Manipal university student bags first prize for Saha's Earth Day painting

July 31, 2012

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Manipal, July 31: A painting of Tirthak Saha, a third semester student of International Centre for Applied Sciences (ICAS), a constituent of Manipal University, depicting earth in peril won the first prize at a national-level competition.

According to a press release issued by Manipal University here on Monday, the painting depicted the warming earth and melting Polar ice caps amidst the doomsday scenario.

He received the prize and a plaque from Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Ashwani Kumar at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on the occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences on July 27.

Nobel Laureate R.K. Pachauri was present.

The competition was held at different institutions across the country and the prize-winning paintings were sent to Delhi where Saha's painting was adjudged the best.

The ICAS student's painting won the first prize in the inter-collegiate contest held at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) here on April 22 to mark the Earth Day celebrations.

Along with painting, other competitions such as quiz, slogan-writing, poster-making, debate and collage, were held in institutions of the university here.

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences sponsored the competition, the press release said.

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COVID-19 : Army distributes food packets, essential items in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru, Mar 30: Army personnel on Sunday distributed food packets and other essential items to the needy and sprayed Calcium Hypochlorite solution in Koramangala and Vanarpet areas amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The Central government had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly virus that has left several thousand dead globally.

A total of 979 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

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Three students commit suicide after failing in 2nd PU exams

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July 15,2020

Newsroom, Jul 15: At least three students have committed suicide in different parts of Karnataka after failing in II PUC examinations, the results of which were announced yesterday.

Bhumika, an 18-year-old girl hailing from Mallipattene near Arakalagud town in Hassan district killed herself within hours after the announcement of results.

Depressed over her failure in the examination, she consumed poison, the police sources said.

In a separate incident, 18-year-old Chitra, who failed the II PUC examinations, committed suicide at her native Chikkamarasa village in Shivamogga district.

She was studying in Government PU College in Kumsi and after knowing about her result in the final PU exam, she hanged herself to death at her house.

Similarly, an 18-year-old boy from Harihar taluk in Davanagere district committed suicide in his house after the announcement of the PUC results.

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Tricolour unfurled at 10,000 mosques across Kerala on R-Day

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Kozhikode, Jan 26: The Indian national flag was unfurled at around 10,000 mosques and religious institutions across Kerala on the auspicious occasion of 71st Republic Day on Sunday.

"The national flag was unfurled at around 10,000 mosques across the state on this auspicious occasion as per the instruction of the Waqf Board," Secretary of the Kuttiady Juma Masjid Committee, K Basheer, told media here.

He said that the national flag was also unfurled at the Kuttiady Juma Masjid here as per the instructions.

"Constitution is under threat by the Citizenship Amendment Act, we also read the preamble of the Constitution in solidarity," Basheer said.

Meanwhile, a majestic event was held in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day.

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Welcome news. But i dont think any of sanghi shakhas have hoisted our national flag on this occasion. I didnt see a single picture in any media or newspaper.