PFI holds public meet in Suratkal

November 21, 2011

Suratkal, November 21: Popular Front of India, Suratkal conducted a rally and public meet at Fiza Ground, Krishnapur near here on Sunday as part of the organization's publicity campaign for Social Justice Conference scheduled to be held at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, on 26th and 27th November 2011.

Addressing the gathering Anwar Sadath, Chairman, Information and Empowerment Centre, Mangalore, said that though the Indian constitution says that resource of the country should be shared to the every citizen of the nation, the consecutive governments that ruled the country after independence have deceived common people.

“All rulers of our country after the independence hailed from upper caste and upper section”, he pointed out.

He said that distance between rich and poor in the country has been growing day by day. PFI has pledged to remove the handcuffs of slavery put on to the hands of people by national political parties and to free the people of this land. The organisation is urging for the justice before the state what the common people desire, he said.

Mr Sadath said RSS is spreading Brahminism in the country under the guise of development of Hindus. Dalits and backward sections had begun a movement for the implementation of Mandal commission report during V P Singh's tenure as prime minister. But L K Advani changed the direction of the movement by launching ratha yathra.

“Our nation achieved independence because of the struggle of real Hindus and Muslmis. RSS had never participated in freedom struggle. Its second convener M S Golwalker, in his book 'We, Our Nationhood Defined', mentioned that 'Hindus should not participate in freedom struggle. British are not our enemies. Our real enemies are Muslims, and hence Hindus should accumulate strength to fight against them'. This shows the real face of so called patriotic organisation”, he said.

PFI state committee member Haji Abubakkar Siddiq, D.K and Udupi district zonal president A.M.Ataullah, All India Imams Council member Jafar Sadiq Faizy, D.K district president of Karnataka Raitha Sangha Lohithaksha Rai, SDPI state committee member Abdul Azeez, SDPI D.K.district president Jalil K, vice president of SDPI Mangalore Corporation committee Abubakkar Kulai, president of Krishnapura Badriya Jumma Masjid Muhammad Hasan, president of Al Badriya Educational Association Haji.B.M.Mamthaz Ali, president of Masjidul Asthal Jumma Masjid Abdul Rahiman Krishnapura, Popular Front Surathkal president Nurullah Kulai were present at the program.

Popular Front Mangalore district president Muhammad Sharif Bajpe welcomed and delivered introductory speech. Shameer Angaragundi proposed vote of thanks and A K Ashraf compered the programme.

Earlier, there were corner meets at Kinnigoli, Kolnad, Karnad, Haleyangady, Surathkal junction and a rally from Badriya Jumma Masjid, 7th Block, Krishnapura,. The rally ended at Fiza Ground, Krishanapura.

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Mangaluru’s KPT becomes India’s first autonomous govt polytechnic

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January 23,2026

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government Polytechnic (KPT), Mangaluru, has achieved autonomous status from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), becoming the first government polytechnic in the country to receive such recognition in its 78-year history. The status was granted by AICTE, New Delhi, and subsequently approved by the Karnataka Board of Technical Education in October last year.

Officials said the autonomy was conferred a few months ago. Until recently, AICTE extended autonomous status only to engineering colleges, excluding diploma institutions. However, with a renewed national focus on skill development, several government polytechnics across India have now been granted autonomy.

KPT, the second-largest polytechnic in Karnataka, was established in 1946 with four branches and has since expanded to offer eight diploma programmes, including computer science and polymer technology. The institution is spread across a 19-acre campus.

Ravindra M Keni, the first dean of the institution, told The Times of India that AICTE had proposed autonomous status for polytechnic institutions that are over 25 years old. “Many colleges applied. In the first round, 100 institutions were shortlisted, which was further narrowed down to 15 in the second round. We have already completed one semester after becoming an autonomous institution,” he said. He added that nearly 500 students are admitted annually across eight three-year diploma courses.

Explaining the factors that helped KPT secure autonomy, Keni said the institution has consistently recorded 100 per cent admissions and placements for its graduates. He also noted its strong performance in sports, with the college emerging champions for 12 consecutive years, along with active student participation in NCC and NSS activities.

Autonomous status allows KPT to design industry-oriented curricula, conduct examinations, prepare question papers, and manage academic documentation independently. The institution can also directly collaborate with industries and receive priority funding from AICTE or the Ministry of Education. While academic autonomy has been granted, financial control will continue to rest with the state government.

“There will be separate committees for examinations, question paper setting, boards of studies, and boards of examiners. The institution will now have the freedom to conduct admissions without government notifications and issue its own marks cards,” Keni said, adding that new academic initiatives would be planned after a year of functioning under the autonomous framework.

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