Monthly Archives: October 2015
City Rly. Station gets automated ticket vending machines
Mysuru :
Now passengers will not have to stand in long queues for the tickets at the City Railway Station. The South Western Railway (SWR), in an effort to ease ticket purchase, launched the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) at the Railway Station this morning.
The machines were commissioned by SWR DRM Rajkumar Lal at the entrance of Railway Station in the presence of SWR Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Anil Kumar.
The AVTMs, which are introduced for the first time in Karnataka, works on smart card which is made available at the ticket booking counters. A total of five machines are installed at the City Railway Station. While three machines are installed at the main entrance, the other two are installed at the back entrance (CFTRI gate). Passengers can top-up the smart cards in multiple of Rs. 50 to a maximum of Rs. 5,000. Initially, passengers have to pay Rs. 70 (Rs. 50 towards security deposit and Rs. 20 towards ticket value).
Passengers can purchase unreserved and platform tickets and also renew season tickets through smart cards.
Smart cards come with a one year warranty after which it can be renewed. The security deposit is refundable after deducting Rs. 10 in case a passenger decides to return the smart card.
The operation of ATVM facility is similar to that of Bank ATMs and for the benefit of the public the display is made available in Kannada, Hindi and English languages.
This apart, the much awaited e-toilet, battery operated vehicles for senior citizens and electrically operated laundry facilities will be launched on Nov.3, according to the South Western Railway authorities.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday ,October 27th, 2015
2-day Seed Savers meet, Seed Festival in city
‘Desi’ Cooking Contest tomorrow
Mysuru :
With an aim to create awareness on conservation and revival of crop genetic resources and to exchange seeds, a two-day Seed Savers Meet and Seed Festival have been organised at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city on Oct. 28 and 29 from 10 am to 8 pm.
Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa Amarnath will inaugurate the Fest at 11.30 am on Oct. 28. Legal expert and policy analyst from Delhi – Shalini Bhutani, Joint Director of Agriculture (Mysuru) M. Mahantheshappa, farmer leader Nandini Jayaram, Convenor of Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture Kavitha Kuruganti and Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch Convenor Jacob Nellithanam will be the chief guests. National Award winner Farmer-Scientist Shankar Guru will preside.
Cooking Contest
To attract people towards local food and country breed, a ‘Desi Aduge Spardhe’ (Traditional Cooking Contest) has also been organised at the venue at 10.30 am tomorrow (Oct. 28). Entry is Free.
Participants should cook food using Siridhanya, Desi Akki, Kempakki, Kale Gida, Kaadu Gida and Medicinal Plants or prepare cuisine using any of the above items.
About 50 Seed Saver groups from seven States of India, working on farm conservation and promotion of seed diversity and related knowledge, will participate.
Over 1,500 varieties of crop seeds will be on display, along with relevant posters and literature. Books, organic products, organic food and some seeds will be available on sale.
The Festival will also feature parallel talks, presentations, film shows and a cultural programme of song and music at the same venue. For details about the Seed Festival, contact Shantakumar on 94487-74871 or 95351-49520.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday ,October 27th, 2015
German honour for V K Nayak
Mangaluru :
V K Nayak, managing director of CNC Ball Screws and Bearing Co Pvt Ltd, was felicitated for being a good corporate citizen. Karl Neff of Neff Gewinderiebe Gmbh, Stuttgart Germany, presented the award to Nayak at MOTEK 2015, an automation trade fair held in Germany.
The award, in the form of a miniature Tata Nano car, was given to him, for his contribution to the welfare of his workmen in his industry at Mangaluru. It may be recalled that Nayak gifted Nano cars to his factory employees in March 2015.
Hartmut Wandell, managing director, NEFF, and Esther Leib, sales and marketing executive, were present on this occasion.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Mangaluru / TNN / October 24th, 2015
Kittur Chennamma’s victory over British celebrated
The 192nd anniversary of the victory of Kittur queen Chennamma against the British was celebrated in a simple manner in view of farm suicides and drought, here on Friday.
The programme was organised by Veerashaiva Sanghatana Samiti. Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swami of Moorusavir Mutt and others garlanded a statue of Rani Chennamma.
Recalling the fight of the queen against the British, the swami said that the courage and valour of Rani Chennamma should motivate us to face any odds in our life and called on farmers not to lose hope. President of the samiti, Viranna Kallur, Channabasappa Dharawadshettra, C.H. Gobbi, and P.M. Hooli were present.
In a programme held by the Basava Parisara Samrakshana Samiti, tributes were paid to the Kittur queen. Releasing pamphlets against the use of crackers during the forthcoming Deepavali festival, president of Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ramesh Patil, said that the State government should take steps to celebrate the occasion annually.
President of Basava Parisara Samrakshana Samiti S.V. Pattanashetti, and secretary Suresh D. Horakeri were present.
Meanwhile, in a programme related to Dasara celebrations by Moorusavir Mutt, Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swami and the former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar gave away compensation cheques to the family members of six farmers who committed suicide in Hubballi taluk.
The mutt had decided to celebrate Dasara in a simple manner this year in the wake of farmers’ suicides and utilise the amount saved by cancelling the grand procession to give compensation to the farmers’ families.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Hubballi – October 24th, 2015
Isro receives 1st astronomer’s telegram
Bengaluru :
The first astroronomer’s telegram (Atel no. 8185) from the Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) observations on-board Astrosat – India’s first astronomy satellite – has been received by Isro.
