Mangaluru: Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on Wednesday felicitated eleven people for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic breakout earlier last year. The event was held at the city’s Ocean Pearl Hotel on Tuesday evening.
N Vinay Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte University, and Sadananda Shetty, Chairman of Shree Devi Education Trust were the Chief Guests for the event that was presided over by Haji SM Rasheed, President of BCCI.
Speaking at the event Vinay Hegde added that he had not witnessed a similar crisis anytime in his lifetime and lauded how people stood up for each other and helped each other through the lockdown period. He also thanked and congratulated the COVID-19 warriors who were felicitated during the event, for their dedication and services during the pandemic.
Another Chief Guest, Sadananda Shetty, also thanked the BCCI for acknowledging the services of COVID-19 warriors and felicitating them for their efforts and services.
Haji SM Rasheed briefly spoke about the activities and social work of BCCI.
The list of eleven people who were felicitated for their various services and efforts is as follow Abdul Rahman Gudinabali, Ziauddin Ahmed, Abdul Rauf Puthige, Dr. Farhan Fazal, Dr. Tajuddin K, KM Asif, Abubaker Siddique, Mohammed Ilyas Bajpe, Ashraf Kinara, Mohammed Ashraf Kandak, and Abdul Azeez.
BCCI General Secretary Mohammed Imthiyaz KA, Mumtaz AliKrishnapura, BM Nazeer, Shaowkath Shori, and others were present during the event.



















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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi remained warmer than usual on Monday, with no rainfall reported across key weather stations, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the IMD, Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius, clocking five degrees above normal temperature, while the minimum settled at 11.8 degrees Celsius. The Ridge area was the warmest at 31 degrees Celsius, followed by Ayanagar at 30.4 degrees Celsius and Lodi Road at 30.1 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded a comparatively lower maximum of 28.6 degrees Celsius.
While the Safdarjung weather station recorded a minimum of 11.8 degrees Celsius, Palam recorded 13 degrees Celsius, and Lodhi Road recorded 12 degrees Celsius, according to IMD data.
The weather department has predicted mist on Tuesday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to reach around 30 and 13 degrees Celsius, respectively. The IMD said no rainfall was recorded in the region during the observation period, indicating continued dry weather conditions.
The air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 221, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
