Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, IAS on a `padayatra' for tsunami relief fund

                             

       A fruit vendor donates for tsunami relief fund when the Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram (sporting a cap), took a `padayatra' in Bellary on Thursday.

 

BELLARY, DEC. 30 2004, The Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, collected a sum of Rs. 1.6 lakh during the "padayatra" here on Thursday. The "padayatra" was organised to raise funds for the tsunami victims. Phanindra Babu and Chandrashekar Choudhary, president and secretary of the Bellary District Chamber of Commerce and Industry respectively, handed over a demand draft for Rs. 51,000 at the Gadagi Chennappa Circle to the Deputy Commissioner. Traders and owners of several shops and business establishments also made donations to the relief fund. 

The Bellary Agenda Task Force (BATF), headed by the Deputy Commissioner, has announced a donation of Rs. 10 lakhs.N. Suryanarayan Reddy, Kurgodu MLA has announced a donation of Rs. 25,000 for the relief fund. Another donor, who did not wish to disclose his name, gave a demand draft for Rs. 25,000 and promised to donate another Rs. 10,000.

Zahir Ahmed, chairman of the Bellary Urban Development Authority, has announced to donate his one-month's honorarium (Rs. 10,000) to the relief fund. The Terapanth Samaj made a donation of Rs. 11,000 on Wednesday.

The corporators of the Bellary Municipal Corporation have announced to donate their one-month's salary, while the civic employees have decided to donate a day's salary. The Tungabadhra Grameena Bank employees also have decided to donate a day's salary for the relief fund. B. Sriramulu, MLA; Chandrashekar, president of the district unit of State Government Employees' Association; Bheemappa, Assistant Commissioner; Mahipal, and Narayana Rao, participated in the "paada yatra."

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Doctors told to serve their patients with compassion

                

                    Justice Manjula Chellur, judge of the Karnataka High Court,  inaugurating the 23rd Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Conference in Bellary on Saturday. V.N. Kulkarni (second from left), chairman of the conference committee; 
SN Jayaram, Deputy Commissioner; and Vijay Gramophadhyaya, president of the Karnataka Ophthalmologists' Society, are seen

 
Justice Manjula Chellur, judge of the Karnataka High Court, has underlined the need for medical professionals to have a basic knowledge of the laws. She was speaking after inaugurating the 23rd Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Conference, organised by the Bellary District Ophthalmologists Association in association with the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) at Basava Bhavan here on Saturday.

Ms. Chellur was of the view that it was high time that the medical professionals had a basic knowledge of the law, especially in the wake of Karnataka Consumer Protection Act taking cognisance of any negligence on their part. She also hoped that the State-level bodies would come out with a charter of dos and don'ts, duties, and rights, so that they could discharge their duties properly.

She called upon medical professionals to ensure that the reports on medico-legal cases were clear, which would help the judiciary in proper dispensation of justice. She said that blaming the doctors was not right, as many of the government hospitals in the rural areas lacked basic infrastructure. She urged the doctors serving in rural areas to realise the circumstances and gear up to face the challenges.

The Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, who was also one of the guests of honour, underlined the need for doctors to serve their patients with compassion. He said that of the six crore visually challenged people in the world, 70 lakhs were in India. In order to prevent blindness, the Government had formed District Blindness Control Societies and the level of blindness was decreasing. He said that efforts were on to bring the level down from 1.1 per cent to 0.3 per cent. 

The president of the Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Society (KSOS), Vijay Gramopahyaya, emphasised the need to organise the Continued Medical Education (CME) programme to help doctors keep abreast of the developments in medical sciences. Shamsundar Prasad from Hyderabad was conferred with the Dr. Subramanyam Oration award on the occasion.

The principal and director in-charge of VIMS, R.D. Desai, released a compact disk brought out by KSOS.

V.N. Kulkarni, chairman of the conference committee, welcomed the gathering.

Link : http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/28/stories/2004112802110300.htm

Deputy Commissioner, SN Jayaram, Greets G. Somashekar Reddy

                               

           BJP bags Bellary president's post G. Somashekar Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected unopposed as President of the Bellary City Municipal Council (CMC) on Monday for the second and last term of the present five-year tenure.  FEB. 9 2004

Election to the post was necessitated following B. Kumaraswamy, who was elected to the post with the support of the Congress, was disqualified for defecting and violating the party whip in August 2002.

Mr. Kumaraswmay and Sheikh Moinuddin, who had both won on the BJP ticket, violated the party whip and voted against the party's official candidate and had supported the Congress candidate.

