BEL PAYS INTERIM DIVIDEND OF Rs.186 CRORES TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

Bharat electronics Ltd., a Navratna Defence PSU has paid an interim dividend

150 % on its paid up capital amounting to Rs.186 crores to Government of India

for the FY 2021-22.This is the 19th consecutive year that BEL is paying interim

Dividend. BEL has paid a total dividend of 400% on its paid up capital for the 

financial year 2020-21.

                                             Mrs.Anandi Ramalingam,Chairman & Managing

                                             Director -Addl.Charge BEL handing over the cheque 

                                             for Rs.186,89,60,967/- to Mr.Rajnath Singh,Defence  

                                            Minister, Govt.of India in New Delhi.

IIHM LAUNCHES INSTITUTE OF PASTRY & CULINARY AND THE FIRST EVER CHOCOLATE HOTEL IN BANGALORE.

Bengaluru,20th Feb.2022  :

The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM)has launched a world class 

Pastry School,Institute of Patisserie & Culinary (IIPC) headed by renowned Pastry 

Expert ,Chef Avijit Ghosh.

IIPC's first ever unique Chocolate Hotel is all set to open doors in Bangalore. A Hotel,Cafe,Banquet,rooms & buffet designed,inspired & themed on chocolate is an incredible &an unexplored area.The new Hotel will have its own chocolate Cafe and chocolate buffet with the best International chocolate brands displaying their products.

Young culinary talents who aspire to become Pastry Chefs or home makers who want to master the art of making chocolates can learn from IIPC who will start special classes to learn chocolate making. IIPC will be offering  six months & nine months certificate courses in Patisserie which also have the residential option.IIPC will also offer weekend courses & customised residential courses.

Chef Avijit Ghosh said, " at IIPC people interested in learning the art of chocolate making will find lot of inspiration for making various kinds of Chocolates & Pastries".

Dr.Suborno Bose,The chairman & Chief Mentor of IIHM said," This is going to be the first Chocolate Hotel in India where everything will be themed in Chocolate ".

PRISTYN CARE DOUBLES ITS SURGICAL CENTRES & CROSSES ONE MILLION PATIENT INTERACTIONS.

 PRISTYN CARE - Patient interactions crossed One million mark,

making Pristyn care a leader in secondary care surgeries.In line with

its commitment  of enhancing access & ensuring high quality secondary

care surgeries through an innovative care delivery model,Pristyn Care

doubled its surgery care centres to 800 in 2021.

Pristyn Care operates on an innovative full stack care delivery model

to ensure that high quality surgical care is offered to patients at an

affordable cost. The company has 400 full time expert doctors who

have a wealth of experience of performing surgeries  for 50+ diseases

using the most advanced surgical technology & equipment.

KERALA TRAVEL MART -KTM - CHANGE OF DATE.

 KERALA TRAVEL MART (KTM) -11th Edition scheduled to be

 held from March,24 To March,27,2022 will now be held from

5th May To 8th May,2022 at Kochi.

This was announced by Dr.Venu,IAS,Addl.Chief Secretary,Kerala

Government in the virtual press Meet held today.Others who were 

present were,Mr.Krishna Teja,IAS,Director,Kerala Tourism,

Mr.Baby Mathew,President,KTM Society & Past Presidents &

Managing Committee members of KTM Society also participated.

BOLD / TRANSPARENT / GROWTH ORIENTED / NEXT GEN BUDGET.

 The Budget presented by Ms.Nirmala Sitaraman,Finance minister 

is Bold/Transparent & Growth Oriented.The budget is also forward

looking.There is a strong flavour of consistency & continuous

spending on infrastructure which is positive aspect of the budget.

Further, the Budget is futuristic especially  regarding 5G auction

and also Digital currency. Let us wait for the Fine Print of the budget.

BANGALORE BAPTIST HOSPITAL -INAUGURATES WOMEN & CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE & RESEARCH CENTRE AND LIVING & LEARNING CENTRE.

 Bangalore Baptist Hospital inaugurated Women & Children's Healthcare and

Research Centre & also Living & Learning Centre(LLC) yesterday in the

Hospital premises following all Covid Protocols.This event was hosted by 

Dr.Shelby L Garner,Project Manager,USA Associate Professor & Fulbright

Scholar ,Baylor University & Dr.Lyn Prater,Clinical Professor,Baylor University.

