Bengaluru, Jan 25: The Karnataka government would hold a Global Investors' Meet (GIM 2020) in Bengaluru from November 3-5 to showcase the southern state's ecosystem for attracting investments from the world over, an official said on Friday.
"Our Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa held the first road show on the GIM at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, being held at Davos in Switzerland and invited global firms to participate in the 3-day event for investment opportunities," additional secretary P. Ravikumar told IANS.
At a curtain-raiser on "Invest Karnataka 2020" on Thursday, the BJP Chief Minister said the theme of the GIM would be "Innovate Now. Growth Forever" as the state had one of the best natural and human resources for investing in manufacturing, services and agriculture sectors and creating jobs.
"About 100 entrepreneurs, businessmen and heads of global firms participated in the roadshow to assess the state's industrial policies, incentives, infrastructure, tax system and its ease of doing business for investment potential," Ravikumar said.
Among the participants at the event were Swiss-India parliamentary group president Niklaus-Samuel Gugger, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, General Electric (GE) executive William Cowan and heads of Gemini Corporation, Coca Cola, SAP Labs, Swiss Re and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
"Khosrowshahi discussed Uber's expansion plans in Bengaluru and assured the Chief Minister of investing more in the state. Cowen expressed interest in the development of healthcare, renewable energy and power distribution across the state through partnership with the state government," the official noted.
The US-based transnational firm (GE) has a large presence in Bengaluru with one its largest engineering and technology centres and two production plants.
"A Coca Cola executive told Yediyurappa that the soft beverage firm would initially invest $25 million in its plants in the state and enhance it to $200 million to benefit farmers and rural people with access to clean drinking water in their villages," Ravikumar said.
The Chief Minister also sought to know the investment or expansion plans of global firms present in the state, especially Bengaluru and assured their heads of the state support in creating hundreds of jobs and wealth.
About 100 members of the Indian delegation to the WEF, led by Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) director-general Chandrajit Bannerjee, Bharat Forge chairman Baba Kalyani, Kirloskar Systems Managing Director Vikram Kirloskar, also participated in the state's GIM roadshow.
State Industries Minister Jagdish Shettar, chief secretary T. M. Vijaya Bhaskar, additional chief secretary E.V. Ramana Reddy and industrial department principal secretary Gurav Gupta also attended the state event.
"Emiriti Lulu Group chairman M.A. Yusuf Ali discussed plans to invest $300 million (Rs 2,160 crore) in logistics, hospitality and health/wellness sectors across the state with Yediyurappa," said Ravikumar.
Ali, an NRI (non-resident Indian) migrated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Kerala two decades ago and founded the Lulu Group at Abu Dhabi to operate a chain of hypermarkets and retail firms since 2000.
"The Chief Minister assured Ali of speedy approvals and incentives for investing in the state, with ease of doing business," the official said in an e-mail to IANS from the Swiss town.
Asserting that his proactive government would work overtime to facilitate global investments in the southern state, Yediyurappa said he was committed to create more jobs across sectors.
Dassault Systems executive Florene Verzelen told the chief minister about her company's plans to set up centres of excellence in smart manufacturing and smart cities in the southern state.
"The centres will train and equip the youth with skilled jobs in large corporations the world over," Ravikumar reiterated.
Yediyurappa apprised US aerospace behemoth Lockheed Martin executive Richard Ambrose of the ecosystem for aerospace and defence industry in the state, especially Bengaluru.
"I will soon visit Bengaluru to explore the possibilities of investing more in Karnataka and taking up research and development work," said Ambrose on the occasion.
A delegation from global automotive component maker Denso also called on the chief minister and interacted with the state delegation.
The Japanese firm has an excellence and research centre in New Delhi and a manufacturing unit at Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Denso executive Hiroyuki Wakabasyi said he would visit Bengaluru soon to explore further investments in the state.
"Arcelor Mittal chairman Laxmi Mittal also met the chief minister and discussed his company's investment plans in the state," the official added.
Mittal backed out of setting up a steel plant in the state's northern region over a decade ago due to delays in acquiring land and mandatory approvals.
