'New sub centre of Mangalore University to come up in Udupi'

January 28, 2012

Udupi, January 28: A sub centre of Mangalore University will come up Udupi district soon, according to Higher Education Minister Dr V S Acharya.

Dr Acharya, after inaugurating the newly constructed building of Post Graduate study centre and extension structure of the college at Tenkaneediyur First Grade College here on Friday, said that the sub centres of Mangalore University are already set up at Madikeri and Mangalore.

He said the State government is spending never like before on educational sector. He informed that there is demand for as many as 700 faculties in various colleges across Karnataka. However, at present, the revenue department has approved the recruitment of as many as 250 staffs. Until the vacancies are filled, the shortage of teachers will be substituted by guest lectures. There are nearly as many as 6,000 to 7,000 guest faculties performing the job without any sort of distractions to the teaching process, he added.

Dr Acharya said that there were only 141 colleges and 2 universities during the year 1956, the year in which Karnataka state was formed. At present, there are nearly 32 universities and about 2,350 colleges across the State. Plans have been chalked out to open 33rd university in Bangalore by next academic year so as to make the process of examinations and evaluations of the colleges coming under Bangalore University much easier and faster. All these measures have added extra burden on the government in its attempt to ensure good structure besides sufficient number of staffs and equipments to the colleges. As much as Rs 557 crore is sanctioned for additional lecture halls in first grade colleges in the State.

Nearly 75 to 80 per cent government colleges in the state are overcrowded. The deployment of available staff is been a problem owing to over crowdedness of the students. However, when it comes to High Schools, Karnataka maintains the good standard ratio of teacher and student in the country. It is 1 teacher for 28 students. In urban areas it is much lesser, he added.

The State government has envisioned plans to double the enrolment ratios of the students in higher education. It is mere 20 per cent of the degree holders who go for post graduate studies. There is as many as 1.38 crore population in the educational system, he added.

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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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