** SWR and INTACH to restore heritage railway structures
In the first phase, Devanahalli, Doddajala, Avathihalli and Nandi Halt stations will be restored
Four railway structures that are over a hundred years old and in a dilapidated condition are set to be restored. The South Western Railways has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to undertake the restoration.
** KBA Honorary award ceremony tomorrow
29 kid achievers also to be honoured
The Karnataka Balvikas Academy (KBA) will honour writers, activists and children who have excelled in various fields with honorary awards for 2017-18 and 2018-19 in Dharwad on Sunday (Feb. 28).
** Rukmini Madegowda of JD(S) is new Mayor, Anwar Baig deputy
Mysuru
** Mysuru Zoo Tops Country In Maintenance And Overall Management, Says CZA Official
** 1971 war heroes commemorated in Bengaluru
The second day of the Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame with HQ Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area witnessed commemorative events of the felicitation of 1971 war heroes and their next of kin in Bengaluru city.
** Bengaluru scientists make quantum technology breakthrough
The project aims to encrypt a message which cannot be deciphered by a third party.
In what is a first for India, scientists from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) have made a breakthrough in quantum communications technology which has major military, banking and election security applications.
** Karnataka first state to vaccinate over 1 lakh people with second dose
Karnataka has so far inoculated 1,13,830 beneficiaries with the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, and is the first state in the country to completely vaccinate more than one lakh beneficiaries with the two doses. As of February 21, a total of 8,21,939 health care workers and 2,84,950 front line workers had registered for the vaccination.
** Delhi HC gets two new judges; four Karnataka HC additional judges elevated
Four additional judges of the Karnataka High Court — justices Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar, Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Suraj Govindaraj, and Sachin Shankar Magadum — were also elevated as permanent judges, the Law Ministry said.
** Women entrepreneurship development programme launched
The local commerce platform, eSamudaay has launched a unique women entrepreneurship programme to enable dynamic and aspiring young women to set up and run independent e-commerce marketplaces in small towns of India.