Dr Iqbal, Moulana Azad awards given away

July 30, 2011

Mangalore, July 30: The meritorious students who are financially backward were honoured by New Age India Education Forum (NAIEF) in a function at Jamiyathul Falah Auditorium, here on Saturday.

Students, who scored high marks in PUC, Zohra Akthar of Anjuman PU College, Jokatte, Fathima Thasleema of Narayana Guru PU College and Safeeda Banu of Sacred Heart College Madanthyar were hounoured with “Dr Allama Iqbal Award”.

SSLC toppers Fathima Shakeera of Ideal English Medium School, Edapadav and Syed Sharoon of Ansar English Medium School, Bajpe were conferred with “Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Award”

Both the awards consisted of a citation along with cash of Rs 5,000 each.

NAIEF also distributed cash prize for all students who have topped in the schools including Noorul Huda Katipalla, Thumbay B A College, B M School Ullal and Government PU College, Mudipu.

Speaking on the occasion, Radhakrishna Rao Kandila, Lecturer of Commerce, Badriya Pre-University College, said that the present education is only confined to impart theories instead of practical knowledge. “Tragedy is that a physics student does not know how to fix the electric fuse,” he said.

For the government, education field is just a non-productive investment whereas for the parents their children are just 'marks producers', he lamented.

He said secular, moral values and religious values should be taught in the primary schools. Changes and updates in the syllabus, politics free education and time-to-time examinations for teachers can make changes in the field of education, he said.

K S Mohammed Masood, Former Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission inaugurated the programme.

Rafiuddeen Kudroli, District President, NAIF presided over the programme.

M C Abbas, Saleem Malar, Convener of NAIEF were present.

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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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