Category: Amazing Feats

** Dubai: Daiji Rang Mandir honours ‘Tulunada Manikya’ Aravind Bolar

Daiji Rang Mandir, a wing of Daiji Dubai Konkani Writers (DDKW) in the Emirates and a forum of Konkani stage artistes around UAE organized an event to honour the visiting versatile actor of Yakshaghana, drama, movies and TV actor ‘Tulunadu Manikya’ Aravind Bolar on November 10 at Winny’s restaurant at Karama here.

It is a tradition of Daiji Rang Mandir to identify talent, achievement and honour Konkani and Tulu artistes who visit the Emirates from any part of the world. Nearly two-and-half hours was spent with the Tulu ace artiste, worldwide acclaimed Private Challenge fame, Aravind Bolar, which turned into a memorable occasion indeed. In the course of the function, he shared his rich experience with the audience, which comprised mostly the artistes and well-wishers of Aravind Bolar.

** Mangaluru: Retired principal makes water to flow even when pump is off

People are aware of the pump sets which pump out water when the switch of the pump is on. A pump in Guruvayanakere has been able to pump out water when the pump, once it is set in ON position and then switched off. The water continues to pour out without stopping. This has been happening for the last 12 years.

Retired principal, Govind Bhat Kadappu, residing in Vidyanagar, Guruvayanakere, is the man behind this rare feat. He has been able to transfer water from an open well to his bore well through the siphon method at very low cost continuously. Under the siphon system, water which is started to pump once, continues to pump even when the engine is off. That too, recharging of bore well through this method is very rare.

** Octocoptered: Bengaluru sees its first Covid vaccine delivery using a drone

The NAL’s octocopter can carry a payload of 15 kg, boasts of a hovering endurance of 40 minutes, and can fly at an operational altitude of 500 metres at a maximum speed of 36 km/hour.

 At precisely 9.53 am on Saturday, the staff at Haragadde Public Health Centre (PHC) in Anekal on Bengaluru’s outskirts were pleasantly surprised to see a multi-copter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) land at their premises with 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines and syringes in a special container from Chandapura PHC, in Bengaluru Urban district about six kilometres from Electronics City. The distance of seven kilometres was covered in 10 minutes, instead of the 40 minutes it would have taken by road.

** Awards presented

Khadri Shamanna Awards, meant for reputed journalists, were presented to U.B.Rajalakshmi, editor of Taranga, a weekly and R.P.Venkateshamurthy, editor of Janatha Madhyama, at a programme in Hassan on Saturday.

H.R.Shreesha, secretary of Khadri Shamanna Memorial Trust, said the trust honours a journalist each year in memory of Khadri Shamanna, a journalist and social activist. “We don’t invite applications for the award. We select a suitable journalist considering his or her contribution to journalism. We could not present the award in 2020 due to COVID-19. Hence, we are presenting awards of 2020 and 2021 together”, he said.

** Engineer’s experiment with Boer goat

T.S. Umesh crosses the Boer with the native Talcher breed and they fetch a good price

T.S. Umesh, 47-year-old from Tarabenahalli of Tumakuru district, chose agriculture instead of office soon after completing his engineering degree in 1990.

People laughed at him then for returning to the village to take up farming. Undeterred by this, Mr. Umesh charted his own course in farming on his 7.5 acres of land and used his engineering aptitude and outlook to better practices

** Karnataka government department gets award for effective communication

RDWSD receives Best Communication in Sanitation Award for 2021

The Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Karnataka, has been bestowed with the Best Communication in Sanitation Award for 2021 in digital communication category by Indian Sanitation Coalition (ISC) – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).