After completion of the works, Hubballi railway station, which has presently five platforms, will be upgraded to eight platforms that will ease the movement of trains.
** Paying it forward
They are now the Humankind Global, and have launched a mega campaign of documenting over 1 billion stories of kindness, assistance and humanity.
On March 18 last year, when the pandemic was setting in, a group of volunteers,
coordinated by Mahita Nagaraj in Bengaluru, started networking and helping people in need.
Initially known as Caremongerers India, Nagaraj’s team with more than 55,000 online volunteers, took over the mission to reach out to those in need during the Covid-19 crisis. A year later, the team is celebrating its first anniversary with a new name and new agenda.
** Wild Karnataka wins national award in non-feature category
Stunt director Vikram Mor wins award; Akshi is best film
Wild Karnataka, a natural history documentary on the State’s wildlife, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, has won big at the 67th National Film Awards announced on Monday.
** Prashant Manakar elected new HKCCI president
Prashant Manakar led his panel to a stupendous victory in the elections to the Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (HKCCI) on Sunday, dealing a body blow to the outgoing president Amarnath Patil’s panel by completely decimating it.
** A portal for film archives
It is a passion project of film journalist Shashidhar Chitradurga.
To this day, there is a gap in documenting and archiving the history of Kannada cinema in an accessible way, which a new online portal — chitrapatha.com — aims to fill.
The portal, designed with fonts from yesteryear film posters, is drenched in nostalgia for old films, songs, their history, trivia, and rare-to-find photographs.
** PM talks to water warrior from Bidar
Srinivas Jonnakeri, president of Dhupadamahagaon Gram Panchayat in Aurad taluk of Bidar district, was one among five persons who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video-conferencing on World Water Day
** World Water Day: Cubbon Park rejuvenation project helped recharge up to 100 million litres annually
** Harshika Poonacha gets busy in Bhojpuri films; bags two new projects
** Geethanjali Kirloskar becomes head of health CSR panel
Karnataka has tasked Kirloskar Systems Limited director Geethanjali Kirloskar to mobilise companies to invest in public healthcare in the state.
** Karnataka to sell gold coins embossed with state emblem
The precious metal will be promoted with the ‘Brand Karnataka’ image, Nirani said after meeting the Jewellers’ Association and jewellery designers.
Karnataka is home to India’s only active gold mines operated by the state-run Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.