Mangaluru: Mangaluru MLA UT Khader on Sunday inaugurated the state-of-the-art boutique store of Tru Choco and Nuts here at Saraswathi Complex, next to Aladdin Shawarma near SCS Hospital in Balmatta in the city.

Popular brand Tru Choco and Nuts which offers a wide variety of flavors of nuts, chocolates and dry fruits among others inaugurated their first store in Mangalore in a bid to establish their presence in Southern and Coastal Karnataka.

The brand in its press release earlier had said it will be presented by two women entrepreneurs – Waseem Abdulla Shaikh and Tanziya Khan.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony Mangaluru MLA UT Khader congratulated the two women entrepreneurs and added that they were setting a template for the people that women can lead.]

He also added that both Tanziya Khan and Waseem Abdullah were inspirations to the younger generation and women in the region. He further wished success and luck to the duo and their venture.

Manjeshwar MLA Ashraf AKM and Mangaluru City Corporation’s Standing Committee on Health’s Chairman Hemalata Salian were also present as guests during the event. They both addressed the gathering and wished success to the new store.

The brand, in an official press statement, had earlier said “Our aim is to offer customers different products with different flavors in order to provide a valuable and unique experience at our store. Our products will make your special occasion more memorable by providing a touch of exclusivity and style.”

A corporate banker by profession and a life transformation coach by choice, this is Waseem Shaikh’s first steps into the world of entrepreneurship.

Speaking to Vartha Bharati ahead of the launch of the brand’s store in the city, Waseem Shaikh said that she see Mangaluru as one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities that is bustling with activity and a vibrant urban crowd along with its mixed culture and ever-changing lifestyle.

NRI Businessman and husband of Waseem Shaikh,  Mujeeb-ur-Rahman was also present during the event.

Sahil Zaheer compered the event.

Some of the products and services that the store will provide to its customers along with highest quality standards for customer service are:

►Wide variety of  Dry fruits and Nuts (Almonds, Cashew, Pista, Walnut and Raisins)

►Pure Choco Shots (Chilli, Pinapple, Mango, Blueberry, Irish coffee, Non-Alcoholic fillings like whisky, brandy, vodka)

►Cadbury Shots (Coated Chocolates – Almond, Hazelnut, Pista, Cranberry Butterscotch etc)

►Dates (Ajwa, Kalmi, Mabrrom, Majdool, we customize fillings as per choice of Nuts, fruits and chocolates on pre order basis)

►Imported Chocolates

►Diem Marble Chocolate collection (Caramel delight, Hazelnut Fantasy, Almond Praline, Orange Marzipan)

►Granola (Cinnamon, Pani Puri etc)

►Butter (Almond Butter with dark chocolate, Cashew Butter with dark chocolate, Peanut butter with chocolate, Almond butter with honey  )

►Imported Juices

►Different variety of Honey

►Customized gift hampers, gift boxes on pre-order for weddings, anniversary, birthdays, events and festivities.

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New Delhi (PTI): A court can reject anticipatory bail of an accused but it has no jurisdiction to direct him to surrender before the trial court, the Supreme Court has said.

A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan made the observation while hearing a plea filed by a man accused of cheating and forgery.

"If the court wants to reject the anticipatory bail, it may do so, but the court has no jurisdiction to say that the petitioner should now surrender," the bench said.

The Jharkhand High Court had rejected anticipatory bail plea of the accused and asked him to surrender and seek regular bail.

In this case, a complaint had been filed before a magistrate alleging offences under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged document) and 120B read with 34 of the IPC, in connection with a land dispute.

The high court had dismissed the second anticipatory bail application of the accused on the ground that no new circumstances were shown.

It had relied on its earlier order rejecting his first anticipatory bail plea, in which the court directed the petitioner to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail in terms of the decision in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI.

The top court said such a direction was wholly without jurisdiction and said that if a court chooses to reject anticipatory bail, it may do so, but it cannot compel the accused to surrender.