Monthly Archives: March 2020

Mysureans Excel At Dwaraka Trophy Inter-District Open Rapid Chess

Records, All, Sports

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Mysuru lad M.D. Chiranth with 6.5 points from seven round clinched the title in the Dwaraka Trophy 2020 Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament held at Royal Diamond English School premises in Shivamogga yesterday.

Mysuru lad M.P. Ajith finished second with 6 points from seven rounds.

Final Placings

  1. M.D. Chiranth (6.5), 2. M.P.Ajith (6-36.5), 3. Ramachandra Bhat (6-33.5), 4. K. Shantaram (6-32.5), 5. N. Thejasvi (6-26.5), 6. S.M. Ajay (5.5-32.5), 7. J. Deekshith (5.5-32.5), 8. Leelajai Krishna (5.5-31), 9. A. Sathwick (5.5-28.5), 10. G. Hariprem (5.5-27).

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / March 02nd, 2020

City Kickboxers Shine At Intl. Championship

Records, All, Sports, World Opinion

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The following kickboxers of ASD Fight Club, Mysuru, have bagged medallist the WAKO Indian Open International kickboxing Championship held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi recently:

K.P. Abhishek – Gold Medal in 81 kg in K1; M. Srivatsav – Gold in 60 kg in K1; Ritvik Nagabhushan – Gold in +94 kg in Kick Light and Gold in +94 kg in Light Contact; A. Ranjith – Gold in 84 kg in Kick Light and Bronze in 84 kg in Light Contact; Sidharth Gowda – Gold in -47 kg in Light Contact and Silver in -47 kg in Kick Light; B.T. Tejas – Gold in -63 kg in Light Contact and Silver in -63kg in Kick Light; S. Tarun – Silver in -63 kg in Light Contact and Bronze in -63kg in Kick Light; H.M. Srihari – Silver in -57 kg in Light Contact and Bronze in -57 kg in Kick Light; Suhas – Silver in -79 kg in Kick Light and Bronze in -79 kg in Light Contact; T.P. Dushyanth – Bronze in -25kg in Point Fighting; D. Pruthvi – Bronze in -74 kg in Kick Light.

Over 700 athletes participated in this mega event and countries like Jordan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Ukraine, and Nepal took part in the Championship.

The WAKO International Referee Seminar was held during the Championship and 8 kickboxers of ASD have been qualified as an WAKO International Referee and Judges. They also received there Black Belt during the occasion

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / March 02nd, 2020

UAHS graduates set sights on civil services

Education, Records, All

Many of the meritorious students who bagged gold medals at the convocation of the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga, on Saturday want to carve out careers in civil services as they believe it offers an excellent opportunity to bring about positive change in society.

Poornima Sajjan from Challakere, who was awarded two gold medals for emerging topper in B.Sc (Horticulture), is now pursuing M.Sc (Horticulture) and has also commenced preparations for the civil service exams. Darshan H.M. from Adichunchanagiri, who received two gold medals for his performance in B.Sc (Forestry), is now preparing for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) exam. He told The Hindu that as part of the course, he was involved in field work in Nagarahole and Anshi national parks. “I have also participated in tiger and elephant census. Conservation of forest and wildlife is necessary to maintain the ecological balance,” he said.

Mohammed Thamseer from Madikeri, who won two gold medals for his performance in B.Sc (Agriculture), is a good singer and has represented the university at many cultural festivals. At present, he is pursuing M.Sc (Agriculture) at Choudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. Gayathri R., who was awarded four gold medals for her performance in B.Sc(Horticulture), is pursuing postgraduation in the same discipline. After the completion of the course, she wants to take up research on pests and fungal infections affecting vegetable crops.

Kavitha Hegde was awarded two gold medals for her Ph.D thesis on managing pest infections in potato crop. She hails from a family engaged in arecanut cultivation at Kodanamane in Sirsi taluk. She is now working as an agriculture officer in Tirthahalli taluk. “This year, arecanut crop in Tirthahalli taluk has witnessed many pest and fungal infections owing to climatic factors. As I hail from a family involved in arecanut cultivation, I can understand the problems faced by farmers. I will continue to work at the ground level to mitigate the problems faced by farmers,” she said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Shivamogga – February 29th, 2020