| CHAMBER AT WORK : JUNE-JULY 2024 | ||||
| 29-06-2024 | – | 2.00 p. m. | – | KCCI Director, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed was the Speaker in the Shrimp Summit held at the ITC Chola, Chennai. He emphasized the need for an early Fishery Improvement Programme (FIP) with the help of the government and the guidance from the Marin Trust, U.K. |
| 01-07-2024 | – | 10.00 a. m. | – | KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu was the Chief Guest at Mangalore University’s Department of Studies and Commerce at their Valedictory and Farewell Programme, Avismrithi of Commerce Association held at their Mangala Auditorium. The Guest of Honour for the event was Prof. Iswara P., Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Mangalore University. Dr. Preethi Keerthi D’Souza, Chairperson, Dept. of Commerce, Mangalore University was also present on the occasion. |
| 02-07-2024 | – | 3.00 p. m. | – | The Commissioner of Customs conducted the Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee (PTFC) meeting at the Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Smt. Vinita Shekhar, Commissioner of Customs, Mangaluru. KCCI was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A |
| 03-07-2024 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | Mangaluru City Corporation organized a stakeholders Consultation workshop on Hydro-Meteorological Resilience Action Plan (HmRAP) at Mangala Sabhangana, Mangaluru City Corporation, Mangaluru. The Mayor of Mangaluru, Shri Sudheer Shetty Kannur and Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation, Shri C. L. Anand addressed the members present in the meeting. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the workshop. |
| 06-07-2024 | – | 6.00 p. m. | – | Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) held their 116th Annual General Function at Cidade de Goa Horizon, Dona Paula. The Chief Guest on the occasion was the Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant. The Guests of Honor for the event were Shri Mauvin Godinho, Minister for Transport, Industries, Panchayat Raj & Protocol, Govt. of Goa and Shri Rohan Khaunte, Minister for Tourism, IT & Printing and Stationery, Govt. of Goa. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the event. |
| 10-07-2024 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | The Second Meeting of the Income Tax Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2023-24 was convened at the Conference Room of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the committee, CA Prasanna Shenoy. Present in the meeting were KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, other members of the committee, CA Gautham Nayak, CA Sriram Rao and special invitee, Past President of KCCI, Shri P.P. Nagesh Pai. |
| 4.30 p. m. | – | The Fourth Meeting of the Board of Directors of KCCI for the financial year 2024-25 and the Tenth Meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Boardroom of KCCI. CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of Office Bearers, Directors and special invitees. | ||
| 11-07-2024 | – | 10.00 a. m. | – | A workshop on the implementation of ban on single-use plastic was organized by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSP-CB) and Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI) at Mangala Auditorium, Mangaluru City Corporation, Mangaluru. The workshop was inaugurated by Mayor of Mangaluru, Shri Sudheer Shetty Kannur. The workshop was conducted by Senior Environment Officer, Ms. Vijaya Hegde, Environment Officer, Shri Mahendra DP, Environment expert, Shri B. N. Prakash. KCCI was represented by its Director, Shri B. A. Nazeer. |
| 5.30 p. m. | – | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru branch, organized a session on Navigating Working Capital Dynamics, at Hotel Avatar, Mangaluru. CII Mangaluru District Council Chairman, Shri Ajith Kamath delivered the welcome address. The panelists for the discussion were, Shri Giridhar Rajaram, Head of Wholesale & Mid-Corporate Banking, Karnataka Bank, Bengaluru, Shri Amith Pai, Director, Amith Cashews Pvt Ltd, Udupi, CA Prasanna Shenoy M, Chairman of KCCI Income Tax sub-committee, Ms. Divya D’Souza, Partner & Chef, MD’Souza Caterers, Life & Business Transformation Coach, Founder President, EVOLVE. Present on the occasion from KCCI were the President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri B. A. Nazeer and Shri Amit Ramachandra. The closing remarks was rendered by Shri Natraj Hegde, Vice Chairman, CII Mangaluru District Council. | ||
| 15-07-2024 | – | 10.00 a. m. | – | KCCI Director, Shri Vincent Cutinha was the speaker at Yenepoya Institute of Technology Centre for Skill Development & Training, Moodabidri. He delivered a talk to the engineering students on Building Future Ready Skills: Preparing for a Dynamic Job Market. |
| 5.00 p. m. | – | Southern Railway, Palakkad, conducted an introductory meeting of the newly formed Railway Station Consultative Committee at the longue of Mangaluru Central Railway Station. The meeting was chaired by Shri Narayana Naik, Deputy Station Manager, Commercial, Mangaluru Central Railway station. Convener of the meeting was Shri P. K. Ajit Kumar, Station Manager, Mangaluru Central railway station. KCCI was represented by its President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu and the Past President of KCCI, Shri Rammohan Pai Maroor. | ||
| 17-07-2024 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | KCCI President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu submitted a memorandum to the Union Minister of State for Railways, Shri V. Somanna at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Office, Mangaluru. Member of Parliament of Dakshina Kannada, Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Shri Mullai Muhilan and senior railway officials were present on the occasion. Others who attended the meeting were the Hon. Secretaries of KCCI, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Director, Shri B.A. Nazeer, Past President of KCCI and Chairman of Railways sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Rammohan Pai Maroor and KCCI representative on Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC), Shri Ahmed Bawa. |
| 19-07-2024 | – | 11.30 a. m. | – | Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd. (MSEZL) conducted its 80th Board Meeting at their Conference Room. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman and also the Director (Finance) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). KCCI was represented by its President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu. |