Drug maker Novo Nordisk chief executive Lars Fruergaard expressed readiness to work with the state government in taking up educative and awareness programmes for diabetic patients.
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the marriage ended in divorce so everyone please calm down.
The good thing is that the girl here is educated so no one cares but imagine a young girl in her place with no education?
why not muslim male changes religion for his so called true love.
r u ok with muslim girls marrying hindu guys and converting to hinduism, because many muslim girls will get inspired by this marriage to do the same.
All the best love from brotherhood. Not because you married a muslim but you made your dream true.
She will understand later on...and nidhi actually u type of rationalists are d burden of d country's fools...now we need to learn from Muslims and Christians who landed on this earth about 1400 years ago !!!
Seriously u need a psychiatric treatment...!!!
Its not about hindu muslims we dont give a damn about such incidents let die who wanna die...she nd her family will humbly regret afterwards nd shamefully u idiots will come to sympathize her if sumthing happens to her !!! It will be gud if she doesnt face any problem...happy married life...converted nd married girl !!!
Hope she is not sold out to some pimp in kamathipura. This is what such guys do..
they do not believe in religions. it their parents mistake
Hindus are coward and they do give priority to religion, while muslims are praying daily , loves from them next
girl is adamant. RSS is not coming in picture. Why to blame . if muslim girl marry so much hue cry has been made by muslims
she will come back , because her adamanat nature will also hurt her husband
Dr Narendra is not looking forward for the happiness of his daughter but trying to ruin the Hindu religion. Is not it an insult to your ancestors ,their souls may be crying on account of conversion of their grand daughter.
if my sister or daughter has married i would have finished entire muslims and killed my sister and daughter on spot because people in our religion r reducing in india
If its true love why she has to leave her religion?
Whats so great she is getting after leaving religion?
She can be divorced with Three Words of Talaq, Her Husband can have three more wieves and she will not have any property rights.
What an enlightenment.
Best of Luck, Mashaallah, when you come dubai please contact me i will arrange party..
This is a very touchy subject. Religion plays a great role in one's lives, love also has a divine role as well. I hope and pray that the couple have a good life together. I also believe that one should not be forced to change any religion against his/her wishes. However, in this case the girl says categorically that it is she who changed her religion in her own accord. So, the pressures from society is perhaps not proper. It is done more from the anguish of religious than in any other vein.
Every person has a right to choose their own life partner. And nobody has the right to dictate terms to two consenting adults. All the best Ashitha n Shakeel for a happy married life. God bless!!
Every body is free to marry their choice and also free to practice the religion of their choice.
IF IT IS TRUE LOVE THEN WHY DID SHE CHANGE HER NAME .......SHE IS A FOOL AND TRYING TO MAKE OTHERS FOOL
Why is this uproar, a girl is going to marry a boy of her liking, but why to talk of changing the religion and reading of the text which is but a type of madness? Had all people been good, then bombardments would not have taken place. If this be the case, why are Pakistan, and other Muslim countries not secular? It is good to preach others, but not yourself. Why bare the terrorists carrying out bombardments? Leave minority-ism. If the medieval age Turks, Mughals were good enough then they would not have broken the sacred shrines. The victory of the sword will never last long.
First of all congrats to both of you.
As love is beyond religions and these communal people just wanna divide us on the basis of religion.
And If people really love each other they should accept them as they are. when we are not changing our other habits .
Then why we need to change to any religion .
When god is one.
Its should be leave on person by wat ever name he wanna call him either Allah or Shiva or Jesus.
Nobody should force him/her to call him by any name.
And other partner should respect his decision because that is what base of love is .
God Bless u both
what we are made to believe from childhood is that there is one supernatural power who is governing the world..in islam we call it ALLAH..in hinduism it is shiva,vishnu and brahmma..
but believe me..humanity has no religion..
those who pretend themselves as guru,baba are infact exploiting our rights.
we are born as human being..and we should try of becoming good human being at the end....all we want is happiness,joy,peace along with harmony among all.So there should be no barrier of religion among ones harmony.
