they gave hall tickets to majority of them and exhibited discrimination against Muslim students. We want to bring this issue to light,” he said.

The 22 students who are denied hall ticket are:

I BBA (2 Students): Yasir Arafat, Mohammed Afrid

II BBM (6 Students): Mahammed Marzook, Mohammed Shahid, Usama, Atijamma Thazweena, Mohammed Asfak, Shahezan M

III BBM (7 Students): Mehraz A S, Saxson Joyster Bhagyan, Mohammed Nizamuddin, Mohammed Shanavaz, Muhammad Sinan U H, Amal Mariam, Anwaz

II B.Com (5 Students): Ahamad Sadat Nawfal, Ansaf Mohammed, Fazil Ibrahim, Zulaika Mehroofa, Mohammad Sinan

III B.Com (2 Students): Mohammed Zahid, Sheik Ibrahim Saheel

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Bopanna
 - 
Friday, 28 Oct 2016

I second what Ahmed (Al-Ain) has said. If the Muslims in India were peaceful like the Parsees, I dont see any trouble with RSS or Hindus. Most Hindus are good people.

Ahmed
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Friday, 28 Oct 2016

Very sad to see Muslim brothers supporting immature acts of Muslim students .very bad .by doing like this what are we trying to prove .comment no 16.clearly pointed and I really appreciate that gentleman.if we have problem with other community owned colleges ..why should we join at first place .go and join Muslim owned institutes .quality of education is utter flop in our institutes .for god sake let's not back students who slap principal and who protest inspite of not having attendance ....mainly gulf industries who are owned by Muslims don't hire Muslims for top position becoz on the basis expertise Hindus and Christians and also brahmins are first priority for them .our education must reflect in our action and internal transformation must happen .

Dheerajld
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Friday, 28 Oct 2016

Shaad......does ur peace loving teaches you this?

Dheerajld
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Friday, 28 Oct 2016

If Muslims attendance is shortage then of course they are the one to be punished. I wonder parents are not willing to question students why there is such shortage of attendance. What they were doing during college hours,is their real intention is to study or something else?

Siddeeq
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

want to stop these kind of discrimintion and communal issues students r the future of our nation

Az
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

@Yogesh,
They are not al all afraid of Muslims,
However they are too afraid of ISLAM.

Rikaz
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

discrimination is very bad...need to stop it....the principal must be questioned for his criminal activity and held responsible for it....its a crime...crime against future of students....

abdullah
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

This is good lesson for some Muslims who celebrate their marriages in Milagres hall and TMA Pai Hall.

Wake UP
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

If Nithyananda plays his game with young girls.
if Hitler killed many jews..
Blame them not the entire community...

Intelligent people will blame only those who make fault .
the people who think evil will try to blame the whole community instead of the one who committed fault.

That's a CLEAR injustice

Akbar
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

@ Story Writer. Milagres Alumnus

WOW Great story.2016 Award winning story.Let us introduce Viren as the Hero of this Movie. Amar Akbar Antony 2.

Vidya K R Shetty
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Milagres Alumnus' story is the microcosm of the situation of the country. I hail your creativity. Thanks for the comment.

Viren Kotian
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Wow. I love you Milagres. That's a great move. Let all the nationalist educational institutions kick out anti-nationals to Pakistan.

Viren Kotian
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Wow. I love you Milagres. That's a great move. Let all the nationalist educational institutions kick out anti-nationals to Pakistan.

NRI
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Muslims in Mangaluru suffered a series of injuries and insults in recent days. These are messages from the God. we must over come this situation by changing ourselves. We can build 10000 times better education institution than Milagres and Aloysius. But why we did not build? We will continue to suffer if we dont unite and establish educational institutions now.

Sirajuddin
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Muslims should boycott milagres college and milagres hall.

mohan
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

So this people wanted to prove that student beaten principal is right

sharief
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

This is going as communal issue.

Khasaikhane
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Hmm.. Coastal Karnataka has many reported problems between Muslims and College Authorities. No doubt, that discrimination against certain group or community of students has been on the rise recently.
Let's hope for justice.

But what were the students doing without attending classes? Shortage of attendance of over 90 students... Parents, Take note!

Shaad
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

This is too much...! Principal targetting Muslim community for 2 slap from 1 student.
Now is clear, this principal was not deserved for only 2 slap, need more than that.
CFI good job. Fight for justice and we all with you. Teach that communal Principal in legal way.

abu tabish
 - 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Student hit Principal is Wrong we Condemn. No Muslim will support that punish him as per the Law. Do not show any Mercy on him. Let law take its own Action. But as per the report among 90 students who are facing shortage of attendance only SELECTED 21 MUSLIMS were targeted which is not at all acceptable and the Higher Authority or the Govt should interfere and should give justice to the students. Either you reject all 90 students or else issue the hall ticket to all. Dont bring Religion in between.

