Category: Records

** Karnataka man gets new pair of hands after decade-long wait, thanks Kerala hospital

Basavanna Gowda, 34, a Karnataka resident, had lost both his hands in an accident a decade ago, while working in a rice mill in Bellary district. After years of despair, Gowda has received a new lease of life through a complex hand transplant at Amrita Hospital in Kochi.

The transplanted hands belonged to Kottayam resident Nevis Sajan Mathew, 25, who was declared brain dead on September 25 last year. His parents — Sajan Mathew and Sherin — readily agreed to donate their son’s organs, including hands. And that is when Basavanna’s long wait for a new pair of hands came to an end.

NRI teen girl invents problem-based learning to helps kids

“I saw my parents testing lead levels in water at home and the process was tedious, unreliable and expensive,” she said.

 Gitanjali Rao, a child prodigy and inventor, said the cause of her success was her community, a supportive environment as well as the focus on problem-based learning in schools.

Speaking at the Diaspora Diplomacy speaker series, organised by the US Mission in India, the 16-year-old talked about her experiences, her thought processes as well as her upcoming inventions. Gitanjali, an Indian-origin student from the US, is an accomplished inventor, having come to the forefront with Tethys, a device that detects lead levels in water and transmits the information over Bluetooth.

** Breaking the ice: Meet Jiah Aryan, teen skiing sensation from Bengaluru

B’luru teen who participated in the National Winter Games, in Uttarakhand recently, about her passion for skiing and her dream to represent India at the Olympics.

Aryan missed a gold by a whisker, but ended up with a silver during the alpine skiing at the Junior Nationals Skiing and Snowboard competition held at Gulmarg last year.

** Winners Of World Online Karate Championship

The Karatekas of IKA Karate Academy, Mysuru and Kali Warriors Academy, Karnataka, under Pekiti Tirsia Kali India, have bagged various medals in the World Online Karate Championship-2022 organised by Dynamic Shotokan Karate Do Association, World Union of Martial Arts Federations, World Karate Alliance and Evolution of Karate between Jan. 20 and Jan. 25, 2022.

** Mangaluru: S Ganesh Rao chosen for A Shama Rao Memorial outstanding achievement Award

Shri S. Ganesh Rao, is chosen for A Shama Rao Memorial outstanding achievement Award 2022 in undivided South Canara District.

A Shama Rao Memorial Achievement Award 2022 for his contribution in the field of education, employment, social and community service. This award will be conferred on S Ganesh Rao, chairman, G R Education Trust and Karavali Group of Colleges on February 14, 2022 during Founder’s Day celebrations in the presence of Dr CA A Raghavendra Rao, president, A Shama Rao Foundation, Mangaluru and Chancellor, Srinivas University at Srinivas University Campus, Pandeshwara, Mangaluru.

** Scholarships worth ₹1 cr. given to over 3,600 girls

Bazm-e-Niswan Charitable Trust in Bengaluru 

The all-woman charitable trust distributed scholarships worth ₹1.32 crore to the 3,613 deserving girls from poorer sections of society. While 1,731 beneficiaries are PU students, 1,722 are pursuing undergraduate courses. As many as 65 are diploma students and 95 post-graduate students.

** M. K. Ramesh takes charge as RGUHS VC

He has a post-graduate qualification in surgery. He was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom

Dr. M. K. Ramesh assumed charge as the ninth Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on February 11.

Dr. Ramesh has vast and varied academic and administrative experience in the domain of medical education. He was a senior professor in the surgery department in the prestigious Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre.

** Experts recall success story of CFTRI’s infant food from buffalo’s milk

The story behind the formulation of infant food (Amul) from buffalo’s milk using the technology developed by the scientists from CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) was retold during a webinar organised on Monday, in commemoration of 80 years of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Under the title “80 years and 80 success stories”, experts, including present and former CFTRI directors, former senior official of Amul and others brought to light how the infant food using buffalo’s milk was formulated and the efforts put in by the scientists of CSIR-CFTRI decades ago when resources were in scarce.

** Konkani Community of Israel holds ‘Nathalanso Dhabazo’

Konkani Community of Israel (KCI) has organized several programmes in Israel during the last five years with the basic intention of service through talents. Several needy people are supported. KCI held ‘Natalancho Dabazo’ programme in December 2021 to prepare for Christmas and to help the needy.

Fr Dominic Mendonca who led the Holy Mass that day gave away a meaningful homily about how one should live in an organization. In the hall programme that followed, KCI president Pravel D’Costa Katipalla, KCI coordinator Savita D’Souza, Fr Dominic Mendonca, KDCC president Sandeep Fernandes and Israel Galaxy Band master Prakash Fernandes released a Konkani devotional album titled ‘Rai Zalmala’. KCI well-wishers Benna D’ Souza and Alex D’Sa were present. A short programme was held to thank those who supported and others.

** Ramston Rodrigues making Mangaluru proud in international MMA arena

Mangaluru has always been a hub of exceptional talents be it in education, entertainment, banking, armed services and sports among many. Here is another young man who is making waves in the international arena in Mixed Martial Arts.

His name is associated with UFC none other than big wigs like Conor McGregor. Meet Ramston Rodrigues, who beat international medalist from Czech Republic, Lucas Piffko in the IMMAF (International Mixed Martial Arts Federation) in the World Championship held from January 24-29 this year in Abu Dhabi.