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.

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.

Church Street Pedestrianisation Project (Bengaluru) Bags MoHUA Awards

The “Clean Air Street – Church Street First” was been conferred with the “Commendation Award in Urban Transport” under the category “Running trophy for the state/UT, which has Implemented Best Urban Transport Projects during the previous year”.

Air Cargo Terminal at Hubballi Airport Operational. First ever in North Karnataka: November 03rd, 2021

A dedicated domestic air cargo terminal at Hubballi Airport, the first such facility in North Karnataka region, became operational on Novermber 03rd, 2021.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has, in coordination with Airports Authority of India – Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited, operationalised the dedicated domestic air cargo terminal.

The old passenger terminal building at the airport has been renovated to function as a cargo terminal at an estimated cost of ₹45 lakh. The old passenger terminal was lying unutilised after the new terminal of the airport with hi-tech facilities was commissioned.

Director of Hubballi Airport Pramod Kumar Thakre.

M B Bojanna, Winner – Gold Medallist of Kempegowda National MMA and Striking MMA Championship-2021

Mandetira Bhuvan Bojanna (aka) M B Bojanna won the Gold Medal in the Light Weight Category of the Kempegowda National MMA and Striking MMA Championship-2021.

The competition was organised by the AIl India Mixed Martial Arts Federation in Bengaluru from Oct. 28 to 31.

 Bhuvan will be the first person from Kodagu to represent India in the upcoming World Championship – GAMMA (Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts) that is going to be held in Germany.