Relocated iCentral store inaugurated at City Centre Mall ground floor
Mangaluru, August 8: The popular Apple Authorised Reseller store, iCentral, has now been relocated from the first floor to the ground floor of City Centre Mall in Mangaluru. The newly designed and upgraded store was inaugurated on Friday, drawing attention from tech lovers and Apple fans across the city.
The launch event was marked by the presence of several well-known personalities from the entertainment industry. Actress Anvita Sagar, who also compered the event, shared her fondness for the brand saying she has a connection with iCentral and praised the quality of its products.
Renowned musician Gurukiran Shetty, while addressing the gathering, mentioned his close friendship with iCentral MD Keshav and added that his association with Apple goes back many years. "I’m a hard-core Apple phone user," he said.
Actor, director, and producer Shivadhwaj Shetty expressed confidence in the Mangaluru market, saying the people here are always eager to experience the latest products. "People of Mangalore are very capable and enthusiastic when it comes to new technology," he added, wishing success to the team behind iCentral.
Actor Arjun Dev also extended his wishes, thanking iCentral and wishing them continued growth in business.
Apart from the celebrity guests, the event was attended by YouTuber Dhiraj Shetty, magician Kudroli Ganesh, Mohtisham Complexes Pvt Ltd MD SM Arshad Mohtisham, Executive Director Sawood Mohtisham, and iCentral's both Managing Partners Keshav HR, and Vineeth Venugopal all of whom spoke during the occasion.
To mark the relaunch, iCentral has announced a special limited-time offer a flat ₹14,000 discount on the newly launched iPhone 16.
Wilita hosted the inaugural ceremony while musical band ‘Emotions’ and Magician Kudroli Ganesh performed during the ceremony for the audience.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
