The Mysuru City Police Commissionerate, which was established on Nov. 22 in 1989 by the Government to bifurcate it from the control of Superintendant of Police, will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee with its 16th Commissioner Dr. M. A. Saleem at the helm of affairs.
It may be recalled that V.V. Bhaskar assumed charge as the First City Police Commissioner at the office of the Mounted Police on Lalitha Mahal Road in city on Nov. 22, 1989 and served till 26.5.1990.
It may be recalled that Kempaiah, who has now been appointed as advisor to Home minister K.J.George, during his tenure as City Police Commissioner, had upgraded Mysuru Police Stations besides creating infrastructure like CAR Ground, Horse Park, CCB building and Police Bhavan and also shifting of the office of the Commissionerate from Mounted Police building to the Band Bungalow building in Nazarbad.
The incumbent Commissioner Dr. M.A.Saleem,who has launched many programmes like Shubhodaya, M-Trac to control crimes and traffic violations is planning to make the cultural capital a Model City.
Sources said that Dr. Saleem is planning to felicitate all Police officers who have served as Police Commissioners as part of the Silver Jubilee.
Mementos to cops
It is said that a proposal would be sent to the Government for presentation of mementos to 2,500 cops working under the Commissionerate.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Dr. Saleem speaking to SOM said that the date of holding the celebration would be decided in consultations with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and other dignitaries.
City Police Commissioners:
V.V. Bhaskar- 22.11 1989 to 26.5.1990
K.S. Krishnamurthy- 28.5.1990 to 26.3.1991
Surath Prasad- 26.3.1991 to 10.7.1991
K.S.Mandegara- 3.11.1991 to 3.12.1992
H.R. Kasthuri Rangan- 28.12.1992 to 6.5.1995
Kuchhanna Srinivasan- 6.5.1995 to 8.7.1996
Kempaiah- 8.7.1996 to 16.11.1999
C.Chandrashekar- 17.11.1999 to 21.12.2002
Bipin Gopalakrishna- 21.12.2002 to 7.11.2004
Praveen Sood- 7.11.2004 to 25.6.2007
Bhaskar Rao- 25.6.2007 to 3.1.2008
Dr. P. Ravindranath- 3.1.2008 to 14.7.2008
Dr. S. Pashiva Murthy- 14.7.2008 to 20.6.2009
Sunil Agarwal- 25.6.2009 to 26.1.2012
K.L. Sudheer- 27.1.2012 to 3.7.2013
Dr. M.A.Saleem- 3.7.2013
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 17th, 2014
* Indian batswomen set world record with 275 runs for 2nd wicket partnership in Women’s Cricket.
* India comfortably placed at 357 for three in 138 overs.
Indian Batswomen M.D. Thirushkamini (left) and Punam Raut crossing over for a run during the second day’s play of India Vs South Africa Women’s Test Match played at SDNR Wadiyar Stadium.
Mysuru :
Mysuru entered the cricket record books with India’s batswomen, M.D. Thirushkamini and Punam Raut, setting a world record for the second wicket partnership on the second day of the first Test match between India and South Africa at the SDNR Wadiyar University Platinum Jubilee Stadium in city this morning.
The duo added a record 275-runs for the second wicket before losing Punam Raut at the score of 283 in 121.1 overs. Punam was dismissed for a well compiled 130 (355b, 18x4s) by leg-spinner Dane Van Niekerk.
Thirushkamini and Punam bettered the previous record of 235 runs set by Betty Snowball (189) and Molly Hide (110) of England vs New Zealand at Lancaster Park, Christchurch at New Zealand on Feb. 16,1935.
When we went to the press, India were comfortably placed at 357/3 in 138 overs with M.D. Thirushkamini batting on 167 (22x4s, 1x6s) and Harmanpreet Kaur batting on 9 (2x4s). Skipper Mithali Raj scored 37 runs before getting out.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 17th, 2014
Checkmate: M.S. Thej Kumar / by Special Arrangement
M.S. Thej Kumar is doing all the right things to become a Grandmaster
Mysore’s M.S. Thej Kumar, IM (International Master) has made rapid strides towards his goal of becoming a Grand master.
He is the highest ranked player in Karnataka. With an ELO rating of 2452, he needs 48 more points to get his Grand Master title. Ranked 35th in the country and 1573 in the world, this South Western Railway employee has been a consistent performer.
Triple Grand Master Norm holder, and seeded 20th in the tournament, Thej’s eight move draw with GM Deepan Chakravarthy was enough to give him his maiden National B chess title when he clinched the coveted trophy at Bhopal with 10.5 points from 13 rounds.
