On the death anniversary of famed Kathak dancer Dr Maya Rao, students from across the globe came together, virtually, to share memories of the danseuse
Month: September 2021
** On your marks: This Bengaluru based 30-year-old is all set for ‘Ironman 70.3’
As Aditya Mendonca prepares for the upcoming Ironman 70.3 in Turkey, this ‘Type 2 Diabetic Triathlete’ gives City Express an account of the rigorous training schedule
** Gadag: YouTube channel transforms life of teacher, now a successful farmer
Erappa had completed MA degree and started working as a guest lecturer in different colleges including Gadag and Mulgund. But he soon found out that the petty salary he received from these colleges was grossly insufficient for a living. Erappa therefore wanted to do something. When he was watching a YouTube channel on his mobile phone, he found the stories of a few farmers who became successful in growing roses. By watching YouTube channels further, he gathered details about raising roses.
Erappa then contacted the department of horticulture and started to cultivate roses in the two and half acres of land that he had inherited. The teacher who was earning a few thousand rupees per month began to get Rs 30,000 profit per month. He has been earning three to four lac rupees through this profession per year now.
** Beltangady: ‘Kanike Dabbi Mestru’ Edward D’Souza selected for state best teacher award
** Mysore Silk Gets Special Postal Cover
Covers also released for Coorg Arabica Coffee, Mysore Sandal Soap and Mysore Agarbathi
** RK Laxman to Mario Miranda, cartoon institute set for grand show
** IISc-developed ventilator as good as imported variant but costs just one-tenth
Visvesvaraya Technological University engineering students can now get dual degrees
As for the four-plus-two-year double degree in engineering course, students would be allowed multiple entry and exits during the first four years.
** Kundapur: Kulanje Puttaiah Naika’s rare achievement of all-season vegetable farming
Puttaiah Naika, resident of Kulanje Mavinakoodlu under Shankaranarayana Gram panchayat limits of the taluk has made a niche for himself in the field of agriculture by implementing reformed agricultural methods and growing vegetables all-round the year. In addition to agriculture he is doing horticulture also.
Mavinakoodlu is a remote area. The land owned by Naika is also not that fertile. It is a downhill area with stones and quarry. But by doing vegetable farming on such a land, Naika has shown that in front of human effort, everything else is negligible.
** ‘Mara Mitra’ app launched
The app was simultaneously launched in nine districts of Karnataka where volunteers of Cauvery Calling are working with Karnataka Forest Department and 890 Mara Mitras.
Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar on Thursday launched the Mara Mitra (a tree’s friend) app, created by Cauvery Calling, as part of a series of initiatives being undertaken for an afforestation drive along the Cauvery basin.