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Mangaluru girl Ramyashri bags all India second rank in CA exam

Ramyashri of Hosabettu has bagged the second rank in the CA final exam, in the country, conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in November 2022.

Ramyashri is the daughter of Ramesh Rao who works with the LIC of India and Meera who works with National Insurance company.

Ramyashri had initially obtained training from Kamath & Rao and MRPL institutions.

For the CA inter exam, Ramyashri had taken coaching from Trisha and for the final exam Ramyashri had achieved the feat on self-study.

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Bengaluru: Book on life, achievements of businessman-philanthropist Dr Ronald Colaco released

‘Vishwabhooshana Dr Ronald Colaco’, a book published by Srivari Foundation on the life and achievements of World Book of Records award recipient Dr Ronald Colaco was released in a grand event at Swiss Town, Devanahalli on January 6.

The book on the very well known prominent NRI businessman and philanthropist Dr Colaco, authored by Narasimha Murthy compiling most of the charitable works and various honours and accolades with photos and documentary evidence, was released by Veerendra Sharma, five-time UK MP of Indian-origin. The book is edited by S Venkatesh Murthy, N Narasimhamurthy and Me Cha Kotappa.

‘Vishwabhooshana Dr Ronald Colaco’ published by Srivari Foundation has details of services by Dr Ronald Colaco in 24 different sectors. It reveals information about his work in education, health, religion, sports and various other fields. It also has details of him constructing a police station, hospital, school, taluk office etc contributions to improve the basic facilities of the government. It also speaks about his helping hand to groups and associations. It describes the state, national and international awards that came to him for living for the society.

Prof K E Radhakrishna welcomed everybody and explained the personality of Dr Colaco.

Veerendra Sharma felicitated N Narasimhamurthy on the occasion.

Narasimhamurthy said that Colaco is a symbol of simplicity and does social work without expecting anything in return behind the curtains ensuring that what is given away by the right hand should not be known to the left hand. “The book is brought out so that his work may be an inspiration for the entire community and future generation,” he said.

BJP national chief secretary C T Ravi, former diplomat and AICC overseas chief secretary Dr Arati Krishna, MLC S L Bhojegowda, MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, S Venkateshamurthy, devotee of Annamayya, president of Bannari Amman, vice president of Srivari Foundation were on the dais.

Aparna and Bahrain based entrepreneur Anand Lobo compered the programme.

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Bantwal: Schoolboy’s multipurpose invention model selected for south India exhibition

Yashwanth, a student of Kadeshwalya government high school has developed a multi-purpose agricultural machine that has been selected for a south-India science exhibition besides winning all-round praise for developing the model.

Recently, Yashwanth’s invention of the multi-purpose agricultural machine had won a prize at the state-level exhibition held at Dharwad. He will now be participating in the South Indian-level science exhibition to be held at Thrissur in Kerala from January 27 to 31.

A total of 20 models have been selected from Karnataka for the Thrissur science exhibition and Yashwanth’s machine is one of the models selected from Dakshina Kannada district in the personal segment of the exhibition.

Yashwanth is the son of Lokesh and Pavithra who hail from Kemmannu. Yashwanth was guided in developing the model by his maths teacher Geetha Kumari. Yashwanth’s model has already bagged first place at the taluk and district-level science exhibitions.

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Against all odds: Akshata punches much above her weight

Only on Saturday, she bagged gold at the National Weightlifting Championship at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu in the 87 kg weight group in the snatch and clean and jerk categories.

BELAGAVI: Coming from a small village, Halaga, in Belagavi taluk, she faced near-insurmountable odds to take up weightlifting as a passion and reach new heights in the sport. But 22-year-old Akshata Baswant Kamati’s sheer willpower and her family’s support have helped her achieve some outstanding performances at national-level competitions.

Only on Saturday, she bagged gold at the National Weightlifting Championship at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu in the 87 kg weight group in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. In fact, at Khelo India held in Pune, she set a record by lifting 176 kg in the 76 kg category and won gold at the junior national championship in the 81 kg category at the 32nd Women Junior National Weightlifting Championships at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.

Akash Kamati, her elder brother, said Akshata was in eighth standard at Sharada Girls High School in Halaga when the school started special coaching classes for weightlifting and she got fascinated by it. Initially, a few villagers told the family that weightlifting was not a sport for a girl. She would soon prove them wrong. When she was in tenth standard, she won gold at a national level competition, bringing laurels to the village and making villagers proud, he said.

Her father, Baswant, said his family owns 10 guntas of land which is divided among three brothers. Though the government looks after Akshata’s stay, coaching and food, her other expenses, including those needed for her special diet, proteins and incidentals, run up to over Rs 25,000 per month.