He became the first Karnataka player to win the National B chess title. He has wins against OP Yadhav, Rohan Ahuja, Abhishek Das, WGM Padmini Rout, Vishnu Prasanna, IM Ashwin Jayaram, IM Swayms Mishra, IM K Ratnakaran.
He drew with GM G B Prakash, GM S P Sethuraman, IM Akshat Khamparia, IM Debashish Das and GM Deepan Chakravarthy. He gained 30.5 ELO points with his performance in this tournament.
A superior tie-break score earned this hard working International Master from Mysore win the title after Ashwin Jayaram matched his winning tally.
With this win, Thej also qualified for the National A Championships scheduled to be held at Jalgaon, Maharashtra in December 2013. Significantly, the top four seeds, Deep Sengupta, B Adhiban, M R Lalith Babu and S P Sethuraman failed to make the top 9 bracket.
“I want to play in as many tournaments as possible so that I can achieve the target. I am grateful to my employers, the State Government and my sponsors,” says this soft spoken chess champ from Mysore.
With support from Yashasvi Shankar of Saanvi technologies, USA and www.mysoresport.com, and the airfare being paid by the Government of Karnataka, Thej has been able to participate in several international tournaments.
He recently played in the Montepellier International chess tournament in France during July 2013, where he finished third.
He also represented South Western Railways in the 66th Inter-Railway chess championship at Hubli in October 2013 and helped his team secure the runner-up spot.
Although Thej was awarded the IM title in 2009 by FIDE, he first shot into prominence at the National ‘B’ chess championship in Aurangabad in 2011, where he finished second. He followed that with good performances at the Rajiv Gandhi All-India Open Chess tournament at Delhi and in the 32nd National team championships in Goa.
In 2010, he also finished second in the National B tournament held at Bhiwani and in the 2009 National B tournament held in Goa he finished fourth.
Thej — a post-graduate from Mysore University — has represented his University at the all-India inter-university championships and won a silver medal.
He lives in Mysore with his wife, M K Jayashree, and coaches upcoming players at the Mysore Professional Chess Academy. His success on the National and International scene will provide huge encouragement to the chess fraternity in India, and Karnataka in particular.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sports> Other Sports / by C.K. Muralidharan / Bangalore – November 10th, 2013
HIS nine-game second Grandmaster norm was achieved after he conceded a walkover in the second round when he overlooked the playing schedule.
RAMESH KURUP
Overcoming this handicap, the 39-year-old Devaki Venkataraman Prasad of Indian Oil, Bangalore, added this norm to the 11-game first Grandmaster norm he achieved at the Sakthi GM Tournament in Chennai in 1996. He now has two norms covering 20 games and needs another norm covering at least four games to become India’s next Grandmaster.
In the process of achieving the norm, Prasad also remained undefeated and tied for the second to fifth places at the Grandmaster Open in Dortmund on July 22 for his best performance in five years.
As he was waiting for his taxi to leave Dortmund for Biel, Prasad spoke to The Sportstar.
Excerpts:
Question: How does achieving your second Grandmaster norm feel?
Answer: It gives me immense satisfaction. Especially the way I played here. There were no hiccups in any of my games. I am happy that I made my second Grandmaster norm. If I make one more norm I will be achieving the title. Though it has come a bit late – after nearly five years since my first norm – I still have confidence in myself and I did some preparation before coming on this European tour.
Is it not a gamble that you took by not playing in the National ‘B’ at Nagpur and opting for this expensive trip to Europe?
No. I will put it the other way. I thought if I became a Grandmaster, anyway I can play the National championship. I also wanted to complete my norms quick since my first norm was in 1996. So I decided to play in as many strong Grandmaster tournaments as possible abroad and in India so that I make the title.
So, was there a lot of pressure on you due to the forfeit, as well as the weak Elo rating of the field?
When I arrived here I was expecting the field to be much stronger. When I found there were only seven Grandmasters I realised it would be very difficult to make the category average. There was no player above 2,600 rating. Forfeiting a game worsened it. Because of the streak of wins I could make up my performance rating which I had not anticipated earlier.
How did it feel to play the classical seven-hour control after playing the four-hour control in New Delhi?
I feel seven-hour control is still okay, I am quite comfortable. I did not have much problems in four- hour controls, but playing two rounds in a day in events like the National championship really puts pressure on all the players.
Does it favour any one group?
No, it doesn’t favour any single person. Even if a player is able to play fast, accuracy can’t be maintained in a four-hour game in all the games, especially when there are two rounds. We had this experience twice: in the Zonals in Colombo and in the National ‘A’ championship in New Delhi.
What went wrong for you in the Zonals and the National ‘A’?
