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Bengaluru: There looks to be no respite from the unemployment challenge presently being encountered by Engineering graduates. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a sudden dip in interest in engineering courses and students began to explore other professional courses, including Agriculture, Horticulture, and Forestry with many others. However, such a situation was short-lived as the never-ending demand for Engineering courses resurfaced and more so with the computer-related ones. Many of them have reacted to the tendency of Engineering graduates to opt for all sorts of jobs including constable posts. Here are some of them: Improve your AI literacy, improve soft skills: Anirudh Morab, a software engineer based in Bengaluru feels- From an IT jobs perspective: 1. The future will see traditional IT jobs reduction like software engineers, software testers, analysts etc who are in huge numbers. The reason is that these jobs are getting automated due to generative AI like Chatgpt, Ge...

Bengaluru: At MPSCON 2025, held at AIIMS Guwahati, a moment of pride echoed across the community of medical pharmacologists. Dr. Shiva Murthy Nanjundappa, Professor & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, CDSIMER, was awarded the prestigious MPS Pharma Yogi Award. As the Founder and President of the Medical Pharmacologists Society (MPS), Dr Murthy’s decade-long leadership has shaped the future of pharmacology through: * Expanding the society to 160+ members * Organizing 20+ national workshops and 5 major conferences * Publishing 3 influential books -with more on the way His vision for collaborative academic excellence and mentoring continues to inspire generations of pharmacologists. Proud moment for CDSIMER and the field of medical sciences. 

Bengaluru : The venue was Kutch Kadwa Patidar Samaj Hall at Thane(West) and the marriage ceremony of Siddhant, the only son of Mrs Kavita and senior journalist Suresh Nandi and Akshata, daughter of Mrs Pratima and Pundalik Pai. Some men were busy making rounds from one end to the other, wearing beautifully painted Jackets on kurtas of various colours. In between, they were waiting before a group of women who were showing their painted kurtas and introducing the artist, Bijal Sunil Vishrani, who had done the paintings. A hobby from the 10th standard : Bijal mastered the craft of painting on cloth while she was in the 10th standard. She is known for doing good paintings on the cloth, an art she has excelled in over a while. After the 10th standard examinations, she joined a class for basic painting where they taught colour combinations, shadings, shapes and other things related to painting.  Bedsheets for neighbours and sarees for family members : Bijal did paintings on b...

Bengaluru: The University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere is observing its diamond jubilee this year and has drawn up year-long programs to celebrate the accomplishment. However, little is known about the background of establishing this six-decade-old institution, which specialises in courses related to fine arts. Dr Satishkumar P. Vallyapure, an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at the University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere, for the past six years, sheds light on this aspect in an informal interaction. Excerpts of the same: Q: What is the background of setting up of the University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere? Dr Satishkumar P. Vallyapure: I would like to dwell upon the five-year plan conceived by late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and as part of the same he had planned for an institute to impart fine art education in Karnataka. Then S R Kanthi was the Education Minister and S Nijalingappa was the Chief Minister. It was also at this juncture that M V Minajagi had ju...

Bengaluru: Arecanuts have been a very significant crop for traditional growers for ages, especially in regions like Sagar in Shivamogga district and adjoining Coastal and Malnad areas in the state of Karnataka. Earlier the farmers' economic condition is also solely dependent on the fluctuating prices of the commercial crop. Arecanut prices collapsed to rock bottom in 1971-72: However, according to Mattikoppa Haranaath Rao, a cherished and well-respected tall personality of Sagar recalls-"The price of Arecanut suddenly dipped from Rs 600/- per quintal to Rs 200/- during 1971-72 and thereby leading to a panic situation. The total fall of Arecanut prices led to an adverse situation to such an extent that even leading a normal life became too difficult. For us crops meant only Arecanut plantations and almost all of them were small and marginal cultivators with land holdings extending from 1-2-3 acres to five acres at the most ... ...LT Thimmappa Hegade shows the way: We were in...

Bengaluru: The University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, this year and year-long programs are underway to celebrate the occasion in a befitting manner. Thanks to the past students, well-wishers and patrons and their enthusiasm to contribute in whatever way possible there is no dearth of activities to commemorate the milestone in the annals of the visual art institution now under the aegis of the Davanagere University. Dr Jayaraj M Chikpatil, Principal of the college briefed about the significant characteristics of the sixty-year-old academic body in an informal chat. Excerpts from the interview: Q: Can you recall the background of the University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere? Dr Jayaraj M Chikpatil: The University College of Visual Arts, Davanagere is currently celebrating its sixty years of existence. Although the college started in 1964 it was under the purview of the Technical Board, Bengaluru until 1992. From 1992 onwards it came under...