AJ Shetty, SL Bhyrappa, Dr Manjunath conferred honorary doctorate by MU

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March 30, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Two controversial personalities and a cardiovascular surgeon were honoured with Honoris Causa (honorary doctorates) during the 34th annual convocation of Mangalore University here on Wednesday.

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Kannada novelist SL Bhyrappa, who is known for promoting Hindutva and spreading the misconception about Muslims and Islam, Mangaluru based entrepreneur AJ Shetty, who is known for liquor business are the two controversial figures, who received the degrees today. The third recipient of the Honoris Causa is Dr CN Manjunath, the director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Bengaluru.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Bhyrappa said the DLitt degree was a special honour as it was a recognition from the people's university.

“At a time when there was lack of facilities, Dakshina Kannada was a forerunner in education, health, banking, administration and other fields. In spite of the region not being bestowed with natural resources, it has progressed in all spheres of life with the entrepreneurship skills of its people,” he said.

“This is the land of stalwart writers, like Manjeshwara Govinda Pai and Sediyapu Krishna Bhat, and where the Kannada literature thrived. Apart from this, the land has contributed to culture thro-ugh Yakshagana. The district is also close to my heart as it has supported me as an author by encouraging all my writings,” he said.

Dr C N Manjunath said that the DSc is a recognition to his service to the society. “At Jayadeva Institute, we offer best medical facilities to people in a government set up. The Institute offers the highest number of cardiac beds – 1,150 – for people, as compared to any other cardiac institution in the country,” he explained.

A J Shetty said that the DLitt degree is recognition of his service to the society, poor patients. “Through my institutions, I want to work for deserving sections of the society,” he stated.

About SL Bhyrappa (DLitt)

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Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is a novelist in Kannada having written more than 25 novels which have been translated to several languages such as English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarathi, Telugu, Bengali and Tamil. Some of his novels have the unique distinction of seeing as high as 48 reprints within a short span of time after publication. A few of his novels are also adopted for film making.

Dr Bhyarappa has been decorated with a large number of awards and recognitions from several Universities as well as the Padmashri by the President of India. He is one of the eight national professors in the country appointed by the Government of India.

About CN Manjunath (DSc)

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Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research at Bengaluru is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who has developed the institute into one of the largest heart care destinations in the world. He has expanded this heart care services to remote areas of Karnataka. Dr. Manjunath, has the distinction of training American, British, Chinese and French Cardiologists on balloon valvuloplasties at his Institute.

Dr. Manjunath has been instrumental in mobilizing an amount of Rs. 25 crores from charitable and philanthropic organizations to establish a Poor Patients Corpus Fund. He is also instrumental in conducting about 1000 open heart surgeries for needy patients with the support of charitable and philanthropic organizations.

In recognition of the outstanding medical/public services, Dr. Manjunath has been conferred with a large number of awards including Padmashree by the President of India. He is a Fellow of American College of Cardiology. Recently Dr. Manjunath has received the prestigious Millenium Plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India.

About AJ Shetty (DLitt)

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A. J. Shetty, Chairman, A. J. Group of Institutions and President, Laxmi Memorial Education Trust, Mangalore is a well-known entrepreneur who has established small scale industries to manufacture automobile spare parts, cashew products to cater to the local needs. These industries have helped in creating jobs to large number of poor and needy persons of this area.

Under the education trust, A J Shetty is running many institutions especially in the field of medical sciences and allied fields. The hospitals established by him are providing medical treatment and medicines freely to large number of poor patients every day. He has taken a lead in providing free health care services to the rural population in the neighbourhood. He is managing a few charitable organizations like orphanages and old age homes.

A. J Shetty is also responsible for establishing cancer centre that treats about 100 patients per day at affordable cost. He is also promoting the local cultural heritage by encouraging Yakshagana as President of Dakshina Kannada Yakshagana Association. A J Shetty, is a recipient of many awards including National Corporate Excellence Award, New Delhi.

