KCCI President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu was the Chief Guest at Manel Srinivas Nayak Institute of Management (MSNIM), Mangaluru, at its Mangalore Entrepreneurs Day IDEATION’24. The event was presided over by the President, Women’s National Education Society (WNES), Shri Manel Annappa Nayak. Also present on stage was Director, MSNIM, Dr. Molly S. Chaudhuri. KCCI Past President, Smt. Vathika Pai was also present on the occasion. The occasion marks the 111th birth anniversary of Shri Manel Srinivas Nayak, a distinguished educationist and former President of KCCI, after whom MSNIM is named.
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KCCI in association with DST Technology Enabling Center, Nitte University, Mangaluru, organized a Session on Key Elements For The Success of Food Industry – Regulatory, Technological And Funding Ecosystem For Food Industry, at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Mangaluru. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu delivered the welcome address. Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai introduced the speakers and the moderator of the panel discussion to the audience. Dr. Sanu Jacob, Director, FSSAI spoke on the topic, Regulatory Compliance, Dr. K. Narayanan, Founder, Director, Sthayika Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru spoke on the topic, Technological Aspects of a Successful Food Industry and Arvind Modi, Partner, Sathguru Catalysers, Hyderabad, addressed the gathering on Startup and Funding Ecosystem for Food Industry. Dr. Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor (Research & Patents), Nitte University, Mangaluru was the moderator for the panel discussion. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Directors, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar were also present on the occasion. Business owners, senior management from the food industry, staff and students from various educational institutions attended the event. The vote of thanks was rendered by Prof.Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Director-Projects & DST Technology Enabling Centre, Nitte University, Mangaluru.
29-02-2024
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The Third Meeting of the Elevating Brand Mangaluru, Focus Area of KCCI was held at the Board Room of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson of the Elevating Brand Mangaluru, Focus Area, Ms. Athmika Amin. Present at the meeting were KCCI President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai, Hon. Secretary, Shi Ashwin Pai Maroor, Director, Shri Aditya Pai, Past President, Smt. Vathika Pai, other members who attended were, Shri Yathish Baikampady, Ms. Ashrika Amin, Ar. Niren Jain, Shri Vinod A.R. Pinto, Shri Arjun Rao, Shri Ajith Kamath, Shri Bipin Jacob, Shri Ravi Baliga, Shri Sharan Shetty, Shri Sudesh Karunakaran and Shri Gaurav Hegde.
02-03-2024
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The 20th meeting of Konkan Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (KRUCC) meeting was held at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sanjay Gupta, CMD of Konkan Railway Corporation. KCCI representative of the KRUCC committee, Shri G. G. Mohandas Prabhu attended the meeting.
05-03-2024
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Workshop on total ban on single use plastic (SUP) in Mangaluru city was organized by Mangaluru City Corporation at their Conference Hall. The meeting was chaired by the Mayor of Mangaluru, Shri Sudheer Shetty Kannur. KCCI Director, Shri B. A. Nazeer attended the workshop.
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KCCI President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu as the Chief Guest addressed the valedictory session of CA POWER 25 Season 4th batch students at World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru. World Konkani Centre Chairman and Director of KCCI, CA Nandagopal Shenoy and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
12-03-2024
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Extension of Kasargod -Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express up to Mangaluru station was flagged off virtually by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu and representative member of KCCI to Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC), Shri Ahmed Bawa attended the event at Mangaluru Central Railway Station.
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KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu was invited for the Entrepreneurs Meet organized by Bharatiya Janatha Party at Hotel Ocean Pearl. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis was the Chief Guest on the occasion. KCCI President addressed the gathering and submitted the memorandum to the Deputy Chief Minister. Member of Parliament of Dakshina Kannada, Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel and District BJP President, Sathish Kumpala were also present on stage. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor also attended the event.
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KCCI President CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu met the Secretary of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Shri C. H. Mohan at his office at Baikampady, Mangaluru and briefed him about the issues faced by some of the industries and requested him to do the needful. Others who attended the meeting from KCCI were, Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Past President of KCCI, Shri P.B. Abdul Hameed, KCCI member, Shri Prakash Kalbavi and other members.
