Mangaluru: IDS' Interior Design WOW Awards held
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted its second ‘Interior Design WOW Awards’or IDWA on Saturday,06thAugust 2022at the IDS Campus. IDWA is the annual awards day celebrated by the IDS family to recognize the talents and achievements of not only its students but also of the students who have won various events during the two-day IDS inter-college annual fest called the ‘Inspirante WOW Fest’, which was held on the 4th and 5th of August 2022.
More than 150 students from 8 colleges from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district have participated in the Inspirante WOW Fest in the past two days along with the students of IDS. These students participated in more than 18 events to win and secure their places. IDS students hosted these events for the students of other colleges, while they had participated in their own inter-squad events like sports, creative and games in the IDS campus. The inter-college fest was a grand success and was much enjoyed by all the participants.
IDWA being the culmination of both inter-college and inter-squad competitions, celebrates the achievements of all participants as well as the persons who have contributed extensively to the field of education. This year, IDS had invited and felicitated the Padma Shri recipient Harekala Hajabba for his immense dedication in providing education facility to the poor. IDS had also invited Ar. Nelson Pais, partner at 2PKM Architects and founder-professor at Wadiyar Centre For Architecture, Mysore as the Guest of Honour and Guest speaker. Ar. Nelson, along with being a practicing architect is also a leading educationist. He had presented his best works and had an interactive session with the students.
During the award ceremony, Ar. Nelson, Hajabba, AK Naushad (MD of AK Group of Companies), Pushparaj (Partner at aBL architects), Ar. Mohammed Nissar (Chairman at IDS), Dr. Nafeesa Shirin (Director at IDS) and Ar. Ramnath Nayak (Principal at IDS) presented awards to the various winners. Khathija Mehnaz (final year student at IDS) won the award for Batch Topper and Best Out-going Student while Aysha Merchant (2nd year student) also won the award for Batch Topper. Forthe Inspirante WOW Fest 2022, Udupi Group of Institutions, Manipal won the Overall Championship Trophy 2022 for winning the most events.
During the event, Ar. Nelson, Hajabba, Ar. Mohammed Nissar, Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and Ar. Ramnath Nayak inaugurated the first IDS Year Book, comprising of three years of hard work, achievements, and talents across the three batches. The event was a grand success and was well-received by all the guest and student-winners.
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Trump says he called off dispatching envoys to Iran talks
Dubai (PTI): US President Donald Trump said he told his top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, stating on Fox News that "they can call us any time they want”.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country won't negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its ports. Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a phone call Saturday night that the US “should first remove operational obstacles, including the blockade,” to allow a new round of negotiations, according to the ISNA and Tasnim news agencies in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Araghchi is expected back in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Sunday.
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Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country won't negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its ports, according to Iranian media.
Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a phone call Saturday night that the US “should first remove operational obstacles, including the blockade”, to allow a new round of negotiations, the ISNA and Tasnim news agencies reported.
The Pakistani premier described the call as a “warm and constructive discussion”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi concluded a one-day trip to Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Saturday after meeting with Pakistani military and government officials.
The trip did not produce a breakthrough in efforts to relaunch negotiations after US President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip by his envoys to Islamabad.
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will return to Pakistan after his current visit to Oman on his way to visiting Russia.
The report said he was expected to be back in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Sunday and would join other members of his delegation who had gone to Tehran for consultations and “instructions on the topics related to the end of the war.”
