Mangaluru : Indian Design School hosts AK-Interior Design Wow Awards
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School (IDS) hosted its first College Day with AK-Interior Design Wow Awards (AK-IDWA) 2020 at the Taj Gateway, Mangalore on Friday 7th February, 2020 at 7:30 in the evening.
This event was the first of its kind College Day of any institution in Mangalore as it focused on celebrating design and the recognition of talents that contributed to design. It was an awards night filled with excitement and knowledge sharing; an event that saw some of the most talented individuals in Mangalore gathered at one place to celebrate design.
The AK-IDWA aims to recognize individuals and teams of design background who have made a substantial contribution in the field of innovative designs. It serves as a platform that recognizes the excellence of the work in the field of design which have taken a step beyond the practical purpose of a building. The awards encompass the works of both professionals and design students, with categories ranging from PU students and design students to professionals in the field of residential and commercial design.
The event comprised of not just presenting awards to the winners of AK-IDWA competition but also sharing of knowledge through design talks, popularly known as ‘Design Celebration’ at IDS. The guest of honor and key speaker of the event was Ar. Gayathri Shetty of the esteemed Bangalore-based design firm Gayathri and Namith Architects (GNA) and member of the National Executive Committee of IIID, who gave deep insights in architecture and interior design through several of her award-winning projects. The event was also attended by Ar. Shyamala Prabhu (also a NEC member at IIID), Dr. Kishori Nayak (Professor at Mangalore University) and M. Ahmed (chairman of the AK Group of Companies) along with AK Niyaz (Managing Director) and the other directors of the AK Group – Abdul Razak T, AK Naushad, Dr.Prashanth M.A, AK Nazim, Anil Kumar and AK Sajid.
The Best Designer in the residential villa category was won by Id. A.H. Shahnawaz (Firm: THEME). The Best Designer in the residential apartment category was won by Eng. Meraj Yusuf (Firm: Inland Ornate). The Best Designer in the commercial category was won by Ar. Suprith Alva (Firm: Alva & Associates). The Best Student Designer in the space design category was won by Darshan Chittaranjan & Sumedha Mukherjee (SJB School of Architecture and Planning, Bangalore). The Creative Competition for PU Students was won by Lishawn D’souza of St. Aloysius College (1st Prize) and Dheergha M of Canara Pu College (2nd Prize). The winners of the IDS Design Fest were also awarded during this event. IDWA also included the “Lifetime Achievement Award” which is presented for the meritorious contribution in the field of design. This year it was presented to Ar. K.S. Sherigar, an exceptional artist and architect for his tremendous contribution to the field of arts and education and inspiring and guiding budding talents. All the awards were presented by the guests and dignitaries present at the event.
AK-IDWA also saw the launch of Master Class – a platform to learn new and variety of skills through short-term certificate courses in design, culinary arts, jewellery design, calligraphy and home science aimed for people of all backgrounds who want to learn new skills in short time. The launching was done by Dr. Nafeesa Shirin, Director of IDS and Faria ,H.R Director of The Shepherds International Academy. The planning and execution of the IDS Design Fest and AK-IDWA was done by Ar. Mohammed Nissar (Chairman of IDS), Dr. Nafeesa Shirin (Director of IDS) and Ar. Ramnath Nayak (Principal of IDS). The event was concluded by a grand dinner, courtesy of The Taj, Gateway. IDWA is sponsored by the AK Group of companies, along with Apple Ply and the Indian Design School who have been providing it a constant support over the years.
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US renews sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil
Washington (PTI): The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure.
The US Department of Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at sea on or before April 17 through May 16.
Earlier, the US had granted an exemption from sanctions to India for buying Russian oil for a month beginning March 5. A few days later, a similar waiver was extended to several other countries, which ended on April 11.
The general licence issued by the US on Friday does not authorise any transaction involving a person, entity or joint venture located in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or parts of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would not be renewing the waiver for Russian oil and another for Iranian oil.
The previous waiver of sanctions had made available 140 million barrels of Russian oil already loaded on ships to global markets as prices soared against the backdrop of the US war with Iran.
"Effective April 17, 2026, General License No. 134A, which was dated March 19, 2026 and expired on April 11, 2026, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 134B," said the order issued by the Department of Treasury.
