Training for college dropouts, new grads

DHNS

June 20, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 20: The government has decided to train about 1.10 lakh college dropouts and fresh graduates to enhance their employability skills, IT&BT Minister Priyank Kharge told the Legislative Council on Monday.

Replying to BJP's Ganesh Karnik, he said IT firms are resorting to retrenchment. Low employability skills and change in visa policy are the reasons for it. Many IT employees have admitted that they require training to master the new technology. The government is planning to conduct industry-specific training programme for such professionals, Kharge said.

“Australia, Singapore and the USA have modified their visa policies. These countries are preferring their own nationals for various jobs, which has resulted in job cuts in India. Technology in automation sector is fast changing, while the corporate sector prefers graduates who have mastered new technology. Techies not just in Karnataka, but all over India are facing job cuts (sic),” he said.

He said only about 7% graduates coming out of colleges have employability skills.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

News Network

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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