Self employment training programme held at Besant Women's College

August 16, 2013

Mangalore, Aug 16: The 66th Independence Day was celebrated in a unique way at Besant Women's College. A Self Employment Outreach Programme was organised a part of I-Day by the Outreach Programme Unit of the College in association with Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project(SKDRDP), Mangalore at the College Auditorium .The training programme was focused at the Anganwadi teachers, members of Self Help Groups and selected parents of Besant college Students. During the programme the trained students of the college taught the beneficiaries to prepare soap oil, phenyle, organza flowers, tie and dye designs and candle. About 200 unemployed women participated in the programme.

Manorama Bhat, Diretor -SKDRDP was the guest of honor for the inauguration programme. She said the women's empowerment is the need of the hour .Women must have social as well as financial empowerment. The social empowerment involves education, awareness of her rights, information on health and hygiene where as financial empowerment deals with her capability to earn and decide how to spend or save her earnings.

"Any skill after acquisition must me practiced and continuously used to get success at work. By acceptance of change coupled with positive mindset women can become accomplished self employed citizens," she opined. A documentary on training programmes conducted for students at the college was screened during the programme.

Mohan Nayak, Correspondent -Besant Women's College presided over the Programme.

Raghava M, Project Officer SKDRDP Mangalore, The Principal Prof. Pushpalath B.K among others were present.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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