Mangaluru: Magnum founder Sudhir Ghate dies at 64
Mangaluru (Press release): Sudhir P. Ghate, Chairman of Magnum Intergrafiks, reputed advertising Agency of Mangaluru passed away this morning due to health complications. He was 64.
Having started his career in the office of a Chartered Accountant, he Founded Magnum Intergrafiks Pvt. Ltd, which went on to become a nationally known institution in the field of public relations and advertising. With almost 20 branches across India and more than 500 executives and designers on its rolls the company was a training ground for many a youngster seeking to make a career in advertising and public relations.
Sudhir Ghate was active in politics too and was General Secretary of BJP State Yuva Morcha in 1995. He also served as the Chairman of Public Relations Society of India. Mangalore Chapter. Having worked alongside leaders of the BJP such as former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Union Council Ministers LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Sushma Swaraj, Ghate was trained in social service by his father Prabhakar Ghate, Chief Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha and mother Sharada Ghate, a hindi language college teacher. He leaves behind his wife and two children.
Dattatreya Hosabale, General. Sec., Mukund, Joint Sec., Sanghachalaka Vaman Shenoy, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, Dama Ravindra, Gopal Chettiar, Sunil Achar and MB Puranik of RSS, Sunil Deodhar, National sec, BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, DK, Kota Srinivas Poojary and Angara, Ministers, Karnataka, Ganesh Karnik, Chief Spokesperson, BJP, Ravishankar Mijar, Chairman, MUDA, Mahabaleshwara Bhat, MD, Karnataka Bank, Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, Rajesh Naik, Sanjeev Matandoor, Umanath Kotian and Pratap Simha Nayak, legislators, Nagaraj Shetty and Anna Vinayachandra, Former Ministers, Karnataka, Shakuntala Shetty, Balakrishna Bhat and Monappa Bhandary, former MLCs, Bhaskar Moily and Praveen, former mayors, MCC, Sudarshan, President, BJP(DK), Vishwanath Shetty of BMS, Dharmaraj, architect, Harshad, MD, Mohtisham, Sanjay Prabhu, MD, Tarjani Communications Pvt. Ltd, Nilesh Kumar, Sudhir Shetty, Gaurav Hegde, SM Kamath, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Sandhya Pai, Vijay Sankeshwara, Chairman, VRL, Vinaya Hedge, Dr M. Mohan Alva, Krishna J Palema and Manjunatha Bhandary expressed their condolences.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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