Monthly Archives: November 2014

National Workshop on Research Methodology begins

Business & Economy, Education
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.
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

Dr. P.R. Kulkarni passes away

Education, Leaders, Science & Technology

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Mysuru :

Dr. P. R. Kulkarni (90), formerly Professor of ENT and Director of All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, breathed his last early this morning at his residence in Sankalp Central Park, Yadavagiri.

Dr. Kulkarni, who had established the Sankalp Hospital (now defunct) in Yadavagiri, was also the Founder-President of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) and a Rotarian. He leaves behind his wife Dr. Lalit Kulkarni, son Srirang, daughter Vrinda and grand children Vinay, Deepali, Neha and Priyanka.

Last rites took place this noon at the foot of Chamundi Hill.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014

India’s first dog exhibition in Bagalkot

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Nature, Records, All, Sports, Travel
Dogs with their owners participating in the first ever exhibition of Indian breed of dogs in Bagalkot city on Sunday./ The Hindu
Dogs with their owners participating in the first ever exhibition of Indian breed of dogs in Bagalkot city on Sunday./ The Hindu

On Sunday, Bagalkot set the record of becoming the first city in the country to host the first ever exhibition of dogs only of Indian breed.

The extravagant event in which around 230 canines of different breeds had gathered to showcase their strength and sense of obedience, was organised by Society for Indian Breeds of Dogs (SIBD), an affiliated body to Kennel Club of India.

“It is just great to see so many different dogs here”, said Shalini Asnotikar, an Engineering student of Mangalore who is a dog lover. Though dogs of breeds such as Pashmi, Combai, Rajapalayam and Caravan hound were present, the dominating among them were the local, Mudhol hound breed.

B.C. Ramakrishna,president of SIBD, said that Mudhol hound, one of the domestic breeds, had got itself registered in the league of international breed of dogs. “ It is surely a matter of great pride for us”, he said.

Informing that the Union Government, in the recognition of Mudhol hound, had released a stamp, he said that this breed is being developed as sniffer dog for police and security personnel for its sharp memory and obedience.

With this lean yet sturdy physique and pointed face, Mudhol hounds instantly caught the attraction of the people during the event.

Sharing his opinion, Raju Anneppanavar, one of the participants who owns a Mudhol hound, said that the event encourages the canine owners and also to people to raise the dog as pet. The objective of the event was to spread awareness about the Indian breed of dogs, protect and promote them, Mr. Ramakrishna said.

Claiming that India once was home to 27 varieties of domestic dogs, he regretted that the owing to negligence, the country had lost some of the best breeds forever. “ Today, we have only seven Indian breeds, and if not protected, we may lose them too”, he said.

Earlier, inaugurating the event, District In-charge Minister, S. R. Patil promised to get an ambulance for dogs as demanded by Mudhol Dog Research and Information Centre, Timmapur. He also assured get a multi-special hospital built for canines at the centre with the help of Union Government.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Firoz Rozindar / Bagalkot – November 16th, 2014

City youths bag multi-talented award

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education, Records, All
The awardees Shalini and Karthik are seen with Sri Charamurthi Mummadi Shivarudra Swamiji of Shri Kshetra Marale Gavi Mutt, Kanakapura, Go. Ru. Channabasappa, President, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, M. Nagendra Swamy, Regional Director, Directorate of Field and Publicity, Central Board of Film Certification, Bengaluru and Pramila Shankar, President, Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bengaluru
The awardees Shalini and Karthik are seen with Sri Charamurthi Mummadi Shivarudra Swamiji of Shri Kshetra Marale Gavi Mutt, Kanakapura, Go. Ru. Channabasappa, President, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, M. Nagendra Swamy, Regional Director, Directorate of Field and Publicity, Central Board of Film Certification, Bengaluru and Pramila Shankar, President, Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bengaluru

Mysuru :

Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bangalore, which celebrated its Sixteenth Anniversary on Oct. 18 at Shivaratheeswara Kendra in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, presented multi-talented award to two youngsters of Mysuru.

The recipients are K.M. Karthik of Vijaya Vittala PU College and M. Shalini of Ideal Jawa Rotary School in city.

Karthik was awarded for his talent in Dancing, Skating, Martial Art, Archery, Aero Modeling, Classical Vocal, Horse Riding, Scuba Diving, Trekking and Biking while Shalini for her writing and memory skill — a magical wizard of Mysore city.

The awards were presented to the duo in the presence of Sri Charamurthi Mummadi Shivarudra Swamiji, President of Shri Kshetra Marale Gavi Mutt, Kanakapura, Go. Ru. Channabasappa, President, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, M. Nagendra Swamy, Regional Director, Censor Board, Film Certification, Bengaluru, Dr. C. Soma Shekar, IAS (Rtd.) and Pramila Shankar, President, Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bengaluru.

