Mangaluru: Month-long City Centre Carnival was inaugurated on Thursday at the mall premises to mark the 12th year anniversary celebration of Mangaluru’s City Centre Mall, the fifth largest mall of Karnataka.
Founding member of Mohtisham Complexes Pvt. Ltd. Mohtisham Abdul Bari was present at the event as a Guest and hoped the Carnival will be a huge success. Another guest actor Roopesh Shetty said that the people of Mangalore have an emotional connection with City Center Mall.
“People of Mangaluru were introduced to Mall culture by City Centre Mall. It brought several national and international brands under one building and made the lives of shoppers easier. It also encouraged the development of motion pictures and artists here.” He said.
Actor Vineeth and actress Rachana Rai also wished luck to the Carnival. Several artists, film actors, customers and representatives of organisations attended the inauguration ceremony at the mall. Several art troupes also performed at the event to mark the anniversary celebrations.
Managing Director SM Arshad, Director SM Saud and CEO Dharmaraj welcomed the guests.
Sahil Zahir compered the inauguration ceremony.
The Carnival that was inaugurated on July 14 will continue till August 15 during which the shoppers will win exciting prizes every day. Car, bikes and scooters are among the bumper prizes the shoppers will be able to win during the Carnival.
In the lucky draw that will be held on weekends, shoppers will have the opportunity to win Sofa Set from Home Centre, Holholiday vouchers from Club Mahendra and iPhones. Various art exhibitions will also be held by children and adults during the weekends, a press statement from the mall stated.












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Dubai (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges.
In a social media post on Saturday, Jaishankar said "it was great to be" with Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze.
The minister was in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi to attend the three-day Sir Bani Yas Forum 2025, which concluded on Sunday.
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Jaishankar also met UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on the sidelines of the summit.
"Good to see UK DPM @DavidLammy on the sidelines of Sir Bani Yas Forum 2025," he said in another social media post.
In another meeting, the External Affairs Minister said it was “nice to catch up” with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr Badr Abdelatty.
Sir Bani Yas Forum is an annual platform that brings together global leaders, ministers and experts to deliberate on regional and international issues.
