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Mangalore varsity begins choice based credit system

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June 17, 2011

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Mangalore, June 17: Mangalore University will be bringing in Choice Based Credit System for Masters Degree programme in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce and Education from the current academic year.

Addressing the Academic Council meet on Thursday, Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T?C?Shivshankarmurthy said that only three year PG?course of MCA has been kept outside the bracket of this system.

“Though there was a plan to start the system from next academic year, the Government gave its nod on Wednesday following, which the meeting of heads of all the PG?colleges affiliated to the University was convened and decision was taken to introduce the system from the current academic year itself. With this, 21 colleges offering PG?courses will have the system in place,”?said the VC adding that with this new system, the students following a particular discipline will have the freedom to choose an inter-disciplinary subject, based on his/her interest.

According to the system each course in a programme shall carry certain number of credits, which normally represents the weightage of a course. In proposed programme, the credits shall be based on the number of instructional hours per week, generally one credit per hour of instruction in theory and one credit for two hours of practical or project work or internship per week. Based on this, a two year or four semester post graduate degree programme will have 22 to 26 credits per semester and a total of 100 credits per post graduate degree programme.

One choice based course of four credits shall be offered in the third semester of the programme within the faculty or across the faculty. The choice is mandatory.

The declaration of result is based on the grade point average (GPA) earned towards the end of each semester and the cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) earned towards the end of the programme with corresponding alpha-sign grade. The system has been in place in Mysore University from 2008. Apart this, Kuvempu University too has the system.

Results

Expressing his happiness over the successful and on time declaration of results, the VC?said that the BA, BSc and BEd results were announced on June 15, while LLB, BSW and BCA?results were out on Thursday. On Friday, B.Com (all semester) results will be out followed by BBM final year results on June 20. “With the results being announced on time, the University re-opened the degree courses on June 13 this year, which is otherwise started much later,”?said the VC.

Vacancies

The VC?said that there are 70 vacant posts in the university for teaching staff and on the permission from the Government recruitment will be done as per new guidelines of UGC. Likewise, there is vacancy for 45 non teaching staff as well. The non teaching staff posts will be outsoruced, he said.

A college faculty urged the University to permit additional intake of students for BBM and B.Com courses, considering the demand. Responding to the same, the VC?said that the colleges can admit 10 per cent more than the stipulated intake but for more than 10 per cent the university will send a committee to ascertain the infrastructure and teaching capacities in the colleges. The colleges should not go ahead with admitting additional students till then.

New courses

Mangalore University will start a new course in Tourism and travel management in BA course and Diploma course in Animation and Visual affects in F?M?Cariappa College, Madikeri.

It will also start MSc Chemistry in University College, said the VC. The Council also approved opening of PG?Department of studies and Research in Hindi at the University.

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January 25,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The local police will provide security for Sri Nijagunananda Swami and his Kittur Nishkal Mantapa Mutt following a letter containing a threat to his life that was received on Friday.

The letter, containing the names of 15 liberal thinkers and activists, was circulated widely on social media and shown on some Kannada TV channels. The letter is addressed to the seer, and it condemns his lectures where he speaks in favour of liberal values.

“The decision to eliminate you will be taken on January 21. You will be eliminated, along with 15 of your followers and people who think like you,” the letter said. 

Among those threatened are Nidumamidi Channammalla Swami, Jnyana Prakash Swami, the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, actors Prakash Raj and Chetan Kumar, writer Chandrashekar Patil, Brinda Karat of the CPI(M) and writer K.S. Bhagavan.

It is not the first time that the seer is getting such threats. Two years ago, Belagavi Police had provided security to the seer following threats to his life. Last year, he got a phone call from a person from Shivamogga district. But the seer did not bother to complain.

This time, the district police will seek a written complaint from the seer. “We will assess the threat perception and the security levels. Adequate security will be provided,” the police said.

The seer is now camping in Jewargi in Kalaburagi district. “We have intimated the Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police of the need for immediate security arrangements. We will take steps to provide adequate security to him once he arrives in Belagavi district,” Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbaragi said.

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April 27,2020

New Delhi, Apr 27: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has said the monthlong ongoing lockdown has yielded positive results and that the country has managed to save “thousands of lives”.

Modi, who had a videoconference with various heads of the states on Monday, said the impact of the coronavirus, however, will remain visible in the coming months, according to a press statement released by his office. On the issue of getting back Indians who are overseas, the Prime Minister said that this has to be done keeping in mind the fact that they don’t get inconvenienced and their families are not under any risk.

During the meeting with state heads, Modi advocated for social distancing of at least 6 feet and the use of face masks as a rapid response to tackle COVID-19.

He said that states should put their efforts of converting hotspots, or red zones, into “orange and thereafter green zones”.

India last week eased the lockdown by allowing shops to reopen and manufacturing and farming activities to resume in rural areas to help millions of poor, daily-wage earners. But the economic costs of the nationwide lockdown continue to mount in a country of 1.3 billion people.

Modi, who put India under a strict lockdown on March 25, did not say if the lockdown restrictions will extend after May 3.

India has confirmed over 27,000 cases of the coronavirus, including 872 deaths.

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August 1,2020

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after her children's school teachers asked them to attend classes via the television set.

Kasturi said, "I can not send the children to the neighbours' house every day and it was necessary for them to study. We had no other option but to buy a TV set."

She said, "Both, my husband and I are daily wage workers and during coronavirus, we do not have work or money."

"I sold my 'mangalsutra' for Rs 20,000 and bought a TV for Rs 14,000," said Kasturi while happily adding, "Now, my kids can study at home itself."

Kasturi's daughter, Surekha said, "We did not have the TV for several months but now when we have it, we will study and get a bigger 'mangalsutra' for my mother."

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