In the Zonals, I was playing after a gap of three months. I had not played from January to April. So, I had a loss in my very first round. After that I made up, but it was not possible to be in the race for the championship because it was dominated fully by the Indian players.
In the National ‘A’ I lost a crucial game in the penultimate round. That put me off and I had to be content with the eighth place.
Which was your best victory in Dortmund and what is special about it?
It was my victory over Grandmaster Vladimir Belikov of Russia because it was a very hard fought and lengthy game. I needed a lot of planning to improve from a slight edge to win the game. I was able to convert it into a king side attack and finally I won an ending.
Was there something new in your approach?
Not really. I faced a lot of 1.e4 players this time. So there were many Sicilian games in this tournament. Even in the lone game where my opponent played 1.d4 it got converted into a Sicilian! It was like I had five black Sicilian games and I scored 4.5/5. That was the key in this tournament.
Where to from here?
At Biel we have a round tomorrow (July 23). Then I will play the Asian Championship at Kolkata.
Was bringing your wife along helpful?
It was very helpful. This is the first time she is accompanying me abroad. Also I am again planning to play a lot of tournaments in Europe.
India is now one of the stronger countries in chess and visitors lose Elo. Do you have this feeling that it is easy to earn Elo points outside India than at home?
Definitely. In most of my trips to Europe I have invariably gained rating. The reason is that many of the Indian players are under-rated. They play much better than their strength of 2300 or 2375. They are playing at a higher level than their rating. As a result, making norms or trying to improve rating is an uphill task at home compared to coming here. Here, twenty-five hundred is a normal rating.
Do you work with any particular person or do you work alone?
For this trip I did it alone. Sometimes I work with Abhijit Kunte.
How did it feel coming to Dortmund and how does it feel leaving this place?
When I left India I was desperate to make the norm. I was edged out narrowly in the National championship. I skipped the National ‘B’. I want the GM title. It has been five years since I won my first norm. After this series, I may play one tournament in the Gulf. These events come one after the other and I thought even if I click in one of them, the title is there.
What prize money did you get and what support did you receive from your employers?
Here I received 600 German Marks (Rs.12,600) for the second to fifth prize besides the appearance fee. Indian Oil is supporting me fully. We get a lot of time to prepare. Sponsorship is there whenever we play abroad. This is done by the PSCB. This has helped a lot since it is very difficult for a player to come to Europe spending his own money.
Is it a one-off or do they do it periodically?
It is done on a case by case basis. If the performance is good they keep sanctioning. If a player is in the National team and is generally doing well his expenses are paid.
The Petroleum Sports Control Board has won the National team championship and is the strongest team in India. Will they lose interest like the Bank Sports Board did some years ago?
PSCB has won the National team championship over the last four years. I was a member in all four. I don’t think the interest will die down that early because most of the players are relatively recent recruits. Many of the players are doing very well. Kunte and Sasikiran became Grandmasters after joining. Besides, there are many youngsters like Ganguly and Ramesh and so on. Recently Konguvel gained a GM norm.
PSCB has many chess players who have unconfirmed jobs. Does this put pressure on the players to perform all the time?
I think it is the only company which is having this policy. PSCB is a governing organisation. In Indian Oil we don’t have this problem but there are some companies who do so. Those players try to prove by performance.
Do you think the challenge for PSCB from Bank Sports Board in team competitions is a thing of the past?
Yes. It is slowly fading away. A lot of players went out of BSB and I was also one of them.
source: http://www.sportstaronnet.com / The Sports Star / Home> Chat-D.V.Prasad / byArvind Aaron / Vol.24, No.34 – August 25-31st, 2001
In 1928, B. Ananda Bai was the first woman law graduate in then Madras Presidency. Photo: The Hindu Archives
B. Ananda Bai was the lone female law graduate in then Madras Presidency, which included parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Cornelia Sorabji, the first woman to practice law in India, was born on November 15, 148 years ago. She was only one among the many pioneers who worked long and hard to breach the glass ceiling for women in courtrooms across the country.
For the women of Madras, the foundations of this struggle were laid by B. Ananda Bai in August 1928. After graduating with a degree in law from Madras University, she became the lone female law graduate in then Madras Presidency, which included parts of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Bai’s original career path, however, did not involve becoming a lawyer. According to the Palaniappa Brothers’ book Madras: the Land, the People and their Governance, it was only after being rejected in the government services that Bai considered entering the chambers of law. Finally, after a rigorous apprenticeship under V.V. Srinivasa Iyengar, she enrolled in the Madras High Court on April 22, 1929, to become the first woman advocate trained and specialised in the city of Madras.
