Siddaramaiah to unveil MMCRI’s centenary logo on August 29
The Hindu
MMCRI, one of India's oldest medical colleges, is celebrating its centenary with alumni from around the world. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will unveil the logo and brochure on Aug 29. He will also inaugurate the restored burns ward and MRI scan. Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, K. Venkatesh and Sharanaprakash Patil will be present. Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, has sought a special grant from the Centre for the centenary celebrations and OPD block construction. The restoration of the heritage hospital buildings is underway at ₹89 crore.
The logo of the centenary celebrations of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, one of the country’s oldest colleges, will be unveiled here on Tuesday, August 29.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will unveil the logo and a brochure on the celebrations which are expected to be year-long with alumni from across the world converging in Mysuru during the celebrations that lasts till next year, to be part of the historic occasion.
The Chief Minister will also be inaugurating the restored burns ward on the K.R. Hospital premises and also MRI scan at the Radiology Department.
Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C Mahadevappa, Minister in charge of Chamarajanagar district K. Venkatesh and Minister for Medical Education Sharanaprakash Patil will be present.
The programme will be held at the Library Building of the MMCRI at 1:45 p.m.
As the Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute is gearing up for the centenary celebrations, a special grant has been sought from the Centre for marking the historic occasion. Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, had recently urged the Centre for financial assistance to the MMCRI for the celebrations and also for the construction of an OPD block on the premises of K.R. Hospital, the teaching hospital of MMCRI.
MMCRI is the 7th medical college in the country and the first in Karnataka to attain the centenary feat. The college and the hospital are housed in heritage buildings constructed nearly 100 years ago during the rule of Mysuru Maharajas.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.