 

Women & Children's Health care & Research Centre is a modern facility with  

Out patient & In Patient facilities with state -of- the- art operation theatres,Neo Natal & Paediatric 

ICU's, Labour & Delivery Suites & other related facilities. The Living & Learning Centre

 is a 25,000 Sq.ft facility which can house about 220 nursing students,young nurses

in training,allied health students & Post graduate resident doctors.Smart Class rooms

equipped with modern technologies and innovations are part of this facility.

Dr.Spurgeon Rachaprolu, Director,Bangalore Baptist Hospital,expressed his 

appreciation & acknowledged the enabling partnership with USAID & Baylor

University. Dr.J.V Peter,Chairman of the Governing Board & Director of 

Christian Medical College,Vellore, conveyed his greetings. "Patient Care,Research,

Teaching & Outreach are critical aspects of a vibrant Health Care Organisation,

 BBH has excelled in all these areas." he said.

Ms.Veena Reddy,Mission Director,USAID,India sent her message online.

Dr.Philip Thomas,Associate Director,Bangalore Baptist Hospital,welcomed 

the Guests & those were Online. Dr.Naveen Thomas,Senior Advisor,Head,

Networking & Development, presented the project Overview.

ODISHA -INDIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET- ROAD SHOW IN BENGALURU.

 Odisha promotes niche tourism in Bengaluru.The Roadshow was

organised in association with FICCI.

Odisha-India's Best Kept Secret, has lots of places of interest to both

domestic & Foreign Tourists.Odisha is among Top 3 investment

destinations in the country for last 15 years.The state produces 20%

of Steel & 54 % of country's Aluminium .The state has 480 Kms of

coast line & have the best beaches in the country like Golden Beaches,

White sand beaches & Black sand beaches.Odisha is blessed with

spread of ethnic mosaic with 62 culturally vibrant tribes,including

13 primitive tribal groups who are found sprinkled all over the state.

The Tribal population constitutes an impressive 22.8% of the state's

total population.

Odisha is the land of temples ,arts,Crafts,fairs & festivals,with its rich

heritage,culture,& unique bio-diversity.Odisha boasts of the UNESCO 

heritage site of the Sun Temple,the Golden triangle of Puri-Konark-

                                  Mr.Sachin R Jadhav -Director of Tourism,Govt.of Odisha 

                                  addressing the media.Mr.Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi,Minister of

                                  Tourism,Odia Language,Literature & Culture,Govt.of Odisha

                                  is seated in the Centre.

Bhubaneshwar. Besides, the magnificient monuments like the

Khandagiri & Udayagiri Caves of the 1st century B.C,the Dhauli rock

inscriptions of Asoka of the 3rd century B.C,the state also has the

Laxmaneswar group of temples of the 6th & 7th Century A.D.

Odisha has the unique distinction of having the famous Puri 

Jagannath temple,annual Rath yatra which is very important 

religious destination for Hindus.

The historic Kalinga war was fought by the side of the river Daya,

(kindness) which criss crosses near the city of Bubaneshwar. Thus,

ODISHA is a land of everything a Tourist-both domestic & Foreign

ask for.

BENGALURU SUSTAINABILITY CONCLAVE.

The Sustainable Development Report  2021 was  released

by the Governor of Karnataka Mr.Thawar Chand Gehlot

on the occasion of the Bengaluru Sustainability Conclave

hosted by O.P. Jindal Global University. The theme of the

event was" Implementing the sustainable Development

Goals : Role of Universities & Civil society in Protecting

the Environment".

On this occasion, Professor Dr.M.V.Rajeev Gowda,former

Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha & Former Professor

IIM,Bangalore,Mr.K.Jairaj,IAS,FormerAddl Chief Secretary,

Govt.of Karnataka,Mr.Sudhir Mishra,Founder &

Managing Partner,Trust Legal Advocates & Consultants

Dr.C.Rajkumar,Founder & Vice Chancellor,O.P.

Jindal Global University,& Professor,R.Sudarshan,

Dean,Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

O.P.Jindal Global University participated in the

conclave.Mr.K. Jairaj,while addressing suggested

for issuing Green Bonds,like debentures to achieve

the environmental goals as part of CSR which is

popular in abroad.Dr.C.Rajkumar said,' the report

aims to create a green& socially conscious campus

& to have a transparent & fair view of our progress.