Karthik, a 2nd PUC student at Vijaya Vittala is the son of Suma Mahesh and Mahesh Kumar, a Professional photographer of Mysore city while Shalini, studying in 6th Standard in Ideal Jawa Rotary School, is the daughter of Latha Manjunath andManjunath, a businessman by profession.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 10th, 2014

Vidushi S. K. Vasumathi no more

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

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Mysuru :

Vidushi S.K. Vasumathi (80), renowned musician, a graded artiste and music composer of All India Radio (AIR), passed away in the early hours of today at her residence on 6th Main at V.V. Mohalla in city.

She leaves behind a host of relatives, friends and students.

A recipient of numerous awards such as the Rajyotsava award, Kalashree award, Hamsa Prashanthi award and Ananya Kalabhigna title, Vasumathi was to be conferred with the prestigious ‘Shishunala Shariff’ Award by the State Government this month.

She was also the founder of ‘Raaga Taranga,’ a music association in city.

Last rites were held at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam this afternoon.

A profile: Born to Rajamma and S.B. Krishnaswamy couple in 1934, S.K. Vasumathi began learning music under M.V. Krishnappa and later under R.K. Ramanathan.

After moving to Mysuru, she underwent training under R.K. Srikantan.

She has also received appreciations from poets Pu. Ti. Na and Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, who had sent cassettes and got their poems sung by her and recorded the songs.

She has trained over 500 students in music and some of her students are artistes at Akashavani. Vasumathi has composed over 300 songs and had directed programmes at Akashavani.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 10th, 2014

You can file an FIR in a mall

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

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First of its kind initiative in the country

In order to ease the process of filing complaint, the city police on Friday launched a Remote FIR registration centre, a first of its kind in the country.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who inaugurated the centre at Mantri Mall, said that the new system empowers people who hesitated to go to a police station.

He hoped that the initiative would help weed out problems like refusal to file complaints, inordinate delay and corruption. It would be of great help to vulnerable sections of society, like senior citizens, women and others who fear approaching the police with their grievances.

“The centre is part of a three-month pilot project. Depending on the response, it would be extended to other parts of the city,” Dinesh Malkani, President of CISCO Systems India Private limited. The company developed the technology for the project.

How it works

The 24X7 centre is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment like High Definition video and audio recorders, touch screen and a remote keyboard. It is remotely managed from the Traffic Management Centre (TMC) on Infantry Road.

Aggrieved persons can walk into the centre and file a complaint, which is forwarded to the TMC. The officer manning the TMC would guide the aggrieved person through filing a complaint. The officer in TMC can speak to the complainant at the centre through video conferencing. All details of the case would be collected by the officer and the section under which the case to be booked discussed with the complainant. The complainant would get an electronic receipt of the complaint and also the FIR. A person will be posted at the centre to help complainants.

All the complaints lodged at the centre would be forwarded to Vidhana Soudha police station, which would submit the same to the magistrate court. The court will verify the complaint and refer them to the jurisdictional police for further investigations.

Similar centres are operational in the US, Europe and Spain.

First complaint

Yatish Kumar, an employee of a private firm in Jnanabharati, filed the first complaint at the centre about a vehicle theft. He stated that his two-wheeler was parked in front of a hotel in Malleshwaram on Thursday evening. Home Minister K. J. George, DG&IGP Lalrokhuma Pachau and City police commissioner M.N. Reddi were present on the occasion.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / by Special Correspondent / Bengaluru – November 15th, 2014

Ekalavya Awardee V.R. SANOJ

Records, All, Sports

Star this week

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Volleyball is a very popular sport in the International sporting scene. Mysuru lad V.R. Sanoj, who has represented India in the World Junior Volleyball Championships and has created a name for himself in Indian volleyball scene with his attacking play, was awarded the prestigious ‘Ekalavya Award’ for his feats at a grand function held at Vidhana Soudha this week. He is our ‘Star This Week.’

V.R. Sanoj, 23, currently employed with Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru, took up the sport seriously when he joined Maharaja’s College, Mysuru, in 2002. His talent was identified by Mysore University volleyball coach Dr. N.B. Suresh (SAI volleyball coach) who nurtured and taught him the nuances of the game.

This six feet three inch lad impressed with his game and represented Mysore University in the Inter-University Championships for two years and helped his team perform well. He got his first chance to represent the State in the junior level when he was coxed by his coach to be part of the Karnataka State team in 2005, which turned out to be the turning point in his career according to him.

His attacking play in the Nationals caught the eye of the selectors both in the National and State levels. He attended the Indian Youth camp in 2009 and in 2010, he represented India in the Asian Junior Volleyball Championships at Bangkok. He played two Test Matches in Turkey.

