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RamaGovinda Puraskara – 2017 Awards Ceremony on Jan. 29

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Mysuru :

A programme has been organised at Kalamandira in city on Jan. 29 at 6.30 pm to present RamaGovinda Puraskara-2017, under the aegis of Sri D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and M. Gopinath Shenoi Charitable Trust – Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works, Mysuru. This year’s awardees are Dr. Prakash Baba Amte, Dr. Mandakini Amte and Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoi.

P. Mallesh will present the award in the presence of M. Ramanatha Shenoi couple, M. Jagannatha Shenoi couple and M. Gopinath Shenoi couple.

Play ‘Mayabazaar’: At 7.15 pm, Surabhi theatre troupe will be staging the play ‘Mayabazaar.’ Surabhi is a Hyderabad-based troupe which has 60 artistes who belong to a single family. Having 130 years of history, this troupe has been performing plays based on Indian mythology.

About D. Ramabai Charitable Foundation and M. Gopinath Shenoi Charitable Trust: These two institutions are associated with a pro-societal cause in education, health and cultural sectors, immensely involving human welfare and development. As an extension of their social endeavours these two institutions have collectively instituted an award named RamaGovinda Puraskara, to be presented annually since last year. This award will be an yearly event, preceded by meticulously selecting an institution and some individuals working for societal development.

Awardees’ Profile: The epitome of humanism, Dr. Prakash Baba Amte walks on the path paved by his father Baba Amte. Prakash Amte has dedicated his life to the welfare of tribals at the dense forests of Hemalaska in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra. Dr. Mandakini, his wife, has joined hands with him for all his selfless endeavours. They are so fond of wild animals that leopard and bear play in the courtyard of their house. The life of this couple has been portrayed on screen too. In this film, Nana Patekar and Sonali Kulakarni have enacted the roles of this couple.

Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoy of Manipal is well-known as a person who has interacted with the local experts and international stalwarts in various fields like philosophy, music, literature, dance and yakshagana. Having a refined taste in all these fields, he has organised various kinds of programmes and projects. He treasures some of the best architectural constructions through his ‘Hastashilpa’ and ‘Heritage Village.’ He runs the movement of enriching the knowledge of the society regarding the values of life that are entwined with the physical aspects of tradition.

His letters, in Kannada and English exchanged with the masters in various fields are a great gift to the epistolary literature of this land. Dr. Vijayanatha Shenoy is a ‘cultural saint’ of our times.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 27th, 2017

Manipal institute’s diamond jubilee celebrations to begin on Friday

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The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) celebrates its diamond jubilee this year and different programmes have been chalked up for the celebrations to be held throughout the year.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, G.K. Prabhu, institute director, said that Subramanian Swamy, Rajya Sabha member, will deliver a lecture on “The impact of Demonetization on Indian Economy” here on January 28.

Anant Talaulicar, managing director, Cummins India Ltd., will formally launch the celebrations here on January 27. Established as Manipal Engineering College in 1957, the college had maintained a long-standing relationship with quality technical education and student diversity. In 1974, it was renamed as Manipal Institute of Technology. It is now the largest constitute institution of Manipal University.

A key feature of the celebrations is the extramural lectures. A number of prominent persons would visit the campus for the lecture and interact with the students. Ashwani Gujral, Technical Analyst, Investment and Portfolio Management, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, MP, are among them.

Other programmes planned for the year include, a series of workshops to hone skills in engineering, basic sciences, management, and humanities. A number of national and international conferences on contemporary themes, by various departments of engineering and other disciplines would be held.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by Special Correspondent / Manipal – January 26th, 2017

AITA Tennis Tournament Winners

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City’s S.D. Prajwal Dev (right) and Kunal Vazirani, winners of the Men’s Doubles Title of Rs. 2 lakh AITA Dinshaw Godwana Club’s National Level Men’s Tennis Tournament 2017 at Nagpur on Friday are seen with the winner’s trophy.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / January 23rd, 2017

At last Mysuru gets … Passport Seva Centre

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MP Pratap Simha’s effort pays off

Centre to be inaugurated on Jan. 25

Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha is seen addressing press persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan as (from left) BJP leaders M. Rajendra and H.V. Rajeev look on. Picture alongside shows the Metagalli Post-Office which houses the Passport Seva Centre.
Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha is seen addressing press persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan as (from left) BJP leaders M. Rajendra and H.V. Rajeev look on. Picture alongside shows the Metagalli Post-Office which houses the Passport Seva Centre.

Mysuru :

Good news for Mysureans and residents of surrounding districts. Thanks to Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, the long pending demand for a Passport Seva Kendra will be fulfilled on the eve of 67th Republic Day.

Addressing presspersons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, MP Pratap Simha said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had sanctioned a Passport Seva Centre to Mysuru as a pilot project along with Bharuch in Gujarat. He added that the Union Government has decided to re-launch the existing Passport Seva Kendra as Passport Seva Centre.

The Mysuru Centre will be inaugurated on Jan. 25 by Union Minister Ananth Kumar at the Metagalli Post Office building on KRS Road at 11 am.

“Ananth Kumar has been instrumental in getting the Passport Centre to Mysuru. Without his help it would have been difficult to get the facility to our city,” said the Mysuru-Kodagu MP.

Till now people living in Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Hassan districts were facing a daunting task of travelling all the way to Bengaluru and stand in long queues at the Passport Seva Kendra. Now, since the Centre will be opened in Mysuru the process of getting a Passport will be much easier.

Initially, the Passport Centre in Mysuru will offer its services to Mysuru and Chamarajanagar people for a few weeks to ensure the system works efficiently before expanding it to surrounding districts. “It was a challenge for me to get the Centre to Mysuru as Passport Kendras already existed in Mangaluru, Hubli-Dharwad and Bengaluru. Finally, all my efforts has paid-off as the Centre has been sanctioned to Mysuru,” the MP added.

It may be recalled, Mysuru had hosted around four Passports Seva Camps at the Zilla Panchayat office premises. But once the camp dates were announced the appointments were being blocked by travel agencies in the city causing hardship for the general public to get their applications processed.

The opening of the Passport Seva Centre will help the people seeking regular Passport or Tatkal Passport.

During the passport seva camps, only 400 applications were being processed and people used to visit the MP’s office with several complaints.

Initially, it was planned to open the Passport Seva Centre at the Head Post Office located in Nehru Circle. Since the building is old and lacks sufficient space, it was decided to set up the Centre at Metagalli Post Office building. The Seva Centre will be set up on a 800 sq ft space with one entry and exit points. The Centre will be provided with basic infrastructure to ensure smooth functioning.

The Centre in Mysuru will carry out works related to verification and granting of Passport while the printing and dispatch of Passport will be taken up the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Bengaluru.

“The works on setting up of the Centre has been going on for the past four days. It will function with help of the staff from the Postal Department who will be trained for a period of three months by the RPO while they will also execute the works related to issuance of Passports and other services offered by the Seva Centre. This will also help in the revival of the Postal Department,” said the MP.

Former MUDA Chairman L. Nagendra, Corporator Nandeesh Preetham, BJP leaders M. Rajendra and H.V. Rajeev were present at the press meet.

Later, MP Pratap Simha, accompanied by RPO officials, inspected the Passport Seva Centre at Metagalli Post-Office building.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 23rd, 2017