Hailing from the South Kanara region (present day districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi), Bai’s father, Dr. Krishna Rao, was particular that all female family members receive a ‘liberal and academic education’.
While admitting that Bai represented a privileged minority, historian V. Geeta points out the 1920s and 30s were a time of churning for women. “With the social reform movement gaining ground, law became central to a lot of the debates regarding women, which were governing civil discourse. Both Hindu and Muslim women with The All India Women’s Conferences, for instance, were very vocal about their aspirations for empowerment through social legislation,” she says.
However, as Rukmani Lakshmipathi, president of the League of Youth, said at a meeting to honour Bai in 1929, “Education and medicine are becoming more and more popular with girls. That is not the case with law. We are glad that a beginning has been made in this direction, and an impetus has been given.”
K. Shantakumari, president, Tamil Nadu Federation of Women Lawyers, points out that storming the male bastion of law was far from easy. She says, “In those days, people were apprehensive and would not give cases to women. Societal taboos also forbid women from taking criminal cases. Because of this, many had to work under male lawyers and did not receive fair remuneration.”
By setting a precedent, in spite of these daunting obstacles, the likes of Bai and Sorabji made a career in law a distinct possibility for women. Today, as we celebrate the latter’s birthday, it only seems fitting to raise a toast to these pioneers for the new ground they broke.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Society / by Nitya Menon / Chennai – November 15th, 2014
Pradeep Kini, Associate Professor at Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, Manipal, with Prof. Thomas W. Malone, Director, Center for Collective Intelligence, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Prof. Harvey Michaels, Research Director of Energy Efficiency Practice and Innovation, MIT at the Crowds and Climate Conference at MIT earlier this month / The Hindu
Pradeep Kini, Associate Professor at Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, carved a niche for himself by winning the Judges Choice Award in the ClimateColab Buildings contest conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, U.S.A.
According to a press release issued by Manipal University here on Saturday, Prof. Kini received the award from Prof. Thomas W. Malone, Director, Center for Collective Intelligence, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the Crowds and Climate Conference held at MIT earlier this month.
Prof. Kini took the opportunity to discuss with several industry experts, policy makers and academicians on ways to implement the proposal on the development of climate responsive smart building in India. His proposal was adjudged winner from 600 entries that were evaluated in several rounds by the judges.
Prof. Kini is working on a tool to optimize the fenestration systems of buildings in the proposed smart cities in India. It will help fenestration to be more energy efficient while considering the lifecycle costs for wider applicability.
The proposed tool considers the various climatic zone design parameters while recommending the optimal fenestration assembly for the buildings designed in developing nations.
The tool once developed will have a positive impact on energy usage in the energy intensive commercial building sector.
Prof. Kini completed his Masters in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002 and has worked on several commercial, residential and hospitality projects in USA and India. He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional, the release said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Ganesh Prabhu / Manipal – November 16th, 2014
Vedanth M. Urs of Vidyashram, Mysuru, won a triple crown by clinching the Men’s singles, Youth Boys singles and Junior boys singles titles in the State Ranking Table Tennis tournament conducted by Rover’s Club at Shimoga from Nov. 6-9. Vedanth won the men’s singles title beating Akshay Mahanta of Mysuru 11-8; 11-9; 7-11; 2-11; 8-11; 11-8; 11-6 in the final. Vedanth won the Youth Boys singles title by once again by beating Akshay Mahanta in the final 11-6; 12-14; 8-11; 11-8; 13-11; 12-10. In the Junior boys singles final, Vedanth beat Nikhil Nanda 7-11; 11-7; 12-10; 11-7; 11-8 and completed a fine triple.
The results: Men’s singles: Final: Vedanth M. Urs bt Akshay Mahanta- 11-8; 11-9; 7-11; 2-11; 8-11; 11-8; 11-6.
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, in its Golden Jubilee year, is hosting the annual symposium of Acoustical Society of India — Acoustics 2014 — from Nov. 12 to 14.
The inaugural function will be held at 9.30 am on Nov. 12 at AIISH Seminar Hall, Knowledge Park, Manasagangotri. Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Aatre, former Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and former Director General, DRDO, Government of India, will be the chief guests.
Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, will be the guest of honour. Dr. S.R. Savithri, Director, AIISH and Dr. V. Rajendran, President, Acoustical Society of India, will be present.
The theme of this year’s symposium is “Acoustics for better speech.” The objective of this symposium is to have a deep insight on the acoustic activities in the country and to trigger future research activities in this field. The symposium would be attended by more than 250 Indian and few foreign participants who are researchers, acoustical experts, students and practicing specialists.
