Luxurious home design studio ‘Atelier’ inauguration on July 15
23000 sq ft spacious showroom
Mangaluru, July 13: Atelier, an absolute home design studio having luxurious bath fittings, tiles and modular kitchen, will be inaugurated on Fr Muller’s Road in the city on July 15 at 10.30 am.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Atelier managing director Muhammad Ashfaq said that the design studio has more than 23000 sq ft space to house all kinds of luxurious home design items of international brands and standards to meet the taste of the customers. A team of young businessmen of Mangaluru have made it possible in the city. The products of more than 96 world branded companies would be available in the Atelier, he said.
The market in Mangaluru would pose lot of challenges. The customers here would prefer novelty and special products while choosing personal safety or lifestyle. After minutely studying the demand in the market, the Atelier has decided to provide a platform to display the world-class brands. Products required for separate bathroom, interior and exterior design, modular kitchen, wooden flooring, roofing, attractive wardrobes and other materials would be available under a single roof, he said.
To help the customers, the products were displayed in an area of 23,000 sq ft and 50000 sq ft store house. The products of noted international brands Gessi which is known for bathroom fittings for the last 20 years, Wurfel which gave modern touch to kitchen, Porcelanosa, marmorin, valdama, Grace Day Organ, Nexion, Jacuzzi, Tejas Borja, Alape and STP which are known for their new designs, quality and high-tech touch would be available in the showroom, he said.
Aboobakar and Basheer were present at the press conference.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses EC of ‘bias’, defends state guarantee schemes ahead of bypolls
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the EC of "double standards" and "bias" after it sought details on the state’s guarantee schemes in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where bypolls are scheduled for Thursday.
In a post on 'X' on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said the Election Commission of India had asked the Karnataka government for information on fund releases under five ongoing guarantee schemes in the constituencies going to polls.
The polls were necessitated following the deaths of senior Congress MLAs Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti, respectively.
The schemes are Gruha Jyothi, which provides 200 units of free electricity to every household; Gruha Lakshmi, offering Rs 2,000 to women heading families; and Anna Bhagya, supplying 10 kg of rice per month to each member of BPL families.
In addition, Yuva Nidhi grants Rs 3,000 to unemployed graduates and Rs 1,500 to unemployed diploma holders aged 18–25 for two years, while Shakti enables women to travel free of charge within Karnataka on government non-luxury buses.
Siddaramaiah alleged that the ECI had remained silent when similar cash transfer schemes were announced in Maharashtra and Bihar ahead of elections, calling the scrutiny of Karnataka’s schemes a "clear case of bias".
"In states like Maharashtra and Bihar, cash transfer schemes were announced or fast-tracked just before elections, directly benefiting voters. Yet the ECI remained silent. This is not neutrality—it is complicity," he said.
The CM accused the BJP and NDA governments of "a double standard", noting that when they act, the ECI "looks the other way", but when Karnataka fulfils its promises, it faces "intense scrutiny".
He added that targeting the state’s guarantee schemes is "not just political but anti-poor, anti-women, and anti-Karnataka."
Siddaramaiah clarified that these schemes were not launched in connection with the bypolls but are ongoing programmes implemented as part of the Congress government’s commitments from the 2023 Assembly elections.
Funds are transferred regularly to beneficiaries in a transparent and structured manner, he added.
"The guarantees are part of governance—a direct investment in human dignity, household stability, and economic participation, not inducement," he said.
He also accused the BJP of "hypocrisy", saying that while it criticises Karnataka’s schemes as "freebies", it rolls out similar programmes in states it governs.
"The Karnataka model has set a benchmark for the country. What is deeply concerning, however, is the ECI’s selective approach," Siddaramaiah added.
