Indian institutes to take up reopening issue with Dubai

September 30, 2013

New Delhi, Sep 30: About three years after the Dubai government shut down the centres of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in the country, India is gearing up to take up the matter with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its reopening.

The NIOS and IGNOU centres have not been functioning in Dubai since 2010.

The Dubai government ordered their closure after the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), an education-regulatory body in the country, questioned the quality of the education they provided.

“We have decided to take up the matter with the government at Abu Dhabi,” a senior official of the Human Resource Development (HRD)?Ministry said.

The HRD Ministry will soon consult the Ministries of External Affairs and Overseas Affairs on the issue.

The Ministry of Education in the UAE is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. “They (Dubai government) have flagged some issues. We are looking into them to sort out the problems. We will consult the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Overseas Affairs on the issue,” the official said.

The ministry's decision to take up the matter through diplomatic channels comes after officials of the Nios and Ignou failed to convince the KHDA in Dubai for allowing the reopening of their centres.

“Students enrolled in Dubai centres are taken to Sharjah to attend their classes. It's a problem. We need to resolve these issues,” the official said.

“They have allowed Cambridge University to run their programmes from the same centre from where we were operating. It's very unfair that they allow one foreign institution to operate but not us. I have a feeling that they do not want us to operate in their jurisdiction as they want to promote only European institutions,” said NIOS chairperson S S Jena.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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