Swagat Seva' service introduced at Mangaluru International Airport

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August 30, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 30: The Mangaluru International Airport has launched Swagat Seva', a unique initiative to help passengers, especially elderly people and women travelling alone.

SwagatSevaAccording to airport authorities, this paid service will make the entire procedure from getting boarding passes and X-Ray of baggage to being seated in the flight smoother and hassle free. It will help the passengers who are not familiar with formalities.

Over a dozen airports across India already offer such services in collaboration with private agencies. In Mangaluru the service started two weeks ago. The fee per head is Rs. 250.

A passenger should make the payment at the counters at the entrance of the departure and at the arrival hall to avail this service, said J T Radhakrishna, director of the airport.

While departing, the staff would take the luggage, assist in check-in and other procedures and lead them to the security hold area where passengers would be made to sit before boarding a flight. In the arrival hall, they would take the luggage, take a taxi and help till they leave.

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MSS
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

Dear Badruddin Panambur- Suratkal

Good comment.

Comment No. 4 is also from your friend.

Badruddin panambur
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

Similar service are given by the already engaged porter services
Who are not taking more than 100/- even if you hv 3/4 passengers
(Family bunch)even then They don't demand...Rs. 250/- too high

Althaf
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

This is not Swagat Sewa this is Money swaha... Mangalore airport is famous for making money and looting the passengers.

Rikaz
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

Another way of money making tactics of airport.....why not free service...already paying so much for various services.....

MSS
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

This is a service and assistance of information.

Any way such needy persons are very few. Airport should provide this service as a courtesy without any charge.

abubakar
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

WHY 250/-????????????? IT SHOULD BE FREE.............

Abdul Latif
 - 
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016

good initiative...

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Touted as a first of its kind in the nation, a mobile Covid-19 lab was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

The lab, approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) can do 9,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) tests per month, an official press release said here. "This is a unique lab having all safety features and capable of producing 100% accurate results within four hours," Dr Sudhakar was quoted as saying in the press release.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) had developed the lab and handed it over to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).

The mobile lab can also be used for molecular diagnostic-testing and can be deployed in coronavirus hot spots quickly, the release said adding, apart from Covid-19, the lab can be utilised for testing H1N1, HCV, TB, HPV and HIV among others.

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June 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 30: In an attempt to tackle unemployment amidst covid-19 crisis, the Karnataka state government has launched a job portal connecting employers and job seekers.

The portal, 'Skill connect' ( https://skillconnect.kaushalkar.com/ ) provides region-wise and sector-wise job listings. An interested candidate can register on the portal and either apply for jobs or can also seek skill training. 

As on Monday, the portal has 25 registered companies with over 2000 jobs available in various sectors. 

The portal works more or less on similar lines as that of any private job portal, except that those posting jobs and candidates searching for employment will have to register with the Skill Development Department. 

Launching the portal on Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa hoped that the portal would provide an impetus to job creation, as well as the economic revival of the state. 

Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan who is also the skill development Minister added, "All these years, there was no information and communication between job seekers and recruiters. This portal will solve that problem."

Also, until now, there hasn't been comprehensive information either on those seeking jobs or those looking for employees. The skill development efforts have not been in sync with the market. All these issues would be addressed by the portal, he said. 

According to Karnataka Skill Development Authority Managing Director Ashwin Gowda, the portal has already seen a response with about 68 applicants in just a day. 

Officials said even the organisations will have to register with the government while providing all documents concerned. The government aims to avoid any fake job advertisements through this. "We will also enable virtual interviews between the candidate and the employer," sources in the department told DH. 

Recently, the government had also launched a portal exclusively for migrants who had returned to Karnataka from other places. This was meant to work as a skill registry.

However, the portal that was launched on Monday, went a step ahead by connecting both the prospective employers and employees, according to officials in the department.

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Pratibha m Hugar
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Tuesday, 7 Jul 2020

Civil engineering jobs 

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April 4,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 4: The chemistry department of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K) here has started producing hand sanitizers in view of its shortage in the market after the coronavirus outbreak.

The social initiative led by Arun Isloor, professor and head of the department, was launched by NIT-K director K Uma Maheshwar Rao.

The raw materials needed for this product were provided by the institute.

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