Further,he said they have recently opened a new

Chapter of the International Green Building 

Complex under the aegis of CII.

O.P.Jindal Global University has created a

sustainable model with solar power generation

by contributing surplus power to the grid.

Dr.AGARWAL'S EYE HOSPITAL - TO INVEST Rs.175 CRORES IN KARNATAKA OVER 2 YEARS. L AUNCHES NEW HOSPITAL.

Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital inaugrated its 11th 

Hospital in Indiranagar, Bengaluru.The state-

of- the -Art hospital was inaugurated by

Dr. Sudhakar,Minister for Health & Family

Welfare & Medical Education,Govt.of Karnataka.

Dr. Sudhakar advised the Hospital authorities to

create awareness among the people for Eye Donation.

Dr.Adil Agarwal,CEO,Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital 

addressed the media and said that he is optimistic

about the group's growth prospects in Karnataka.

He said that in the next 36 months, with all the 

expansion that they have lined up he expects the

state of Karnataka will contribute Rs.200 crores

to the Group's business.At present they have 15

Hospitals in Karnataka spread over Bengaluru,

Dharwad,Hubli & Mysore which will be increased

to 25 Hospitals.

The newly inaugurated Hospital in Indiranagar

will provide patients comprehensive eye care under

one roof offering services such as cataract services

general Opthalmology Laser Cataract surgery,retina

and cornea services,glaucoma,refractive surgery &

paediatric opthalmology.

Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital has Hospitals spread 

over Pan India & across 11 countries totalling to

102.

R V UNIVERSITY INAUGURATED- TWO NEW SCHOOLS LAUNCHED.

 R.V.University  was Inaugurated in Bengaluru along with 

Two New Schools Launched i.e School of computer Science 

& Engineering and School of Business. The Chief Minister

of Karnataka Mr.Basavaraj  Bommai inaugurated R.V.

University. Dr.C.N Ashwath Narayan,Minister for Higher

Education,Government of Karnataka & few other

dignitaries participated in the event. Dr. M.K.Panduranga

Setty is the Chancellor of R.V.University.

VIBRANT GUJARAT GLOBAL SUMMIT 2022 -ROAD SHOW IN BENGALURU.THEME: ATMANIRBHAR GUJARAT TO ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

A High level team led by Mr.Jitubhai Vaghani,Minister for Education

Science & Technology,Government of Gujarat, & Mr.Vijay Nehra,

Secretary,Science  & Technology, Government of Gujarat Held a 

Road show in Bengaluru Today in connection with the forthcoming

10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 (VGGS).

The VGGS was conceptualised in 2003 by Our Prime Minister

Mr.Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Ever since then,the Summit has emerged as a Global forum for

business networking,knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships.

The event will be held in Gandhinagar,Gujarat from 10th January

to 12th January,2022. The event will be inaugurated by the 

Prime Minister.

About Gujarat: Gujarat witnessed 262%  growth in Foreign Direct

Investments (FDI) in 2020-21 over previous year. 21% of India's

exports in 2020-21 is from Gujarat valued at USD 60.5 billion.

Addressing the media,the Minister said,Gujarat has a Proactive

government committed to Ease of Doing Business with Single

Window Clearance for the projects.

About GIFT City (Gujarat International Financial Tech):

GIFT City is India's 1st operational Smart City & International

Financial Service Centre with world class infrastructure for

offshore & International transactions in banking,insurance

and Capital Markets.GIFT is also a home to India's first

International Exchange (IndiaINX).GIFT city has committed

investment of USD 1.57 billion with a workforce of 10,000

professionals across 225 Companies.

AAKASH INSTITUTE ORGANISES "TOPPERS TALK" BY NEET TOPPERS & WERE FELICITATED.

 Aaksh Educational Services Ltd.,(AESL),national leader in Test

Preparatory services organised "Toppers Talk" by NEET Topper

Sonit Sai Reddy Vasipalli who scored 705 in NEET UG 2021 &

Secured AIR 56 along with few others.They shared their

experiences & how they prepared for the exams.

Mr.Dheeaj Kumar Mishra,Regional Director,(South Head),

AESL along with Mr.Chandan Chand,Regional Academic 

Director (South Head), & Mr.Ravi Kanth,Dy.Director,

Bangalore were also present on the occasion.