SRI LANKAN TOURISM HOLDS A ROADSHOW IN BENGALURU TO PROMOTE TOURISM.

 Sri Lankan Tourism held a Roadshow in Bengaluru yesterday as a part of roadshows held in various cities in India to promote tourism. Mr.Harin Fernando,Minister for Tourism,Sri Lanka was   accompanied by Mr. Chalaka Gajabahu,Chairman,Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, and  Mr.Thisum Jayasuriya,Chairman,Sri Lanka Convention Bureau. Addressing the media the Minister said, Sri Lanka offers diversity of attractions,cultural value and religious attractions like Ramayana Trail for Indian Tourists. Mr.Thisum Jayasuriya,Chairman,Sri Lanka Convention Bureau said," Sri Lanka is a promising MICE destination for Meetings,Conferences & Incentives.The proximity & good connectivity enhances the appeal of Sri Lanka as a cost effective & attractive place for MICE travellers". 

Mr. Chalaka Gajabahu,Chairman,Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau said,Sri Lanka offers a complete destination for families and is a year long destination.

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LAUNCHES ALL NEW BOLERO MAXX PIK-UP RANGE ,STARTING Rs.7.85 Lakhs (ex-showroom).

 Mahindra & Mahindra , launched its all new Bolero MAXX Pik-Up range with powerful features and performance delivering an unprecedented value proposition to customers and operators. It is lighter,more compact and versatile,the All New Boloero MaXX Pik-Up range sets new benchmarks  for pay load capacity,fuel efficiency,safety and the overall driving experience.It also incorporate smart engineering  to deliver much greater value than ever before.

The all new Bolero MaXX Pik-Up range  promises to be a game changer with an all new platform while carrying over the core values and strengths that are synonymous with the Bolero DNA- Robustness, Toughness,Reliability,Low maintenance cost and High resale value. The vehicle is available in TWO series,i.e HD Series and CITY Series . The vehicle has MaXX Technology (iMaXX app),with over 50 features including vehicle tracking,route planning,expense management,geo fencing and health monitoring. iMaXX offers key insights to improve fleet management and much more. It has MaXX Comfort and MaXX safety features.

Mr.Veejay Nakra,President,Automotive Division,M&M said,' As a Company deeply committed to the 'Make In India' initiative,we take immense pride in pioneering and developing products that are not only customer centric but also reflect our commitment to contribute towards India's  economic growth.The all New Bolero MaXX Pik-Up range offers state-of-the-art features,unmatched power,maximum payload capacities and higher mileage,promising that each journey is productive and fatigue free for drivers.".

The New Bolero MaXX Pik-Up range can be booked at a minimum  Down payment of Rs.24,999/-,with Mahindra also offering attractive financing schemes  for a seamless purchase and ownership experience.

MANORAMA IYENGAR MEMORIAL DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES - INAUGURAL LECTURE BY Dr.PUNEETH IYENGAR,M.D.,Ph.D.

 Bengaluru. 12th April,2023.

Dr.Puneeth Iyengar,M.D.Ph.D, Chief of Lung Radiation Oncology Service, Vice Chair,Strategy & Program Development, & Associate Professor,Dept.of Radiation Oncology,UT South Western Medical Center,Dallas,USA, delivered the Inaugural Lecture of Manorama Iyengar Memorial Distinguished Speaker series on 12th April,2023. The inaugural lecture series was Co-Sponsored by NIAS & the Iyengar Medical Education Foundation (IMEF).The talk was titled " The new advances in Cancer Treatment ". Dr.Puneeth Iyengar has been appointed a Full member & Metastatic Service Chief in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City,USA beginning June 1st,2023.

He started out by suggesting that cancer treatment  in India can certainly improve -be it with prevention early detection,use of appropriate therapies for individual cancers, and willingness to be positive and have hope even for the most advanced stages of cancer. He also argued that some of the greatest future advances in cancer can develop in India itself,because of the quality of the clinicians and researchers/scientists,the improving access to the most advanced technologies ,and because of the high volume of cancer patients through which unique knowledge can be gained. What takes some countries many years to finish cancer clinical trials could be done in a few months to years in India due to the number of cancer patients.

Some of the advances  Dr.Iyengar mentioned in his talk included the improving imaging of cancers and the ability to detect cancers in the blood stream for earlier cancer identification. Dr.Iyengar,in his hour long talk,focused on Three new treatment Paradigms to treat cancer,Viz: 1.Immuno Therapy, 2.Radiation for Advanced disease & 3.Big Data Enterprises.i.e integration of big data and artificial intelligence to optimize cancer care in a personalized fashion for each and every individual.

Dr.Iyengar also focused on was in the synergistic integration of immuno therapy and other systemic agents with local therapies such as radiation and /or surgery in the management of cancers.

Dr.Iyengar is currently leading one of the largest international efforts,funded by the US National cancer Institute in the form of clinical trial NRG LU 002
to determine if radiation &immuno therapy combined can prolong the lives of stage 4 lung cancer patients who have limited extent of metastatic spread.At the end of his talk, Dr.Iyengar addressed number of questions from the audience,including those regarding the current generation of cancer vaccines,the use of Yoga & Music therapy to improve cancer outcomes.