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Sanjay wins gold for Karnataka

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Bengaluru: 

Sanjay C.J. won a lone individual gold for Karnataka on an otherwise disappointing day for the state in the 30th sub-junior aquatic championships at Panjim on Thursday.
Sanjay topped the show in Group III boys butterfly event clocking 01:07.77.
Apart from Sanjay, Karnataka won three silver medals in freestyle relay events besides a bronze in 1M springboard diving.

Results (only Karnataka):
Boys:  Group III 100M BF: 1. Sanjay C.J. T: 01:07.77; 4x50M FS relay: 2. Karnataka (Vinod R, P Kushal, N Sri Hari, Sanjay C.J.) T: 02:01.09 Group IV: 4x50M FS relay: 2. Karnataka (R. Vaibhav, Shivansh Singh, S.H. Harsha Vardan, Raj Vinayak) T: 02:15.86
Girls:  Group III: 4x50M FS relay: 2. Karnataka (Devika Srinath, Nandini S.S., Harshitha Jayashankar, Vaania Kapoor) T: 02:09.52 Diving: 1M springboard: 3. N Navya Theja (203.60 points).

source: http://www.asianage.com / The Asian Age / Home> Sports> Cricket / June 21st, 2013

National Masters athletics : City’s athletes fare well

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Mysore :

City’s veteran athletes, taking part in the National Masters Athletics Meet which concluded at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday, performed well and bagged a good number of medals.

A.C. Subbaiah, won gold in the Men’s 55 plus shot-put event and bronze in the discus throw event. Cheluvegowda won gold in the Men’s 65 plus shot-put and silver in the hammer throw.

P.C. Parvathi, taking part in the 55 plus women’s 5km walk, won silver and won bronze in the 1500 m event. Subbas Shetty, taking part in the Men’s 60 plus 5km walk, won silver medal.

T.G. Asha, taking part in the women’s 35 plus high jump event, won silver.

S. Mahadev and Balarame Gowda, representing Karnataka in the 60 plus men’s 4x100m Relay event, won silver.

In the 50 plus men’s section, Dr. Padbanabh, Puttanniah Chary and M.M. Naniah, won silver, representing Karnataka in the 4×100 and 4x400m relay events.

In the 45 plus men’s section, Amarnath, representing karnataka won silver in the 4x100m relay event.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / July 04th, 2013

Sri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar award for Dr. Geetha Avadhani

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Mysore :

Dr. Geetha Avadhani, Dean and Director, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI), was conferred Sri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar award at a function jointly organised by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department, MCC, MUDA and Ursu Mandali at Kalamandira on June 22, to mark the 129th Jayanti celebrations of Sri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar.

Dr. Geetha Avadhani was conferred the award in recognition of her contribution to the medical field. MMC&RI staff have congratulated her for the award.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 28th, 2013

Mangalore: First keyhole liver surgery conducted at Unity hospital

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Mangalore : 

The first keyhole liver surgery was conducted at Unity Health Complex recently, said Dr Jalaluddin Akbar, oncosurgeon at a press meet here on Friday June 14.

The case involved a 72-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with liver cancer. On complete checkup it was found to be localized on one side of the liver. As she was overweight and a patient of chronic liver disease with early sign of failure, she was at a very high risk for open surgery. The team of surgeons decided that keyhole surgery would be ideal.

The minimal invasive surgery was headed by Dr Ashfaque Mohammed who is an expert in laproscopic surgeries.

“The keyhole liver surgery was well executed and the patient is now cured of her disease,” Dr Jalaluddin Akbar said.

“Such important medical procedures are provided with affordable and convenient packages for the needy patients. A high standard is being maintained so that patient care and outcome are on the forefront,” he informed.

The team perform advanced endo-surgical procedures on a regular basis. Keyhole cancer surgeries and endo-urology are conducted by Dr Jalaluddin Akbar and Dr Mujeeb Rehman, urologist.

During the press meet it was also informed that robotic surgeries would be introduced in the near future.