Peace
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

Stop politicising & targetting towards particular community is not fair.... student who attacked principal is condemned by everyone including campus front.... Making suffer to particular community students is not fair... Milagres management should handle this issue very seriously & solve it....

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News Network
February 25,2020

Hubli, Feb 25: A Hubli court in Karnataka has sent to police custody till February 28 three students from Jammu and Kashmir, who were booked under sedition charges for raising pro-Pakistan slogan in a video shared on social media.

A second Joint Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on Monday sent the three students, identified as Basit Ashik Sophi (19), Talib Majid (19) and Amir Mohiuddin (23), to police custody till February 28 for questioning in the matter.

The court directed the police to make the accused undergo a medical evaluation before the interrogation and produce the medical certificates in the court before the next hearing.

The three students were last week transferred to Belgaum Hindalga jail from Hubli sub-jail and the case, registered in Gokul Road police station, was also transferred to the rural police station because the video was recorded in the college hostel room which is in the latter's jurisdiction.

The Kashmiri students were under judicial custody since February 17 following their arrest for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of the same on social media on the night of February 16. 

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Agencies
January 26,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26: Sister Lucy Kalappura, one of the nuns who protested against rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, on Saturday claimed that she is being targeted at the convent and not being provided food.

Sister Lucy was dismissed from Franciscan Clarist congregation for supporting sisters protesting against the Bishop.

"I am being targeted at the convent and not being provided food. When I asked the reason, I was told I have been dismissed from the convent and they are not responsible for feeding me," said Sister Lucy while speaking to the reporters.

She has alleged that all this began after the release of her autobiography "Karthavinte Namathil" which means 'In the name of God'. In her book she had alleged sexual misconduct among priests and nuns.

"They prepare food and after having it they lock it in the cupboard. When I asked the reason behind this, they told me that I have been dismissed," said Sister Lucy.

"Now I am managing it all by myself with egg and tapioca that grows in the convent compound. Earlier they used to keep the leftover lunch and I used to adjust with that, but after my book was released, they started to lock the food in the cupboard," she added.

Sister Lucy also claimed that she had filed three complaints with the police on August 19, August 20 and on December 13. They had taken her statement but no action was taken.

"If the police would have taken some action against the convent authorities, they would not have behaved this way. An FIR was registered based on the three complaints but no action was taken. This gives them more power to act against me. I have drafted a letter to the Chief Minister to raise my complaint," said Sister Lucy.

Bishop Mulakkal, a senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy in India, was arrested in 2018 following allegations by a nun that he repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted her at Kuravilangad convent between 2014 and 2016, a charge that he denies.

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Media Release
July 31,2020

Mangaluru, July 31: Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has unveiled a campaign both on digital media and outdoor billboards on bringing awareness on the right usage of masks, social distancing and hand washing in the fight against COVID19. The campaign has received very good response and attention on social media and with the citizens of Mangaluru.

While the numbers of Covid-19 infected people were increasing and a vaccine would take some more time it was observed that norms of social distancing and other precautionary practices were thrown to the wind. Many people in Dakshina Kannada were found using masks inappropriately. Wearing a mask in a scientific way by covering both the nose and mouth is imperative to control droplets that spread the virus. We need to rise above our inconvenience to fight the virus.

Considering this the KCCI found an immediate need to bring awareness and constant reminder to people on the right usage of masks, social distancing, washing hands and other dos and don’ts to stay ahead of the virus and beat the pandemic.

A digital campaign and an outdoor advertisement campaign were planned by the chamber to remind and encourage people to follow best practices when interacting with others. 

The theme of the Campaign was decided to be “Let’s Fight Back Together” Origin Designext a Creative Agency in Mangalore was roped in to do the creative for the campaign and a team from KCCI worked with the Agency to shape up the campaign with their inputs. In the meantime Indian Red Cross Society Dakshina Kannada and Rotary Mangaluru expressed their interest to support the Campaign. 

Mangaluru based outdoor agencies like Jyothi Advertisers, Kalkura Advertisers and Gee Dee Advertisers agreed to provide outdoor space gratis to this community service campaign. Presented both in English and Kannada, the campaign has been creating waves on social media and on the street, a sign that it is being very well received by the populace of Mangalore city. 

The creative of Half Covered or Half exposed where a model is shown with a mask that exposes the nose and KA-19 v/s COVID-19 (KA-19 being the Vehicle Registration Code for the District) have been particularly making a buzz in the community. All together 14 hoardings are currently on display with various Covid-19 awareness messages. Many business houses have shown interest to participate in this public awareness campaign.

The Chamber hopes this campaign would go a long way in the fight of the city against COVID-19 and play its role in putting the pandemic behind us. “Businesses and our economy has suffered enough, we need to work together to fight this virus, we need to rise above minor inconvenience and win this war,” says Isaac Vas the President to KCCI.

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