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For Poonam Thimmaiah, jewellery designing began as a means to cope with personal tragedy and turned into a passion project and finally a full-time career.

Following the devastating tragedy of losing her baby, Kodagu’s Poonam Thimmaiah, now a New Yorker, embarked on a personal journey of change, which led her to pursue her keen interest in jewellery designing and sustainable art. Poonam, who started her own brand of jewellery – Maalicious – had her work featured in the New York and Paris fashion weeks this year, just a year after she established the company.

Eight schools in Bengaluru have featured in the 14th annual Education World India School Rankings (EWISR) 2020-21 survey, which was released in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The  Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) on Wednesday took charge of operations and management of Karnataka Bhavan-3 in South-X in Delhi.

Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), IISc, have discovered five new species of vine snakes, four from the Western Ghats alone.

Going forward, from the academic year 2020-21, students enrolling in the (now called) Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology will be bonafide students of MAHE

The work has already begun and the project is expected to complete by the start of the academic year in 2022, officials of the deemed-to-be university said.

Writer Subbanna Ambesangi (70) died in Eklaspur in Bidar district on Monday.

He retired as a college lecturer.

Apart from creative works, he produced scholarly thesis on the problems of Kannada-speaking population in the border districts.

His poetry collections, Kadinalli Hidida Grahana, Aralu, Chetana and Balliya Hoo, have won awards.

He was also a recipient of the district level Rajyotsava award.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – November 09th, 2020