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham, convener of the symposium, said that there will be four plenary talks, four invited talks and two memorial lectures. In all, 65 research papers would be presented at the symposium.
Profile of the guests
Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch is the Founder Secretary of Department of Health Research, Government of India and has made significant contributions towards medical research in the country. As a developer of modern methods of rapid diagnosis of TB, leprosy, DNA chips, DNA finger printing methods etc., he has contributed to expansion of mandate of JALMA from leprosy to all mycobacterial diseases.
Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Aatre has served DRDO in various capacities as Chief Controller, Director General and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister George Fernandes. He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2000 by the then President K.R. Narayanan. After his retirement in 2004, he is working as Prof. Emeritus at Department of Electrical Communication, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
Prof. Shivaram Malavalli, ýResident Chairman of San Francisco – Bangalore Sister City Initiative, has been invited to serve on the Advisory Board of Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research (IDBR) Bangalore, along with Dr. Michael Repka, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Mississippi, USA and Dr. Howard Maibach, Professor-Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA by Dr. S. Narasimha Murthy, Founder-Director, Associate Professor-Pharmaceutics, The University of Mississippi, USA.
Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research (IDBR) is a non-profit research organisation set up to conduct interdisciplinary and advanced research on innovative drug delivery and novel treatment methods. One of the goals of IDBR is to act as a platform for Industry-Academia collaborations. IDBR is open for collaborations with renowned academic institutions, industries and research organisations.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
M.N. Rajesh of SJCE wins first prize and a cash award of Rs. 10,000
Seen in the picture are (sitting) Dr. N. Suresh, Sankaran Unni, Dr. G.S. Suresh, Dr. G. Sarangapani and Dr. S. Raviraj; (standing) Dr. G. Ravi, Dr. S.K. Prasad, M.N. Rajesh, K.N. Supreeth Babu and B.R. Kavya.
Mysuru :
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) [ACCE(I)], Mysore Centre, in association with The India Cements Limited, gave away the ‘Best M.Tech Thesis Awards- 2014’ at a function held at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Seminar Hall in the Administrative Block of NIE here recently.
The competition was arranged for the students of M.Tech (Structures) from the engineering colleges of Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan regions of 2012-14 batch. A total of 15 M.Tech (Structures) theses were shortlisted from five engineering colleges — Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore; The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore; PES College of Engineering, Mandya; The Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan and The VTU Regional College, Mysore.
The first prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 10,000 with a certificate was received by M.N. Rajesh of SJCE for his thesis “Influencing parameters on seismic performance of RC structures from pushover analysis” under the guidance of Dr. S.K. Prasad, Professor of Civil Engineering.
The second prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 6,000 with a certificate was received by B.R. Kavya of MCE, Hassan for her thesis “Reliability analysis of concrete column subjected to axial load and biaxial bending” under the guidance of Dr. K. Manjunath, Professor of Civil Engineering.
The third prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 4,000 with a certificate was received by K.N. Supreeth Babu of MCE Hassan for his thesis “Fatigue analysis of steel bridges by fracture mechanics approach” under the guidance of Dr. G. Ravi, Professor of Civil Engineering.
Technical talk
A technical talk on “Disaster Resistance of Structures” by Dr. N. Suresh, Director, BFRC, NIE, was also arranged on the occasion where he spoke about the different types of disasters like Fire, Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption, Hurricanes, Floods and Draughts along with case studies.
He stated that one cannot stop natural disasters. However, using the advances in Science and Technology, one can minimise loss of human lives.
He also advised the students to design structures which are resistant to disasters by following the standard codes of practices.
The chief guest, Dr. G. Sarnagapani, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, NIE, spoke about the need of such kind of competition which will make students to focus on qualitative research projects. He also said that the students should update themselves to the new technologies and so that they are competent to design structures of future. He congratulated ACCE(I) Mysore Centre and The India Cements Limited for initiating the awards.
The guest of honour, R. Sankaran Unni, General Manager (Marketing), The India Cements Limited, stated that three things — value of time, recognition and reward — are important in the present world. He appreciated ACCE(I) Mysore for recognising talented students and rewarding them.
The Chairman of ACCE(I), Mysore Centre, Dr. G.S. Suresh, presided and spoke about the important criteria considered by the experts during evaluation of the thesis to select the best.
About 150 participants, comprising members of ACCE(I) Mysore Centre, M.Tech (Structures) students and Faculty of various engineering colleges from Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan regions and invitees participated in the programme.
ACCE(I) Mysore Centre Hon. Secretary Dr. S. Raviraj welcomed and Treasurer S.B. Basavaraj, proposed a vote of thanks.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
