Category: Records, Karnataka
Karnataka Government’s RDWSD Department Awarded ‘Best Communication in Sanitation Award 2021’ by ISC
The Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (RDWSD), Government of Karnataka, has been bestowed with the Best Communication in Sanitation Award for 2021 in digital communication category by Indian Sanitation Coalition (ISC) – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ Celebrated in Karnataka on November 11th
Onake’ (pestle) Obavva is hailed as a woman who fought the forces of Hyder Ali in Chitradurga in the 18th century.
No one can ever forget the courage with which she fought hard to protect her people and culture. She inspires us as a symbol of our nari shakti
Guinness World Record – 222 Uterine Fibroids Removed from 34-year-old Patient : November 2021
Doctors at Sakra World Hospital removed 222 fibroids from the uterus of a 34-year-old woman.
This was done while preserving the patient’s uterus completely, stated the hospital in a press release. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths made up of muscle and fibrous tissue and can vary in size and shape.
This rare procedure was conducted by Dr. Shanthala Thuppanna, senior consultant and head-Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Basavashree Award for Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranth : November 2021
Renowned sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath will receive the prestigious Basavashree award conferred on him by the Basava Kendra of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt, Chitradurga, in Mysuru.
The award conferred on the 89-year-old eminent musician is for the year 2019.
Three Bengaluru Scientists get Swarnajayanti Fellowships : November 2021
Sridharan Devarajan and Mayank Shrivastava from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Subhro Bhattacharjee from TIFR – International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, are among the 17 scientists chosen for the award.
Mangaluru: 17th ‘Kalakar Puraskar’ conferred on Nihal Tauro at Kalaangann : November 2021
Nihal Tauro of Indian Idol fame.
Region Bordering Mumbai to be called ‘Kittur Karnataka’ Henceforth : November 2021
The Karnataka government at the cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to rename the ‘Mumbai-Karnataka’ region as ‘Kittur Karnataka’ region, state Law Minister J.C. Madhuswamy confirmed.
Manipal’s Bharatiya Vikas Trust Bags Ashden Award under Energy Access Skills Category : November 04th, 2021
Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT), Manipal, established by late T.A. Pai, has bagged the Ashden Award 2021 in the ‘Energy Access Skills’ category.
Trust’s Master Trainer Sudhir Kulkarni and Consultant Sudeeptha Ghosh received the award from Costa Rica President Charlos Alvarado Quesada during the Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on November 4.
Puneeth Rajkumar Honoured Posthumously with Basavashree Award 2021
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar will be posthumously conferred the Basavashree award 2021 by the Bruhanmutt. Murugha Mutt seer Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru.