Tag: Records of Kundapur

NATIONAL: KARNATAKA: Two students from Kundapur, Sullia selected to participate in Pariksha Pe Charcha with PM Modi

Two students from Kundapur and Sullia have been selected to participate in the Pariksha Pe Charcha programme with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, which will be held on Monday, January 29, in New Delhi.

Gargi Devi, a ninth-grade student at HMM English Medium Primary and V K R Acharya High School, promoted by Kundapur Education Society, and Achal Bilinele, a first PU science student at Mudipu Jawahara Navodaya Vidyalaya, are the participants in this event.

This year, 2.05 crore students, 14.93 lakh teachers, and 5.69 lakh parents from all over the country will take part in the Pariksha Pe Charcha programme online.

Two individuals who won in the national-level art festival have the opportunity to participate in the Republic Day parade and have a discussion in person with PM Modi during Pariksha Pe Charcha.

Gargi Devi secured the first place in the state-level art festival of 2023-24 and won a bronze medal in the classical dance competition of the national-level art festival.

Achal Bilinele has been selected to demonstrate a science model that explains the functioning of Chandrayana-3 in a simple manner understandable by commoners.

Achal is representing the Hyderabad zone of Navodaya Vidyalaya. Out of the 600 Jawahara Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country, eight have the opportunity to participate in the programme. Achal is the son of lecturer Chandrashekhara Bilinele and Dr Anuradha Kurunji.

Achal’s mother, Dr Anuradha, met the then PM Atal Bihari Vajapayee exactly 25 years ago on January 29, 1999. Achal will be meeting PM Modi on the same date and month after 25 years.

Gargi is the daughter of Ashok Suvarna and Natya Vidushi Pravita Ashok, a couple from Devalkunda. She is the second student from Kundapur to be selected to participate in the Pariksha Pe Charcha programme. In March 2021, Anusha, a student of Albady-Ardy Charamakki Narayana Shetty Memorial High School, participated in the same programme.

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INTERNATIONAL: INDIA / KARNATAKA: GUINNESS RECORD: Kundapur’s Students of Hattiangadi Siddivinayaka School Register Guinness Record in Mosaic Painting

Students of Hattiangadi Siddivinayaka School on the threshold of celebrating their silver jubilee have achieved Guinness record by creating the mosaic picture of H Ramachandra Bhat, founder of the residential school and spiritual leader.

As many as 1,228 people participated to complete the task at 3 pm on December 3 and got a new record registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The principal, administrative official, teachers, staff and well-wishers joined in the school premises on December 1 to create the 7.75 feet long and 5.625 feet wide picture with an area of 42.78 square feet using 1,228 rotating rubix cubes. The Rotating Rubik’s Cube creation in the participation of 308 people by U K’s Rubik brand limited was holding the record so far.

Rishinath from Guinness organization who was stationed as adjudicator for the last four days verified and confirmed the achievement, announced the record and handed over the certificate to H Sharankumar, principal of the school. Siddi educational institute’s Ramadevi R Bhat, vice president H Balachandra Bhat, management official Veena Rashmi, Guinness record guide Prathwish K, management board’s Dr N P Narayana Shetty and vice principal Rama Devadiga were present.

As many as 50 students of the school had created on November 30 the picture of national Hockey player major Dhyanchand in an area of 19.198 square meters using 6,000 cubes on one side and dual sided rotating Rubik’s cube mosaic picture of international badminton player P V Sindhu on the other side and broken the record of Zengis Aitzanov who had created the picture with an area of 15.878 square meters using 5,100 cubes.

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NATIONAL: KARNATAKA: AGRICULTURE: PM Modi to present ‘Billionaire Farmer’ Award to Kundapur’s Thekkatte Ramesh Nayak

Rice mill entrepreneur and progressive farmer Ramesh Nayak is selected for the ‘Billionaire Farmer’ award, from Udupi district, given by the union government as he has earned a turnover of over Rs one crore in a year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the award to Ramesh Nayak on December 7 in New Delhi.

Ramesh is a nature lover. He has grown 1634 different breeds of fruits of 11 types on 13 acres of land at Kedoor village of the taluk. He has secured rich yield from his farm land.

Ramesh used mud that is removed from the rain water pit and grew 30000 pineapple plants. In between two pineapple plants, one papaya plant is grown. A there are 285 types of jackfruit trees like Dengue Surya, Prakashchandra, Vietnam Super Arli, Singapur and Attavara breeds. As many as 500 dragon fruit trees also are grown on the vast farm land of Ramesh Nayak.

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