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** KsoU first varsity in Karnataka to offer open distance learning
MYSURU:
Call it a New Year gift to Mysuru- based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), the state government has declared it as the sole university of the state to offer Open Distance learning (ODl) education.
The state cabinet which passed an ordinance in this regard recently, has issued a gazette notification on the same.
Speaking to mediapersons here on Friday, KSOU vice-chancellor Prof Vidyashankar said this would boost the prospects of KSOU as it now becomes the only varsity in the state to run distance learning courses, which is likely to double their admissions in the coming days.
** Udupi: It’s Kannada, Sanskrit words on Kalavara inscription
Shruthesh said that after the restudy of the inscription, its chronology was known clearly as it was of the time Shakavarusha 1361-neya Varthamana Siddarthi Samvantasarada Kartika Su 5 lu.
** Three from Karnataka get PM’s award for best houses under govt scheme
Challakere .
It was a proud moment for three beneficiaries of the Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana, from the state, when they were awarded for the best construction of houses at a virtual ceremony on Friday.
The three beneficiaries — B C Pankaja from Challakere in Chitradurga district, Shakuntala from Tawargera in Kushtagi taluk of Koppal district and Rachamma from Chamarajanagar — were given the award by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through video conference, for best practices in construction of houses under the housing programme for the year 2019.
** Mysuru man connects jobseekers with employers
S Achuthananda, a native of Mysuru, has made use of a simple technology and messaging app to help over 2,000 people get desired jobs in the last three-and-a-half years. Achuthananda, who works as a business unit head at Bengaluru-based company, started a WhatsApp group called ‘Udyoga Nimitham’ in March 2017 with 50 members (40 candidates + 10 HRs)
** Bengaluru’s low-cost post office catches nation’s attention
The success of building a lowcost Sub Post office at Doddanekundi near Marthahalli has caught the national attention and 23 more such offices are set to be replicated across Karnataka and a couple of other states.
The building on 39 square metres has cost the Bengaluru Postal Department a mere Rs 15 lakh
** National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition sees cutting-edge inventions
Eleven startups and three students won the annual National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) organized in Bengaluru for a series of cutting edge developments and research.
** Cedrick Tandong’s Three Wheels United helps auto drivers switch to sustainable vehicles
The Bengaluru-based start-up has worked with over 30,000 drivers and financed 3000-plus rickshaws
Cedrick decided what he wanted to work on. With Ramesh Prabhu, he started Three Wheels United (TWU), a social enterprise that helps drivers purchase their vehicle and replace their two-stroke auto-rickshaw with the more fuel-efficient four-stroke LPG ones or electric vehicle.
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