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Rajat Dixith, a visually-impaired student of Sahyadri College in Shivamogga, has secured the first rank in M.A. English literature. He scored Cumulative Grade Point Achievement (CGPA) of 6.9, the highest in Kuvempu University this year.

There’s only one team in 88 years of Indian domestic cricket that’s won back-to-back trebles (Ranji, Irani and Vijay Hazare Trophies): Karnataka .

Evidently, it was Vinay Kumar’s shrewd captaincy that helped his team achieve this unprecedented fea

Dr Raviraj Shetty G working as associate professor and head of Agriculture and Horticulture Research Station in Ullal has been awarded as ‘Scientist of the Year Award’ for the year 2020.

The Malabar Vishwa Ranga awards were conferred on actors N Rajagopal Ballal, Lakshman Kumar Mallur, Shashikala Joshi Dharwad and drama artist Gangadhar Kidiy

Deft hands

I got worried and decided to have a second opinion. One of my friends advised me to go to a local mechanic, Khaleel, who was an expert in his own way in repairing high-end cars. I thought of giving it a try and went to his garage which was next to a Gujari (dump yard). I was amazed to see several high-end imported cars parked there for different levels of repairs.

Complex problem, simple solution

I went back to the garage, posing with a fictional courage. Cool as a cucumber, Khaleel said the snag is rectified and demonstrated that it worked properly.

Mysuru

Tulu movie ‘Pingara’ won the national award for Best Tulu film, in the backdrop of the industry completing 50 years.

A 4.5-feet statue of Channakeshavaswami, dated back to the 12th century, was discovered while extracting sand at Hemavathy river, at Hale Beluru village in Karnataka’s Sakleshpur taluk on Tuesday.

The only cashew museum in the state, also the biggest in country, set up at the National Cashew Research Centre in Puttur, is all set to be dedicated to the world.

A group of eight enthusiasts designed and built a seaplane from scratch

Three months ago, Drithi took to the skies, gliding over the serene waters of the Shambhavi, in Hejamady village in coastal Karnataka.

Sleek and shiny, the lean, mean, human-made machine was Pushparaj Ameen’s decade-old dream come to life.

Pushparaj developed Drithi, a lightweight five-metre-long micro seaplane, with seven other aeromodelling enthusiasts. All the work was pretty much done in his backyard.

The Karnataka State Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University has signed an MoU with Sri Satya Sai University for Human Excellence to cooperate and collaborate to promote Indian music and performing arts.