The signature sound of bikes of a bygone era resounded along the Outer Ring Road of Mysuru on Sunday. Nearly 25 bikers hit the roads to zoom past traffic along the ORR to mark the ‘International Jawa Day’.
Bantwal: First-of-a-kind ‘Suraksha-ICU’ KSRTC bus arrives at BC Road depot
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has designed Suraksha-ICU bus for the treatment of Covid patients. First bus of this kind arrived at the B C Road depot of KSRTC in order to provide health service to public of Bantwal taluk.
Under the limits of Puttur KSRTC division, which includes Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu, the first bus has arrived to Bantwal. MLA of the taluk Rajesh Naik Ullippadyguthu had met deputy chief minister and transport Laxman Savadi and requested him to provide an ICU bus.
** Karnataka’s first Vistadome coach service begins maiden journey
South Western Railway has introduced two Vistadome coaches on day trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
Enthusiasm was seen all around, among passengers, Railway staff, security personnel and even the media personnel, when the first service of Vistadome coaches aimed at promoting Rail Tourism, was being flagged off at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Sunday.
** New Governor of Karnataka sworn in
Former Union Minister Tawarchand Gehlot took oath as the 19th Governor of Karnataka here on Sunday.
He was administered oath by Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Abhay Shreenivas Oka. Mr. Gehlot succeeds Vajubhai Vala.
** Kundapur: Meet multi-talented, rare artiste Mithun Nayak Handadi
Multi-faceted talented artiste Mithun Nayak Handadi makes dummy of Yakshagana artistes. He can act as a Yakshagana artiste himself, do costume designing, paint Yakshagana art and can carve the image of his favourite artistes in fibre or rubber.
Mithun is enormously talented in making the painting of an artiste during the performance. His concentration, natural talent and intelligence stun the viewers. In his art, naturality can be seen.
** Bengaluru among top 15 global cities in attracting VC funds in fintech sector
The city has attracted $5 billion VC funds in the last five years
** Daring to dream
Newly-appointed chairperson of women’s body FICCI FLO Bengaluru, Revathi Raju takes us through her journey of being a homemaker to helming top administrative positions.
Failures come and go, but one has to come back stronger to achieve what they dream. This is what drives Revathi Raju, the newly-appointed chairperson of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) FLO’s Bengaluru chapter. The true-blue Bengalurean admits that she missed the bus to pursue her dreams during her younger days. But not stopping herself now, Raju has a finger in every pie- education, entrepreneurship, and social service.
** Period. Time to go green
The buzz word in recent times is sustainability, and Bengaluru girl Guhar Goyal, who is one of the finalists of the Future Leaders programme by 1M1B Foundation, recognises this.
Which is why she is creating awareness about sustainable menstrual solutions, hygiene problems and the risk to the environment caused by sanitary pads. All this through her project ‘Green Periods’. The 17-year-old is a part of the programme by 1M1B Foundation (Million for 1 Billion)-a United Nations accredited nonprofit organisation that aims to activate one million young leaders who will impact one billion people for a sustainable planet.
** Govt schoolboys from Bengaluru to be involved in launching satellite for 75th Independence Day in 2022
In a note to media persons, the Deputy CM said that the launch of 75 satellites which the students are involved in will be part of the 75th independence day celebrations.
The Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayana on Thursday said that students of the government boys high school, Malleshwaram will be part of the satellite launch programme in 2022.
He said that the school will be the first government high school in India to launch a satellite.
** NEKSRTC renamed Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
The region comprises Bidar, Yadgir, Vijayapura, Koppal, Kalaburagi, Ballari and Vijayanagara
The North East Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has been renamed Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation with immediate effect.
A note from the office of the Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Lakshman Savadi said that the name has been changed in accordance with the power vested under the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950.