Bring back research centres from elite institutes to varsities: Mangalore VC

December 9, 2011

Mangalore, December 9: The shift of research centres from the State and the Central universities to that of elite institutes in India in the 1950s has curbed major chunk of students from pursuing researches, opined Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof T C Shivashankar Murthy.

He said though the research centres in the elite institutes like IITs and IISc have produced quite a few extraordinary researchers, the fact remains that the opportunity for pursuing quality research has been limited to only one per cent of student population, depriving the rest.

He was delivering the presidential address at the inaugural function of the three-day International Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry (ICSSC-2011) organised by the Department of Studies in Chemistry at Mangalore University on Thursday.

Stressing on the same, he said the immediate need is to shift the research centres from the elite institutes to the state and central universities. The Knowledge Commission too has stressed on the same issue, he said.

The Vice Chancellor said, “to produce quality researches, more number of students should be drawn towards the basic science than the applied science. The percentage of students studying basic science which was 49 earlier has drastically declined to 19 per cent now.

There is a misconception in the minds of student community about the job opportunities and pay scale they get by studying basic science. Policy changes should be made to remove such misconception,” he said.

He also expressed his concern over the reduced number of women participation in the field of research.

Director of Centre for Soft Matter Research Bangalore Dr K A Suresh who was the guest of honour said that Synthetic and Structural Chemistry is a vast field with immense scope for research.

Prof T N Guru Row from Indian Institute of Science delivered the keynote address.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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