Dr. V. Prakash, Director R&D with Innovation, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Dr. B.G. Sangameshwar, Joint Director (Academic), JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Gerd Hoefner, Managing Director and CEO of Siemens Technology and Services, B.N. Betkerur, Executive Secretary of JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Prof. Nadia Magnenat, Director, Institute for Media Innovation School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Dr. Syed Shakeeb-ur-Rehman, Principal, SJCE are seen at the three day International Conference on ‘Contemporary Computing and Informatics’ that began at SJCE this morning.
Mysuru :
Prof. Nadia Magnenat, Director, Institute for Media Innovation School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, this morning inaugurated the 3-day International Conference on ‘Contemporary Computing and Informatics’ at the Golden Jubilee Hall of SJCE organised under the aegis of SJCE and the Department of Master of Computer Applications of SJCE.
Gerd Hoefner, Managing Director and CEO of Siemens Technology and Services was the chief guest. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. V. Prakash, Director R&D with Innovation, JSS Mahavidyapeetha.
B.N. Betkerur, Executive Secretary of JSS Mahavidyapeetha presided. Dr. B.G. Sangameshwar, Joint Director (Academic), JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Dr. Syed Shakeeb-ur-Rehman, Principal, SJCE and Dr. M.P. Pushpalatha, Head, Department of MCA, SJCE were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Thursday , November 27th, 2014
Former chief justice of India Justice S Rajendra Babu and professor emeritus Prof G V Ajjappa received honorary doctorates at the first annual convocation of the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU).
An honorary doctorate was also awarded to former chief justice of India Justice M N Venkatachalaiah in absentia.
Governor Vajubhai Vala presented the honorary doctorates at the convocation held at D Veerendra Heggade Kalakshetra at Sattur near Dharwad on Saturday.
MP and former attorney general of India K Parasaran delivered the convocation address. He said justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, as elaborated in the Constitution, should be the profession of faith for those in pursuit of law in whatever walk of life. He also stressed the need to encourage women to take up the legal profession.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra, KSLU Vice-Chancellor T R Subramanya, Registrar T V Manjunatha, Registrar (Evaluation) B S Reddy, and others were present.
Degrees were awarded to the first batch graduates of the five-year BA LLB, BBA LLB and honours courses, three batches of the three-year LLB course, three batches of the LLM course, and PG diploma. Gold medals were presented to the first rank holders in the courses, while 10 cash prizes were also distributed.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / Hubballi – DHNS, November 23rd, 2014
Cycle Pure Agarbathies, in association with ACUK (Association of Cricket Umpires Karnataka), Mysore Zone, had organised the Mysore Warriors Cricket Quiz at Sarada Vilas Law College auditorium, Mysore. The event witnessed active participation from around 120 students in the city. S. Muralidhara, President, ACUK, Karnataka and Balachandar, President, KSCA, Mysore Zone, were the chief guests on the occasion. Vishnu Ranga, Partner, NR Group, was also present.
Winners of Mysore Edition: Champion Team: Vidyaashram PU College (Syed Hisham and Yeshwanth Kumar).
Special Award: Kautilya Vidyalaya (M.C. Gururaj and Nitesh Bharadwaj).
1st Runner-Up: Vijaya Vitalla PU College (T. Pranav and V. Kiran); 2nd Runner-Up: Sadvidya High School (J. Niranjan and B.S. Harsha).
Appreciating the winners, Muralidhara, said: “We are overwhelmed by the response received for the quiz. It is always the knowledge that fuels one’s desire to excel. Through this initiative we want to foster our efforts towards nurturing sporting knowledge and there by instill a growing desire among the children to excel in the sports of their choice.”
Organised as a zonal round run up to the 24th Umpires Day State Level Cricket Quiz Competition, the contest was open to all school students studying between VIII to X grades and I and II PUC in the city.
The winners will now represent the Zone at the State-level Finals to be conducted at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Nov. 30.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Sunday , November 16th, 2014
A volunteer at the Forensic Fair is seen explaining to a visitor about the methods used in the detection of fake currency.
Mysuru :
More than 500 people including children from JSS Baljagat School, Teresian School, JSS High School and other schools along with their teachers are participating in the day-long Forensic Fair organised by the The Department of Forensic Medicine, JSS Medical College in association with Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru City Police, Karnataka Medico Legal Society, Department of Criminology (Mahajana First Grade College and University of Mysore) and Regional Forensic Science Laboratory at JSS Medical College premises in Bannimantap here.
The unique fair is organised to create awareness among public about the crime and its investigation in order to have knowledge about day-to-day happenings in crime manifestation.
The Fair also includes orientation to various sections of Forensic medicine like traffic awareness, firearms, trauma, dental evidence, approach to crime scene, analytical procedures used for detection of poisons, fingerprints and examination of questioned documents (handwriting analysis) and tests to detect food adulteration.
