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Leadership Award conferred on Vinay Hegde, Fr Fred Pereira

September 11, 2011

Mangalore, September 11: Prestigious Nitte University Chancellor Vinay Hegde and former Vicar General of Mangalore Diocese Monsignor Fr Fred Pereira were on Saturday conferred with 'Outstanding Leadership Award' in education and communication for the year 2010-2011.

The award was initiated by the International Orientation Centre and International Institute for Public Policy, under the sponsorship of Max and Jessie Rasquinha, USA.

Accepting the honour at AIMIT campus of St Aloysius College, Beeri near here, Mr Hegde said he was a proud to be the son of Justice KS Hegde and an Aloysian.

Praising the Jesuit priests' sacrifices for the people, he said Aloysius College has always been his role model. “It allowed him to maintain individuality, be a proud Hindu and understand the meaning of Christianity,” he said.

The family members of Fr. Pereira received his award on his behalf.

Urmila Shetty, divisional governor, spoke on “What's Leadership?” Fr Valerian D'Souza narrated the life of late Fr Pereira. Bharathi Shevgoor, area governor, spoke on “What's Communication?” and said that modern technical developments have adversely affected the actual quintessence of communication. Joe Gonsalves narrated the life of Vinay Hegde.

On the occasion a scholarship of Rs 25,000 each was awarded to two candidates—Rajesh Martin Pais of St Joseph's Engineering College, and Ms Mehanaze of NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte.

The theme of the entire event was "Dedication to Community"

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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