The SSM was pointed to “GRS 1915+105”, an X-ray binary star system which features a regular star and a black hole, and caught it exhibiting the ‘beta’ class of variability on October 14, one of the many types of variability this source exhibits, some of which are associated with its spectral states.
“On October 15, the Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) door was opened successfully and it will observe the sky after 10 days,” Isro has said.
Earlier in the month on October 9, Astrosat spotted the Crab Nebula using the Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager (CZTI) instrument. The Crab Nebula is the brightest hard X-ray source in the sky.
Isro officials described the sighting of the Crab as significant and said that this furthers Isro’s chances of other celestial X-ray sources, aiding researchers. Astrosat has also spotted and viewed Cygnus X-1, a black hole source and now, the High voltage of Near UV, Visible channel and Far UV channel of the UV Imaging telescope (UVIT) has been switched on and detectors have been tested with low gain and found satisfactory and put back in off condition.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / by Chethan Kumar, TNN / October 21st, 2015
K S L Swamy, a very energetic and passionate artiste
Veteran Kannada filmmaker K S L Swamy ‘Ravee,’ known for his ‘classicist movies,’ passed away here on Tuesday. He was 77.
Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy, who underwent treatment for respiratory problem at a private hospital last week, died at his residence in Horamavu early Tuesday morning. A native of Kikkeri village in Mandya district, he is survived by wife and actress B V Radha and daughter Dhanalakshmi.
Scores of people from various walks of life paid their last respects to Swamy after his body was kept at Samsa Open Air Theatre at Ravindra Kalakshetra.
Swamy breathed his last when he was working on his dream mega serial ‘Sri Shankara Digvijayam’, based on the life and achievements of Adi Shankara, the proponent of Advaita Vendanta.
50-year film career
A BSc graduate from Mysore University, Swamy was known to be a ‘very energetic and passionate’ artiste of both big and small screens.
In his nearly 50-year film career, Swamy preferred parallel and classic cinema, says his close associate and senior journalist-writer K N Venkatasubba Rao who wrote the teleplay and dialogues for the serial ‘Sri Shankara Digvijayam.’
After his graduation, while working at the cultural exhibitions as part of Mysore Dasara, Swamy developed keen interest in singing as well as filmmaking.
In 1966, he directed his maiden film ‘Thoogudeepa’. The films ‘Gandhinagara’ (1968), ‘Bhagya Jyothi’ (1975), ‘Masanada Hoovu’ (1984), ‘Malaya Marutha’ (1986) brought him much fame, while his film ‘Jamboo Savari’ (1989) received the Best Children’s Film at the 37th National Film Awards. ‘Savira Mettilu’ (2006), which he co-directed, was his last film. Swamy also played the lead role in two popular Kannada television serials – ‘Moodala Mane’ and ‘Mutthina Thorana’ directed by Vaishali Kasaravalli.
Body donated to hospital
The family of K S L Swamy donated his body to M S Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru.
Quoting Swamy’s wife B V Radha, hospital authorities said it was decided upon earlier that the family would donate the veteran director’s body and did so accordingly. His eyes were donated to Narayana Nethralaya.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / DHNS – Bengaluru , October 21st, 2015
Hubballi youngster gets patent for three products
Hubballi :
When Anup Vijapur, 26, was in his final year of mechanical engineering studies, he received three job offers. However, hepatitis affected his progress. He had to attend the examination, carrying a glucose bottle. He failed in one subject, but fortunately cleared it after applying for revaluation.
When Anup failed in the exam, it was Nanopix CEO Sasisekar Krish who recruited him and encouraged him to develop his innovative ideas into products. Thus started Anup’s success story. He now heads the innovation department of Nanopix, a startup. Anup aimed at social entrepreneurship when he was in college. Now he is realizing his dreams, emerging as an innovator to simplify the lives of farmers.
Recently, the youngster got three patents for his innovation. These innovations pertain to grading of cashew nuts. While a normal grading machine can probably classify cashew nut into three qualities, Anup three patents are more than a notch better. With his technology of installation of camera, pick and place mechanism for irregular object and conveyor and grading machine, one can classify cashew nuts into seven categories.
Though Anup pursued BE (mechanical) at Proudhadeveraya Institute of Technology, Hospet, he is well versed in computers and technology. Speaking to TOI, Anup said that he got opportunity to materialize his ideas at Nanopix. He has special words of gratitude towards Krish. “We have already got three international patents for our products. If we get all applications approved, it will be a pride for our company and a tier-2 city like Hubballi,” he said.
There is more in store as his 28 applications are waiting for patent. Anup said that he developing a technology to read the face of drivers. “To prevent road accidents, we are developing a camera that can recognize facial expressions of drivers. If the driver is sleepy, it will warn him immediately. If the vehicle is connected with some networks, corporations or companies, it will alert their control room so that the backend can intervene and avoid possible accidents,” he said.
Pramod Tonapi, public relation officer at Nanopix, said that Anup’s innovation has given a boost to the startup. “He is very passionate about science and even teaches engineering students at a private study centre during his leisure time. His innovations are going to change the food processing industry in the coming days. Because of his innovation, we have been able to apply for patent for 28 more products,” he said.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Times of India / News Home> City> Hubballi / by Sangamesh Menasinakai, TNN / October 21st, 2015
20th
Wins medal in Aquatic championship
Mysuru :
City’s Charted Accountant S. Achutha bagged silver medal in 100 mts butterfly event at the recently concluded 17th State Masters Aquatic Championship held at Basavanagudi Aquatic Center in Bengaluru.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / October 19th, 2015