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Dr. Yashoda Satish, Assistant Professor, Senior Scale, Child Health Nursing Department, was felicitated by the dignitaries and SNA office-bearers on the occasion of her retirement. Mr. Farhan K. Abdulah, Vice President of SNA, read the citation for Dr. Yashoda. Ms. Jeslyn Joseph proposed the vote of thanks.

Various cultural competitions were organised group-wise. Ms. Melissa Alina Dsouza and Ms. Aleena Mathew from the V Semester BSc Nursing were the hosts of the event. There was classical, non-classical, western vocal and dance, folk dance, a cultural parade, and the fashion show. The judges, faculty, and students of MCON enjoyed and appreciated the students for the talents presented. It was followed by the announcement of the rolling trophy in memory of late Mr Sharon Wilson to the best dance group, which was bagged by ‘Marvels.’ The Imprintz overall championship trophy was bagged by team Marvels with a score of?164 points; the points of other groups were Hustlers-161, Supremes-125, and Conquerors-145. The programme ended at 5 p.m. The entire program of Imprintz was guided and coordinated by the SNA Advisors and Cultural Committee Faculty Advisors.