The 24th Annual Free Mega Limb Camp in Bengaluru will be helf from March 21 – 27, where Jaipur artificial limbs, callipers and forearm fitments will be distributed freely.
The Rotary Bangalore Peenya of RI District 3190 in association with Shri Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayatha Samithi, Jaipur has organized the 24th Annual Mega Limb Camp in Bengaluru from March 21 to March 27.
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The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), based on its customer-centric approach, smart innovations and adoption of cutting-edge technology, has won two major accolades at the Wings India Awards 2022. It has been adjudged the “Best Airport” under the general category, and has won the “Aviation Innovation” award.
This recognition is one of the industry’s most recognised accolades, and are awarded following an assessment of customer service, facilities and innovations. The awards were conferred by Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, in the presence of senior officials from the MoCA, industry leaders, and stakeholders in Hyderabad.
: Shashwat Rao of Karnataka won the Snow Marathon with a timing of 4:41:07, here on Saturday. Meanwhile, in the women’s category, local girl Dolma Tenzin was the fastest and she completed her race in five hours and five minutes, thirty seconds.
Snow Marathon Lahaul, conceptualised by Event Founder Guarav Schimar and organised by Reach India and supported by the District Administration of Lahaul and Spiti district (Himachal Pradesh) saw the participation of over 100 sportsmen and women.
“This was the first time that a snow marathon was organised in the country. Till now, snow marathons were conducted in countries of the cold icy regions such as the polar circles, Antarctica, Russia and northern Europe. With Snow Marathon Lahaul, India not only stepped into the elite club of countries where Snow Marathons are organised but by organising it at an elevation of above 10,000 feet, it now holds the distinction of organising a snow marathon at the highest altitude,” said Gaurav.
In the 21 kilometres – Half Marathon category, Rohan stood first in the men’s section with two hours 53 minutes while amongst the women, the title went to Diksha, who clocked two hours 59 minutes.
The ten-kilometre run was won by Daulat Ram who took one hour and four minutes while Hemlata placed first in her category who covered the distance in one hour and twenty minutes. Navneet emerged as winner in the five-kilometer category while Shrishti grabbed the title in women’s category.
In view of creating enthusiasm among locals for running, a one-kilometer race was also organised wherein a massive participation from children and women was seen. The brand ambassador of the marathon – Kieren D’Souza also graced the occasion and ran 10 kms along with the participants.
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The Central TB division presented five districts in the state with “silver” for reduction of 40 per cent and nine “bronze” honors for observing a 20 per cent drop in cases from the baseline.
Despite the fact that the Karnataka has been hit by three waves of the pandemic, the State Tuberculosis Division has received 14 awards for its annual performance.
Under the initiative of “Sub-National Certification of Progress Towards TB Free Status”, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recognises and awards the best performing districts and State for reducing the TB burden as compared to 2015.
Congratulating the TB officers and health care staff working towards making Karnataka TB-free, Dr K Sudhakar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare took to twitter and announced the winning districts.
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A golden Rolls Royce Phantom taxi has been doing the rounds in Bengaluru in recent times. Owner of the luxury car and businessman Boby Chemmanur takes CE on this fun ride .
I bought it three years ago and wanted every common man to experience a ride. Hence, I converted it into a taxi, I also operate a helicopter taxi. When they experience the ride, I love seeing their joy and smile.”
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Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) recently signed an MoU with JSS Science and Technology University (STU) to start an industry elective course on Cyber Security and Industry 4.0.
BGSW is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. It is one of the world’s leading global suppliers of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT, and Business Solutions, a release from JSS STU said.
Courses offered by industries will give a lot of practical exposure to students and will help universities to implement and teach the latest technologies. JSS STU is the first university in India to have collaborated with Bosch for cyber security courses, it said
According to a survey released by Max Life Insurance and Kantar, Bengaluru has topped the charts as the most financially protected city in India.
The survey, titled ‘The India Protection Quotient 4.0’, had 5,729 respondents from 25 cities in India.
Bengaluru had a protection quotient of 56 per cent, the same as Delhi. Compared to other metropolitan and Tier-1 cities, Bengaluru has the highest percentage of life insurance ownership, at 91 per cent. However, the city ranked lowest in terms of financial security, with 53 per cent.
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KSR Bengaluru is all set to become the first railway station in the state to market the famed Channapatna toys. A stall to sell them will be rolled out from Friday (March 25) on a pilot basis and it will be trialed for a fortnight.
Channapatna toys are special wooden toys and dolls manufactured in Channapatna town in Ramanagara district of Karnataka and have the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag.
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Renowned feminist-economist Padma Bhushan Devaki Jain was in Mysuru on a private visit last weekend. She is the daughter of M.A. Sreenivasan, who was Minister in the Princely State of Mysore. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly representing the Princely State of Gwalior during 1947-48.
He had an illustrious career in the Civil Service in the then State of Mysore headed by Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, commencing from 1918. He also served as Mysore’s Trade Commissioner in London.
Devaki Jain spoke to Star of Mysore about her affinity to Mysuru and her memoir ‘The Brass Notebook’ that has now been translated into Kannada apart from being translated in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam. Excerpts:
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Powerlifter Gulshan Banu Kazi has not only made her native Udupi, India proud but also Dubai proud by securing a world record among the master category athletes in the Professional Raw Organisations Push-Pull Championship 2022, a national level event held in Bengaluru recently.
This sporting event held at Onyx Fitness was one of the most popular internationally sanctioned national powerlifting championships, consisting of three main events -Bench Press, Deadlifts and Push-Pull.
Record holder Gulshan Banu Kazi is a 43-year-old mother of three, working six days a week at a corporate office in Dubai.
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