A group of 66 final-year students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kalaburagi, are showing the way to increasing farm income and cut input costs to make agriculture more remunerative.
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** India International Travel Mart inaugurated
The event has over 80 participants from over 15 Indian States
As the tourism sector slowly gets on recovery mode, the Bengaluru edition of India International Travel Mart-2021 began here on Friday.
** Villagers get ready for Udusalamma fest ritual
Residents of Hariharapura and neighbouring villages in Holenarsipur taluk are said to have been making preparations for Sidi, a ritual, which involves inserting hooks into human bodies, as part of Udusalamma festival to be held on April 3.
** Private agency set to handle water supply in Belagavi city
** Bharat Ratna for Cariappa, Thimayya: Rashtrapati Bhavan sends letter to PMO
** Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Hafiz Karnataki
The Urdu writer was chosen for his work Fakr-E-Watan
Shikaripur-based Urdu writer Hafiz Karnataki has been chosen for Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar of 2020. He received the award for his book Fakr-E-Watan, a work on freedom fighters of India.
** A street food hero: How the samosa is a treat for all seasons
Amit Nanwani, who co-founded the startup Samosa Party with Diksha Pande in 2017.
With a centralised cloud kitchen that has automated at least 75% of the process of making samosas, the Bengaluru-based startup offers freshly fried orders in 12 locations across the city, and is planning to expand to Delhi NCR area this month.
Nidhi Singh, who began the start-up Samosa Singh in Bengaluru with her husband Shikhar Veer Singh in 2016.
** Over 100-year-old HVN bungalow gets a shot at restoration
It was the first residence of H. V. Nanjundaiah, founder-president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, who later donated it to the government to start a girls’ high school
** Theatres see 100% occupancy for ‘Robert’
For the first time in months, a film was running to packed houses on the weekend.
Darshan starrer Robert, which was released on Thursday, has got the biggest opening since the lockdown, raising hopes of a revival of fortunes in the Kannada film industry.
** Group of women knit scarves, cowls for Indian soldiers
All these women were united under ‘Knit For Our Soldiers’ WhatsApp group with Sabrina Britto Hougaard as group admin. An 84-year-old Marie D’Souza is the oldest member of the group.
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