Bushra Mateen steals limelight at 21st VTU convocation with biggest medal haul

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March 11, 2022

Raichur girl Bushra Mateen stole the limelight at the 21st annual convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) with a biggest gold medal haul to date, at Jnana Sangama here on Thursday, Mar 11.

Bushra Mateen, a student of SLN College of Engineering in Raichur, rewrote the record books with a whopping 16 gold medals in BE Civil. She eclipsed the previous best of 13 medals held by Asmath, a BE Civil student of Sahyadri College of Engineering, Mangaluru.

The golden girl rousing reception from the gathering which included Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, when she went up the dias to receive her medals.

Her father Sheikh Zaheeruddin had tears of joy watching his daughter receive a bunch of medals from the dignitaries.

“My father is a junior engineer. Drawing inspiration from him, I opted for the civil engineering course, said Bushra, who aspires to become an IAS officer. Bushra never went to tuition. She always believed in her own efforts. I am very proud of her, Zaheeruddin said.

Kannada medium

Local boy Vivek Bhadrakali, a student of KLE’s Sheshagiri Engineering College bagged seven gold medals in BE Mechanical Engineering. Son of teacher couple Savita and Nagaraj, Vivek studied up to SSLC in Kannada medium. A native of Hudali in Belagavi taluk, Vivek like many other toppers, wants to crack UPSC civil services exam.

Daughter of a farmer couple from Ballari Timmareddi and Triveni, Chandana M has won seven medals in E & E. She is a student of Ballari Institute of Technology. Swati Dayananda, a student of BNM Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, has clinched seven medals in E & C.

A total of 66,159 students received degrees in both BE and ME.

Honorary doctorate was conferred on Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalkrishnan. Dr Krishna Ella of Bharat Biotech and IISc Professor Rohini Godbole were awarded the honorary degree in absentia.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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