Daijiworld News Network - VM [Posted at 01.15am, IST, Jan 25]
Kodava students step to donate lifesaving blood
Mangalore: Kodava Students' Association will organise a blood donation camp at Mangalore Nursing Home, Balmatta on Thursday at 10.30 am.
The association established in 2001 has been organising various social service activities, and blood donation camp is one such programme, to be observed on the Republic Day, said the Kodava Students' Association president P Sajan Chinnappa at a press meet on Tuesday.
The association includes Kodava students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. For the last four years, the blood donation camps are being organised, he added.
CBWO to convene fourth All India Conference
Mangalore: Canara Bank Workers Organisation (CBWO) will convene its fourth All India Conference at Sanghaniketan on Wednesday and Thursday.
The conference is mainly aimed at passing resolutions against the reckless computerisation of the banking sector in the country. About 500 delegates from across the country will attend, said CBWO general secretary Mohan Kumtakar at a press meet in City on Tuesday.
With the Banking Services Recruitment Board (BSRB) being no more, recruitment for the sector has come to a standstill, affecting the professional life of thousands of youth who aspire for jobs in banks. The conference will urge for the removal of ban on recruitment in banking, he stated.
As part of the conference, there will be a colourful procession from the Canara Bank Circle Office on Balmatta Road to the Founders Branch at Dongerkery on Wednesday at 11.30 am.
The conference will be inaugurated by Subrahmanya math seer Vidyaprasannateertha Swami at 5.30 pm. Canara Bank general manager (personnel wing) K Suresh Rao, MP D V Sadanand Gowda, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh All India secretary Ravi Raman and National Organisation of Bank Workers general secretary K R Poonja will be present, Kumtakar explained.
Republic Day will also be celebrated as part of the conference, where RSS vibhag sanchalak Madhav Bhandari will hoist the flag and address the gathering, he added.
Omega Hospital to introduce PGDCC
Mangalore: Omega Hospital in City will introduce the first ever Postgraduate diploma course in Community Cardiology (PGDCC) in Feb.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) started this course for the first time in India and has recognised Omega Hospital to introduce the same among the four centres in Karnataka, informed cardiologist and the course head Dr K Mukund.
Speaking to reporters in City on Tuesday, he said, the new PG diploma course has been developed by IGNOU to create essential knowledge and skills regarding non-invasive cardiology and to equip the learner to manage common cardiovascular disease effectively and safely in urban and semi-urban areas.
The prime objective is to establish a core programme dedicated to train medical graduates in community cardiology to deal effectively with the early recognition, management of cardiac diseases and prevention of common cardiovascular and associated diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus, Mukund explained.
The course will be guided by a team of leading cardiologists consisting Dr R L Kamath, Dr P S Bhat, Dr K Mohan and chief cardiothoracic surgeon Dr A G Jayakrishnan, he stated.
The eligibility for the course is MBBS degree, which is of two years' duration. The hospital will provide stipend of Rs 8,000 for the first year amd Rs 10,000 for the second year. The course fee is Rs 10,000 for the first year and Rs 15,000 for the second year. Accommodation is provided free of cost, Mukund stated.
CCF national chief calls social workers to serve the rural masses
Mangalore: Social workers must serve the rural masses said Christian Children's Fund (CCF) national director Dola
Mohapatra. He was speaking on changing face of family: challenges and responses, after inaugurating a South India-level seminar. The programme was jointly organised by St Aloysius Institute of Social Work and CCF at the college campus on Tuesday. Some changes in the society system are good while some are not for the growth of the child and the society. The family break up in a rural area leads to a enormous disaster and thus they (rural masses) need our services the most." he said.
While the urban somehow thrive, it is the rural mass which struggles as post modernism has not reached them.
"No richness is more rewarding than the noble cause of catering the needs of one rural child. Every family must be empowered to ensure the welfare of their child. CCF has thus initiated the family helper programmes in India," he informed.
Banjara Academy chairman Ali Khwaja, in his key note address said that the drift towards higher degree of technological advancements and sudden leap in the growth of the standard of living has resulted in losing our own human relationships. Tracing the history of the family system, Khwaja said that the last two generations showed the family concept breaking. Large joint families are giving way to the nuclear families. The old age homes to put away elderly grandparents are on the rise. Divorce rates are high and number of single parents is steadily increasing. Many young couples consciously restrict their children to one or two, he explained. With this change in lifestyle, the basic concept of family as the ultimate refuge where one gets unconditional love, peace and joy is under threat. This is the biggest challenge in the 21st century, said Khwaja. He further called every individual to have long investments in their families.
St Aloysius Institution rector Fr Francis Serrao, principal Fr Eugene Lobo, Social Work department dean Prof Hilda Rayappan, staff co-ordinator Loveena Lobo and student co-ordinator Wilfred Lasrado were also present on the occasion.
