Belagavi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and governor Vajubhai Vala did not attend the 18th annual convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) on Monday due to the national mourning announced following the dying of Goa leader minister Manohar Parrikar.
VTU had made elaborate arrangements for the Vice-President’s welcome through spending around Rs 2 crore on the convocation’s stage and pandal. It was once the first-time, that the convocation programme was once being held outdoor the auditorium.
On Monday morning, university government got here to know that Naidu had cancelled the commute to Belagavi due to the mourning. There were no guests for the gala match as governor Vajubhai Vala too remained absent.
In the absence of both the dignitaries, vice-chancellor Karisiddappa inaugurated the convocation and along side registrar (evaluation) Satish Annigeri allotted medals and certificates to rank holders. As in keeping with protocol, VTU a government university will have to now not cling the convocation on the time of mourning. However, as the convocation is an academic programme and scholars from different portions of the country and in another country had arrived to gather their stage certificates, VTU made up our minds to go ahead with the programme as a low key affair.
Since the previous one-week, police and the district management were busy with safety arrangements within the backdrop of the Vice-President’s visit. On Monday, traffic on a majority of roads entering the town was once diverted and SSLC scholars too were recommended to succeed in their respective examination centres ahead of 8am to clear the roads for Venkaiah Naidu’s convoy.
Meanwhile, V-C Karisiddappa conferred doctor of science honorary stage on Padma awardee B Girish Bharadwaj, popularly known as Bridge Man. So a ways, Bharadwaj has built 137 suspension foot-over-bridges throughout rivers in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Golden women
Suchitra N of Jain Institute of Technology, Davanagere bagged 9 gold medals, the absolute best this 12 months. She secured the first rank and the absolute best marks in Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures in sixth semester and likewise stood first in BE Civil Engineering.
Suchitra said she used to study for 6 to eight hours every day, including that the cooperation from her parents, pals and school helped her to attain more. Suchitra is now learning M.Tech and intends to develop into a lecturer.
Madhushree S R of Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davanagere and Meghana Prakash of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, bagged six gold medals every. Madhushree secured the absolute best marks with 1st magnificence, scored the absolute best in UG/BE among SC/ST scholars and got the absolute best marks in BE Civil Engineering. She said she was once getting ready for public provider examinations.
Meghana Prakash, who secured the first rank in Electronics and Communication Engineering and got the absolute best marks among rank holders in any batch of BE, said she is operating in a private corporate and plans to go for higher research. She said sensible research for one hour every day helped her score neatly.
VTU had made elaborate arrangements for the Vice-President’s welcome through spending around Rs 2 crore on the convocation’s stage and pandal. It was once the first-time, that the convocation programme was once being held outdoor the auditorium.
On Monday morning, university government got here to know that Naidu had cancelled the commute to Belagavi due to the mourning. There were no guests for the gala match as governor Vajubhai Vala too remained absent.
In the absence of both the dignitaries, vice-chancellor Karisiddappa inaugurated the convocation and along side registrar (evaluation) Satish Annigeri allotted medals and certificates to rank holders. As in keeping with protocol, VTU a government university will have to now not cling the convocation on the time of mourning. However, as the convocation is an academic programme and scholars from different portions of the country and in another country had arrived to gather their stage certificates, VTU made up our minds to go ahead with the programme as a low key affair.
Since the previous one-week, police and the district management were busy with safety arrangements within the backdrop of the Vice-President’s visit. On Monday, traffic on a majority of roads entering the town was once diverted and SSLC scholars too were recommended to succeed in their respective examination centres ahead of 8am to clear the roads for Venkaiah Naidu’s convoy.
Meanwhile, V-C Karisiddappa conferred doctor of science honorary stage on Padma awardee B Girish Bharadwaj, popularly known as Bridge Man. So a ways, Bharadwaj has built 137 suspension foot-over-bridges throughout rivers in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Golden women
Suchitra N of Jain Institute of Technology, Davanagere bagged 9 gold medals, the absolute best this 12 months. She secured the first rank and the absolute best marks in Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures in sixth semester and likewise stood first in BE Civil Engineering.
Suchitra said she used to study for 6 to eight hours every day, including that the cooperation from her parents, pals and school helped her to attain more. Suchitra is now learning M.Tech and intends to develop into a lecturer.
Madhushree S R of Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davanagere and Meghana Prakash of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, bagged six gold medals every. Madhushree secured the absolute best marks with 1st magnificence, scored the absolute best in UG/BE among SC/ST scholars and got the absolute best marks in BE Civil Engineering. She said she was once getting ready for public provider examinations.
Meghana Prakash, who secured the first rank in Electronics and Communication Engineering and got the absolute best marks among rank holders in any batch of BE, said she is operating in a private corporate and plans to go for higher research. She said sensible research for one hour every day helped her score neatly.
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