13-03-2024
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KCCI and Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology, Puttur, at the President’s Chamber of KCCI as part of Industry-Academia Interconnect. The MoU was exchanged between KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu and Director, MBA Program, Vivekananda College, Dr. Robin Manohar Shinde. Present on the occasion were KCCI Vice-President, Shri Anand Pai, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ahwin Pai Maroor.
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The First Meeting of the Infrastructure for KCCI Knowledge Centre, Sub-Committee of KCCI was convened at the Board Room of KCCI. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the committee, Shri Anand Pai. Others who attended the meeting were KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, Hon. Secretaries, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Director, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Past President, Shri Isaac Vas and member, Ar. Niren Jain.
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The Twelfth Meeting of the Board of Directors of KCCI for the financial year 2023-24 and the sixth Meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Boardroom of KCCI. CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of Office Bearers, Directors and special invitees.
14-03-2024
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KCCI organized a Workshop on Unlocking Business Potential – A tailored Business Workshop at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Business owners and Finance Heads of various organizations attended the session. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu delivered the welcome address. KCCI Vice-President, Shri Anand G. Pai introduced the speakers to the audience. Speakers for the event were Shri Pugal T., Senior Consultant, Tally Solutions who spoke on ‘Skyrocketing your business to the next level’, Shri Sushant Shetty, SVP & Head, Channel Liabilities, DBS Bank India spoke on ‘Discourse by DBS’ and Shri Shreyas Bharadwaj, Account Director – ESMB – South India, Sales Force addressed the gathering on ‘Discourse by Sales Force’. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor was also present on the occasion. The vote of thanks was rendered by the Hon. Secretary of KCCI, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar
18-03-2024
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St Aloysius (deemed to be University) in collaboration with Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) organised “Samavesha 2024” – Uniting Minds and Igniting Innovations. The inaugural ceremony was held at Fr L.F. Rasquinha Hall, LCRI Block was presided over by Rev. Dr Praveen Martis SJ. Shri Adeeth Kalbavi, Managing Director of Kalbavi Consumer Foods Pvt. Ltd. was the Guest of Honour. The Chief Guest, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Immediate Past President of KCCI delivered the keynote speech and highlighted the role of technology in innovation. There were enlightening sessions by various speakers.
19-03-2024
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Members of Red Chilli traders called on KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu and briefed him about the problems faced by them from railways in transporting their goods to various destinations. They submitted memorandum to KCCI President and requested to take up the matter with the railway departments. KCCI had written letters to railway authorities seeking immediate action for the smooth functioning of trade activities.
20-03-2024
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Mangaluru and Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Panaji, Goa at GCCI. The MoU was exchanged between the Presidents of both the Chambers, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu and Shri Shrinivas V. Dempo respectively. Others present on the occasion from KCCI were Vice-President, Shri Anand G Pai, Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Past President, Shri Isaac Vas and Chairman of KCCI ADR Centre, Prof. CA Lional Aranha. Members from GCCI who attended the event were, Vice-President, Ms. Pratima G. Dhond, Hon. Treasurer, CA Rohan Bhandare, Director General, Shri Sanjay Amonkar and others.
23-03-2024
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KCCI held its valedictory ceremony on the successful completion of 27 hours of 1st Batch of Comprehensive GST Training Program held from 23rd February, 2024 to 23rd March, 2024 at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Accounting professionals from various companies and job seekers actively participated in large numbers for the training. All the trainers were Chartered Accountants with extensive knowledge and experience in various fields. A practical session on Tally was also conducted at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) lab in Mangaluru. KCCI President, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu congratulated all the participants on successfully completing the training program. Chairman of the GST sub-committee of KCCI, CA Keshava Ballakuraya re-iterated some of the challenges faced in GST related works with case studies and suggested suitable remedies. All the participants were presented with the certificates. CA Sabana and CA Shraddha Sanghvi, present on the occasion, addressed the participants. Participants shared their feedback and also suggested that they look forward to more training programmes. Hon. Secretary, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar rendered the vote of thanks. KCCI is all set to organize its 2nd batch of the training on GST in the coming months. Interested candidates can contact the KCCI office on 0824-2420128 / 4260128 or email to