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Apollo’s new tech detects prostate cancer accurately

Aiming to revolutionise prostate cancer detection and treatment, Apollo Hospital Seshadripuram has introduced a novel technology, MRI Fusion TRUS guided Trans-Perineal Targeted Biopsy, that enhances the accuracy of cancer detection by 95 to 97%. Dr Manohar T, Chief of Urology at Apollo Hospital Seshadripuram, who has successfully conducted 42 procedures using MRI Fusion TRUS guided Trans-Perineal Targeted Biopsy, said, “In this procedure, one has to undergo multi-parametric MRI and contouring of the lesions which are suspected to be cancerous, and prostate size is marked via a special software pack.

The image is then transferred to the special ultrasound done trans-rectally.” Explaining the benefits of this latest technology, Dr Manohar T said: “Early diagnosis is critical in improving the outcomes. Conventional investigation methods miss the diagnosis by 35-45%.”

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Avarebele Mela kicks off, pays sweet tribute to ‘Appu’

This year, the organisers are also introducing a special sweet called ‘Appu Special’ as a tribute to the late Puneeth Rajkumar.

Winter is officially here for food lovers in Bengaluru, with the annual Avarebele Mela being hosted at National College Grounds in Basavanagudi. The ongoing festival, which will continue till January 9, is in its 23rd edition. The winter food fest was kickstarted by Sudha Murty, author and philanthropist, who suggested getting a Geographical Indication tag for avarebele, a bean synonymous with Bengaluru.

Sri Vasavi Condiments has been organising the mela on Food Street for nearly two decades, and has left no stone unturned to make this a grand one. The food fest has over 100 dishes a year, all centered on avarebele. From 100 varieties of dosas, vadas, ice-creams and savouries, avarebele lovers are spoilt for choice.

You don’t just have to stick to traditional South Indian dishes to enjoy this seasonal bean. “The fest will also have experimental Chinese dishes such as chowmein and fried rice with avarebele seeds. Some other popular dishes are snacks like avarebele chikki, avarebele halwa, which are among the popular items,” says Geetha Shivakumar, owner of Sri Vasavi Condiments.

This year, the organisers are also introducing a special sweet called ‘Appu Special’ as a tribute to the late Puneeth Rajkumar. “Appu was not just a movie star, every true Bengalurean felt like he was a family member. This avarebele is our small tribute to him,” says Geetha.

The festival usually takes place on Food Street in VV Puram, however, this year, the organisers moved it to National Grounds. “We have been holding this festival for more than 20 years, and each year, the crowd has kept growing. We felt it would be wiser to move it to National Grounds,” she said.

POP BEAN
Avarebele is the Kannada name for the ‘Hyacinth bean’
Many farmers travel to food fests to sell their produce directly to customers
Avarebele is largely cultivated in Karnataka during the winters, grown as field crop in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra too.

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Infosys Prize for six researchers

IISc Prof Mahesh Kakde received the award in the mathematical sciences category for his contributions to algebraic number theory which is predicted to help in computing and cryptography.

Six researchers were awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 on Saturday in recognition of their work in their respective fields.The Infosys Science Foundation, a not-for-profit trust, annually honours researchers in the fields of engineering and computer science, humanities, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences.

“The Infosys Science Foundation has instituted the Infosys Prize to highlight the importance of scientific research for the development of India and the world. From exploring the frontiers of brain research and astronomy to developing solutions for the urgent healthcare needs of underserved populations to examining the notions of justice in a fast-changing world inundated by the climate emergency and pandemics, our laureates are working on the cutting edge of science, technology, and scholarship….,” said Kris Gopalakrishnan, president, Infosys Science Foundation.

Prof Suman Chakraborty of IIT-Kharagpur has won the award in the engineering and science category for developing diagnostic devices for easy access and use in rural areas. In the humanities category, Vice-Chancellor of National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, was honoured for his work on “the importance of the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution that was adopted by the Supreme Court in 1973”.

IISc Prof Mahesh Kakde received the award in the mathematical sciences category for his contributions to algebraic number theory which is predicted to help in computing and cryptography. Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Vidita Vaidya was honoured under the life sciences category for her work on understanding the brain in the context of mood disorders like anxiety and depression.

Prof Nissim Kanekar of National Centre for Radio Astronomy, Pune, and Prof Rohini Pande, director, Economic Growth Center, Yale University, were respectively awarded for their work in the field of physical sciences and social sciences. Prof Kanekar was awarded for his studies on galaxies during the ‘cosmic noon’ era, while Prof Pande was awarded for her research on governance and potential policy change for the benefit of social justice.