A complaint filed against them by the BJP then was disposed of by the Deputy Commissioner, 

SN Jayaram in the third week of January last holding that the action of the two had attracted the provisions of the Karnataka Local Authorities Act (Prohibition of Defection) 1987 and not only disqualified them but also ordered that they would cease to be members with immediate effect. 

Mr. Somashekar Reddy, who was defeated by Mr. Kumaraswamy in the previous election, was the only one to file the nomination papers.But for one, all the other BJP councillors were present.

The Congress, which was aware of the inevitable poll outcome, chose to skip the election. Thus, Mr. Somashekar Reddy was declared elected by the Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, who conducted the proceedings.

G. Janardhana Reddy, President of the district unit of BJP, G. Karunakar Reddy, former president of the district unit, K. Ramalingappa, and B. Sriramulu, congratulated Mr. Somashekar Reddy on his victory.

Link : http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/10/stories/2004021010770300.htm

SN Jayaram, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Bellary, Tells Garment makers to adopt latest technology

BELLARY, JAN. 23 2004. S.N. Jayaram, Deputy Commissioner, today urged garment manufacturers to cope with the changing trends in the industry not only to face the competition but also flourish in the trade.

He was speaking after inaugurating the Bellary Institute of Fashion Technology here promoted by the Bellary Garment Manufacturers' Association under the initiative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with financial support by SIDBI, the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, and the Bellary Zilla Panchayat. 

He said Bellary, which was one among the major garment manufacturing places, could not remain isolated. Manufacturers here had to adopt the latest technology and design to improve the quality of their goods to compete in the market. He underlined the need to accord priority to customer care.

Mr. Jayaram said the garment industry had a good potential for employment generation and it needed encouragement. He would strive to get the Apparel Park established in Bellary, he added. 

G.V. Gayatri, Chairperson, Garment Manufacturing Training, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, said garment manufacturers had to face competition to survive in the market. Garment manufacturers in Bellary had no other choice but to gear up to meet the challenges in the era of globalisation. She hoped that the manufacturers would make the best use of the institute to improve their products.

Shankara Murthy of UNIDO said Bellary with traditional skills in tailoring could not develop in line with other garment-making clusters such as Bangalore, Tirupur, Indore, and Ahmedabad because of its inherent problems. Technology used here was old and garments manufactured were of poor quality and catered to the low-value segment of the market. In addition, the demand for products was seasonal and the cluster was unable to provide employment throughout the year. A diagnostic study carried out by UNIDO under the Cluster Development Programme here revealed that non-availability of skilled workforce to handle high-speed garment-making machines, lack of service, testing facilities, and technological and design support were among the problems faced by the cluster.

The purpose of establishing the institute here was to train artisans in rural areas, especially women, in high-speed garment-making machines and making quality products. Training would be imparted to 60 people initially in two batches for three months, he said.

Sanjeeva Reddy, Deputy General Manager of State Bank of Hyderabad, Gulbarga, spoke. R. Babulal, Vice-Chairman of the institute, welcomed the gathering. Deepak, joint secretary of the association, proposed a vote of thanks

Link :  http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/24/stories/2004012409720300.htm

Deputy commissioner, SN Jayaram, Passes an Historic Judgement, Disqualifies Two Bellary Council members

In a historical judgement, Deputy Commissioner S N Jayaram has disqualified the membership of two councillors of the Bellary City Municipal Council, Mr Sheik Moinuddin and President of the Bellary City Municipal Council B Kumar Swamy, under the Anti-defection Act, here on Monday.

In August 2002 elections for the President’s post wherein BJP candidate V Padmavathi and Congress candidate Gayathridevi were contesting, both the councillors had voted against the party Whip.

B Kumar Swamy and Sheikh Moinuddin of BJP voted in favour Congress candidate Gayathridevi.

Despite the two members having cast their votes in favour of Congress candidate Gayathri Devi, there was a tie between her and the BJP candidate. However, Padmavathi was elected as the President, through the lottery system.

The then President of the District BJP G Karunakar Reddy had filed a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner to disqualify the membership of these two members who had voted in favour of the opposition party member despite the ‘whip’ to vote for their party candidate.

In the recent elections for the second tenure of the President post of the City Municipal Council, held on December 17, BJP rebel candidate B Kumar Swamy was elected to the President’s post, with the support of Congress members.

Deputy Commissioner S N Jayaram who conducted an inquiry into the matter gave his final verdict and cancelled the membership of these two members, for anti-party activities. The orders would come into immediate effect, the DC has mentioned in the 46-page judgement report.

After the commissioner’s order, the BJP workers expressed their joy by bursting crackers and distributing sweets in the city. However, it is learnt that Mr Kumar Swamy will be appealing to the High Court, questioning the judgement of the DC.

Link :  http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan202004/s3.asp
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