The main attraction was the stall set up by Poison Information Centre, Mysuru located at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, JSS Hospital, MG Road, Mysuru which gave information on first aid during poison.
Public can contact 1800-425-0207 if they need any information on first aid for poison.
A live demonstration on awareness about snakes presented by Snake Shyam was an additional attraction at the fair which benefited people of all walks of life including students, teachers and general public.
The fair was inaugurated by Dhananjaya, Asst. Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru
About 10 stalls were put up at the venue to provide information on topics such as Annihilation through Alcoholics, autopsy, causes of sudden death, identification of gender using skulls, cyber crimes among others.
Dr. Arun, HOD of Forensic medicine, JSS Medical College speaking to Star of Mysore said that this fair was the first of its kind in Karnataka. He said “Forensic Science is reconstruction of crime scene”
M.G. Ramesh, Traffic Head Constable explained about traffic rules violations and asked the public to follow traffic rules.
Demonstrations were given on food adulteration, finger prints identification and how to identify fake currency.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Sunday , November 16th, 2014
Manipal University Press, completing its third year, will release its 32nd publication “Biomedical Spectroscopy” on November 22 in the counselling hall at Manipal Edu building here. The book is authored by Dr Vasudevan Bhaskaran Kartha and Dr Santhosh Chidangil. The book consists of over 500 pages and the contents are compilation of research done for years at the department of atomic and molecular physics, Manipal University.
Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal University will release the book. Dr H Vinod Bhat, pro VC will preside over the function. The event will also be streamed live through YouTube. Biomedical Spectroscopy is the output of intensive discussions of authors and medical professionals of KMC. The Centre for Laser Spectroscopy, a Centre for developing biomedical applications of laser spectroscopic methods, was established at the University in 1997.
Scientists of the Centre, together with physicians, surgeons, and pathologists of KMC initiated a number of research programs in this area. Main aim of the Centre is to develop spectroscopic methods for early detection, screening, monitoring therapy and identification of disease markers, with special emphasis on various cancers, so that these techniques can be applied for routine healthcare applications. Outcome of these research activities are covered in the book.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mangaluru / by Jaideep Shenoy, TNN / November 20th, 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
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
Dr. B. H. Suresh, Dean, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, is seen lighting the lamp to inaugurate the workshop at Teresian College this morning as others look on. Picture right shows Ekalavya awardee P. U. Navaneetha, who was felicitated by Teresian College Principal Sr. Sajitha, Administrator Dr. Sr. Genevieve and Manager Rev. Sr. Rose.
Mysuru :
A two-day National-level Workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysised by the Post-Graduate Department of Commerce, Teresian College, Siddarthanagar in collaboration with Department of MBA, Post-Graduate Centre,Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Mysuru and sponsored by UGC was inaugurated this morning at the Golden Jubilee Auditorium of Teresian College by Dr. B. H. Suresh, Dean, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore.
The Workshop is being conducted to create awareness on research methods in terms of its role in Business and Research for the benefit of Students, Research Scholars, Teachers and Managers.
The Resource Persons for the Workshop include Dr. D. Anand, Dr. Praveen Kumar, Dr. T. P. Renuka Murthy, G. Parameshwari, Dr. C. Amruthavalli and Lancy D’Souza.
Dr. B. H. Suresh in his inaugural address said “Government should take more interest in improving Higher Education in India”. He stressed on the importance of implementation of proper methodology in Research. He recalled that when he was a Research Scholar many years ago, very few Research Scholars were available in the University. But these days hundreds of Research Scholars can be seen in Universities. He called upon the students to cultivate research culture in themselves.
Dr. E. K. Satheesh, Professor and Head, DoS in Commerce & Management, University of Calicut regretted “Nowadays there is a casual approach to Research as there is no seriousness among research scholars these days.”
He said that there are more than 400 Universities and 40000 colleges in India among which only few Universities and Colleges are maintaining quality in Research.
On the occasion, this year’s Ekalavya awardee P.U. Navaneetha, an alumni of Teresian College, was felicitated.
Rev. Sr. Rose, Manager, Teresian College presided. Rev. Sr. Sajitha, Principal, Teresian College welcomed.
Dr. T. P. Renuka Murthy, Professor & Head, Dept. of MBA, PG Centre,VTU, Mysuru, Prof. V. K. Jose, Officiating Principal, Teresian College, Dr. Sr. Genevieve, Administrator, Teresian Institutions, Dr. Suresh, Dr.Veena M. D’ Almeida, Associate Professor, Teresian College, Mr. P. M. Shiva Prasad, Assistant Professor, Teresian College and K. S. Rajeshwari were present.
The valedictory function of this workshop will be held tomorrow at 4 pm.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