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Kushwant Bhat
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Thursday, 31 Mar 2016

Yes Prasanna Anna your are fantastic Evaluator, Hopefully Master Bayrappa no Good What About Liquor Don??? is it ok Anna!!!!!!
Why all these PHD's to these fellows Money makes anything Anna.

Prarana .K.
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Wednesday, 30 Mar 2016

For ,Dr.Manjunath and A.J.Shetty O.K., but why for Byrappa? The hate monger will spread more poison with a new Doctorate

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May 13,2020

Bengaluru, May 13: 26 new covid-19 cases have been reported in Karnataka taking the total cases to 951. This includes 32 COVID deaths, one non-COVID death and 442 discharges.

The new cases include eleven cases from Bidar - all of whom are from the containment zone - , four from Hassan, two each from Davangere, Kalaburgi, Vijayapura and Uttara Kannada and one each from Bengaluru Urban, Ballari and Dakshina Kannada.

All the cases reported in Hassan and Vijayapura are with a travel history to Mumbai. In Bengaluru Urban, a nurse from a designated COVID hospital who was under quarantine has tested positive.

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The latest death reported was that of a 60-year-old man in Kalaburgi district. The deceased man from a containment zone was brought dead on May 11 to a designated hospital in Kalaburagi, and he has tested positive for COVID-19, it said.

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February 10,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Two Iranian nationals have been arrested by the Karnataka police for allegedly stealing money from car showrooms by diverting cashiers’ attention in Mangaluru, Udupi and Bengaluru.

The arrested are Saeed Rostami, 26 and his friend Saber Hossein Eghbalzadeh, 35, are both residents of Tehran and in India on tourist visa. They were caught by the sleuths of Bengaluru’s RMC Yard police station.

The accused would approach the cashiers, asking for change for Rs 2000 notes to divert their attention and flee with cash from the showroom. 

The duo landed in New Delhi on January 16. Later, they arrived in coastal Karnataka before reaching Bengaluru on February 1. 

The same day around 4pm, the two visited Trident Automobile Pvt Ltd’s service centre in RMC Yard. They went to cashier Kiran and sought change for Rs 2000. One of them dropped the note and Kiran picked it up for him. Meanwhile, Kiran also noticed there was no change in his cash box and informed the duo accordingly. 

“Kiran later realised Rs 44,000 was missing from the cash box. He verified CCTV footage and found the two visitors stole the money when he bent down to pick up the Rs 2000 note,” a police officer said.

Kiran filed a theft and cheating case against the men. RMC Yard police suggested Kiran circulate the footage at other car showrooms and service centres as they had heard about similar incidents being reported from Udupi, Mangaluru and other places in Bengaluru.

“Sharing of CCTV footage helped us nab the suspects. They visited a showroom near Cauvery junction on Ballari Road on February 6. The staff noticed the duo and realised they were the same guys, who had stolen the money at RMC Yard and informed us,” said police.

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Bengaluru, Apr 11:  Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the state government to announce a relief package for farmers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video conference with Chief Ministers.

Taking to Twitter, Kumaraswamy wrote, "As the lock down continues, what action plan does the government have to tackle the challenges of ensuring marketing channels for farm produce with timely transport and ensuring uninterrupted supply of essential groceries to towns and cities?"

He later asked the government to act "swiftly and effectively".

"On one hand we see farmers throwing their produce in despair and losing their livelihoods. On the other hand supplies to towns are depleting. This is threatening both lives and livelihoods. The government must act swiftly and effectively," Kumaraswamy tweeted.

"I urge the state government to immediately announce relief package to farmers by way of direct benefit transfer mechanism and purchase all the agricultural produce so as to avoid farmer suicides," he added.

With 40 deaths and 1,035 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India on Saturday witnessed a sharpest ever increase in coronavirus cases, taking the tally of the infected people in the country to 7,447, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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