JANUARY 2021

JANUARY 2021

CHAMBER AT WORK – JANUARY 2021

03-01-2021 09.15 a. m Shri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended the Business Tonic event as Chief Guest organized by Namma Kudla 24X7 TV channel at Sri Sudhindra Auditorium, Dongarakeri, Mangalore.
09-01-2021 4.00 p. m. Swastha Mangaluru Samithi conducted a short programme focusing on the systematic methods of handling Solid Waste Management, a project proposal regarding segregation, collection and treating the waste from our Mangaluru city at St Aloysius College. Shri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended the event.
12-01-2021 11.00 a. m. KCCI Editorial Team – Ms. M. Athmika Amin (Director & Editor), Shri Aditya Pai (Director & Associate Editor) and Shri Dikshith Rai (Chairman – Young Indian Mangalore) met Shri Harikrishna Bantwal, Chairman of KEONICS to interview him on the progress of IT Park Project at Circuit House Mangalore.
18-01-2021 4.00 p. m. Meeting with Past Presidents Shri Subbaya Shetty and Shri Ananthesh V. Prabhu to discuss the draft Articles of Association of KCCI which is in the process of Amendment.
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Yuwaah! UNICEF India organized Zoom meeting to discuss about creating a platform for youth to access opportunities. KCCI President Shri Isaac Vas, Shri Prakash Kalbhavi, and Prof. CA Lionel Aranha attended.
20-01-2021 6.45 p. m. Yes Bank representative made presentation to the Board on investment opportunities for MSME sector at The Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru.
    7.00 p. m. The Fourth Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2020-21 was held at The Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru.
NOVEMBER 2020 – DECEMBER 2020

NOVEMBER 2020 – DECEMBER 2020

CHAMBER AT WORK – NOVEMBER – DECEMBER  2020

25-11-2020     The 30th Customs Clearance Facilitation (CCFC) meeting was attended by Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira, Chairman of the EXIM Cell of KCCI on virtual platform.
28-11-2020     Shri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI submitted memorandum      on Establishing an Information Technology (IT) Park at Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada to Dr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan, Honorable Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka at the BJP Office, Mangaluru. Shri Ashith B. Hegde, Chairperson of the IT Sub-Committee of KCCI, Shri Gaurav Hegde, Past Secretary of KCCI and Shri Dikshith Rai, Head of Codecraft and Past Director of KCCI were present.
   

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  Orientation programme and interactive session with the newly appointed Sub-Committee Chairmen / Chairpersons of KCCI were conducted by the Office Bearers, Board of Directors of KCCI at The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. The session was chaired by Past President of KCCI CA. Srinivas S. Kamath and Past Secretary CA B. Chandrakanth Rao as resource person.
02-12-2020 10.30 a. m. District Level Export Promotion Committee (DLEPC) for Promotion of Exports was held at District Commissioner office in Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri Isaac Vas attended the meeting.
04-12-2020 3.30 p.m. Meeting on CLAF was held at Mangaluru City Corporation as part of Smart City Project. Progress and proposals of the Water Front Project by the consultants were discussed.      Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice President, KCCI attended the meeting.
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Meeting was conducted at KCCI Chamber office with              Shri Thimmayya Pindimane, Managing Director of The South Kanara Bee-Keepers’ Co-Operative Society on setting up of an accredited honey testing laboratory in Mangalore. The meeting was attended by KCCI President Shri Isaac Vas, KCCI Focus Area Key Driver CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Editor of KCCI Ms. Athmika Amin.
   

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Shri Thimmayya Pindimane, Managing Director of The South Kanara Bee-Keepers’ Co-Operative Society was interviewed for the KCCI journal by the Editorial panel members          Ms. Athmika Amin, CA Nandagopal Shenoy and was assisted by Ms. Shareel D’Souza.
    5.30 p. m. Shri M. Ahmed Bava, Past Treasurer of KCCI and Member of D.R.U.C.C. Palghat was felicitated for 2019 Organizer and Social Worker by Beary Sahitya Academy at Ravindra Kala Mantapa. He was felicitated by Shri T.N. Nagabarana, Chairman of Kannada Development Authority, Govt. of Karnataka and Shri S. Rangappa, Secretary, Kannada & Sanskrit Dept., Govt. of Karnataka.
16-12-2020     The 103rd Annual General Meeting of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) was held at Sir M.V. Auditorium, Bengaluru. KCCI Past President            Shri P.B Adbul Hameed attended the session on virtual platform.
17-12-2020       KCCI Past President Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed and Honorary Secretary of KCCI Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed attended the FKCCI Election of new Management Committee and Office Bearers for the year 2020-21.
        Past President of KCCI Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed was elected as the Director of FKCCI Managing Committee for the year 2020-21 at the election held at Sir M. V. Auditorium of FKCCI in Bengaluru.
18-12-2020 11.00 a. m. KCCI President Shri Isaac Vas was the Chief Guest for the opening ceremony of the New Production facility of Star Flex Industries, Baikampady, Mangaluru.
    3.30 p. m. Sub-Committee meeting of the APMC committee was held at the Chamber to discuss the increase of APMC cess from 0.35% to 1.00% by the state government. The meeting was attended by KCCI Past Presidents Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed and Shri G. G. Mohandas Prabhu.
         
