Raheja Universal Ltd announces its entry into Mangalore

March 27, 2011

Mangalore, March 27: Raheja Universal Limited (RUL), one of the leading real estate companies in the country on Saturday announced its entry into the city of Mangalore by launching “Raheja Waterfront”, a luxury residential complex.

A joint development with Asha City Builders and Developers, Raheja waterfront is conveniently located off the Chitrapura beach in Kulai on national highway No 17 connecting Mangalore to Suratkal.

Raheja Waterfront will boast of tall towers with pent houses, ample car parking, excellent connectivity, private open balconies for living and master bedroom, modern service and state of the art security system. It will be one of the few gated developments in Mangalore.

Commenting on the launch, Ashish Raheja, Managing Director, Raheja Universal Limited said, “Raheja Universal is proud to inform you that Raheja Universal has entered into a joint development with Asha City Builders and Developers and will now be bringing luxury to the doorsteps of Mangalore.”

“We are also proud to announce that Mana & Suniel Shetty will be associated as the brand ambassador for Raheja Waterfront”, he added.

K Prakash Shetty, Managing Partner, Asha City Builders and Developers said, “It's a proud moment for me and my company to be associated with a developer of Raheja Universal's repute and project like Raheja Waterfront which is all set to transform Mangalore's skyline and open a new chapter in the history of living.”

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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