Category: Records

** Art Home: Sun-Bathed, Colour-Soaked Interiors

Experiencing art on the walls of a museum or gallery is one thing, but to witness it on the walls of homes is another, far rarer opportunity. This home reflects a character. A character of art and it is intriguing too if you make an attempt to read the mind of the artists who built this home.

For anyone who’s ever wanted to talk through a painting or move around seeing bold and bright colours, artistic designs, mural art and even a traditional ‘Thotti Mane’, a visit to ‘Rajathadri’ on R.T. Nagar 20th Main Road, 28th Cross Road near New Water Tank, is a must. And the proud owners are K. Sangeetha, an art teacher at G.B. Saragur Government High School in H.D. Kote taluk and her husband N. Rajesh, who runs  a Design & Event Management Studio in Kuvempunagar. The couple is blessed with two sons R. Sanshray, aged 14 and R. Samvatsar, aged 7.

A unique aspect of the house is the ‘Thotti Mane’ on the third floor. The floor has been structured around a sun-bathed courtyard and has an open-to-sky area used for multiple functional purposes besides offering scope for both natural light and ventilation to permeate the interiors.

Mysuru

** Football: Appointed As Head Coach Of A Super Division Team

Praveen Raju, Technical Director of Vijayanagar Football Club (VFC), Mysuru, has been appointed as the Head Coach for Dream United Football Club located at Bengaluru for the upcoming season in the BDFA Super Division 2022-23.

Apart from being a passionate footballer himself, Praveen Raju is an Asian Football Confederation ‘C’ license holder and an All India Football Federation ‘D’ license holder.

** Water challenge offers ₹2.5 crore in prize money

The programme for start-ups and innovators working on solutions to provide clean drinking water to the underprivileged and rural households will run for 18 months

The/Nudge Foundation and Ashirvad Pipes, in partnership with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Central Government, announced a prize for start-ups and innovators working on solutions to provide clean drinking water to the underprivileged and rural households.

The initiative is aimed to support solutions that address population-scale water challenges. With a total prize of ₹2.5 crore, the programme would run for 18 months and would support entrepreneurs in developing, testing, and scaling solutions through a network of investors, mentors, technology and knowledge partners, and policy circle advisors, stated a release.

** Regional office of International Immigration Centre inaugurated in Mangaluru

It will provide skills necessary for aspirants to get jobs in healthcare and other sectors abroad

Minister for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood C.N. Ashwath Narayan on Thursday virtually inaugurated the regional office of the International Immigration Centre located at the Urwa Market building in the city.

After inaugurating a Mega Udyoga Mela on the premises of AJ Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mr. Ashwath Narayan said that the immigration centre has been set up to provide skills necessary for aspirants to get jobs in healthcare and other sectors abroad. “We are opening its first regional office in the city,” he said

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** Kalaburagi artist for Jordan

Kalaburagi-based artist Mohammed Ayazuddin Patel will participate in a three-day International Art Festival titled Colours of the World organised in collaboration with Amman Greater Municipality and SMD Foundation at Ras Al Ain Art Gallery, Amman in Jordan.

The festival will be inaugurated under the patronage of Anwar Halim, Ambassador of India in Oman, on Saturday.

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** Hilton Garden Inn launched in Bengaluru

As the markets are coming out of the clutches of the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospitality industry is looking forward to a bright future, said Navjit Ahluwalia, Senior Vice President and Country Head of Hilton in India.

“As we come out of the pandemic and look forward to a brighter future for the hospitality industry, our commitment to grow our estate in India remains on track,” Ahluwalia said on March 1 in connection with the opening of the first hotel property under the Hilton Garden Inn brand, a budget property, in Bengaluru at Embassy Manyata Business Park.

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** Kundapur: STGC Venture donates Giliyaru Shambhavi Rs 40 Cr to Vidyadayini school in Kota

“The development of any particular place depends upon the educational institutions present there. Hence the schools should become innovative centres, ” said STGC Venture Private Limited state president K Nagaraj Ganiga.

He was speaking after donating a cheque from his institution for the development of the Giliyaru Shambhavi Vidyadayini aided higher primary school in Kota.

** Mangaluru: Fr Ronald Serrao honoured with Victor Rodrigues Konkani Literary Award

“The contribution of the Catholic Church in the development of Konkani language in this region is commendable,” opined Dr Edward Nazareth, renowned Konkani literate and Professor of Orthopaedics at Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences, while felicitating Fr Dr Ronald Serrao, Rector of St Joseph Seminary who was bestowed upon Victor Rodrigues Konkani literary award 2021.

The award ceremony was organized at ‘Matha-Kripa’ hall of Samanvaya at Grurpur-Kaikmaba on Sunday February 27. Fr Antony Lobo, parish priest of Gurpur-Kaikamba parish was the chief guest.

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** Mangaluru: 90 years’ eventful life of Jesuit scientist Dr Leo D’Souza celebrated

 St Aloysius College celebrated the 90 years’ eventful life of a world renowned Jesuit scientist, Fr Dr Leo D’Souza on Monday February 28.

Dr Leo D’Souza is the former principal, rector and director of Laboratory of Applied Biology.

Bishop of Shivamogga, Dr Francis Serrao raised the toast.

Dr Leo D’Souza was felicitated by Dr Narayana Bhat, president, St Aloysius College Alumni Association, J S Stephen Pinto, behalf of retired staff, D’Souza family (Dr Nischith D’Souza, Dr Nameeth D’Souza and bishop of Mangalore diocese, Dr Peter Paul Saldanha.

** Udupi girl Lerisa D’Souza bags 2nd prize in state level competition

Lerisa D’Souza, a student of MAHE who is studying Mass Communication & Media, made Udupi proud by winning second prize at the Karnataka state level in the National Youth Parliament Festival 2022, a speech competition which was held virtually from Bengaluru being organized from block level to the national level by NYKS, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, government of India.

Earlier in the last week, she was selected to represent Udupi district at the state level along with Kumari Husna, a student of Shri Buvanendra College, Karkala, both of who were selected from block level and then were winners at the district level first & second positions respectively.