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SAC to hold national seminar on recent advances in biological sciences

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February 26, 2012


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Mangalore, February 26: The Staff and Students of the Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore will be organizing a National Seminar on 'Recent Advances in Biological Sciences' on February 28 and 29 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The Seminar aims at providing a scientific platform to deliberate on the progress in research in various fields of Biological Sciences and to encourage young minds to undertake the need- based research in the same. Students, teachers and research scholars of various institutions from all over India will be participating in this two day National Seminar.

The Seminar will be inaugurated by the chief guest of the function, Dr. Shakuntala Katre accompanied by Rev. Fr. Swebert D'Silva S.J. as the President and Dr. Hareesh Joshy as the Guest of Honour. The Inaugural function will be followed by the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Shakuntala Katre, Professor & Former Chairperson, Dept. of Zoology, Bangalore University. Eminent personalities in the field of Biological Sciences- Dr. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, Goa University, Dr. Ashwini Krishna Moorthy, Director, Varanasi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Dr. K P Dinesh, IISc, Bangalore, Dr. K K Vijayalaxmi, Professor, Mangalore University, Dr. Gururaja K V, IISc, Bangalore, will be taking over the various sessions.

The plenary sessions will be followed by paper/ poster presentations moderated by Dr. Monika Sadhananda, Head of the Thomas Gonsalves Brain Research Laboratory, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore.

The Seminar will conclude with the valedictory ceremony with Rev. Fr. Walter Andrade S. J. as the Chief Guest and will be presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Leo D'Souza S.J, Director of Laboratory of Applied Biology.


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April 8,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The Karnataka government is in favour of lifting the coronavirus lockdown in districts which remained free of the virus infection, subject to approval from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.

In an interview to, he also said the state intended to relax liquor sales, stopped since the 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, after April 14 in a bid to increase state revenues.

The chief minister said the state's legislators would take a 30 per cent salary cut.

According to officials, there were no COVID-19 cases in 12 districts of the total 30 districts in the state.

As on Wednesday, there were 181 COVID-19 cases in the state, including 5 deaths and 28 discharges.

"If the Prime Minister suggests to states to take decision (on lock-down) based on the situation in their respective states, my position is to take a call (on roll-back) in districts free from COVID-19", Yediyurappa said.

This is to allow people to go about their business and move about within the district and not from one district to another, after April 14, after taking the approval of the Prime Minister, he said.

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Bengaluru, Feb 8: The Department of Religious Endowments in Karnataka will undertake 'Ratha Yatras' in 110 major temples of the state, in order to inform the public about mass marriages, scheduled to be held on April 26.

The publicity campaign through Rath Yatra will be flagged off from Mookambika temple in Kollur of Udupi district from February 13.

The mass marriage programme 'Saptapadi,' would be held in 100 major temples of Muzrai department. The second phase would be held on May 24, Minister for Ports, Fisheries and Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary told newspersons here on Friday.

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Udupi, Apr 9: Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that criminal cases would be booked against owners of houses and sheds who were collecting rent from those, including workers, staying in rented houses.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Mr Jagadeesha said that to prevent the spread of COVID-19, restrictions had been imposed throughout the district under Section 144 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The administration had through an earlier order made it clear that house owners and shed owners should not collect rent from their tenants and workers for March and April.

But the administration had received complaints that some house owners and shed owners were collecting rent despite the order.

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