Mangaluru : Vanamahothsava Day Celebrated in Hikmah International Academy School
Mangaluru: Hikmah International Academy, the Montessori School in Mangaluru celebrated the annual Vanamahotsava Day recently at their school premises in Vaslane, Mangaluru.
Mayor Bhaskar Moily graced the occasion as Chief Guest and Mr. A.K. Niyaz, Managing Director, A.K. Group of Industries was the Guest of Honor. The Chairman of the Hikmah Educational Trust Mr. Mohammed Nissar, the Trustees, Chief Admin Officer, Principal, teaching & non-teaching staff including over 50 kids from MONT-1, MONT-2 & MONT-3 participated in planting many neem saplings at the adjacent area near to the school premises.
The event slogan was ‘Think Green & Live green’ to motivate the kids to know how important trees and plants are for our survival and well being.
Chief Guest Mr. K. Bhaskar Moily in his inaugural address said that Forests play a vital role for our Nation’s development, loss of forests ruin the ecological balance of the Globe. It also weakens the efforts of pollution control. He stressed that the need for plantation has become even greater these days because of the growing pollution in the environment.
Chairman Mr. Mohammed Nissar, in his welcome address said that all the disadvantages of destruction of trees and forests can be balanced only with plantation of trees which maintains bio diversity, conservation of water and climate control. He said that as we take a lot of care in protecting the plants, it teaches us how we parents and teachers have to nurture our kids in their early stages with knowledge and discipline helping them to groom as respectable citizens of our great nation. He also said that we as a Team Hikmah are happy to announce that we are coming up with an Eco-Friendly Campus in 3.5 acres of land in Mangaluru fully equipped with all the facilities which are required for a Modern School. Stone laying ceremony will take place within months.
Acting Principal Mrs. Asma Syed was in the dias and the Event Coordinator Mrs. Lubaina concluded the program with the vote of thanks.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after obituary tributes
New Delhi (PTI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Monday after paying tributes to departed members of the House, including two MPs who won the parliamentary elections this year.
As soon as the House met on the first day of the Winter Session, Speaker Om Birla mentioned the deaths of Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who was elected to the House from Nanded constituency in Maharashtra and Sk Nurul Islam, who was elected from the Basirhat seat in West Bengal.
Birla also mentioned the deaths of three former members -- M. M. Lawrence (Kerala), M Parvathi (Andhra Pradesh) and Harischandra Devram Chavan (Maharashtra) -- and paid respects to them.
After the House remained silent for some time as a mark of respect to the departed leaders, the Speaker adjourned the House till 12 noon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, DMK leader T R Baalu, and Congress' Gaurav Gogoi were among those present in the Lower House.
Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan, son of deceased MP Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, got elected as MP from Nanded in the just concluded by-elections.
