Karnataka

Moot court winners set for Hong Kong

The Commonwealth Moot Court competition, organised by the first batch of law students from Christ University came to an end on February 22. "The Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) approached us with a proposal to organise the event,” said Swagata Raha, faculty secretary for the Moot Court. “CLEA has been organising the Moot Court competition, in which student teams representing universities from Commonwealth nations compete for the Turnbull Shield,” says Raha.

Devotees flood for Gangajal

Shiv TempleThe spiritual force of the Ganga was in full flow for the first time in Karnataka on Monday as thousands of devotees lined up outside several Shiva temples in the city and other parts of the state to partake the holy waters that was being distributed by the Muzrai department as part of the Mahashivaratri celebrations.

Bangalore students develop a racing car

People''s Education Society Institute of Technology (PESIT) LogoBangalore, Feb 17 : The mechanical engineering students in Bangalore have taken their passion a step ahead by developing a racing car.

Team HAYA, a group of automobile enthusiasts from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of People''s Education Society Institute of Technology (PESIT), built the Formula car named PM408.

The car became the first-ever racing car to be displayed in the recently held Aero India-2009.

Renuka Chowdhry faces court over remarks on moral policing

Renuka ChoudhuryMangalore/New Delhi, Feb 17 : Ganesh Hosabettu, the Mayor of Mangalore City Corporation, has filed a criminal case against Union Minister Renuka Chowdhry for her remarks on the self-styled moral policing incidents in southern India.

"On behalf of Mayor-Mangalore City Corporation and other organisations, I have filed a criminal case against Renuka Chowdhury for the offense punishable under Section

Cisco To Help Network B'lore; Signs MoU With Karnataka Govt

Cisco To Help Network B'lore; Signs MoU With Karnataka GovtAs part of its worldwide Intelligent Urbanisation initiative, Cisco Systems has signed up a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Karnataka to launch ‘Intelligent Bengaluru’ pilot project in the city.

Under the MoU, the project launched by the state government and networking giant will focus on global sustainable solutions for public safety and security, transportation, buildings, power distribution, energy utilization, health care, education and environment conservation.

First indigenously built water jet machine launched in Bangalore

India MapBangalore, Feb 14, : The Anjani Technoplast Limited (ATL) on Friday introduced an indigenously built water-jet machine with application in aerospace and defence industry here.

ATL marketing manager Sunil Sharma claimed that the water jet could cut through titanium, steel aluminium and alloys as well as composite materials.

"This is a high pressure technology. We can even cut steel up to 200 mm. We have supplied machines to various customers like titanium cutting, external steel cutting so this is a perfectly Indian machine. The first Indian manufacturers of such kinds of machines," he said.

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