City’s Varunya, Moulika duo clinch doubles title
City’s upcoming women’s tennis player Varunya Chandrashekar who won the women’s doubles title in the AITA Women’s Tennis Tourney in Raipur on Thursday, partnering Moulika B. Ram is seen with the trophy.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Saturday – May 02nd, 2015
Srirangapatna :
The last wishes of the 75-year-old Britisher, John Gascoigne, whose body was cremated in Mysuru on Apr. 30 as per Hindu rituals, was fulfilled yesterday with his son Ben Gascoigne immersing his father’s ashes at Triveni Sangama here.
Ben was accompanied by Velu and Anand, good friends of John Gascoigne.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ben said that he was happy to fulfil the last wishes of his father. He expressed gratitude towards the locals who helped him. He said that he would leave for the UK after getting the death certificate of his father.
When Ben was asked whether any items of John was missing, he replied that John’s passport was not traceable but he was not keen in lodging a Police complaint.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday – May 02nd, 2015
Jacinta Kalyan, a ground curator at Chinnaswamy stadium takes pride in being the only woman doing that job in the country
Jacinta Kalyan, AKA Jessi, is the go-to ‘man’ at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Be it accounting, greeting visitors or handling ticket sales – Jessi is a master of all trades and a proven asset for the Karnataka State CRICKET
Association. What sets her apart from the rest is that she is perhaps the only woman stadium curator in the country.
“Well, I don’t know if I am the only one. But I sure am one,” Jacinta was at her modest best when Mirror spoke to her on Sunday. “And hopefully, there will be more.”
Currently, Jacinta is one of the three curators at the stadium along with Sriram and Prashanth. She has been taking care of the pitch for over a year but she made her IPL debut only after the showers greeted the city before Royal Challengers Bangalore’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 13. On Saturday too, when rain delayed RCB’s tie against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jacinta was seen running around the ground overseeing the removal of covers for the pitch. “I have been doing it since the Ranji Trophy last year,” she said.
She also supervises pitch work and likes to call her staff “my boys”. “The reason I was appointed to this post is because the KSCA needed someone with a commanding voice. I also know my boys well since we have worked together over the years and that made me a good choice for this job too,” she said, all while asking one of her boys – Ravi – to check if water had been drained properly from the pitch.
The big responsibility is not a worry for fearless Jessi. “I am a woman but that does not change the work that has to be done. That’s why it’s been no different,” she said. “That said, there are the usual challenges of lethargy when you keep asking yourself ‘Why the hell should I go out in this boiling summer’ or ‘Who will work in this rain’. But I believe that if you’re really interested in doing something, nothing can stop you – even a hurricane.”
You know you have made it big when everyone passing you by salutes you. And Jacinta has made it big. An old-timer at the KSCA, she first joined as a receptionist in 1993 after finishing Class 10.
“I was born in a village in Kanakapura in 1974. I was first a receptionist near the terrace rooms at the stadium. I was then transferred to handle the accounts for a while. A few years ago, I also started handling ticketing. Now I am basically telling the boys to cover the pitch properly and also learning how exactly to maintain the grass on the ground,” she said. “There are various technicalities regarding the ground I am yet to learn like the constant level of grass to maintain, pores for draining water, etc. It’s all part of the process.”
CRICKET has always been a passion for Jacinta. The thought of a KSCA job sprang to mind while she was watching TV at home. “I was fond of these cricketers I saw, on screen, the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. So when it came to making a career out of handling a cricket stadium, I naturally said yes,” said Jacinta, who now lives in KR Puram.
“I also came to Bangalore at that time and joined the VV Puram evening college. So mornings I was the receptionist at the stadium and evenings I would be a college girl. It was good plan.”
source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Bangalore> Others / by Aravind Suchindran & Durgesh Kumar, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / May 04th, 2015
The young participants of the ‘Bangalore Horse Show’, which was held recently in the ASC Centre near HAL, were nothing short of an enthusiastic lot who have proved themselves in the various events.
These horse riders of Agaram Riding and Polo Academy, who were aged between 7 and 15, spoke about their journey, which involves a lot of hard work and dedication.
Angel Beulah, who studies in Bishop Cottons Girls’ School, says that her passion and love for horses made her go to the next level of riding. She describes it as a “wonderful experience”.
Being the youngest participant in the show, she also believes that without the support and help from her family and friends, she couldn’t have made it this far. Bhavish, who has been training hard for a month now, won the prize for the ‘Best Young Rider’.
He says, “My main motive was to win, no matter what hurdles may come along the way.”
