Shakir, who is a resident of Areekode in Malappuram district, Kerala, built a miniature soft top Mahindra jeep for his children and the video of his creation is now making rounds on the internet.
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** National Award film-maker Sumitra Bhave dies at 78
Dahavi Fa, Devrai, Vastupurush, Astu and Kaasav were some of the films directed by Bhave that won critical acclaim.
** Sivasubramanian Ramann takes charge as SIDBI Chairman and Managing Director
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing, and development of micro, small & medium enterprises.
** T V Scaria who launched popular Kerala umbrella brand ‘Popy’ dies in Kochi at 82
Begun as St George Umbrella Mart in Alappuzha by Thayyil Abraham Varghese, alias ‘Kuda Vavachan’ in 1954, the ‘Popy’ brand came into existence in 1995 when the Thayyil family split
** The Chennai girl who is now a priest in a village in Wales
Shirley Murphy grew up in Chennai but now lives and works in Wales as a priest
In February this year, Shirley Murphy became the first priest of Indian origin to be chaplain to the bishop of St Davids, Wales.
** Kakarla Subba Rao passed away
Noted medical professional and NIMS former director Kakarla Subbarao passed away on Friday.
Dr. Subbarao, who was conferred Padmasri in 2000 for rendering yeomen services in the medical field, was born in an agricultural family of Krishna district in 1925.
Hyderabad, Telangana
** Telangana youth playing key role in cancer research
Raghunandan Reddy Alugubelli provides the clinical data mining, data analytics, and data integration efforts for the research platform.
A young data analyst and pharmacist from Telangana is contributing immensely to a research project on multiple myeloma, a rare type of cancer that affects plasma cells, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida in the USA.
** ‘Gridman’ goes off the grid, crossword community loses a giant
C.G. Rishikesh, a devotee of the craft till the very end, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday after a brief illness
** Ashok Leyland delivers first lot of light bullet proof vehicles to Indian Air Force
Developed using ‘transfer of technology’ from Lockheed Martin, the vehicles are completely made in India.
Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Friday said it has delivered the first lot of light bulletproof vehicles to the Indian Air Force in collaboration with Lockheed Martin.
These modern vehicles were delivered on April 13. The light bulletproof vehicle (LBPV) is an adapted version of Lockheed Martin’s CVNG (common vehicle next-gen), the company said in a regulatory filing.
It has been developed under the transfer of technology (TOT) from Lockheed Martin to Ashok Leyland. It is completely indigenised and developed in India, Ashok Leyland added.
** Coronavirus | Railways to run ‘Oxygen Express’ to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The demand for medical oxygen in the country has gone through the roof
The Railways will run ‘Oxygen Express’ over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country, the national transporter said on Sunday.