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Mangalore: Forum Fiza Mall opens to the public

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May 28, 2014

Mangalore, May 28: The Forum Fiza Mall, Mangalore – a joint venture of the Prestige Group, Fiza Group and Capita Malls Asia Limited, threw open its doors to the public with a pre-launch event at the shopping mall located in Pandeshwar on Wednesday.

Several prominent dignitaries such as Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology Ramanath Rai, former minister B A Moideen, MLA of Mangalore North Moideen Bava, MLA of Shantinagar (Bangalore) N A Haris, former MLA of Turuvekere (Tumkur) Lakshminarayana, Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation Mahabala Marla, Chancellor of Yenepoya University Y Abdullah Kunhi, Y Mohammed Kunhi, President of A J Institute of Medical Sciences A J Shetty, Chairman and Managing Director of Mohtisham Complexes S M Arshad and others were present.

Addressing the gathering, Chairman and Managing Director of Prestige Group Irfan Razaq said that building a shopping mall was an investment and a huge responsibility, which would bring success only with the blessings of the Almighty and well-wishers.

Today is the day to applaud the toil and success of those hundreds who have put their efforts into the project. This structure is the space created for Mangaloreans, he said, dedicating the mall to the city.

Speaking on the occasion, senior vice-president at Capita Malls Asia Limited Kevin Chee said that with the dream to set up a mall, the company wished to create a landmark in the city of Mangalore which would be known and liked by all.

Chairman and Managing Director of Fiza Group B M Farooq welcomed the guests and gathering.

The management of the yet-to-be-furnished mall such as MD of Fiza Group Rizwan Razaq, Director Nouman Razaq, company head of Capita Malls Asia Limited Vincent Wong and others were present.

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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