Congress triumphs Ballari Corporation, 23-year-old Triveni becomes youngest mayor of the state
Ballari: Ballari Municipal Corporation gets a new Mayor, as D. Triveni of Congress was elected to the post. Triveni, at the age of 23, has become the youngest Mayor in the state. On the other hand, B. Janaki of the Congress was elected as the Deputy Mayor without any opposition.
The election for the Mayor's post saw a total of 44 voters, out of which Triveni secured 28 votes, while BJP's Nagaratnamma received 16 votes. Meanwhile, B. Janaki's election was uncontested as no other candidate submitted nomination papers for the post of Deputy Mayor.
Triveni was elected to the corporation from the fourth ward, while B. Janaki represents the 33rd ward. The Congress party has managed to create a strong presence in the corporation, with 26 members and five non-party supporters out of a total of 39 wards. BJP has 13 members in the corporation.
The post of Mayor was reserved for Scheduled Castes, while the post of Deputy Mayor was reserved for ST women. The members of the Assembly, Legislative Council, and Parliamentarians also have the right to vote in the corporation elections.
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Research key to growth in physiotherapy field: Speaker U.T. Khader
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Mangaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader said that continuous research is essential to achieve excellence in the field of physiotherapy.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the valedictory ceremony of the two-day international physiotherapy conference ‘Mangalore PhysioCon-2026’, organised by the South Canara Physiotherapy Teachers Association at TMA Pai Convention Centre in the city.
Khader said physiotherapy today offers wide opportunities and has seen growing demand not only in India but across the world. He noted that three decades ago, very few students opted for physiotherapy education, but now the course has gained significant global demand.
He also said that there were no government physiotherapy colleges in the state earlier, and that the first such college was started during his tenure as Health Minister. He added that the institution has now emerged as one of the best in the state.
Chairman of Tejaswini Hospital Group of Institutions, Prof M. Shantharam Shetty, said physiotherapists play an important role in reducing patients’ pain in the present healthcare system.
Awards presented
On the occasion, Dr Shantharam Shetty was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Best Academician awards were presented to Dr Lourduraj I (Principal, Yenepoya Physiotherapy College), Dr Prabhu (MEM College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru) and Dr Prasanna Kumar (East Point College of Physiotherapy).
The Best Clinician awards were given to Sherin George (Sparsha Hospital, Bengaluru), Basavaraj Nanjanavar (Belagavi) and Dr Sumita Hemavathi (Bengaluru).
A special award was presented to Dr Shravan Poojari of Masood College of Physiotherapy.
Among those present were Dr U.K. Monu, president of Kanachur Islamic Education Trust; Vasanth Hegde, chairman of Oxford Group of Institutions; Dr Abdul Shakeel, chairman of Abdul Shakeel Charitable Trust; Dr Suresh Babu Reddy, vice-president of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists; Dr Sai Kumar N., Dean, Allied & Physiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi College of Physiotherapy; Dr V.R. Ayyappan, chairman of physiotherapy at RGUHS; and organising committee of Mangalore PhysioCon 2026 Dr U.T. Iftikhar Fareed.
