Insignia-2012' begins at AIMIT

March 16, 2012

Mangalore, March 16: It was a much awaited day for the AIMITians as the inauguration ceremony of 'Insignia-2012 -The Blue Oceanic Quest', organized by the MBA faculty, took place on Thursday morning at the Beeri campus of St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT).

Vishal Hegde, Executive Chairman, NITTE group of Institutions and Trustee, NITTE Educational trust was the chief guest.

In his inaugural speech, Mr. Hegde stressed on three key qualities that any manager needs to possess to be successful: The ability to get along with people, ability to work hard and the ability to think like an entrepreneur. He was very nostalgic about his studies at St Aloysius College and mentioned that three generations of his family were educated at St Aloysius College.

He said, “I am proud of St Aloysius College and of the values engraved in me. I got excellent education there”. He also said that only after moving out of the college one realizes and appreciates the foundation one got while studying in college.

Briefing the participants, Fr. Oswald Mascarenhas SJ, Chairman MBA-AIMIT, strongly recommended them to come up with something completely new and to think out of the box.

Speaking further about the theme: 'The Blue Oceanic Quest, A Journey Beyond Imagination', he described the seven different management games of this fest as seven different problems that need the attention of the management experts.

He also highlighted how this concept of integrating the various disciplines of management will help us break the highly compartmentalized and jaded approach towards management. The seven different games of the fest will be industry specific rather than the traditional departmentalized approach.

Fr. Denzil Lobo SJ, Director-AIMIT echoed his opinion to support Fr. Mascarenhas's word of integrating business management. Quoting many examples from the industry, he reiterated on the need of revamping the whole education system in order to make our youth THINK and become creative.

Later, the MBA division's annual magazine CREO was released by the chief guest. Mrs. Rajani Suresh is the coordinator of the magazine. Dr Rowena Wright, Dean (Academics) proposed the vote of thanks.

Dr. Rowena Wright, Dean Academics; Shawn Periera, Faculty Coordinator, Alston Dsouza, Student Coordinator and Baijnath Pandey, Management Club Secretary were also present.

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Mangaluru–Kasaragod bus fare rolled back after Kerala protests force NHAI to shut Arikkady toll plaza

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February 5,2026

Mangaluru: The KSRTC Mangaluru division has rolled back the fare hike on buses operating on the Mangaluru–Kasaragod route following the suspension of toll collection at the Arikkady toll plaza near Kumbala in Kasaragod district.

The fare revision had been implemented after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began toll collection at the Arikkady plaza on NH-66. As a result, fares for ordinary and Rajahamsa services were increased by ₹7 and ₹10, respectively, raising the bus fare from Mangaluru to Kasaragod from ₹81 to ₹88.

Senior Divisional Controller of KSRTC’s Mangaluru division, Rajesh Shetty, said the fares were reduced after toll collection at the Arikkady plaza was stopped. “The tollgate began operations on January 13, and the toll amount was deducted from the FASTag accounts of KSRTC buses operating on the route. Following an order from the central government to suspend toll collection, KSRTC has also withdrawn the additional fare with immediate effect,” he said.

At present, vehicles travelling on the Mangaluru–Kasaragod route pay toll only at the Talapady toll plaza. The toll for light motor vehicles (LMVs) at Talapady is ₹80 for a same-day return, while heavy vehicles, including buses, are charged ₹250. At Arikkady, the toll rates were ₹130 for LMVs (same-day return) and ₹450 for buses.

Protests against Arikkady toll plaza

The Arikkady toll plaza witnessed widespread protests from January 12, the day toll collection commenced. On the second day, an action committee led by Manjeshwar MLA A K M Ashraf launched an indefinite protest at the site. Except for the BJP, leaders and workers of most major political parties participated in the agitation.

On the night of January 14, a large number of protesters gathered at the plaza and vandalised property, following which authorities temporarily suspended toll operations. The BJP later also expressed opposition to the toll plaza and criticised NHAI’s decision.

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