| 20-07-2024 | – | 12 noon | – | Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament, chaired a meeting at the Conference room of Deputy Commissioner’s office to review highway issues of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu had submitted a memorandum to Capt. Brijesh Chowta the previous day to immediately look into the issues with regard to the blockade of Mangaluru – Bengaluru road connectivity at Shiradi and Sampaje Ghats. Shri Mullai Muhilan, Deputy Commissioner, Shri D. Vedavyasa Kamath, Mangaluru South MLA, Shri Anupam Agrawal, Police Commissioner, Mangaluru also spoke on the occasion. KCCI Past President and Chairman of Railways sub-committee of KCCI, Shri Rammohan Pai Maroor attended this meeting. |
| 2.15 p. m. | – | Infosys hosted the Board of KCCI at its campus in Mudipu, Mangaluru. Infosys Vice-President and Head – Delivery Risk Management, Shri Vasudev Kamath welcomed the delegates from KCCI and spoke about Infosys campus in Mangaluru and took us around the campus facilities. KCCI also held its meeting at the campus to discuss renovating the KCCI Meeting Hall and other areas of the building. Ar. Niren Jain presented the plan. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu, Vice-President, Shri Anand G Pai, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Directors, Shri B.A. Nazir, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri Aditya Pai, Shri Vincent Cutinha and Shri Sujir Nayak. KCCI President along with the Board planted a sapling at the Infosys campus. | ||
| 4.15 p. m. | – | Shri Ahmed Bawa, KCCI representative of Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) attended the meeting called by Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament at Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Mangaluru to discuss the issues pertaining to railway facilities and services offered to traveling people and those affecting trade and commerce. KCCI President had earlier submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State for Railways, Shri V. Somanna during his visit to Mangaluru. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner of Mangaluru, Shri Mullai Muhilan. Representatives of various trade associations were also present. | ||
| 24-07-2024 | – | 6.00 p. m | – | A meeting on Dakshina Kannada Skill Development Mission was called by the CEO of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Dr. Anand K at NIC Hall at their premises. Joint Director of District Industries Centre, Mangalore, Shri Gokuldas Nayak was present in the meeting. The meeting was attended by other government officials and various trade associations. KCCI was represented by its Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A |
| 25-07-2024 | – | 3.30 p. m. | – | KCCI organized a session on New Criminal Laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) at the KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri Anupam Agrawal IPS, Police Commissioner, Mangaluru. The Resource Person was Shri K. Pritviraj Rai, Advocate and Immediate Past President of Mangalore Bar Association. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V Prabhu presented the welcome address. Vice-President, Shri Anand G Pai introduced the Chief Guest and the Resource Person to the audience. People from various business entities, advocates, staff and students from various educational institutions attended the event. KCCI Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba and Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor were also present on stage. The Vote of Thanks was rendered by the Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar. |
| 26-07-2024 | – | 6.30 p. m. | – | Canara Bank, Mangaluru organized an MSME Outreach programme at the auditorium of Kanara Industries Association (KIA), Mangaluru. The Guests on the occasion were Shri Arun Padiyar, President, KIA, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, President, KCCI and Shri Gokul Das Nayak, Joint Director, District Industries Centre, Mangaluru. Also present on stage were Shri Sudhakar Kotary, General Manager, Mangaluru CO and Shri Uma Shankar Prasad, Assistant General Manager, Mangaluru RO. |
| 29-07-2024 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru, in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (Pwc) as Technical Partner organized a session on ‘Post Budget Analysis’ at Hotel Avatar, Mangaluru to enable members to understand the implications and impact of the budget on various sectors. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the event. |
| 30-07-2024 | – | 12 noon | – | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized the Post Union Budget 2024-25 National Conference, Journey towards Viksit Bharat at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Various associations across India participated in the event through a virtual platform. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi was the Chief Guest who addressed the gathering. Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal was the Guest of Honour at the event. Finance Minister, Smt. Niramala Sitaraman and other Ministers were also present on the occasion. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor attended the event virtually at KCCI. |
| 3.30 p. m. | – | The Second Meeting of the Airlines, Airport and Tourism Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2023-24 was convened at the Conference room of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by Chairperson of the subcommittee, Smt. Vathika Pai. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor. Other members from Mangaluru International Airport Limited who attended the meeting were, Shri Henry Fernandes, Head Commercial, Shri Vijaya Mohan, Head – Quality, Shri Jaganath, Cargo Incharge and Shri Jenson Prakash, Deputy Manager, Airport Operations Control Centre. | ||
| 4.00 p. m. | – | The Second Meeting of the Infrastructure, Urban Development and Smart City Sub-Committee of KCCI for the year 2023-24 was convened at the Conference room of KCCI. The Meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Committee, Shri Ashok L P Mendonca. The meeting was attended by KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai, Hon. Treasurer, CA Abdur Rahman Musba, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor. Other members who attended the meeting were Ar. Niren Jain, Prof. Kumar Gaurav, Shri Dilip Vas Naik, Shri Kishore Attavar, Shri Rajendra Kumar and Shri K. Suresh Nayak. | ||
| 4.00 p. m. | – | Traffic North Police Station at Baikampady, Mangaluru held a meeting to discuss issues on vehicle parking and about smooth movement of vehicles in the city. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic North, Mangaluru, Ms. Nazma Farooq chaired the meeting. KCCI Director, Shri B. A. Nazeer attended the meeting. | ||
| 31-07-2024 | – | 10.30 a. m | – | Preparatory meeting for the Independence Day celebration to be held at Mangaluru Nehru Maidan was held at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr. G. Santosh Kumar. Officials from various government departments and other associations attended the meeting. KCCI Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A attended the meeting. |