IT IS US WHO HAD MADE OURSELVES EXPLOITED BY OTHERS....WE HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO WRONGDOERS....IN OUR HOME AND SOCIETY..we need to stand up against such irrational behavior from those who have nothing to do neither they are educate nor do they have any brain of humanity..these folks are useless.
good blessings are always with you..live a happy married life.
Action for reaction
Best of luck
All the best Shaista and Ahmed may Allah bless you always
MOHAN BHAGAT RSS...STOP THIS NONSENSE FROM DESPICABLE HINDUTWA BRIGADE WHO ARE NOTHING SHORT OF STREETSIDE MOWALIS, DESTROYING THE HIGH RESPECT HINDUISM HAS BEEN ENJOYING FROM A LONG TIME.
DO SOMETHING CONCRETE IN SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN MAKING NUISANCE OF RELIGION..
THERE IS NO DAMNED LOVE JIHAD...& SUCH PERPETRATORS OF ACCUSATION SHOULD BE HANDED OVER TO THE TALIBANESE OR ISIS PEOPLE TO BE DEALT WITH .
Elders say couples are made in heaven. Its true with shakeel & sulthana. May ALLAH(SWT) bestow your future with peace & prosperity. AMEEN...FORGET ABOUT GOONS OR CHADDIES THEY ARE NOBODY BEFORE ALLAH(SWT)...
jab miya n bibi raji ...tab kya krega even quazi? Here even parents of both sides r agreed. But the girl n her parents must hv pondered that ...1...as per a news report in Muslim religion even a father in law rapes his daughter-in-law...it is no sin. n no case shud be filed...2....Her daughter when g'll grow up can marry her brothers. ...3... the family'll cook beef in their kitchen. ...4... she n her parents must inquire from the boy n his parents whether they stand up when jan-gan-man..n...vande-materam is played...or boy says Bharat Mata ki jai or hate saying so? ..5...It is said muslim religion says \kill all others who r non-muslims\" ie y almost all terrorists r from muslim countries . What the boy think about this jihad. she is an adult n must hv asked all above n satisfied herself."
Well,I Know it is hard to convince you because you are in love.You both belong to different religion and it is hard for you both to get settled in each others community/family. I suggest you both to read Quran & Gita and find truth and choose the true & best religion otherwise it is hard for you to live together.
First of all guys....hinduisum is the oldest religion....in d world so better believe in \gita\" all are created by bramma the creator.
Shiva the destroyer and vishnu the preserver...!
And we belive everyone is equal there is only one god....!
We never say that quran is the only single and truthful book..!
Better read gita!! It helps!"
Many many congratulations dear! Don't bother about half naked saffron chaddi walaz! Go aheadn hv fun! God bless
Muslims do not sing national song as they say its against religion. They tell mecca not india is the holy place for them. What else proof you need to understand that muslims are anti-national terrorists . Now this woman has married one such terrorist and destabilise my holy country by producing more such terrorists.
Exacly Bombay muvie.but still confused why there were so much fuss for that movie.
saffron groups are so cheap that they can sell their mothers, sisters, wives for their benefit. We Muslims are dominating world by this kind of conversions.
There is so much intolerance on both sides here. The RSS is intolerant of the muslim man marrying a hindu girl & the muslim family is so intolerant of the hindu bride that they made her convert.
#BURNOL_MOMENT_FOR_SANGHIS
Anubhav ,
When U talk about ISLAM and its matter.. atleast just read QURAN once in your life time. Dont depend on MEDIA ISLAM which is feeded to YOU ALL ... If U want to look at ISLAM, please I suggest to look into its SOURCE that is QURAN... and it has not changed since it has been REVEALED nor it has been concocted. The one who CREATED us, challenges it will be in the same form, the way it was REVEALED to Prophet of ALLAH (Muhammad pbuh.
So dont make such non sense comment which we know that U Stlll need to learn about the CREATOR, who created U & ME & all that exists.
