Suresh Shah is also counted as one of the leading publishers of books in Kannada
Suresh C. Shah, 84, founder of Sapna Book House, the largest bookstore chain in Karnataka, succumbed to COVID-19 in Bengaluru on Tuesday afternoon
Category: Karnataka, Records
** Local manufacturers supplying bulk of oxygen to Karnataka
Of the State’s allocation of 1,200 MT, it had received 959 MT
While the Central government has formalised an allotment of 1,200 MT of oxygen to Karnataka, a bulk of it will come from local manufacturers.
Around 830 MT will be produced by manufacturers in Karnataka, while 310 MT will come from other States. The remaining 60 MT will come from MSME Air Separation Units.
** H.S. Doreswamy: A fighter till the end
A pictorial tribute to Gandhian freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy who passed away in Bengaluru on May 26, 2021.
** Mathematician M.S. Narasimhan passes away
He made fundamental contributions to diverse fields in mathematics
Mudumbai Seshachulu Narasimhan, a towering figure in Indian science, passed away on May 15 in Bangalore; he would have turned 89 on June 7.
** Tulu Koota Kuwait to organise blood donation campaign on May 28
Tulu Koota Kuwait is organizing a blood donation campaign this Friday, May 28, 2021, from 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm at Kuwait Central Blood Bank, Jabriya, fully adhering to MoH Kuwait – Covid guidelines and social distancing protocols.
** Kundapur: Black fungus treatment – Coastal Kannadiga’s research saving invaluable lives
Deadly black fungus, which has emerged as a new ailment during the Covid19 second wave, has been hounding and harassing those who become infected by this disease. One of the most effective medicines to treat this disease happens to be liposomal amphotericin B.
A Kannadiga from coastal Karnataka, Bhandya Srikanth Pai, had led a team of researchers of Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd that put in laborious work to find this medicine.
Srikanth is from Gangolli near here. He completed his high school and PU education at Gangolli and Kundapur before getting his BPharma course at Bengaluru in 1975 and securing MPharma degree from Manipal in 1977.
He then joined Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd in Mumbai
** Oxygen on wheels
It’s been over a month since Yatish Babu last went home.
He’s been working with his friends to supply oxygen cylinders to Covid patients all over the city.
Early in April, at the insistence of his loved ones, he procured two cylinders. But soon, it was evident that the virus was making it difficult for people to breathe and oxygen supplies were stretched. By the last week of April, he and his friends began to procure cylinders and supply them to patients at their homes free of charge.
Babu, who works as a private consultant, and his friends Vijay S, Praveen Gowda, Krishna Sagar, and Basavaraju have been living in a hotel for the past month or so as to avoid putting their families at risk. “I have not been able to talk to them these days. I have dedicated myself to working on the ground,” says Babu
** South Korean firm donates high-end medical supplies
South Korea-based multinational company Seoul Semiconductors handed over medical supplies worth ₹7.5 crore under its CSR fund to the State government on Friday, to support the battle against COVID-19.
** TVS Motors donates ₹1 cr., 100 oxygen concentrators
Supporting the fight against COVID-19, TVS Motors donated ₹1 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund on Friday.
The company also donated 100 oxygen concentrators and other medical equipment worth ₹3 crore.
** Ex-bank employees runs home delivery service for those in need
Jaggesh M.P gets the items and delivers it to their doorsteps.
Understanding the needs of such people, Jaggesh M.P., 30, a graduate in business management, has started home delivery service in Mudigere town in Chikkamagaluru district.
People place orders over the phone and Mr. Jaggesh goes around town on his bike to procure the items and deliver it their doorsteps and take service charge.