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Bharath Group chairman B Ganapathi Pai no more

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October 11, 2012

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Mangalore, October 11: Entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Bharath Group Company B Ganapathi Pai passed away on Wednesday night. He was 77.

 

Ganapathi Pai, who joined the Group in 1954, emerged as one of the prominent entrepreneurs of coastal Karnataka after establishing Bharath Beedi Works Private Limited with a pan-India presence.

 

Presently the Group employs over 50,000 people directly and indirectly and has an annual turnover of about Rs. 400 crore.

 

It was his father B Manjunath Pai who established the business empire with No.30 brand Beedi.

 

The Bharath Group Companies include Bharath Beedi Works Pvt. Ltd., Bharath Exports, Bharath Builders, Bharath Printers and Alaknanda Printers, Bharath Auto Cars, Bharath Mall and Book Mark. Bharath group is running two educational institutions and a cultural centre in Karkala.

 

It may be recalled here that despite suffering a massive stroke in 2001, he had continued to guide his young team in managing the business.

 

Ganapathi Pai is survived by his wife Geetha Pai, two sons, Ananth, Anand and daughters Roopa and Rekha.

 

Condolence


Union minister for power and corporate affairs M Veerappa Moily has expressed condolences to the family members of the late entrepreneur.

 

“I am deeply shocked to learn about the sad demise of B. Ganapathi Pai, Chairman & Managing Director of Bharath Beedi Works Pvt. Ltd., Mangalore. He has been a great entrepreneur and philanthropist. I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family”, said Mr Moily in a statement.



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June 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 10: The Karnataka government on Wednesday said coronavirus tests conducted in the state has crossed the four lakh mark, while the recovery rate remained at 44 per cent.

Sharing the daily COVID-19 bulletin on his Twitter handle, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said till Tuesday 4,00,257 samples were tested in 71 COVID-19 testing labs across the state.

"Karnataka crossed 4 lakh tests mark on Tuesday. So far, we tested 4,00,257 samples in 71 #COVID19 testing labs across the state with a positivity rate of 1.4 per cent," he said.

He tweeted that the state's recovery rate remained healthy at 44 per cent with 2,605 discharges and 5,921 cumulative cases.

The minister said Karnataka was home to nearly a tenth of the total testing labs in India.

According to the Karnataka Health department, out of the four lakh odd samples tested, 3,87,027 samples were reported negative.

The total active cases in the state as on Tuesday evening were 3,248 whereas 66 people lost their lives to coronavirus so far.

Major contributors to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka are those who returned from Maharashtra recently.

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May 31,2020

Bengaluru, May 31: As many as 299 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Karnataka today. Most of them have interstate travel history.

With this total number of covid-19 cases in Karnataka rose to 3221. 

District wise cases: Raichur 83, Yadgir 44, Bidar 33, Kalaburagi 28, Vijayapura 26, Bengaluru Urban 21, Dakshina Kannada 14, Mandya 13, Belagavi 13, Udupi 10, Davangere 6, Uttara Kannada 5, Ballari, Shivamogga, Kolar 1 each.

Two more deaths reported in the state. One of the patients is a 50 year old male from Raichuru district, who returned from Maharashtra. Another is a 75 year old man, a resident of containment zone in Bidar. With this the number of COVID 19 related deaths rose to 51.

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April 20,2020

Karanataka, Apr 20: Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa launched an online crash course programme 'GetCETGo', here on Monday.

GetCETGo is the state government's free online crash course programme to help all students of Karnataka prepare for Common Entrance Test (CET) and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

The programme was launched by the state government amid the disruption in education sector caused due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.

Students can access the content through the web portal and the Android Application that has been developed by Sinchu Infotech and Deeksha Online.

They can also avail comprehensive study material with practice questions, chapter-wise tests, revision videos and mock tests.

According to the state government, this programme will benefit around 1,94,000 students.

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