All-India Major Ports Shuttle Badminton: Cochin Port Trust emerge overall championships

January 31, 2012

Mangalore, January 31: The Cochin Port Trust emerged as the overall championships in the 32nd All-India Major Ports Shuttle Badminton Tournament – 2011-12 concluded on Monday.

The event was jointly hosted by New Mangalore Port Sports Council and Major Ports Sports Control Board from January 28 to 30. Vishakapatnam Port has bagged the winners trophy. The details are as below:

Men Singles Winners: Joy Antony of Cochin Port won against Benet Antony of Cochin Port by (2-0)

Men Singles Runners: Arvind of VPT won against Naveen of VPT by 2-0

Veterans Singles Winners: Ashok Poovaiah of NMPT won against Ravindra Chauhan of Kandla Port by (2-0)

Veterans Doubles: Ashok Poovaiah of NMPT & Vedaratnam of NMPT won against Bhoominathan and Muralidharan of Chennai Port Trust by 2-0

Beach Volley Ball: Champion ship by Tuticorin Port against Cochin Port by 2-0

Teams from nine major ports of Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam and host Port - New Mangalore Port took part in the Tournament in various categories like mens open- singles and doubles, veterans, children, etc. The matches were conducted simultaneously at the NMPT Gymkhana and U.S. Mallya Indoor Stadium (Mangala stadium) for three days.

The prizes were distributed by Maheshwari Tamilvanan, President of NMP Mahila Samaj and Anusuya Murthy, Vice-President of NMP Mahila Samaj. The chief guest of the function was Dr P Tamilvanan, Chairman NMPT. T S N Murthy, IRS, Deputy Chairman, NMPT presided over the function.

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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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