He represented the Indian Junior Team in the 2011 World Junior Volleyball Championships held at Brazil and played in all the games. India finished eighth in the tournament. He got employed in KSP, Bengaluru, in 2007. He has been representing Karnataka in the Senior National Championships from 2007 till date.

He was part of the Hyderabad Challengers team in the Indian Volleyball League held in 2011 and he was the adjudged as the Best Player.

He is the son of Ramachandra and Subashini who are residents at Kabini. His two brothers Sanal Kumar and Sajeesh are good volleyball players too. He is happily married to Ramya, a former India volleyball player who is employed with KSP.

Sanoj aims to work hard in the days to come and has a goal to represent the country in the Senior level in the days to come. Hope this lad goes on to achieve his goal in the future.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home>Sports News / Sunday , November 09th, 2014

Mysore Warriors Cricket Quiz in city on Nov.15

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education

Mysuru :

The city-based Cycle Pure Agarbathies, the world’s largest incense stick manufacturer, is organising the Mysore Warriors Cricket Quiz in association with Association of Cricket Umpires Karnataka (ACUK), Mysore Forum, on Nov.15 from 1 pm onwards at Sarada Vilas Law College auditorium in city.

The quiz is open to all school students studying between 8th and 10th grades and 1st and 2nd PUC in the city.

The last date for the schools and colleges to register for the competition is Nov. 14. To register, contact Sindhu Prasad on Ph: 0821-2521985 between 9.30 am and 6 pm or e-mail the entries to: pr@nrrs.net

Entry to the quiz is free and institutions can send multiple entries with a team consisting of two members.

The quiz is organised to commemorate the 24th Umpires Day to be held at Bengaluru with a State-level Final Quiz.

The winning team at Mysuru will be sent to take part in the State-level Finals to be conducted at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on Nov. 30 (Sunday).

About ACUK: Association of Cricket Umpires Karnataka (ACUK) was started in 1974 to honour the victorious Ranji trophy team of Mysore for winning the coveted trophy for the first time and with the sole intention of improving standards of Umpires.

ACUK, Mysore, was formed in 2005 November with 20 umpires. ACUK Mysore is known for its professional way of engineering characters by updating them with the latest in the game. It has team of young umpires who have access to the latest developments in cricket laws by getting Videos, answered Q and A’s, mock plays, etc., which has made the umpires to be on par with other umpires in the game.

Today, ACUK Mysore Zone has around 25 qualified umpires and 20 registered umpires from in and around Mysore. The major activities include annual cricket tourney for High school boys which has created a brand for itself, annual School quiz, workshops and involving itself in many social activities.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home>General News / Sunday , November 09th, 2014

Mangaluru skating coach wins national award

Records, All, Sports

Mangaluru-based skating coach Mahesh Kumar on Friday got the National Bal Kalyan Award 2013 for services rendered to children with disabilities.

Mr. Kumar received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Friday. The award consists of certificate and cash Rs. 1 lakh. Instituted by Women and Child Development Department of Government of India, the award is given on the recommendation of the State Government.

Mr. Kumar has coached several special needs children from here and elsewhere with many of them going on to win medals in Paralympics in the last 12 years. Mr. Kumar told The Hindu from New Delhi that in 2003 seven children coached by him had taken part in the Paralympics.

In 2011, he coached 22 children from different parts of the country for the Paralympics. Children from Mangaluru including Dhanya Rao and Royston had bagged gold medals. Children coached by him have been winning medals at national and State level on regular basis. In the recent State level event held in Mysore 18 children coached by him bagged 35 medals in all.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by Special  Correspondent / Mangaluru – November 14th, 2014

Belagavi swimmers shine at national event

Records, All, Sports

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They bagged 19 medals, including eight gold, in National Paralympic Swimming Championship

The city’s swimmers bagged 19 medals, including eight gold and nine silver, at the recently concluded 14th National Paralympic Swimming Championship.

More than 400 swimmers from across India participated in the event and Karnataka bagged the third runners-up trophy.

According to swimming coach Umesh Kalghatgi here on Thursday, Sridhar Malagi won gold medals in 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, and a silver medal in 4x100m freestyle relay.

Raghvendra Anavekar won two gold medals in 200m individual medley and 100m butterfly, two silver medals in 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle and a bronze medal in 4x100m freestyle relay.

‘Wonder boy’

Moin Junnedi, who has earned the nickname ‘wonder boy’ for defying all physical challenges because of more than 200 fractures he has had, won two gold medals in 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke.

Amol Kamble secured four silver medals in 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly.

Swatik Patil bagged two silver medals in 50m backstroke and 50m breaststroke, and a bronze in 50m freestyle.

The competitions were conducted by the Paralympic Association of Madhya Pradesh and Shishukunj International School, Indore, under the aegis of the Paralympic Swimming Federation of India.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Vijaykumar Patil / Belagavi – November 14th, 2014