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Karnataka CM inaugurates Chikballapur Uthsava

The program will conclude on the 14th of January with famous drumist Shivamani all set to perform on the grand stage.

The seven-day Chikballapura Uthsava commenced on Saturday in a colourful manner which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the presence of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Hegde, and Adichuchanagir Mutt Nirmalananda Swamiji.

The programme was organised by the district administration and the Dr Sudhakar Foundation under the direct supervision of the health and family welfare minister and Chikballapur MLA Dr K Sudhakar.

The program will conclude on the 14th of January with famous drumist Shivamani all set to perform on the grand stage.

On the first day, women carrying kumba on their heads along with students and the general public participated in the procession which saw several artists including Dolukunitha. There were other programmes as well.

CM Basavaraj Bommai in his speech said that the government has promoted several developmental programmes for the people and farmers. He assured there would be more programmes.

He also lauded Sudhakar for taking several steps in controlling the spread of Covid.

Dhramadhikari Dr Veerendra Hegde praised the farmers of the region for being hard workers and remarked that every day, the crops grown in Kolar Chikballapur were being transported across the nation.

Sudhakar in his speech said that the Uthsava has been organised to mark the celebration of 15 years after the formation of the new district.

Ministers Byrathi Basavaraj, Sunil Kumar, MTB Nagaraj, Deputy Commissioner NM Nagaraj, Superintendent of Police DL Nagesh and others were present.

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ISRO-Microsoft combine to support space-tech startups in India

The collaboration is expected to strengthen ISRO’s vision of harnessing the market potential of the most promising space tech innovators and entrepreneurs in India, as per a statement.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to fuel the growth of space technology startups in India.

The partnership would help empower space tech start-ups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise-ready, said a statement issued by Microsoft.

The collaboration is expected to strengthen ISRO’s vision of harnessing the market potential of the most promising space tech innovators and entrepreneurs in India, as per the release.

Through this tie-up, the space tech startups identified by ISRO would be onboarded onto the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform, which supports startups at every stage of their journey from idea to attaining unicorn status. Through Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, space-tech startup founders in India would have free access to the tech tools, and resources they need to build and run their businesses.

S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO, said, “ISRO’s collaboration with Microsoft will greatly benefit space tech startups in their analysis and processing of vast amounts of satellite data for various applications, using cutting-edge methods like AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning.’‘

Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said, “Space tech startups in India are playing a significant role in advancing the country’s space capabilities with the power of technology. We are pleased to collaborate with ISRO to accelerate this transformation of what’s possible in space and offer our technology tools, platforms and mentorship opportunities.’‘

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South Western Railway registers highest ever gross revenue, electrifies 712 route km in a year

South Western Railway (SWR) has achieved the highest ever electrification of 712 route kilometre in a year and the highest ever originating gross revenue of ₹7,509 crore, General Manager of South Western Railway Sanjeev Kishore has said.

Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Thursday, Mr. Sanjeev Kishore said that a major thrust has been given to high quality railway infrastructure and between January and December of 2022, new line has been laid for 22 km, while 210 km of line doubling has been completed.

In the present year (2023), doubling of the Londa-Miraj section and Hubballi-Chikjajur are targeted to be completed by February and March respectively, he said and added that this will mean that the entire railway section from Miraj to Bengaluru will be a double line.

He said that the railway zone has registered 94% punctuality and has also emerged as the best among the railway zones in terms of mobility improvement. The average speed of goods train has increased by 58% in the railway zone when compared to 2021, he said.

In terms of passenger revenue, the zone has registered the highest ever revenue of ₹2,534 crore. The highest ever automobile loading of 405 rakes, an increase of 70% over last year, has been achieved by the zone, he said.

Stands second

Mr. Sanjeev Kishore said that the railway zone stands second among all the railway zones in the country in key performance indices.

“Sangnal-Kushtagi (34 km) section of the Gadag-Wadi project, Karatagi-Sindhanur (18 km) section of Ginigera-Raichur new line project are targeted to be completed in 2023. Work is in progress in the Khajjidoni-Lokapur (9 km) section of the Bagalkot-Kudachi new line project. Further EPC tender has already being floated for the Lokapur-Yadavad section. The first phase (20 km) of the Tumakuru-Davangere project has already commenced,” he said.

Mr. Sanjeev Kishore said that for the convenience of people participating in the 86th Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelan in Haveri, special trains are being run between Benglauru and Hubballi with stoppage to Haveri. Seven long distance express trains have been given additional stoppages at Haveri, in addition to running DEMU special trains, he said.

Chief Public Relations Officer Aneesh Hegde and other officials were present.