Hundreds take part in Mangalore International Open FIDE rated chess tournament

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July 16, 2011

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Mangalore, July 16: K Anil, Regional Manager of Indian Overseas Bank, ina ugurated the “Indian Overseas Bank 5th Mangalore International Open FIDE rated chess tournament - 2011” at Radhakrishna Temple Hall in Mangalore , conducted by South Kanara District Chess Association.

A total of 421 players from different parts of the country and from neighboring country are participating on this tournament out of which 356 are International FIDE Rated Players including 4 Grand Masters, 21 International Masters and 6 FIDE masters are the contenders for this Grand Rs 5,55,555 prize money.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Anil said “It is a great opportunity given to Indian Overseas Bank to sponsor this great event. IOB has been supporting sports and cultural events since many decades. We are very happy that SKDCA is providing good oppurtunities and platform to talents of district and the state” he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Managing Director of Karnataka Bank, Mr P Jayaram Bhat said “Karnataka Bank has been supporting and encouraging the activities of SKDCA which is doing great job for chess.”

Justice Ajoy Nath Roy, Chairperson of Human Rights Community of Sikkim State said, “Because of this great event, I could able to come to Mangalore, I am totally impressed by the way tournament was conducted by SKDCA” he added.

Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay was honoured on the occasion for his uninterrupted participation in the Mangalore Open Tournament by SKDCA. In response to the honour, Thipsay said “I was little reluctant to participate in the first Mangalore Open Tournament, But I spoke to Mr M S Gururaj, I was totally impressed and come to Mangalore. The organisers should learn many things from SKDCA”.

Honourary President of UKCA Prof M B Puranik welcomed the gathering. President of SKDCA , UKCA and Jt Secy of AICF Mr M S Gururaj gave brief note of achievements of SKDCA's four and a half years and highlights of this tournament.

Honourary President of SKDCA and UKCA, Director of Mangalore Airport M R Vasudeva gave Presidential address. Secretary of UKCA spoke on the occasion. Superintendent of Police from Nagaland Mr Rajshekhar also spoke on the occasion.

Secretary of SKDCA proposed the vote of thanks.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA Satyanarayana passed away today due to multiple organ failure. He was 67.

Satyanarayana was representing Tumakuru’s Sira constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

It is learnt that he was suffering from multiple organ ailments from the past few days and was recently admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city. He breathed his last at 12:20 p.m.

He contested from JDS and worked three times as MLA and 2 times as MP. He was the chairman of KSRTC during the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy.

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda mourned his death and said, “It is a shock to hear the demise of former minister and my close friend. We are friends from the past 3 decades and I cannot recall the days without him.”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar said, “Satyanarayana was concerned for the farmers and he was a gentleman. Hearing the news hurts me and this is an irreparable loss to the political field.”

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April 28,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 28: There are a total of 523 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, Department of Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka informed on Tuesday.
It informed that there are 295 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 207 patients have been discharged, 20 deaths have been reported.

According to a district-wise breakup, a maximum of 131 cases were reported from Bengaluru urban, followed by Mysuru with 87 cases and Belagavi with 52 cases.

India's total number of coronavirus positive cases rises to 29,974 (including 22010 active cases, 7027 cured/discharged/migrated and 937 deaths), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.

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March 13,2020

Mysuru, Mar 13: A state-of-the-art viral research laboratory in the city has been identified as one of the testing laboratories for the detection of COVID-19, official sources said here on Friday.

The samples of suspected cases could be sent to the lab for analysis and it would take about three hours to get the results.

The Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), which was set up from Central grants and functions at the Microbiology Department of K.R. Hospital, has been authorised to carry out the tests. This lab in Mysuru is among the 52-plus laboratories in the country.

Though the VRDL is equipped to carry out the tests, the sole authority of confirming the virus lies with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune. VRDL is also the sole agency for collection and transportation of suspected samples of COVID-19 to NIV.

VRDL, which is part of the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, functions on the advice of NIV.

According to the guidelines issued by ICMR, the results of the tests done here have to be shared with NIV the same day and the labs are not supposed to disclose the results since the NIV is the only authority to declare positive cases. Also, confirmation from the NIV should be awaited in case the samples test negative for COVID-19. The ICMR, in the guidelines made available on its website, has advised clinicians at labs to isolate the patient tested positive for COVID-19 in the identified facility and follow bio-safety precautions.

VRDL is a part of a network of labs established by the Department of Health Research, Government of India. The rise in the number of viral outbreaks and the resultant mortality had been cited as key reasons for the launch of network of such hi-tech labs in the country.

The NIV and the National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi, are the top laboratories for the network, while the National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, is the supervising authority for the data generated by the network of labs, sources added.

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