Mangaluru : BAMSON Eshaque Passes away
Popular personality of automotive field with many firsts to his credit
Mangaluru, Oct 24: The veteran of tourist vehicles services industry in Mangalore, Mohammed Eshaque aged 66, popularly known as “BAMSON”demised on Wednesday in his residence “Bamson House” in Falnir.
Marhoom Mohammed Eshaque was the proprietor of MANGALORE TOURIST SERVICES (MTS) the business he inherited from his father marhoom B. Mohammed Hajee who had established business in 1960’s.
After his father’s demise in 1980 marhoom Eshque was operating the business successfully, winning the heart of his company’s clientele. MTS is the only tourist services company in undivided Dakshina kannada & Udupi district to be recognized by Govt. Of India and Karnataka state tourism development corporation.
His fleet of services has wide range of vehicles from saloon cars, station wagons, MPV’s, SUV’s, Mini buses etc. In 70’s & 80’s his fleet included vintage cars such as old British Morris minor and German cars Mercedes Benz and Peugeot for wedding and special events. His list of clientele includes individuals, corporate companies, semi-government organization like KIOCL and Government authorities etc.
Besides tourist vehicles business he had passion for automobile. In 70’s & 80’s he used to modify his personnel used vehicles to have imported vehicle look. He was automotive sports star winning many awards by participating in automotive sports rallies in Karnataka and other south Indian states. He initiated the first automotive sports club ‘Karavali Automotive sports club’ and its first ever car rally in Mangalore in 1986 that had live all India TV coverage. He was motivator for many youth automotive sports participants and aspirants
The demise of Marhoom Eshaque is a huge loss for automobile tourist industry & his clients, automotive sports club members & sport aspirants in Dakshina Kannada & Udupi district. He was suffering from illness from sometime. He survived by wife Aysha; only daughter Ashmitha, son – in law Mohammed Anees and grandson master Ayan.
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Azim Premji Foundation Scholarship: How to apply, when to apply; details here
Bengaluru: The Azim Premji Foundation has announced the Azim Premji Scholarship for the academic year 2025–26, aimed at supporting up to 2.5 lakh girls across 18 Indian states who are pursuing higher education after completing school. An official release from the foundation also stated that in the coming years the scholarship will be implemented across the country.
When to Apply:
According to a release from the foundation, the application process for the Azim Premji Scholarship 2025–26 will commence in September 2025. “Details of the program and any changes in the program design or coverage will be notified at the start of the application process,” the release added.
Where to Apply:
According to the release, the scholarship this year will be implemented across 18 states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Students residing in these states and enrolled in recognised higher education institutions will be eligible to apply.
How to Apply:
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Girls who have completed their Class 10 and 12 education in government (public) schools and have secured admission in a bona fide higher education institution either a government-run college/university or select private institutions can apply for the scholarship.
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Once the application portal opens in September, students will be required to submit personal details, educational qualifications, proof of admission, and bank account information.
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The scholarship amount ₹30,000 per year will be transferred directly into the students' bank accounts in two instalments each academic year, read the release.
