The grant will help Prasanna Trust, a public charitable trust supporting marginalised sections of society in India, expand its scholarship programme to empower 150 girls affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to continue their education, and grow its outreach beyond Bengaluru, to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Madurai and Chennai.
Month: December 2021
** Udupi: MAHE president Dr Ranjan R Pai named in EdelGive Hurun India Youngest Philanthropists list
Dr Ranjan R Pai, chairman of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) and President of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) was named as one of the youngest philanthropists in the 8th annual EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021.
The list highlights the country’s most generous individuals who have contributed to the development of the nation through their philanthropic efforts. The report was prepared by Edelgive Foundation in partnership with Hurun India.
** Chopper crash at Coonoor: Karkala loses its valiant son-in-law
Karkala has lost its son-in-law in the helicopter crash which happened in Coonoor on Wednesday December 8.
Lt Col Harjinder Singh happened to be the son-in-law of Karkala origin Late Felix Menezes and Mary Menezes. Harjinder Singh had married Lt Agnes Prafulla Menezes, daughter of the late Felix and Mary Menezes of Salmara here in Karkala.
Agnes Prafulla Menezes had also served in the Indian Army for many years. Both of them fell in love with each other and got married. They had visited the family’s native house in Salmara a few times, said the relatives of the Menezes family.
** Karnataka’s Ishad mangoes, Kumta onions, Bhatkal jasmine start journey towards GI tag
The Honnavar betel leaf, known as the queen leaf, is grown only in a few pockets of the taluk.
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They are unique, popular and are grown in small areas for the last several centuries. Delicious Ishad mangoes from Ankola, sweet onions from Kumta, betel leaves from Honnavar and fragrant jasmine from Bhatkal are all set to get geographical indicator (GI) tags as the Horticulture Department has started the process.
** Actor Shivaram cremated with state honours
Veteran Kannada actor S. Shivaram, 83, who passed away on Saturday after suffering a brain haemorrhage, was cremated with state honours on Sunday.
The mortal remains of the actor were placed at Ravindra Kalakshetra on Sunday morning for members of the film fraternity and his fans to pay their last respects.
Several senior actors, including Bharathi, Dwarakish, Anant Nag, Ramakrishna, and Tara caught a last glimpse of the actor and turned emotional. Many recounted how Shivaram, an ardent devotee of Sabarimala Ayyappa, was like a spiritual guide to several people in the film industry.
** UAS-B is No. 1 among farm varsities in south India
Rankings assigned by ICAR
The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (UAS-B) has added one more feather to its cap as it has been ranked number one among south Indian agricultural universities and third at the national level among all the 67 State agricultural universities by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for 2020-21.
** Ex-Minister S.R. More passes away
He was a four-time MLA
Former Minister and Congress leader S.R. More passed away at a private hospital in Dharwad on December 9 morning. He was 82.
The four-time MLA and Maratha leader was minister for Cooperation and Municipal Administration in the cabinets of S. Bangarappa and Dharam Singh.
** Karnataka second in digital transactions on PhonePe in Q3 2021
Maharashtra took the top spot
Karnataka recorded the second-highest number of digital transactions on fintech platform PhonePe in the July-September quarter of calendar year 2021. Maharashtra took the top spot.
Bengaluru Urban was the top district accounting for around 63% of the total digital transactions in Karnataka, with the value of the transactions in the metropolitan area being ₹48 crore. This was followed by Mysuru with transactions valued at ₹2.5 crore and Bengaluru Rural with ₹1.82 crore, according to the company.
** NASI recognition for Bengaluru scientist
He works for CSIR-CIMAP
Dinesh A. Nagegowda, Senior Principal Scientist and scientist in-charge of CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Bengaluru, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, for his significant contribution in plant science, particularly in the area of molecular biology and biotechnology of specialised metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants.
** Pooja Hegde says she is a proud Karnataka girl, wins hearts
Pooja maintained that she grew up in Mumbai, yet she always insisted that she was from Karnataka, born and brought up in Mumbai. She said she was very happy to have come from a state that has produced great talent for Indian cinema.