** Karnataka’s Rashmi Samant elected president of Oxford Student Union
Samant is the first Indian woman to occupy the position of president of the Oxford Student Union.
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** 23-year-old youth from Karnataka’s Udupi becomes fastest Kambala racer
Vishwanath Devadiga, a 23-year-old Kambala racer from Byndoor of Udupi district, created a new record in the 100 m race in Aikala last Saturday, covering the distance in just 9.15 seconds.
Srinivas Gowda had taken social media by storm last year with his record of covering 100m in 9.55 seconds and his speed had prompted people to compare him with Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, whose 100m world record is 9.58 seconds.
** G.E.N.I.E, India’s First Smart Marketing Platform For Mobile Dealers Launched In Mysuru
Leading provider of intelligent payment solutions, Innoviti Payment Solutions, recently launched G.E.N.I.E, India’s first smart marketing platform for mainline mobile dealers at Mysuru.
** Kodagu Lass Unnathi Breaks P.T. Usha’s Record In Hurdle Race
Completes 80-metre hurdles (U-16) in 11.50 seconds at National Junior Athletics Championships
Bollanda Unnathi Aiyappa from Kodagu has created a new national record in the 80-metre hurdles held on Feb. 8 and 300-metre hurdles held on Feb. 9 at the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships at the Sarusajai Stadium in Assam.
** Karnataka second in leopard population
A recent report by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change indicated that Karnataka harbours the second-highest number of leopards (1,783) in the country, after Madhya Pradesh (3,421).
** Annual fair of Murugha Mutt to begin tomorrow
He said that the Sri Mrutyunjaya Mahant Award would be conferred on Siddarama Swami of Gadag Tontadarya Mutt by Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Brihan Mutt, Chitradurga on February 15 at 6.30 p.m. and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be the chief guest.
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** This 84-year-old man has conserved over 100 exotic pickling mango varieties
He visited more than 100 villages in the last 12 years to source them which he has planted at his premises
Age is no barrier for 84-year-old Beluru Subbanna Heggade (B. V. Subbarao) who has has collected more than 100 appe midi varieties of mangoes which were on the verge of extinction. He has preserved these mangoes, used for pickling as whole fruit, by growing them on his premises in Belur of Sagar taluk in Shivamogga district.
** IIHR enters into MoUs with four companies
In all, these companies will commercialise 14 technologies developed by the IIHR.
** US-returned techie heads gram panchayat in Davanagere
Swathi Thippeswamy studied BE in information science andand engineering from PESIT, Bengaluru.