Ullal Qazi to inaugurate Sulthan Gold showroom in Mangalore on Sunday

October 19, 2012

Mangalore, October 19: Kasargod-based Sulthan Gold International is making its foray into this coastal city by starting its showroom here on October 21.

Announcing this at a media conference here on Friday, Founder and Chairman of Sulthan Gold T M Kunhahmed, said that Ullal Qazi Sayyad Abdul Rahman Al Bukhari would inaugurate the showroom located at Mangalore Gate building on bye-pass road at Kankanady, Mangalore.

Dakshina Kannada Sunni Centre (DKSC) President K S Atakoya Thangal would offer Du'a while Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar would inaugurate Bridal collections wing.

Moodigere Qazi Sayed Zainul Abideen Thangal would be the first customer in the showroom.

MLA U T Khader will inaugurate 'Gold Saving Scheme' in the presence of State Assembly Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat, Mangalore City Mayor Gulzar Banu and industrialist Ronald Colaco.

Deputy General Manager of the Corporation Bank MA Rasheed will inaugurate Precious Uncut Section while Chairman of Yenepoya Group Abdulla Kunhi will inaugurate Executive Diamond section. President of SEIKO Watch India Pvt. Ltd Kawanishi san will inaugurate watch section in the showroom.

He also said Sulthan Gold introduces exclusive gold saving schemes like monthly installment of Rs 500 and advance booking schemes where customers can accumulate gold for future wedding purchase.

He said every piece of jewellery is government approved BIS hallmarked. A vast array of modern designer collections from India, Italy, Singapore, Europe, Middle East etc are available in the showroom, he said.

Managing Director T M Abdul Ravoof and Director T M Abdul Raheem were present at the press meet.

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The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

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