Shiroor Green Valley gets new principal, coordinator

July 5, 2012
Mangalore, July 5: John Mathew has been appointed as the new Principal and Whilhelmina Mathew as the Chief Coordinator at Green Valley National School, Shiroor.

Before joining Green Valley National School, Shiroor, Mr. Mathew, was the Principal of Villa International High School, the Republic of Maldives following GCE London Advanced Level Examinations.

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John Mathew and Whilhelmina Mathew


He has served the Ministry of Education, the Republic of Maldives as a Senior Principal for 13 years in schools affiliated to University of London and Cambridge University for O' Level and A' Level Examinations. He was the former Principal of Majeediyya School, the oldest and most reputed school in the Republic of Maldives under the Ministry of Education, founder Principal of Cambridge School, Mangalore, the Principal of MES Central School, Kirpal Sagar International Academy and was an active associate with Ivy League Schools Ltd., Hyderabad, spanning an educational career that extends 26 years of which 22 years as Principal. He is much respected and credited in the Maldives as the first Indian Principal and for having produced some of the best National and International Results and is well familiar with ICSE, CBSE, GCE/IGCSE and International Baccalaureate Syllabus Management and an expert in pioneering schools. He is a gold medalist and holds his Master's in English Language and Literature, M.Ed. in Education and an Executive MBA in Human Resource Management. He has also completed an Advanced Educational Management Training at Salzburg University, Austria and was trained at John F. Kennedy School, Berlin under the WUM International Exchange Programme and an active member of several international professional bodies associated with School Education and a Deputy Commissioner with Bharath Scouts and Guides.

Mrs Mathew, an exceptional teacher and administrator par excellence has joined as the Chief Coordinator and Head of the Department of English at Green Valley National School, Shiroor. She is of British Origin and has 23 years of teaching and administrative experience right from Pre-Primary to College level. She worked as a Lecturer of English and Co-ordinator at Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools in India and abroad handling GCE O' Level and O' Level Examinations for University of London and Cambridge Examinations. Her recent assignment was as Lecturer of English and Co-ordinator in the Faculty of Education at Villa College, the Republic of Maldives. She is also a trainer and examiner for Trinity College, London Examinations in India. She has also been trained in Montessori Method at Woodlands School and holds her Master's Degree and B.Ed. from prestigious institutes. She will be coordinating the English Programmes at Green Valley National School, Shiroor.

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December 3,2025

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Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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December 2,2025

Puttur: The long-cherished dream of a government medical college in Puttur has moved a decisive step closer to reality, with the Karnataka State Finance Department granting its official approval for the construction of a new 300-bed hospital.

Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai announced the crucial development to reporters on Monday, confirming that the official communication from the finance department was issued on November 27. This 300-bed facility is intended to be the cornerstone for the establishment of the government medical college, a project announced in the state budget.

Fast-Track Implementation

The MLA outlined an aggressive timeline for the project:

•    A Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the hospital is expected to be ready within 45 days.

•    The tender process for the construction will be completed within two months.

Following the completion of the tender process, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the project.

"Setting up a medical college in Puttur is a historical decision by the Congress government in Karnataka," Rai stated. The project has an estimated budget allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the medical college.

Focus on Medical Education Department

The MLA highlighted a key strategic move: requesting the government to implement the hospital construction through the Medical Education Department instead of the Health and Family Welfare Department. This is intended to streamline the entire process of establishing the full medical college, ensuring the facilities—including labs, operation theatres, and other necessary infrastructure—adhere to the strict guidelines set by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The proposed site for the project is in Bannur.

Rai also took the opportunity to address political criticism, stating that the government has fulfilled its promise despite "apprehensions" and "mocking and criticising" from opposition parties who had failed to take similar initiatives when they were in power. "Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has kept his word," he added.

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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