Smaranvita, 15, and Anoushka, 14, explain that it wasn’t always an easy path towards victory. They reveal that they were constantly demotivated and didn’t receive proper guidance initially, all because they were girls. But their admiration for horses and hard work helped them prove everyone wrong.
Raghav and Arihant, brothers from Haryana, have been training to ride for about a year now. The younger one, Raghav says that he was initially terrified of riding the majestic creatures and has had his share of falls.
They say that it took about two weeks to understand the tricks of coordinating with the horses and the two brothers spent as much time as possible to gain a better understanding of how the animals should be taken care of.
The brothers, like many of the other participants, wish to become international riders one day and represent India in the Olympic games. Mukta, who is immensely fond of horses, explains that after riding, she fed the horses jaggery and carrots, apart from caressing them from time to time.
“It takes a lot of time to get used to the horses and initially we got a different horse every day so that it would help us become comfortable with them, before we were properly trained,” she adds.
Vardaan from Rajasthan began riding because her father inspired her. She says that he practised everyday before a horse show for about 10 to 15 days, from 4.30 am to 7 am.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Supplements> MetroLife / by Neha BS, Bengaluru / May 04th, 2015
Bengaluru:
Two teams of doctors from Karantaka have been working in the earthquake-hit Nepal conducting surgeries and offering counseling to the survivors.
Speaking to STOI, Dr Basavaraju KM, a general surgeon who is heading a team, said they have performed 15 surgeries in the past two days.
“We are largely seeing cases of brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and fractures among survivors rescued from under the debris,” said Dr Basavaraju, whose team of surgeons specializes in treating brain injury, spinal injuries, and fractures.
Every time the team rescued a survivor from under the debris, he or she is seen to have suffered various fractures. “Scans revealed pieces of wood in brains of some survivors, as they were almost buried under the debris,” said Dr Basavaraju, a general surgeon heading the BJP doctor’s wing in Nepal.
Meanwhile, officials of the health and family welfare department said the team of 10 doctors sent by the government has been doing an excellent job at the medical relief camps.
However, the doctors were not reachable due to lack of communication network in Nepal.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / by Sunitha Rao, TNN / May 03rd, 2015
Noted writers Sha. Shettar, B.N. Sumitra Bai and Na. Mogasale have been chosen for Masti Award 2015. Prof. Shettar, a bilingual writer who has written 18 books in English and eight in Kannada, has made significant contributions in History, Archaeology, Art History and Kannada Language and literature.
Dr. Sumitra Bai has written 25 books that include critical studies, edited works and translations. Dr. Mogasale has 65 creative works to his credit, that include short stories, novels, poetry, edited and compiled works.
The award, which carries a purse of Rs. 25,000 each, will be presented at a function to be held in June in Bengaluru.
The committee, comprising M.H. Krishnaiah, G.N. Ranganatha Rao and Usha Kesari and president Mavinakere Ranganathan, selected the winners, said the Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar Award Committee in a release.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / Bengaluru – May 04th, 2015
On Thursday, a historical location was named after a historical figure; with the Bangalore City Railway Station rechristened Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station. The Centre approved the name change on request from the Karnataka government.
Just like there is a story to tell about the freedom fighter who fought the British till his death in 1831, the railway station named after him too brags about a long journey that began way back in 1890. Initially part of the Mysore State Railways promoted by the princely State of Mysore, the Bangalore Division come into existence in 1981.
It was only recently that the Bengaluru division achieved its highest ever earnings under the Passenger Reservation System Rs. 10.53 crore.
As it stands today, the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station is connected to most major cities in the country, handling an estimated 1.5 lakh passengers and 105 trains on an average each day. Also a major coaching terminal, the railway station earned the distinction of becoming the first in the country to have WiFi facility for passengers last year. Said to be one of the busiest stations in India, it has 18 reservation counters and 25 unreserved ticketing counters to cater to the huge number of passengers.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Bengaluru – May 02nd, 2015
Davangere :
His is a story of struggle and success. Coming from a poor economic background did not deter him from pursuing his goal of getting a first rank, which had eluded him in BA and B.Ed.
On Monday, Jayaprakash R, the son of a hairdresser, stood beaming when he was awarded four GOLD medals for getting the first rank in MA Economics, at the convocation of Davangere University.
“I wouldn’t have achieved my goal without the support of my family, especially my elder brother who discontinued his studies after PUC I to enable me to pursue my education,” Jayaprakash told Express after receiving the GOLD medals from Prof Devaraj, vice-chairman of the UGC.
It was Jayaprakash’s mother Anjinamma’s dream too to see her sons well educated. Though she was uneducated, she encouraged them at every step. Jayaprakash’s father Ramanna K B runs a salon. “I assist my father in his salon during my leisure hours daily as it is our family profession. Though I made every effort to shine in academics, the first rank eluded me in BA and B.Ed,” he said.
