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.

Comments

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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July 15,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 15: With the state capital along with a few districts under lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the measure was important to break the chain and people seem to have understood its importance.

Appealing for cooperation from the people, he asked them not to make it inevitable for police to use force in implementing the lockdown. "Traffic movement is less, there is a lockdown atmosphere everywhere, I feel that people have understood the importance... cooperation is required. I appeal to the people, if this lockdown has to be effective it has to be voluntary, only then we can control the rapid spread of coronavirus," Bommai said.

Speaking to reporters here, he said this lockdown is important, last time the infection was not up to this level. "This time areas that have a high number of infections- about five districts and Bengaluru city are going for lockdown. People have understood that this lockdown is to break the chain," he said. "Please don't make it inevitable for police to use force," he added.

Bengaluru urban and rural areas are under "complete lockdown" since last night at 8 pm and it will be effective till 5 am on July 22.

Following Bengaluru urban and rural, administrations in several districts like Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada, Kalaburagi (only in Urban areas), Bidar, Raichur (in Raichur city and Sindhanur) and Yadgir too have announced lockdown.

Noting that Police have taken all necessary strict measures to enforce lockdown in Bengaluru urban and rural districts by restricting the movement of vehicles and people, Bommai said barricades have been erected at various places and flyovers have been shut. People have been allowed to purchase vegetables and groceries till 12 noon, he said.

The government has warned of action in case of any violation of the lockdown rules. As of July 14 evening, cumulatively 44,077 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 842 deaths and 17,390 discharges. Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 20,969 infections.

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February 24,2020

Belagavi, Feb 24: Almost a month after a soldier was reported missing following a trip to Gokak's Godchinamalaki falls, his wife and her lover - who was her car driver - were arrested in Belagavi for his murder.

Police said the accused, Prashant Patil, and two friends tried to throw Deepak Pattanadara, 32, off a cliff after slitting his throat. Deepak's wife, Anjali, had registered a missing case with police on February 4, saying her husband had gone on a trip with friends on January 28 and hadn't returned.

In a twist, Deepak's elder brother lodged a complaint at the same police station, alleging that Anjali was behind the disappearance.

Anjali and Prashant, both 26, were arrested on Saturday while Prashant's two friends are absconding. Deepak's decomposed body has been recovered.

Deepak, who was posted in Delhi and was on the verge of retirement after 14 years in the army, had suspected his wife's alleged affair, police said. He'd bought a car for Anjali in 2019, and since he was home only twice a year, he hired Prashant as the driver. Anjali and Prashant grew close but when Deepak asked Anjali about the affair, she denied it outright.

When Deepak came home during vacation, the duo planned to eliminate him, police said.

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Mumbai, June 7: As the Maharashtra government has given green signal for outdoor physical activities under 'Mission Begin Again' despite amidst growing cases of covid-19,  thousands of Mumbaikars flocked to Marine Drive for 'morning walks' on Sunday.

People were seen wearing masks as a precaution from the novel coronavirus pandemic, however, from the viral photo, it seems that no social distancing norms were followed what so ever.

"Better call it marne waalon ka drive," said a Twitter user. "Still people have no sense of responsibility," said another Twitter user.

After nearly 80 days of lockdown, Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra revved back to life on Friday. 

Most markets, market areas, commercial and trading areas - barring malls or market complexes - reopened for business even as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reiterated that "people should tread cautiously while beginning a 'new life' from today".

Meanwhile, of the total 82,968 cases in Maharashtra, Mumbai now accounts for 47,354 cases and 1,577 deaths.

On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 120 deaths, including 58 in Mumbai, due to COVID-19, taking the overall number of fatalities to 2,969, state Health department said.

The recovery rate in the state stands at 45.06 per cent and the fatality rate at 3.57 per cent, an official statement said.

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