I suggest U go thru thequranproject org which is well explained for non muslim
@Mohamad Jonah: first of all she said it does not make a difference to her which religion she follows. So she obviously did not convert for religion but just to get married. Is it allowed in Islam to convert just for marriage and do not follow Islam relig
Changing religion just for marriage is not a secular treand! They are getting married and no one should challenge them but neither it is love triumph not a secular marriage as one party has to convert. In all interreligious marriages where one partner has to change religion, secularism goes out of window. This is hypocrisy that u can fall in love with someone who is not from your religion but for marriage you need one from yous so conversion is a must. And stupid morons who are commenting here to moch or humiliate each others religion are the fanatics who are responsible for troubles in the life of couples involved in interreligious marriages..
MAY ALLAH BLESS THEM ALWAYS..
They showed the world that \'TRUE LOVE NEVER ENDS\""
All the best and go ahead....its your life....enjoy....this is another bjp's beef politics...their aim is to not helping people live peacefully...they want to destroy peace and tranquility of peace loving state of karnataka...
Welcome sister for RECOGNIZING the WORD of GOD ... ALLAH who created all that exists.... and also recognizing that created things are not GODS. which is also mentioned in Hindu scriptures too..NA TASYA PRATIMA ASTI... There is no image or idols of God...How come we worship the created things....
Good Luck
Wish U happy Married life in advance, Don't Care Chaddies, they are always doing Nonsense, we love all Religion.
Saffrons have no other work they want to do something to live so they do create these issues in society we should care about them. we should do what we feel good not what others feel good
happy married life Allah may bless you both
my hearty congratulation to parents of this boy and girl who supported for this marriage
wish u happy married life in advance , dear bro and sis.
don't be afraid of rss chaddi goons, they cant do anything, they only know to bark like dog. shame of chaddi goons...
To my Brothers and sisters ... KNOW ALLAH.
ALLAH is the lord of All that exists. and ALLAH also created EVIL....
Through Prophet MUHAMMAD pbuh he conveyed the message. Never FEAR EVIL when ALLAH is with YOU.
TRUST ALLAH, ALL EVILS will run away when they hear the name of ALLAH.
SAY BISMILLAH (in the name of ALLAH) ALLAHUMMA ikfinihim bimah Shihth - (O ALLAH, Suffice (protect) me against them however YOU wish) When U fear people of their harm.
Our faith should be STRONG in ALLAH and Dont FEAR the EVIL.
Cheddis, the DEVIL's agents will TRY to stop people who accept the TRUTH... DONT FEAR the cheddis, its a matter of time, HAVE patience and make DUA to the CREATOR of all the EXiSTS.
Any FEAR -- repeat this dua and never fear the evil. Allah is with us, Dont worry.
ALLAH, will make everything FEAR whoever FEARS HIM, and HE will make whoever FEARS PEOPLE - FEAR EVERYTHING.
good luck dont bother about threat call ,threat call treat as miss call
On the onset, people from the girls community usually feel the pain. It is common. There is no strange in it.
But the case here is totally different. Both the girl and her parents supported their wish. both the girl and her parents are educated people.
The girl is not marrying and decided to accept husband's religion.
Educated people they know very well what is the religion, the purpose of religion, and finally they know how to identify the right religion. They have recognized the truth in Islam.
This case is an eye opener for Hindus. Now they should study their religion and compare it with Islam. They will definitely understand the truth in Islam. Sure they will uphold the Islamic values and I am sure all educated and learned Hindus will accept the truth which eventually motivate them to daringly follow Islam.
Worldwide the fastest growing religion is ISLAM. Because Islam does not bribe to accept it nor force to follow it.
Indian society is in peak of intolerance these days.
Very good sister. I pray allah to give you more strength to fight this saffron menace
Best of luck sister. I pray allah to give you strength.
very good decision sister..... be strong, don't afraid these RSS backed goons, RSS always famous for interfering others matters, they just want to create tension between community and bloodshed. God with you ...
Should we need another freedom fight? Brothers let them enjoy the life the way they wish.
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