St. Aloysius College to hold Media Manthan-2012 on Jan 20, 21

January 18, 2012

Mangalore, January 18: 'Media Manthan', a two day national level seminar and media fiesta will be held on 20 and 21 January, 2012 at St Aloysius College, Mangalore.

Media and Environment- Leveraging Media Power to protect our Environment – is the theme of the two day event, stated a press release issued by Laxmi Shenoy, Convener, Media Manthan.

The event will offer a healthy blend of knowledge generation and display of talent by various participants and scholars. Various papers on diverse topics touching on media and environment will be presented by senior/junior lecturers, scholars and graduate/post-graduate students, it said.

The idea behind the two-day festival is to enhance the abilities of the students and give them an opportunity to exhibit their talent. Intercollegiate level competitions involving various media related themes such as Ice-breakers, RJ Hunt (Radio Jockeying), Drop Cap (News Bulletin), In-Grid (Story Board), Shutter Bug (Photography), On Air (Live Reporting) and Mobile Frames (Mobile Movie) will be conducted simultaneously, the release said.

Media-Manthan 2012 is open to students and general public and there is no registration fee.

Last year's Media Manthan was adjudged a grand success, with the theme - Media and Manipulation - touching upon the irregularities in media coverage and reporting. With speakers and veterans from various fields expressing their opinions, the two-day seminar encouraged the media professionals to be fair and unbiased in their work, the release said.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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