Meet Pooja Harsha, a Mysuru-based kickboxing national medalist and coach who with many firsts in her kitty is striving hard to bring more children and youngsters to the sport.
Category: Women, Girls
* NCC cadets selected for R-Day parade
St Aloysius NCC cadets Lohith, Rishika T B, Gauthami C S from Air Wing (6 Kar Air Sqn NCC), Soorya C Adka from Army Wing (18 Kar Bn NCC) and Manisha D Suvarna from Navy Wing (5 Kar Naval Wing) have been selected to represent Karnataka and Goa Directorate to participate in the Republic Day Parade 2022 in New Delhi.
Soorya C Adka got selected as a Best Cadet from Karnataka and Goa Directorate and represented the state for the National Level Best Cadet Award, a press release stated.
* Telugu writer chosen for Kuvempu National Award
Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishtana based in Kuppali in Thirthahalli taluk has chosen noted Telugu writer P Satyavathi for Kuvempu National Award for the year 2021.
* Award To Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy
Bengaluru-based Ajithkumar Smaraka Samskrithika Vedike, in memory of Ajithkumar, presented the National Award “Ajithsree Santana-2021” to Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy for her outstanding contribution to the field of Bharathanatya at a function held at Kondajji Basappa Auditorium, Bharat Scouts and Guides premises, Bengaluru, on Dec.11
* Merit scholarships for MSc (Food Technology) students at CFTRI
A function was organised at CFTRI in Mysuru on Thursday to distribute the Kerry scholarship to students securing the highest marks in the entrance exams for its MSc (Food Technology) for the 2021-23 batch.
A statement from CFTRI said the scholarships were bagged by Riya Saini, Krishna Kumar Upadhyay and Valcea Pearl D’Cunha.
* Mangaluru: Jesnia Correa wins Gold at National Skating Championship
Jesnia Correa of Mangalore Roller Skating Club Won Gold Medal in the 59th National Speed Skating Championship held at G R International School Skating Rink, Delhi from
December 11-22, 2021. The Skating Championship was Organised by Roller Skating Federation of India .
* 5-yr-old in Bengaluru sets world record in coding
Five-year-old Sunvisha C Nair, a student of Christ KG at SG Palya, has emerged as the ‘world’s youngest person to code decimal and its corresponding octal, hexadecimal and binary coding of 1-15, in a number system’
* World is a golf course now for this girl prodigy from city
India’s leading amateur female golfer, 15-year-old Bengalurean Avani Prashanth, has been selected for the Global Child Prodigy Award 2022.
* ‘50 Years Of Progressing UAE’ Painting Bags Award
Chinnamada Shilpika Ponnappa, who has her roots in Kodagu, has bagged the ‘Special Mention — Best Ideation Award’ and a trophy for her painting with a theme ‘50 years of progressing UAE’ organised at Artoze Art Competition in Abu Dhabi as part of Celebrating 50 Glorious Years of UAE.
* Winners Of National-Level Karate Championship
The Karatekas of IKA Karate Academy, Mysuru and Kali Warriors Academy, Karnataka, under Pekiti Tirsia Kali India in city, have bagged various prizes in the 3rd National-level Karate Championship organised by Shotokan Karate Do Sports Association and Sensei Durganada on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 in Hubballi.
Keerthan (Bronze medal in kata – 7 years), Abdul Malik (Gold in Kata and 2nd prize in Kumite – 8 years), Tharun Kumar (Gold in Kata – 9 years), M. Abhimaan (Gold in Kata – 11 years and 1st prize in Kumite); (
Mohammed Daniyal (Gold in Kata and 1st prize in Kumite – 11 years), Sensei Abdul Waseem (Senior Instructor of IKA), Kyoshi Sivdas (Chief Instructor of IMSKA and Representative of India), Mohamed Saqeeb Ur Rahman (Senior Instructor of IKA), Chayadevi (Silver in Kata and 1st prize in Kumite – 15 years).