Sheikh Bawa conferred 'Pravasi Bharatiya Udyog' Award

January 10, 2014

Mangalore, Jan 10: The Kerala government presented an NRI businessman Sheikh Bawa, partner of Hindustan Builders with the prestigious 'Pravasi Bharatiya Udyog' Award at an award ceremony in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

The award was presented by former Kerala Irrigation Minister N K Premachandran on the occasion of National Tourism Day which was observed on January 9, at a programme organised by Kerala State Tourism Department in Thiruvananthapuram.

On the occasion, Kerala Legislative Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan, Social Welfare Minister M K Muneer, Finance Minister K M Mani and others were present.

From the past 20 years, Sheikh Bawa has been working in Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is a partner of Mangalore and Kasargod-based Hindustan Builders.

Sheikh Bawa has been active in organisations in welfare organisations and was conferred the award in recognition of his service in the social and cultural sphere.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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