Dr Rohan Monis, chief medical officer and Ajmal M Habeeb, managing director, Unity Health Complex were also present at the press meet.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> News / by Daijiworld Media Network-(VN) / Friday, June 14th, 2013

Karnataka students shine in COMED-K

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Abhijeet Shenoi (Rank 1)
Abhijeet Shenoi (Rank 1)

Candidates from Karnataka have performed well in the under-graduate entrance test conducted by the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K), the results of which were announced Tuesday.

The first 10 ranks for engineering have been secured by candidates from the state. Abhijeet Shenoi, a science student of National Public School, Indiranagar, stood first in the UGET for engineering with a score of 161 out of 200.

“The secret to success is no secret at all, it’s just hard work and enjoying yourself while doing what you do,” said Abhijeet, a resident of Domlur. “I prepared for IIT and that helped me prepare for COMED-K. I am awaiting the IIT results to make my choice,” he said.

Sucheth S Kuncham stood second with 158 marks, followed by Pratheek M Sadare with 155 marks.

Neeli Devee Krishna Shashidhar from Andhra Pradesh stood first in the UGET medical, followed by Hemanth Amardeep Santhoor, an aspiring neurosurgeon. “My previous experience in entrance exams of Manipal, AIIMS, CMC, Vellore, and the CET helped me in COMED-K,” said Hemanth, who stood first in the CET.

Harini Seshadri and Ashish K from Karnataka secured third and fourth ranks, respectively.

The UGET rank list will determine the admissions in 12 medical, 25 dental and 157 engineering colleges in the state. For more details, visit www.comedk.org

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bangalore / by Express News Service – Bangalore / June 12th, 2013

Two city students shine in International Olympiad

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Milan Bidare, P. Rajas
Milan Bidare, P. Rajas

Mysore :

Two students from Mysore have done the city proud by bagging top ranks in International English Olympiad (IEO) and National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) in association with the British Council and BBC Knowledge.

Milan Bidare of Manasarowar Pushkarini Vidyashrama in city, who was ranked first both in State and International-level under the International English Olympiad category, received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while P. Rajas of JSS Public School, Jss Technical Institutions Campus (SJCE), ranked first in State and 17th in International-level under the National Cyber Olympiad category.

SOF had organised its 16th International Awards ceremony at Delhi recently to felicitate international winning students, teachers and Principals of Olympiad exams for the academic year 2012-13.

Justice R.C. Lahoti, former Chief Justice of India, was the chief guest. Prof. Y.S. Rajan, Distinguished Professor at ISRO and Chairman of NIT, Manipur and Charlie Walker, Director-Programmes, British Council India, were the guests of honour.

Awards were given to top 3 international rank holders from classes 1 to 12 for the four Olympiad exams conducted by SOF.

Winners from classes 7 to 12 were given a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each, the rank 2 holders won Rs. 25,000 each and rank 3 holders got Rs. 10,000. Winners from classes 1 to 6 were awarded i-Pads. In addition, attractive gifts were given to all the winners. The top 10 Principals and top 40 teachers whose students put up an excellent performance were felicitated with cash awards, mementos and citations.

Mahabir Singh, Founder and Executive Director, SOF, said 24,000 students from 1,050 cities across India and 14 countries have been awarded for achieving top State-level ranks. In addition, close to 3,50,000 students have been awarded “Medals of Excellence” for achieving top rank in their respective schools.

SOF spends about Rs. 8 crore towards awards, scholarships and training programmes. For the academic year 2012-13, around 25,000 schools had registered for the 4 Olympiads.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 21st, 2013

International awards for Puttur students

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Mangalore : 

Students from Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district have won international awards for their essays.

Rashmiparvathi K. of Vivekananda College in Puttur was awarded gold medal for her essay on the use of coconut palm petiole.

Addressing the media here on Friday, Badanaje Shankar Bhat, her guide for the essay, said Rashmiparvathi’s essay on ‘Coconut palm petiole – its uses for enriching the soil nutrients and its antimicrobial properties,’ has been awarded the gold medal at the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project Olympiad 2013 at Houston. The Olympiad was conducted from May 8-13.