21-12-2020 5.00 p. m. The Third Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2020-21 was held at the Board room of KCCI, “Chamber Building”, Bunder, Mangalore.
        Shri P. B. Abdul Hameed, Past President, KCCI was felicitated by Shri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI for being elected as the Director of FKCCI Managing Committee for the year 2020-21.
OCTOBER 2020 – NOVEMBER 2020

OCTOBER 2020 – NOVEMBER 2020

CHAMBER AT WORK – OCTOBER – NOVEMBER  2020

20-10-2020 10.30 a.m. Mangaluru Smart City Limited held Stakeholders Meeting on Waterfront Development Project at Hotel Deepa Comforts, Mangaluru. It was attended by Shri Isaac Vas, President and was led by the team of Shri Niren Jain, Architect and Shri Yathish Baikampady, Chairman, Airlines, Airport and Tourism Sub-Committee of KCCI.
21-10-2020   Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Hon. Secretary met the Fisheries College authorities regarding setting up of an MPEDA approved Fish and Fisheries product Testing and Certification Laboratory in their college for the mutual benefits of students.
22-10-2020   Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira, Director, KCCI participated in the 29th CCFC virtual meeting hosted by the Principal and Chief Commissioner’s Office at Bengaluru.
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A Webinar on “IT Infrastructure Security” was attended through zoom meeting by office bearers.
02-11-2020 10.00 a.m. Shri Isaac Vas, President inaugurated the HDFC Bank Branch at Janapriya Arcade, Nellikai Road, Bunder, Mangaluru.
    4.00 p. m. Tourism Projects review meeting was held at the D. C’s Office Meeting Hall chaired by D. C., Dakshina Kannada District. MLAs and MOC of Dakshina Kannada District and Shri Yatish Baikamapady, Chairman, Airlines, Airport and Tourism Sub-Committee of KCCI attended.
        Memorandum submitted to ADGFT on establishing MPEDA approved lab for Fisheries Industry.
03-11-2020 10.00 a. m. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) were signed between St. Agnes College (Autonomous) and KCCI, Mangaluru as part of Industry Academia partnership. Shri Isaac Vas, President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar, Director, KCCI attended.
04-11-2020 11.00 a. m. Editorial board Ms. Athmika Amin along with members of Editorial Board Shri Aditya Pai and Shri Vishnu Rao (Intern) interviewed Shri Dilraj Alva, President D.K Bus Operators Association.
05-11-2020 3.00 p. m. Shri Isaac Vas, President attended the Board Meeting of Mangalore SEZ Limited.
06-11-2020 3.30 p. m. Meeting was held with Chief Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of MSEZ Limited on promotion of the Industrial Area and to know the expectations of the MSMEs to set their units there. Shri Isaac Vas, President attended it.
    04.30 p. m Grand Launch of Hyundai i20 Car at Kanchana Hyundai, Padil, Mangalore.  Shri Isaac Vas, President was the Chief Guest for occasion.
07-11-2020 3.30 p.m. Shri Isaac Vas President KCCI and Director B A Nazeer attended CII Council Meeting on Microsoft Team Online      platform.
10-11-2020 11.00 a. m ADR activities – Meeting was held at President’s office and was Chaired by Shri Isaac Vas, President along with Prof. Lionel Aranha, Member ADR and Shri Mytreya, Manager, KCCI.
11-11-2020 12.00 Noon Resilient Karnataka Webinar by Govt. of Karnataka held through zoom meeting. Shri Isaac Vas, President attended.
12-11-2020 8.30 a. m. The First Meeting of the Strategic Areas of Focus on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) of KCCI for the year 2020-21 was held at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. Shri Isaac Vas, President, Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Shri Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretaries, CA. B. Chandrakanth Rao, CA. Naveen Narayan and Shri Mytreya, Manager of KCCI attended.
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Business Tonic live programme was telecast on the topic, Karnataka New Industrial Policy – 2020-25 in Namma Kudla News 24X7 TV channel. Among the panelists were Shri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI, Shri G. Giridhar Prabhu, Director, Achal Group of Companies and Shri Ajith Kamath, President, Kanara Small Industries. The panelists also answered the queries of the viewers.
17-11-2020 4.30 p.m. President Shri Isaac Vas attended seminar on scaling up MSMEs with Maini Group Head Mr. Sandeep Maini as the Resource Person.
20-11-2020 9.30 a.m. Second meeting on Focus Area of Chamber – Helping Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners Association to improve their services held at St. Joseph Engineering College. Shri Isaac Vas, President, Shri Aditya Pai, Ms. Athmika Amin, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Directors, KCCI, Shri Yathish Baikampady, Chairman, Airlines, Airport and Tourism special Cell, KCCI, Prof. CA. Lionel Aranha participated.
    7.00 p. m. The Second Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2020-21 was held at the Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru.
AUGUST 2020 – OCTOBER 2020

