Arzan Khorakiwala, a product of the Raghuveer Tennis Academy, Mysuru, emerged Champion in the KSLTA-AITA Talent Series 7 Under-14 Tournament, an event on the Tattvam Junior Tour, here recently. In the finals played at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Arzan quelled the challenge of Gurleen Kaur Khanuja in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
Category: Education
** NIT-K convocation on November 6, to offer new course in AI
“The institute is proud to announce the conferment of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree for the first time to its highly distinguished alumnus, now the District Magistrate of Gautham Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and a silver medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, Suhas L. Yathiraj, during this convocation in recognition of his achievements in sports and other multifaceted accomplishments,” he said.
New B. Tech. program
A new B.Tech program in Artificial Intelligence will commence from the academic year 2021-22 to keep pace with growing national and international demands.
NIT-K has introduced admissions to M.Tech, M.Sc., MBA and MCA and to post-doctoral programme through self-financed mode from 2021-22, he said.
** Mangaluru: Canara Catholic Educational Cooperative Society celebrates 75 years of existence
** NEET: Two from State share all-India fifth rank
Two students from Karnataka were tied at the fifth place to make it to the top 20 in the NEET-UG 2021 results, which were announced late on Monday evening.
With a percentile score of 99.998705, Jashan Chhabra and Meghan H.K. scored an all-India rank of 5 along with 10 others.
** Names of 93 Rajyotsava awardees announced in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi
: Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts on Saturday October 30 announced their respective lists of winners of this year’s district Rajyotsava awardees.
The awards will be presented on Monday November 1 during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in the twin districts.
The categories include sports, art, medicine, folklore, theater, music (instruments), deity service, media, yoga, social service, and literature.
DK district administration announced the list of 58 achievers and organisations selected for the award.
** Refurbishing history: This group is on mission to restore dilapidated temples, lakes in Karnataka
A group of young volunteers is on a mission to restore dilapidated temples, kalyanis and lakes and to keep them alive.
It is said that people without the knowledge of their past — glorious or horrid — are like trees without roots. And a group of young volunteers in Mysuru is determined to nurture these trees and pass on the treasure trove of history to future generations.
Braving reptiles and brambles, hundreds of National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers, students and civil servant and competitive exam aspirants are on a mission to restore lakes, ponds, kalyanis (temple tanks), ancient temples and other structures in Mysuru and Mandya regions, which lie in a state of neglect.
Over the past four years, this group of NSS volunteers from Seshadripuram Degree College in Mysuru, and volunteers of Achievers’ Academy in Srirangapatna (which offers free competitive exam training) have given a new lease of life to at least 10 kalyanis, four lakes and many temples ruined by the vagaries of nature and time.
** Public data now free for researchers in Karnataka
Karnataka is now giving free access of data from government departments, such as education and health to students for research purposes.
Karnataka is now giving free access of data from government departments, such as education and health to students for research purposes. The department of e-governance, is hosting an umbrella platform on its ‘Open Data Portal’, which will have a stream of raw data sets that researchers can use for every department. Anybody from the country, who is registered and authorised to do research can use this facility.
** That 80s show: Renovated Bal Bhavan to refresh memories
Society Chairperson Chikkamma Basavaraju told The New Indian Express that in the new plan, the landscape and basic structure will not change, only the models will.
Not just children, even adults who grew up in Bengaluru in the 1980s will soon have an opportunity to relive their childhood at the restored Bal Bhavan in the city’s prime lung space, Cubbon Park. The Bal Bhavan Society and Smart City Mission team are working on recreating Bal Bhavan as it was in the 1980s, with a summer camp area, puppet show area, a toy train, boating, pond with aqua life and even a horse riding ring. However, all this will be ready only in June 2022.
To replicate details of the Bal Bhavan of yore, architects, engineers and Society members are studying photographs of those years, and getting information from members, heritage associations and even from Bengalureans who spent their childhood here.
** CFTRI, KSOU hold meet on ‘Gut-Brain-Health’ connections
It was organised in connection with KSOU silver jubilee celebrations
The two-day International Conference on “Gut-Brain-Health: Connections” jointly organised by CSIR-CFTRI and the Karnataka State Open University here concluded on Friday. The conference was organised to explore how gut microbiota influences our mind and health and vice versa.
The conference was organised as a part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru.
** Students of Bengaluru polytechnic can now study in US
Three-year fee for the course will be Rs 20 lakh per student and include tuition fees, boarding and lodging, local travel and medical insurance.
The department has chosen two courses, Tourism & Hospitality and Cyber Security, which will be offered in partnership with Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania.