Mangaluru Airport conferred int'l award for customer satisfaction

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October 29, 2015

Mangaluru, Oct 29: Out of 16 international and 37 domestic airports in the country, Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Airports Authority India was awarded with World Quality Commitment (WQC) 'International Star Award' under the Gold Category, at the 29th International WQC Convention held on October 24-25 in Paris, France.

MIA Airport Director J T Radhakrishna represented and received the award for the airport at the convention in Paris.

Addressing reporters at a press conference in the airport premises on Thursday, Mr Radhakrishna said that MIA was the only airport in India that was selected for the WQC award in the aviation sector.

The award has been awarded by Business Initiative Directions (BID) in Madrid, Spain to recognise the contribution of Mangaluru International Airport in terms of quality, leadership and excellence. The airport was selected for the Award by the WQC Selection Committee on the basis of criteria such as total quality management, Quality Commitment principles, ISO 9000, customer satisfaction, business results, continuous developments for passenger amenities, innovation, growth and facilities to stakeholders, he said.

He informed that the level of customer satisfaction index at Mangaluru International Airport had improved from 4.35 to 4.82 between July and December 2014, making it the second highest ranking among airports in the country. The airport had also received of 4.92 (out of 5) in cleanliness, which is another major component in quality service to customers, he said, adding that it was important to maintain the quality of improvement in the airport and bring new innovations.

The airport also saw the highest growth of nearly 12 percent in air traffic in India, he told reporters.

Speaking on the occasion, KCCI president Rammohan said that the award secured by MIA was the first feather in the cap for Mangaluru for becoming a Smart City.

CISF Deputy Commandant (Mangaluru International Airport) Amith Kumar, Air India Express station manager Nagesh Shetty, Pandit's Health Resort president L Goel and others were present on the occasion.

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April 18,2020
Bengaluru, Apr 18: State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has stated that there is no need for Dubai Kannadigas to be worried during the COVID-19 crisis.
 
In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said that the State government is with the Dubai Kannadigas and their families residing here in the State, promising that they will not face any problems.
 
Bommai also sought the cooperation of all Dubai-based Kannadiga industrialists and employees in the fight against the virus.

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Sunday, 19 Apr 2020

We are already facing lot of problems here without food and money.

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January 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Rural development and panchayat raj minister K S Eshwarappa has received two threatening calls from Tamil Nadu, according to Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

He said that he had instructed the police to provide adequate security. 

At 12.30 pm on Friday, an unidentified person made a phone call. Speaking in Tamil, he threatened Eshwarappa with life, it is said.

Eshwarappa is known for abusive remarks and issuing threats to non-Hindus.

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January 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Australia has conferred its highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia honour, on Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for her contribution towards advancing the country's relationship with India.

Australia's High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu invested Mazumdar-Shaw as an Honorary Member within the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division at a ceremony in Bengaluru on Friday, the Australian High Commission said in a statement.

An alumnus of Federation University Australia, Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder of Biocon, one of India's largest bio-pharmaceutical companies.

She contributes immensely to promoting women in STEM through the joint research programmes developed between Biocon and Deakin University, Australia, as part of her deep and long-standing commitment to gender equality, the statement said.

Mazumdar-Shaw - an Australian Global Alumni Ambassador - is also recognised for her sustained and significant contribution to industry academia collaboration between Australia and India, it said.

The ceremony was attended by representatives from Indian and Australian business, the diplomatic corps, and family, friends and peers of Mazumdar-Shaw, the statement said.

Speaking at the event, Sidhu said, "Dr Mazumdar-Shaw is a tireless champion of the commercial, educational, and people-to-people links between our two countries, and this award recognises her commitment to progressing the Australia-India partnership."

Honorary appointments in the Order of Australia are made to foreign nationals who have made an outstanding contribution to Australia or humanity at large.

Mazumdar-Shaw is the fourth Indian citizen to be awarded Australia's highest civilian honour.

This follows the conferment of superstar batsman Sachin Tendulkar in 2012, Former Attorney General of India Soli Jehangir Sorabjee in 2006, and Mother Teresa of Kolkata (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in 1982.

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