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M'lore varsity to host international conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry

December 5, 2011

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Mangalore, December 5: Mangalore University will be organising a three-day International Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry (ICSSC-2011) on its Mangalagangothri campus near here from December 8.

Announcing this at a press conference here on Monday, University Vice Chancellor of the Prof T C Shivashankar Murthy said that the conference gains significance in that the UN General Assembly, at its 63 rd session in December 2008, had declared 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry in recognition of its achievements of chemistry and its contribution to wellbeing of mankind.

He said that department of Chemistry thought that it is qualified to host the conference, to commemorate the year. The objective is to provide a forum for exchange of ideas and create an environment for collaborative endeavours in frontier areas, he added.

The 3 day International Conference will be inaugurated on December 8, 2011. Prof T N Guru Rao, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, IISC, Bangalore will deliver the key note address. Prof M R Gajendragad , Former Vice Chancellor, Kuvempu University , Dr KA Suresh , Director Centre for Soft Matter Research , Bangalore , Dr P M Akberali, Managing Director, Apotex Pharmachem India, Pvt ltd will be the chief guests. Prof Murthy himself would preside over the function.

About 20 experts are delivering the plenary and invited lectures on varied topics in the research areas of synthetic and structural chemistry. About 300 research papers will be presented in oral and poster presentations. More than 500 delegates from various Universities, Industries and Research institutes are participating in the conference. In the concluding session, internationally well-known crystallographer Prof. H K Fun from University of Sains, Malaysia will deliver the Valedictory address. Prof BS Sherigara, DR K J Divakar, Prof S P Hiremath will preside over the function.

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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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