Mr. Vijayakrishna had played Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy matches for Karnataka. In his 15-year career as an all-rounder, he played 80 first-class matches in which he scored over 2,000 runs and took 194 wickets.
He was responsible for Karnataka winning the Ranji Trophy twice. “In his death, we have lost a great cricketer. May his soul rest in peace. I pray to the Almighty to give strength to the family members and fans to bear the loss,” the Chief Minister said in his message.
Cadet Deepak Singh (now Lieutenant), the parade commander at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), has been awarded the President’s gold medal for topping the order of merit.
An alumnus of the Rashtriya Military School, Bengaluru (RMS-B), Deepak Singh, was among the six cadets who graduated from the institution in 2017 and joined the National Defence Academy. The other five are Aman Singh, Malay Chandan, Rohit Kumar, Ujjwal Sarkar, and Avinash Chaubey.
A collaboration between the two countries in this sector will improve quality and profitability, he said.
The centres are located in Kolar, Bagalkot and Dharwad, and will provide scientific inputs and methodologies.
Giving the example of the mango, he said the Alphonso, Mallika and Raspuri are local mango varieties but farmers have long been complaining of dwindling profitability. Innovative solutions can make the mango crop better again, the CM said. Tomar said new methods would help not just production, but also post harvest management.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel’s leading aerospace and aviation manufacturer, has donated 100 oxygen concentrators to defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as a goodwill gesture.
The oxygen concentrators were handed over by Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, to Shivakumaran K M, Director (HR) at BEL corporate office in Bengaluru.
The company will also open a big IKEA store, close to 400,000 sq.ft. at Nagasandra here within a year, and this store will be connected to the Nagasandra metro station.
A project that took root as an idea nearly a decade ago became reality with the publication of an anthology of poems penned by prison inmates. The collection of poems, Bandhanada Bhaava Lahari (Emotions of the imprisoned) was released earlier this month by Director-General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services) Alok Mohan.
As part of its silver jubilee, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), in collaboration with Azim Premji Foundation, has launched a three-year fellowship programme for youth with disabilities.
The NCPEDP-Javed Abidi Fellowship on Disability is open to applicants looking to build a career in the development sector, particularly disability rights and inclusion, stated a press release. The launch of the fellowship also marks the birth anniversary of NCPEDP’s former director the late Javed Abidi.
The outbreak of the pandemic has been especially harsh on senior citizens. It is said that compared to 2019-20, the complaints on ill-treatment and abuse of the elderly in the State rose by a whopping 71.7%.
On Tuesday (June 15), which is observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a website to create awareness on elder abuse, how it can be prevented and how to report cases was launched by Praveen Sood, Director General and Inspector General of Police.
The bilingual website – www.stopelderabuse.in – has been developed by Nightingales Medical Trust.
Apna, a Bengaluru-based jobs platform for India’s rising working class, has raised a $70 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global.
Ramnath Shanbhag’s Kannada film, Dear Bhargava, won The Best LGBTQ Short at the Zero Degree Film Contest in May 2021 and was screened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award. The film also won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Tagore International Film Festival.