When he joined MA, he pushed himself hard to get the dream rank.
“I devoted six hours daily for my studies despite all odds. I am delighted that I have achieved what I have set out to do,” Jayaprakash said.
His next goal is to get a lecturer’s post. “I have written the KAS exams and am preparing for the Karnataka State Eligibility Test and the National Eligibility Test,” he said.
At present, he is working as a field investigator at the National Sample Survey office in Hubballi.
However, this golden boy has one unfulfilled dream. “I want to do PhD, but our economic background may not allow me to study further,” Jayaprakash said.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Express News Service / April 28th, 2015
Bengaluru:
Three scientists from Bengaluru, who led a team of global researchers looking for an antimalarial drug, have found a fast-killing solution. After completing some tests, it’ll go in for clinical trials on humans. That this drug has the potential to cure the dreaded disease in one dose makes it more attractive to healthcare providers. The Bengaluru solution — Triaminopyrimidine (TAP) — comes with many advantages over existing drugs. Vasan Sambandamurthy, one of the senior authors of the research paper, said: “It’s a fast-killing and long-acting antimalarial clinical candidate. TAP acts exclusively on the blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum (the stage responsible for clinical symptoms) in a relevant mouse model. This candidate is equally active against causative agent Plasmodium vivax.” He added, “The compound has shown good safety margins in guinea pigs and rats. With a predicted half-life of 36 hours in humans, TAP offers potential for a single dose combination.” The rapid spread of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite which causes malaria in humans, has left nations battling it with a weakened arsenal and coping with thousands of deaths every year. This parasite has gradually become resistant to available medication. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 3.2 billion people in 97 countries, including India, are at risk of being infected with malaria. In 2013, WHO reported an estimated 198 million cases and the disease was responsible for an estimated 5.84 lakh deaths, including 4.53 lakh children less than five years old. Every person infected with malaria has to deal with millions of parasites and existing drugs have a limited effect in humans. “The half-life, which isn’t more than 2 hours, means it allows parasites to bounce back. Existing drugs are not fast-killing, which means that not only does a human need more doses but each dose is capable of only killing a few parasites,” he said.
Besides, a potential side-effect of existing drugs is liver damage. “This doesn’t happen all the time, but the possibility does exist. Also, the parasites have become resistant to these drugs. With TAP, there are now known side-effects and the parasites are unable to develop resistance at the same pace as they do for existing drugs,” he said. TAP was discovered by a team at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. “The main research happened in its R&D centre in Bengaluru between 2011 and 2014), which has since been shut down. It took us three years of rigorous work by teams across the globe. Today, we confidently nominate TAPs as a clinical candidate to treat drug-resistant malaria,” Vasan said. Shahul Hameed and Suresh Solapure were the two other team leaders.
Active against drug-resistant malaria TAP has a novel mechanism of action that specifically inhibits targets a protein involved in maintaining specific and localised agents that serve as the major route to disturb the proton gradient inside the parasite hydrogen ion levels. Vasan Sambandamurthy | researcher
Global work, delivered in Bengaluru The project was partnered and partially funded by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) based in Switzerland. This work showcases collaboration among big pharma companies (AstraZeneca, Glaxo Smith Kline) and several labs worldwide (Columbia University, Harvard Medical School) for a disease highly prevalent in the developing world. The research was primarily conducted at AstraZeneca’s R&D center, Bengaluru, while safety and toxicology studies supported from its other sites. While Glaxo Smithkline, Spain conducted some of the proof of concept studies, Columbia University, New York and Harvard School of Public Health did the target identification studies.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / by Chetan Kumar, TNN / May 01st, 2015
Mysuru :
A.S. Satish, President, Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), has been elected as the President of Mysore District Small Scale Industries Association (MDSSIA). The other office-bearers are: Suryanarayana – Vice-President, C.M. Subramanian – Hon. Secretary, N.D. Nagaraje Urs – Joint Secretary and M. Abhishek – Treasurer. The Managing Committee members are: H.N. Nagaraj, Mohd. Ghouse, H.D. Raghavendra, N.H. Jayantha, Lingaraju, P. Kumar and Nagesh.
MDSSIA, started in 1964 by a group of young entrepreneurs, is the only apex body in Mysore District for Small Scale Industries. Many programmes including seminars, exhibitions and interaction with various Government Departments regarding the problems faced by SSIs have been planned.
Micro and SSIs, who are not members of this Association, may enroll as members.
For details, contact Secretary C.M. Subramanian on Mob: 88808-88853.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / April 28th, 2015