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Students urged to cultivate scientific temperament

November 25, 2011

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Mangalore, November 25: Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Department of Public Instructions and Pilikula Regional Science Centre organized the Science Exhibition and Drama Competition at Vamanjoor near here on Thursday.

Inaugurating the exhibition Vishweshwaraya Industrial and Technical Museum (VITM) Director Shivaprasad Khened said that one should develop a scientific point of view.

Every discovery or invention has years of hard work behind it. One can reach his goal with hard work, he said.

Compared to earlier times, the respect a student has towards teachers is decreasing. A teacher along with studies should strive for the all-round development of the student. Only then, he can make a difference in a student's life, he said.

The contribution of India towards science is 'Zero', said DK ZP President K T Shailaja Bhat. “We know the value of Zero when we add it in appropriate places,” she said and also advised students to have a goal and asked teachers to show them the right way.

Science expo

More than 90 models were displayed by the 35 schools that took part in the Science Exhibition Competition.

The expo was divided in six categories such as Food and Agriculture, Energy, Health, Gift of Nature, Mathematics and Disaster Management. A group of teachers also displayed models which they use in their schools for teaching.

Rahul and Subramanya from SDM English Medium School in Ujire had put up a working model of ways of getting electricity from renewable sources. Deekshith from St Raymonds School told Deccan Herald that a spoilt tubelight can be turned into a bed lamp by just connecting it with a small battery. “This will also give light and also conserve electricity,”he said.

All were surprised to see a pooja being performed with no human intervention. Explaining their project 'Artificial Pooja,' Shawan and Vernen of St Aloysius High School showed how they had interlinked different apparatus and making one apparatus work lead to a chain reaction.

Pranitha from Holy Family English Medium school with her model proved that one can obtain electricity from cow dung.

Students had also put up interesting mathematical models, which made one understand the fundamentals of math easily.

A healthy diet, causes of diseases, importance of greens was displayed in the food and agriculture section.

'India in Space,' an expo by ISRO was the centre of attraction. Models of different space vehicles, satellites and charts explaining different milestones of India in space science pulled a huge crowd.

Pilikula Regional Science Director Dr K V Rao told Deccan Herald that the models displayed are the ones that have been selected from the taluk-level science expo. The best models from the district-level expo will be selected to be displayed at the state-level. “Such expos enhance creativity and also help students to learn science practically,”he said.

St Agnes College Professor Dr Jayanth spoke on the 'Life and achievements of Madam Currie'. St Agnes College Professor Ronald Mascarenhas put up an interesting show 'Magic of Chemistry'. Awareness on different issues was created by students through their skits related to science.

The expo and drama competition will also continue on Friday.

NITK Surathkal Professor Dr Arun Islur will take up a session 'Chemistry in Kitchen'. A quiz competition will be held.

'Regional science centre in June 2012'

The Pilikula Regional Science Centre may open in June 2012. The Science centre which is equally funded by the State and Central government is worth Rs 8.5 crore, said Vishweshwarya Industrial and Technical Museum Director Shivaprasad Khened.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, he said that the Science Centre will have three galleries. One will emphasise on 'Emerging Technologies', second will be on 'Biodiversity' and the third will be on 'Fun Science'. The center will also house AC auditoriums and amuse people with 3D shows.

Another Science Centre will come up in Dharwad University campus soon. Named as the 'Science Centre and Heritage Gallery,' this center is coming up at a cost of Rs 8.5 crores.

The Science centers will enhance scientific temper and will also help in curtailing superstitious beliefs, said Khened

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The Ministry has also directed serving notice to those employers who have reduced the wages of the workers in April '20, official sources told UNI here.

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June 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Karnataka's Commercial Taxes Department has sealed off an undeclared warehouse with imported goods worth Rs 4 crore in Bengaluru and found 60 GST registrations linked to a Chinese national from Wuhan.

The tax department officials found 25,446 China-made electronic and fast-moving consumer goods worth Rs 4 crore stored in the warehouse which was not declared to the tax authorities.

Commissioner of Commercial Taxes MS Srikar said in a statement that the officers noticed that one person from Wuhan City, China, got the premises in Bengaluru on lease.

They also found that about 60 registrations (both central and state jurisdictions) under the GST Act, in the name of a number of persons for online trading of imported China-made goods, had a single address which was vacant.

Most of the registrations were found irregular in the filing of returns and payment of tax. Majority of the firms either filed nil returns or were non-filers. The registration data showed that one business was registered in 2017-18, 43 in 2018-19, 14 in 2019-20 and two in 2020-21. Most of the 60 firms were private limited companies and 24 persons were interchangeably directors in 58 firms.

At the time of raid, neither the lessee, the Chinese national, nor any of the other 59 registered taxable persons were available at the business premises and no one came forward to participate in the proceedings in spite of providing sufficient time.

It is learnt that the Chinese national is operating the business from Wuhan City since January 2020 with the assistance of some of his agents/employees in Bengaluru.

It has also been learnt that multiple registrations are being taken for a better rating on e-commerce platforms, Srikar said.

The raids were led by Nitesh K Patil, Additional Commissioner, Enforcement, South Zone.
The Commercial Taxes Department is closely watching the genuineness of newly registered persons and conducting post-registration verification visits.

Any registration taken with mala fide intention of evading taxes will be dealt with seriously, the Commissioner said. 

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: A Covid-19 patient from Kasaragod, who recently came from abroad travelled to Mangaluru twice, revealed Karnataka department of health and family welfare.

The 54-year-old person is confirmed as Covid-19 positive case yesterday.

He landed at Mangalore International Airport on March 10 at 5.30pm by Air India Express flight.

From there, he had travelled in his own vehicle to Kasaragod. He had coffee near Kasaragod and reached home at 7.30pm.

On March 11, he had visited local fish market and returned home at 10pm.

He had consulted a local doctor at Kasaragod on March 18 and later visited to Kasturba Medical College, Attavar at 3pm, visited reception and consulted a doctor.

He had tea at KMC canteen and travelled in an auto to Medicity and brought medicines and returned to Kasaragod by KSRTC bus.

Again he travelled to Mangaluru on March 20 in a private vehicle and visited a doctor and returned back to Kasargod in a private vehicle.

The health department has requested all passengers who travelled in the above said flight/aircraft, and KSRTC bus can self-report by dialing 104 or other helpline numbers.

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