The former MLA and former Chairman of Border Area Development Authority Chandrakanth Bellad was on Monday elected president of the more-than-a-century-old Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha. He defeated his nearest rival by a margin of 1,650 votes.
Social enterprise entity Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Private Limited (HESPL) and Dvara Money have launched a pay-per-outcome financing model to bring 11 million workers in the informal and formal sectors into social security instruments. The other entities in the partnership are Dalberg, and Acumen.
We have already impacted 1.5 million families across 24 States in India, and with this new programme, our impact will increase multifold,” said Aniket Doegar, CEO and co-founder, Haqdarshak.
By the end of January 2022, citizens in Karnataka can dial 112 to report cyber crime 24×7. At present, helpline of the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (155260) of the Ministry of Home Affairs is available between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
“We are working on co-locating 112 with 15520 and make the service of reporting cyber crime 24X7. In another two months, people across Karnataka can call 112 to immediately report cyber crime,” Director General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood told The Hindu.
According to Dundi Bhat, organiser of the play and president of Rajarajeshwari Ranga Samaja, the experiment was also to review the rich heritage of art in Manchikeri
Archaeology students of MSRS College dug out a stone inscription as part of a practical expedition.
A four-panelled stone inscription detailing a “hero’s” fight and a war scene, believed to be from the Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1646), was discovered at Teggarse, a small village in Byndoor taluk of Udupi district.
However, researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Research (JNCASR) in the city, a new compound called “6BIO” has been found, in animal studies, to improve neuronal function, learning and memory while reducing epileptic seizures.
Rider Sanyogeeta Kada speaks to CE about her recent feat with her horse Abra Kadabra and her journey as an equestrian.
Sanyogeetha Kada was 13 years old when she first went on overnight trails around forts in Pune as part of a summer camp activity, with Marwari horses. However, she started pursuing the sport seriously, when she met equestrian Col Gulam Mohammed Khan and started coaching under him at Col Khan’s Riding Academy in 2006.
Since then, Kada has not looked back. Recently participating at the FEI (International Federation for Equestrian Sports) jumping world challenge that started on November 20 in Mumbai, Kada won the first round consisting of a chain of tops and turns in Category B.
Ganesh Shanbhag, a software engineer known for implementing rainwater harvesting systems at several apartment complexes in Bengaluru, is now looking to tap the potential of solar power.
Apollo BGS Hospitals has announced the launch of free ambulance services for emergencies within the city limits of Mysuru.