Sindhura Shankar, another student from Ramakrishna High School in Puttur, was awarded the gold medal for her essay on ‘A herbal substitute for hazardous chemical pesticides’ at the International Environment and Sustainability Olympiad at Middelburg in the Netherlands. The Olympiad was conducted from June 2-7. Bhat guided both the students to prepare the essays.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / By The Hindu Bureau  ..vinayak.ajk@thehindu.co.in /  Mangalore – June 14th, 2013

Love of language binds Sanskrit gold medallists

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Bangalore :

If you thought there would be no takers for Sanskrit at the graduate and post-graduate level, sample this – 166 students have enrolled in the master’s degree programme at Karnataka Samskrit University and 249 are pursuing the degree programme. Of the 166 students, nine bagged gold  medals on Friday, during the convocation ceremony of the 2011-13 batch.

Gowri Hegde is the only girl to bag the gold medal and the only one to achieve the feat in Alankar Shashtra, her specialization. When asked why she chose to study Alankar Shastra, she says, “Sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages. Both my parents are familiar with it. I had to pick from Kannada, English and Sanskrit but I chose to learn the root of all languages, which was an exciting thing to do.”

Hedge belongs to Honnavar in Udupi district and her father is an agriculturist. Her dream is to be a Sanskrit teacher. “Though there are fewer job opportunities in our field as compared to other languages, the best option for a Sanskrit student is to teach the language,” she added.

Contrary to Hedge’s opinion, Nagendra Pawan RN sees a huge opportunity in research work in the field of linguistics. “I have grown up amid Sanskrit culture, although I knew nothing about the language and its roots in my childhood. When my father asked me to study Sanskrit in college, I took it up. Now I realize that it was the right thing to do. Job opportunities may be few, but research in linguistics is a great field to work in,” he told TOI. He is a gold medallist in Vyakaran Shastra.

Nagendra’s friend, Vijayananda Adiga B wants to be an astrologer. His father and father are astrologers by profession. “I was destined to become an astrologer. My father and Dr Kottemane Ramkrishna inspired me to learn Sanskrit. I will pursue a PhD in Jyotish Shastra.”

Other gold medallists, Srikrishna Bhat (Poorvaneemamsa Shastra), Bhimsena Gopalachar Guttal (Nyaya Shastra), Mahesh G Bhatt (Krishna Yejur Veda Shastra) and Naveen Bhatt S (Advaitha Vedanta Shastra) are already working in PUC schools or Gurukulams as Sanskrit teachers. Their fathers are either priests or astrologers but they want to preach the language among city students.

History of the varsity

Karnataka Samskrit University was set up in 2010 by the state government under the Directorate of Samskrit Education. The varsity has two constitutional colleges – Chamarajendra Samskrit College in Chamarajpet, Bangalore and Mysore Samskrit College. It has 28 other affiliated colleges across Karnataka.

The government has identified 100 acres of land for the varsity in Kuduru hobli, Magadi taluk. The directorate includes 354 recognized Sanskrit pathashalas in the state. The undergraduate programme comprises 17 Shastras and the PG course has 16 Shastras. The vice-chancellor announced during the convocation that PhD programmes will be started from this academic year.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore / TNN / June 15th, 2013

3 Karnataka engineering colleges in Centres of Excellence list

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Bangalore : 

Three engineering colleges from Karnataka feature in the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development’s (MHRD) Centres of Excellence list. Also, about 19 engineering colleges have qualified for the ministry’s technical education quality improvement programme.

MHRD’s Centres of Excellence are to get Rs 5 crore each for strengthening institutions to improve learning outcomes and employability of graduates as well as scaling up post-graduate education and demand-driven research and development.

The ministry invited applications for the establishment of the 30 Centres of Excellence in the country. In the first cycle of selections, the ministry approved 16 institutions – six National Institutes of Technology and 10 engineering colleges of the total 133 which applied.

