Alumni of Karkala Sri Bhuvanendra College reunite in Dubai

Shodhan Prasad
November 9, 2017

Dubai, Nov 9: The old students of the well-known Sri Bhuvanendra College (SBC), Karkala joined together in a unique event held recently in Dubai. The college re-unions provide a unique opportunity for reuniting with friends of yester yearsand a chance to relive some of the messy fun of college days. It was really an excitement when this re-unionhappened and that too in a foreign destination, along with their family members.

The B.Com, batch of 1983-84 of SBC celebrated their re-unions at the City of Gold, Dubai along with their families between 1st & 5th November 2017. Prabhakar Kamath, Managing Director, KPI - Global, Dubai,  a Business Advisory  and Accounting Firmand RaviKarkala, Group Finance & Admin Manager of Gorica Industries LLC, in Dubai were the key persons who organized this weeklong event in Dubai.Whereas back in India, GuruduttShanbhouge, a Bengaluru based businessperson, Ashok Shetty, Bengaluru based Chartered Accountant, Jnaneshwari, Lecturer at Karnataka Polytechnic, Mangalore&PrashantKarkala, a career bankerprovided the logistic support for the travel & other arrangements.

It started with prayers rendered by Shilpa&Shetal followed by inauguration.  Dr. M.P.Hrishikesh, Director, CMR  Institute for Business Studies, Bangaloreand Prof Nagaraj Nayak, Head of the Department of Commerce, Vijaya College, Mulky inaugurated  the reunion at Hotel Raviz, Bank street, Bur Dubai. In their speech, the two professors, reminisced their teaching days with the batch.  They expressed their happiness over the professional success of their students and also the bond getting stronger among themselves and with their alma mater even after a gap of more than three decades.

Prof. K Damodar Kini, founder principal of SBC, Karkala was fondly remembered .The guests released the souvenirs brought out on the occasion.Prabhakar Kamath welcomed the invitees from India. Ravi Karkala Dubai outlined the programmes lined up during the stay in Dubai.

During their five day stay in Dubai the group had an extensive tour of the historic places of the City of Gold and also the neighboringAbudhabhi. Besides, the group had a firsthand experience of the Arab culture, especially, dhow cruise, desert Safari and traditional Arab dance and music.

The tour concluded with a fun-filled evening and dinner at Hotel Holiday Inn, Bur Dubai. As many as 47 persons, their families included, were gathered for the reunion. The participants shared happy and sad moments in pursuit of their professional success and also their experience about the Dubai trip. Teachers and students dug out old memories with a new perspective.

1983-84 Commerce Batch of SBC, Karkala has been holding such re-unions for quite some time. The first such re-union wasofficially held at Pilikula in Mangalore in the year 2005. The then Principal of SBC, Karkala, Prof Padmanabha Gowda, Prof M Ramachandra had presided the programme. Since then the 1983-84 batch has been gathering at regular intervals at different places in India, albeit informally. The Dubai event is the sixthformal event and the first one overseas.

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor at his residence in Bengaluru last month.

Yediyurappa, 81, was booked after a woman lodged a complaint saying that she visited his residence on February 2 seeking justice in a rape case against her daughter and sought that a special investigation team (SIT) be formed to look into the case.

According to the first information report (FIR), Yediyurappa allegedly took the minor to a room, closed the door and sexually assaulted her. The woman further alleged in the FIR that when she confronted Yediyurappa, he said that he was checking if the girl was raped or not. Yediyurappa later allegedly apologised and asked the woman not to reveal the matter to anyone.

The Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru have registered a case under Section 8 (commit sexual assault) of the Pocso Act and Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Reacting to the allegations, the former CM said that around one-and-a-half months ago, they (the victim and her mother) had come to his house seeking help and he had taken them inside. 

“After listening to her, I called the city police commissioner B Dayananda over phone seeking to address her problem. Later, they spoke against me and I then suspected that there is some health problem with her. I sent them to city police commissioner’s office. I even gave her some money as they were in distress. I came to know that an FIR has been registered and will look into it. But this is what I get for helping someone,” he added.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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