** Arjuna and Padma Shri awardees felicitated in Karnataka

The Basketball Federation of India felicitated sportsperson who received Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Padma Shri Awardees between 1961 and 2019 for their contribution and achievements in basketball.

The felicitation programme was held at Karnataka Olympic Bhawan, Kanteerava Sports Complex, on Saturday. Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai felicitated over eight former basketball players.

** Social activist Sharada Acharya dead

Ms. Acharya was the member of the Manglauru City Municipal Council for three terms.

She was the vice-president of the Karnataka unit of Jan Sangh for nine years and was in the prison during Emergency.

She was the Janata Party candidate from the Mangalore Assembly Constituency in the State Assembly elections in 1978.

She was active in Bharat Scouts and Guides and was the treasurer of the Siri Horticulture Association.

She leaves behind two sons, including RSS Mangaluru City Corporation unit joint convenor Sunil Acharya, and a daughter.

** 78% of gold medallists in RGUHS are women

Among the medical students ready to graduate from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Sunday, the women have outdone the men. About 78% of the 111 students who will bag gold medals at the 23rd annual convocation of RGUHS on Sunday are women.

The three students to top the university are all women. They have bagged three gold medals each.

** HAL, IAF get integrated portal for better support

The operationalising of this portal, called HAL-Vayusena Inventory (HAVAI) portal, comes just two days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally handed over the Rs 48,000 crore project of producing and delivering 83 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircraft to IAF by 2030. This portal, however, would be relevant for all projects of HAL for IAF from henceforth.