AUGUST 2020 – OCTOBER 2020

CHAMBER AT WORK – AUGUST – OCTOBER  2020

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Digital Seminar on Using 5S Technique During the Restoration Phase through MS Team platform.
03-09-2020 5.00 p. m. The Fourteenth Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2019-20 was held through video conference using the zoom application.
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Webinar on “Redefine your sales strategies in the new normal” was held through Google meet.
11-09-2020 4.00 p. m. The Fifteenth Meeting of the Office-bearers of KCCI for the year 2019-20 was held at the Conference Room of KCCI, “Chamber Building”, Bunder, Mangalore – 575 001.
The Fifteenth Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2019-20 was held at the Meeting Hall of KCCI, “Chamber Building”, Bunder, Mangalore – 575 001.
14-09-2020 4.30 p. m. Webinar on ‘Procedures and opportunities in GeM registration in Govt. procurement organized by MSME Development Institute, Government of India, Bangalore.
18-09-2020 10.30 a. m. Webinar on “Preparing for E-invoicing, E-way Bill & GST filing” organized by Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI).
19-09-2020 11.00 a. m. A Meeting with Sri Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South and Merchants of Bunder Area regarding Bunder Area development at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended the meeting.
3.00 p. m. The 11th City level Advisory Committee Meeting was held at the DC Court Hall, 3rd Floor, DC Office, Mangalore, D.K. under the Chairmanship of Honorable DC Mangaluru. Sri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President attended.
21-09-2020 11.00 a. m. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) organized a special webinar focused on “Going Live with STPI IoT Open Lab” through video conference using the zoom application.
23-09-2020 4.00 p.m. 28th Customs Clearance Facilitation (CCFC) Meeting was held through video conference using the zoom application.
5.00 p. m. The Meeting of the Managing Committee was held at the Sir M. V. Auditorium, FKCCI, Bengaluru.
27-09-2020 10.00 a. m. World Tourism Day of 2020 was organized by Department of Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka at the Thannirbhavi Beach.    Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended the event.
28-09-2020 4.00 p. m. The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mangaluru was held through Video Conferencing (VC) / Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM).
29-09-2020 9.45 a. m. The 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of M/s Mangalore SEZ Limited (“MSEZL” or “the Company”) was held to transact the businesses mentioned in the Notice of the AGM through video conferencing (‘VC’) / other audio visual means (‘OAVM’).
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Kanara Industries Association organized GeM Interactive Webinar Session on Registration on GeM Portal and awareness of business opportunities on National Public Procurement Market through Microsoft Teams. Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended.
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Based on excellent feedback on the GST group of KCCI, we have formed another exclusive EXIM group to discuss and update on matters relating to Imports and Exports for benefits of Exporters, Imports and CHAs.

Tax Webinar (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 (CAROTAR 2020) was held through zoom application. Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended.

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Port Working Committee Meeting was held at the New Mangalore Port, Panambur, Mangaluru through Video / Web. Mr. Jeethan Allen Sequeira, Director, KCCI, attended.
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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a “Stakeholders Consultation with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation on Skill requirements at Entry level and Re-skilling in Karnataka” through Microsoft Teams.  Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended.
03-10-2020 12.30 p. m. Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of FKCCI, Bengaluru was held at the Sir M V Auditorium, FKCCI, Kempegowda Road, Bengaluru. The Meeting was conducted by physical presence of members and through video conference (VC).
10-10-2020 A Meeting at the Mangalore City Corporation regarding IT Park.  Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended.
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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized an exclusive interaction with Industry Associations to understand how we could synergize the efforts to create a multiplier effect at the state and think of areas where we could work together for more impactful results. Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI attended.
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Launch of Suisutra Website and Android platform by

Suisutra Team at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Sri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President, KCCI attended as Chief-Guest.

