UAE Education Minister's visit to Parthi

September 3, 2005

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normal">Hectic 10 day visit of HH Shaikh Nahyan bin Mumbarak Al Nahyan,

Dr.BR.Shetty & delgates to

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The High Profile delegation which included lone representative of Karnataka

Dr.B.R.Shetty had a fruitfull discussion

with Govt of Karnataka & Kerala.

PHOTO 1:Bagawan Sai Baba ,Shaik

Nahyan, Dr.BR.Shetty &

Delegates.

PHOTO2:Minister for Primary and Secondary Education R. Ramalinga

Reddy (left) welcoming Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Education

Minister, United Arab Emirates, at a meeting with UAE delegates at the Vidhana

Soudha on Friday, which

was also attended by Industries Minister P.G.R. Sindhia

(second from left) and Chief Secretary B.K. Das.(

Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy )

The CEO & Managing Director of nmc

and the Patron of Karnataka Sangha Mr.Shetty has also also arranged

the unique visit to Putparthi and the Shaikh and delegation had a special Dharshan

of Bagawan Sai Baba.

As per Hindu the follwing are the excerpts of the

meeting with the Govt of Karnataka.

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BANGALORE:Dr.B.R.Shetty,

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NMC Group of Companies,

UAE who hails from Karnataka, who is member of the official delegation

introduced Sheikh Nahayan

Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi and

Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday

expressed interest in making investments in the State as he sees great

potential here. The Minister made this statement after a series of presentations

made by the State Government on the investment opportunities in the information

technology and tourism sectors.

Commending the State for taking a lead in the knowledge-based sector, the

Minister said the dividends of investing in education would be substantial.

"No nation can advance with just natural resources. Investing in human

resources is essential for any growth." He is heading a 12-member

delegation.

Karnataka Finance Minister P.G.R. Sindhia said the

State is conducive for investments and the Government will support such endeavours.

Information Technology Secretary M.K. Shankaralinge

Gowda said IT exports from the State are substantial, though not to the Asian

countries (about three per cent) and there is scope to increase exports.

Earlier, the top-ranking officials of the state made presentation to the

delegation in Vidhana Soudha

on investment opportunities in the fields of IT, BT, Tourism, Industries and

Education.

The cities of

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places for investment while the names of

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The Sheikh commended the Karnataka for giving importance to the education

sector. The state’s human resource had become a backbone for industrial

activities in other countries, he observed. He also hailed the people from the

state residing in the UAE for their contribution to the development of that

country. “They are hardworking, successful and good people,” he

remarked

Reported on

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