Shanmugam resigns as adviser to TN government
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AAA Former Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam, who was in January appointed as the Advisor to the State government resigned from his post on Monday.
In a communication to the Public Secretary, Mr. Shanmugam cited personal reasons behind his decision.
His resignation comes against the backdrop of a change in government in Tamil Nadu following the DMK s victory in the Assembly elections.
Last year a delegation of DMK leaders led by T R Baalu had claimed that Mr Shanmugam as Chief Secretary did not treat them appropriately when they met him to submit petitions.
New Liquidator for Mapusa Urban Co-op Bank
Former Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Anthony De Sa, Retd. IAS has been appointed as the new liquidator for Goa based Mapusa Urban Cooperative Bank.
The term period will be of two years and the liquidator has been asked to submit quarterly reports about progress of liquidation to the office of Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
De Sa has formally taken over the charge as the liquidator.
Readers would recall that the Bank was put under liquidation on 23.04.2020 wherein Daulat Anandrao Hawaldar, Retired IAS was appointed as the liquidator of the bank. The tenure of Hawaldar was completed on 23.04.2021.
Achiever Awards 2020 to five personalities in Assam
Guwahati, Apr 22 (UNI) A non-governmental organisation named Enchanted Frontiers gave away Achiever 2020 award to five personalities in Assam for their contribution in their respective fields.
In an award ceremony organised in Guwahati, the organisation handed over awards to Dr Tribeni Sharma (Social Service), Partha Dev Goswami (Journalism), Diganta Barah, IPS (Public Administration), Nishita Goswami (Art & Culture) and Jaideep Saikia (National Security).
The patrons of Enchanted Frontiers who were also the Jury Members for selecting the five awardees were H.N. Das, Former Chief Secretary of Assam, Former Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal (Retd) PK Barbora, the first Lieutenant General of the North East, Lt Gen (Retd) K Himalay Singh, Celebrated Film Director, Manju Borah and Former Editor of Dainik Janambhumi and author, Hemanta Barman.
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STT Global Data Centres India (STT GDC India), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, today unveiled an Experience Centre at its STT Bengaluru DC 3 facility in collaboration with Schneider Electric India Foundation (SEIF). The Experience Centre located in STT GDC India’s Centre of Excellence was inaugurated by Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS (Retired.) Former Chief Secretary, Chairperson of Karnataka Skill Development Authority, Government of Karnataka. This initiative aims to address the existing skill gap in the industry and provide students with practical training on data centre-related projects in a live simulation data centre environment. This unique corporate citizenship initiative by STT GDC India aims to help students build essential skills for a career in the data centre industry and support their overall development through life skills coaching as well.
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Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched ‘Xcelerator Bengaluru’ developed by Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME), Ubuntu Consortium and the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), to focus on women entrepreneurship as a growth driver for Karnataka
Today, Karnataka is home to hundreds of organisations that are working towards strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state. From policy advocacy, financial assistance, promotion and development support to promoting entrepreneurial talent, each of these organisations have different focus areas and strategies to achieve that goal.
Interestingly, while some of them like FKCCI were founded more than 100 years ago and have been actively promoting the cause of trade and industries in Karnataka by guiding members, helping in policymaking and deliberating on matters of regulation and taxation, others like GAME and Ubuntu Consortium are fairly new entrants. Established in