Newspapers are of great help to students in widening their mental horizon and in understanding various issues, especially current affairs. They also help them in keeping themselves abreast of the developments in various fields, Gurudev IAS Academy director Akhilkumar Halagatti has said.
He was delivering a talk during a workshop on the “Role of Periodicals In Competitive World” organised by the Department of Library and Information Science of KLE Society’s S.K. Arts College and H.S. Kotambri Science Institute in Hubballi on Tuesday.
Expressing regret over the dwindling habit of reading newspapers among college-going students, Mr. Halagatti said that newspapers are the greatest and most reliable source of current affairs which knowledge is essential for those appearing for competitive examinations.
