Category: Records, Karnataka

HEALTH CARE : Karnataka Appoints Robin Uthappa as Brand Ambassador for ‘Brain Health Initiative’ a Project to Improve Treatment of Neurological Disorders

Project to improve treatment of neurological disorders was launched January

Soon diagnosis and timely treatment of common neurological problems, such as epilepsy, headache, stroke, dementia and brain infections, can be done from the grassroots level of primary health centres, secondary-level district hospitals and NIMHANS at the tertiary level in the State.

Recognising the need to improve treatment and prevent neurological disorders in the community, the State Government in association with NIMHANS and Niti Ayog launched the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) in January.

Project to improve treatment of neurological disorders was launched January

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORD: ‘Most Pledges Plaque to Manipal’s Kasturba Hospital of Stroke Awareness Programme’

Stroke is an important non-communicable disease. One in four adults will experience a stroke in their lifetime. To raise the awareness about stroke, on the eve of World Stroke day October 29, 2021, Department of Neurosciences, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal conducted a stroke awareness campaign.

Kasturba Hospital, Manipal along with various other institutions in India participated in creating stroke pledges for awareness through a stroke assessment App as an initiative taken by BoehringerIngelheim India, and attempted to create a Guinness World Record of ‘Most pledges received for a stroke awareness campaign’.

Kasturba Hospital, Manipal gave significant contributions and by creating a total of 17,691 pledges all over India, a Guinness World Record was successfully created.

The hospital also conducted stroke screening activities by Blood pressure and blood sugar check along with stroke awareness and education to over 500 patients/participants attending KH OPD. The pledge registration for all attempts was held on the portal https://strokeriskcalculator.in.

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GLOBAL – FIRST IN INDIA: Bengaluru, First Indian City to join the global Silk City Network

Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities, celebrated French textile artist Isabelle Moulin said in Kolkata, expressing hope that in the next few years West Bengal’s Murshidabad district — known to produce fine silk in the over the past 300 years — may join the global silk city network.

“Two days ago, I launched the membership of Bengaluru — the first Indian city in the global Silk City network.

Now, we have nine countries and 13 cities.

If everything goes fine, then with time, I hope ‘Murshidabad Silk’ too can make it to the network.

The network helps artisans and craftsmen to exchange knowledge, build trade relations and understand various craftsmanship techniques,” Ms. Moulin said during an interactive session with select media persons at Kolkata’s Oxford Bookstore.

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WORLD RECORDS: Tallest Statue of Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy in Tumakuru District

Chief  Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that there will be good times ahead for Karnataka as he unveiled the 161-ft tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy statue, touted to be the world’s tallest, installed by Basaveshwara Mutt at Bidanagere in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district.

“Panchamukhi  Anjaneya is a special form of Hanuman, which is mentioned in the Ramayana.  

Hanuman took this form for the welfare of the world. It is the divine wish of Hanuman to have his 161-ft tall statue installed in Karnataka.  

The sculptors have done a wonderful job,” Bommai added.

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HEALTH CARE: Mysuru’s Dr P Sanjay, Professor in Radiology Conferred the ‘President Appreciation Award 2021’ by the Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (IRIA)

Dr. P. Sanjay , Professor in the Radiology Department at K.R. Hospital, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, receives the President Appreciation Award for the year 2021 from Dr. C. Amarnath, Immediate Past President of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) at the IRIA National Conference held in Bengaluru recently.

Dr. Pushpraj Bhatele, President of IRIA and Dr. Umesh Krishnamurthy, President-Elect, IRIA participated in the event.

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ARTS & CULTURE : Mangaluru’s Venkatesh Baliga, Geetha Kini Felicitated on World Konkani Day

Power of GSB team felicitated on the World Konkani Day, Kodial Khabar chief editor Venkatesh Baliga Mavinkurve for his contribution to GSB community and Geeta Kini who has authored several books about delicious cooking recipes identifying her talent.

Mulki town panchayat member Balachandra Kamath, entrepreneurs Harish Nayak Kaup, Vignesh Kini Karkala, Yogish Nayak Mangaluru, Mamatha Kudva, Roopa Chetan, Chitra Kini, Prabha Shenoy, Malini Nayak and Varun Nayak were present.

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HEALTH CARE: Life-Time Achievement Award Conferred on Dr. S.N. Mothi for Contribution to the field of HIV/AIDS

Dr. S.N. Mothi, Founder-Trustee, and Chairman, Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, Mysuru, was conferred the ‘Life-Time Achievement Award’ by AIDS Society of India at the 13th National Conference of ASICON held at Hyderabad from Apr.3 to 5 for his outstanding contribution to the field of  HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Mothi received the award from Dr. Marjolein Jacobs from UNAIDS, in the presence of Dr.  I.S. Gilada, President, AIDS Society of India .

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RACING : Bengaluru’s Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai of Arka Motorsports Win 44th South India Rally

Meanwhile, three-time APRC champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif), who had retired on Saturday with a mechanical failure but restarted on Sunday, eventually finished second behind Kadur.

 Bengaluru pair of Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai (Arka Motorsports) kept their nerves to win the 44th South India Rally, which is a round of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Cup) and the concluding round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2021 here on Sunday.

Even as Kadur and Pai celebrated their Asia Cup (India leg) victory on their APRC debut, Himachal’s Aditya Thakur and co-driver Virender Kashyap (Chettinad Sporting) clinched their maiden national championship title (overall), though provisionally, and subject to the outcome of an appeal pending before the Indian Motor Sports Appeal Court.

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AVIATION : HAL-Israel Aerospace Sign MoU for Conversion of Civil (Passenger) Aircraft into Multi-Mission Tanker Transport Aircraft (MMIT)

In a move aimed at bolstering the ‘Make in India’ campaign, HAL has entered into a MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert Civil (Passenger) aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.

The move will provide India’s defence ecosystem with new capabilities and cost effective solutions in the market.

The MoU will facilitate HAL and IAI’s decades’ long expertise in developing, manufacturing and producing leading defence platforms.

The scope of MoU also covers “passenger to freighter aircraft” conversion along with MMTT conversions.

A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Delhi by D Maiti, CEO (MiG Complex), HAL and Yaacov Berkovitz, Vice President and General Manager, Aviation Group, IAI in the presence of Chandraker Bharati, JS (Aero), Ministry of Defence, Goveernment of India.

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GRAMMY AWARDS: Music Composer Ricky Kej Wins a Second Grammy Award with his Album ‘Divine Tides’

The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej on the album.

 Music composer Ricky Kej, based out of Bengaluru, has won his second Grammy in the best new album category for ‘Divine Tides’.

“So grateful to have won the Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. Absolutely love this living-legend standing next to me – Stewart Copeland. Love all of you too!

This is my 2nd Grammy Award and Stewart’s 6th,” he wrote alongside a picture with Copeland.

In 2015, Kej took home a Grammy in the best new age album category for ‘Winds of Samsara’.

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