13-10-2020 9.00 p. m. The First Meeting of the Office-bearers of KCCI for the year 2020-21 was through video conference using the zoom application.
14-10-2020 7.00 p. m. The First Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2020-21 was held at the Hotel Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangalore – 575 001.
16-10-2020 2.30 p. m. A meeting held at the D.C’s office Meeting Hall regarding celebration of Kannada Rajyotsava for the year 2020. Sri Isaac Vas, President attended.
17-10-2020 10.00 a. m. A Meeting with Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners Association, Faculties of St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor and MSNM Besant Institute of management held at the MSNM Besant Institute Campus on assisting DK City Bus services to reach world class standard as well as a part of our Industry Academia Collaboration, Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri Aditya Padmanabha Pai and Sri Ahmed Mudassar, Directors, Prof. CA.  Lionel Aranha participated.
JULY 2020 – AUGUST 2020

JULY 2020 – AUGUST 2020

CHAMBER AT WORK – JULY- AUGUST 2020

30-07-2020 President Sri Isaac Vas felicitated outgoing DC of Dakshina Kannada District Smt. Sindhu B. Roopesh at the DC Office, Mangaluru.
01-08-2020 Meeting with Sri Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Dakshina Kannada District to present a Detailed Project Report of the proposed IT Park at Mangaluru. Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President, Sri Nitte Yathiraj Shetty, Director, Sri Kiran Sham, Chairman, IT Sub-Committee, Sri Gaurav Hegde, Past Hon. Secretary, , Sri Dikshith Rai, Past Director , Sri Ashith Hegde Member of IT Sub-Committee and  Mr. Naveen Cardoza, President, CREDAI, attended.
Meeting with Sri Harikrishna Bantwal, Chairman, KEONICS to present a Detailed Project Report of the proposed IT Park at Mangaluru. Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri Gaurav Hegde, Past Hon. Secretary, Sri Dikshith Rai, Past Director, Sri Praveen Kumar Kalbhavi, Past Hon. Secretary, Sri Kiran Sham, Chairman, IT Sub-Committee and  Mr. Naveen Cardoza, President, CREDAI attended.
2.8.2020 Second Meeting with Sri Harikrishna Bantwal, Chairman, KEONICS for a detailed technical discussion on the proposed IT Park at Mangaluru. Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri Gaurav Hegde, Past Hon. Secretary, Sri Dharmaraj, IDF and Sri Dheeraj Hejmady Attended.
03-08-2020 Meeting with Dr. Bharath Kumar Shetty, MLA, Mangaluru North for presentation of DPR of proposed IT Park at Mangaluru, Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri M. Ganesh Kamath, Hon. Treasurer, Sri Dikshith Rai, Past Director, Sri Kiran Sham, Chairman, IT Sub-Committee and Sri Ashith Hegde, Member, IT Sub-Committee attended.
06-08-2020 The Fourteenth Meeting of the Office-bearers of KCCI for the year 2019-20 was held through video conferencing using the zoom application.
07-08-2020 Meeting with Sri Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, Mangaluru South in connection with the proposed IT Park at Mangaluru. Sri Isaac Vas, President, Sri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice-President and Sri Kiran Sham, Chairman, IT Sub-Committee of KCCI attended. Copy of DPR presented.
10-08-2020 2.30 p. m. The 2nd IT Sub-Committee Meeting  was held through video conferencing using the zoom application
11-08-2020 Meeting with Prof. Lionel Aranha, Member ADR Sub-Committee of KCCI. Sri Isaac Vas, President and Manager, Mr. Mytreya A. attended.
12-08-2020 10.30 a. m. onwards The Industry-Academia Partnership & Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Sub-committees of KCCI in association with St. Aloysius Institute of Management and IT (AIMIT), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) presented a Webinar on “The Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism”. The meeting was held using the zoom application.
5.00 p. m. The Meeting of the Managing Committee of FKCCI was held at the Sir M. V. Auditorium, FKCCI, Bengaluru.
14-08-2020 5.00 p. m. The Thirteenth Meeting of the Board of Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangaluru for the year 2019-20 was held through video conferencing using the zoom application.
15-08-2020 8.30 a. m. 74th Independence Day Celebration held at the KCCI. Sri Isaac Vas, President, KCCI unfurled the National Flag atop the Chamber Building.