Corp Bank inks MoU with SMERA for SME ratings
Mangalore: Corporation Bank and SMERA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), according to which, SMERA will assign ratings to SME clients of Corporation Bank. Ratings, however, will be optional on the part of the SME unit. To assist potential/existing SME customers of Corporation Bank in obtaining ratings, SMERA will be offering special fee structure for rating scheme.
The Bank’s SME customers can get a SMERA rating at a low cost. They can use this rating to build credibility with the bank, and also with their customers, suppliers and collaborators. Rated SMEs will find it easier to obtain funds from the bank at appropriate terms. The rating report prepared by SMERA can be used as a self-improvement tool as well.
Corporation Bank CMD V K Chopra, said “In line with the government policy, Corporation Bank has identified SMEs as a thrust area for the Bank and this MOU is a step towards expanding our presence in the SME sector”.
The rating will be an additional input to objectively and scientifically make lending decisions, and determine terms like interest rates, margin and collateral requirements for SSI borrowers.
SMERA CEO Rajesh Dubey, said “SMERA believes that the SME sector has a lot to gain from the use of ratings. This MoU with Corporation Bank marks another milestone in SMERA’s commitment to the SME sector”.
Nayak awarded with Bharatiya Chikitsak Ratna award
Mangalore: A B Shetty Memorial Institute of dental Sciences vice-principal Dr U S Krishna Nayak has been awarded with the Bharatiya Chikitsak Ratna award for excellence in the field of dentistry by the Health and Education Development Association, New Delhi. He is the former national president of Indian Dental Association and Indian Orthodontic Society, and has bagged various other awards over the years including the State Rajyotsav Award, Indian Dentist of the Year and Jewel of India.
Megal Bantwal exhibition from today
Bantwal: Bantwal exhibition, 2006, an exhibition-cum-sale is being organised in the taluk for the first time on Wednesday. The bonanza will also present cultural programmes.
Preparations are in full swing for the bonanza where a state-of-the-art auditorium, an attractive sage, vivid entrance arches and spacious parking facilities have been arranged at the ground near Panemangalore toll gate. The exhibition will facilitate over 100 stalls, amusement centres and entertainment programmes.
Vittal MLA K Padmanabh Kottari will inaugurate the programmes at 5 pm and former minister B Ramanath Rai will preside. Apex and SCDCC Bank chairman M N Rajendra Kumar will inaugurate the exhibition. Modankap Church assistant parish priest Fr Sunil Kumar D'Souza will inaugurate the stage. Thumbe Moideen Education Trust chairman B Ahmed Haji Moideen will declare open amusement park. Deputy commissioner H V Parshwanath, Corporation Bank general manager B R Bhat and others will be the chief guests.
Following are the details of cultural programmes, Kasargod Sri Ragam Orchestra music concert on Jan 25, dance programme by Karkala Mudar Higher Primary School students on Jan 26, group dance by Kadri Golden Girls Troupe on Jan 27, different music strokes by Thonse Pushkal Kumar team on Jan 28, magic show by Sri Kudroli Ganesh troupe on Jan 29, dance recital by Suresh Karanth and troupe on Jan 30, music concert by Sureschandra Kalladka troupe and talking doll show by Udupi Kishore Kumar team on Jan 31, cultural programme by Navura Government High School students and mono-act play Dhuryodhana by Melkar Yuva Sangam on Feb 1, Yakshagana by Bajpe Kolambe Sri Thalakala Kashi Vishwanatheshwar Maha Ganapathy Yakshagana troupe on Feb 2, Tulu drama Patthettonji Mutthu by Aladapadav Akshara artistes on Feb 3, film dance by Mangalore Ocean Kids on Feb 4, music concert by Mangalore Surabhi Orchestra on Feb 5, Tulu play Paapa punya by Kala vedike Damodar Kuriyal and team on Feb 6, saxophone concert by Sharada S Rao Manchi and Shalini Marnabail on Feb 7, mimicry show by Pattabhirama Sullia on Feb 7, Tulu drama by Kalladka Rachisu artistes, comedy drama by Devdas Kapikad and bhajana programme on Feb 8, tulu drama Yee Bhoomi Thirugunaga by Vamsha Cultural troupe on Feb 10, folk dance by Kadri Shilpa Rao and troupe Feb 11, dance competitions on Feb 12.
Madhyama Vyayoga bags national award
Sullia: Madhyama Vyayoga, a play by poet Bhasa presented by students of Alva's Ayurvedic Medical College, Moodbidri and directed by director Jeevanram Sullia, at the inter-university national youth festival organised by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi and Kurukshetra University at Kurukshetra has bagged National Theatre Award.
The play which got the first prize among the plays staged by 76 colleges at the inter-college youth festival organised by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences at Moodbidri, recently was selected for south zone inter-varsity youth festival. In the competition it bagged the first prize among selected universities from five states and thus was selected for national level competition.
Equipped with an able direction, concerted acting of the artistes and unique stage design the play competed with theatre groups of famous universities from all over India and annexed the third National Theatre Award.