“Out of the 10 engineering colleges, three are from Karnataka namely – RV College of Engineering, Bangalore for setting up “Centre for Macro electronics”, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore for “Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering (KaAOE) and Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur for “Centre of Applied Research and Nano Technology”,” R. V. Deshpande, Karnataka’s Minister for higher education and tourism, told reporters.

“It is proud moment for the Karnataka Government today. It has released its share of Rs 2 crore to each of these engineering colleges. In the first cycle, we bagged three Centres of Excellence and in the second cycle we hope MHRD would select some more colleges from the State,” he added.

PROJECT STRATEGY

As for the technical education quality improvement programme, about 19 engineering colleges are participating in phase II. Here, according to Deshpande, “each Government, Government-aided, private and unaided college participating is to get between Rs 4 crore to Rs 12.5 crore.”

The total cost of the project for Karnataka is Rs 177 crore and till today, Rs 33.91 crore has been released. (Rs 26.50 crore from the Central Government and Rs 7.41 crore from the State).

COLLEGES FROM KARNATAKA

The colleges that have been selected from Karnataka for this programme are: UVCE, Bangalore (Government); SJCE, Mysore (Government-aided); Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering, Gulbarga (Government-aided); Malnad Engineering College, Hassan (Government-aided); BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore (Government-aided); Basaveshwara Engineering College, Bagalkot (Government-aided); Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore (Government-aided); NIE, Mysore (private aided); Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur (private aided); Siddanganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur (private aided); NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte (private aided); MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore (private aided); SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad (private aided); RV College of Engineering, Bangalore (private aided); PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore (private aided); Government Sri Krishna Rajendra Silver Jubilee Institute of Technology, Bangalore (Government); PES College of Engineering, Mandya (Government-aided); BVB college of engineering and technology, Hubli (Gvernment-aided); and Nitte Meenakshi Institute of technology, Bangalore (private unaided).

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home> Industry> Education / by The Hindu Bureau  …anil.u@thehindu.co.in / Bangalore – June 11th, 2013

Star this week : Chess Champ – M.S. Thej Kumar

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Mysore :

Chess is a mind game and is a very popular and traditional game played in our country. After the exploits of world champion V. Anand, many of our country’s youngsters have taken up to the game and have been making rapid strides in this sport.

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On such chess champion from our city is IM M.S. Thej Kumar. Thej Kumar taking part in the Shri Narayanrao L. Kurtkoti Memorial Rapid Chess Championship at Dharwad yesterday won the title by scoring 8.5 points out of a possible nine. He is our Star This Week.

IM Thej Kumar, an employee of South Western Railways, Mysore, is a talented chess player who is the only player in the Karnataka who has achieved the three Grand Master norms and has another 94 points to get his Grand Master title.

He is being helped in his pursuits for this norm by encouragement from the Government of Karnataka and also with sponsorship from www.mysoresport.com and Saanvi Technologies, USA.

Taking part in the Karnataka State Rapid Chess Tournament in Dharwad recently. Thej Kumar had wins over S.G. Bharghav of Dharwad, Rahul Mayur Sharma of Bangalore, K. Shantaram of Chikmagalur, S.M. Raviprakash of Mysore, V.A. Akshay of Dharwad, Dasari Dattetreya Rao of Dharwad, S. Shreeshan of Dharwad and Vivekraj of Mangalore. He drew his seventh round with V.K. Koti of Dharwad.

Presently he is taking part in the 14th National Cities Chess Championships being held at Kottayam, Kerala representing Bangalore City. In the first round, the team beat Kottayam ‘B’ 4-0.

Thej Kumar recently taking part in the Mayor’s Cup International-rating Chess Tournament at Mumbai, fared well.

Thej Kumar had wins against Chakravarthi Reddy of India, S. Mari Arul of India and Manisha Mohanty of India.

He has been invited to play in four tournaments in France from the end of June to the end of August. He aims to play well in the tournaments and intends to work hard and gain maximum points so that he gets his Grand Master title soon.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / June 16th, 2013