2-day football tournament held in Bearys Arena at Bearys Institute of Technology
Mangaluru: As part of inauguration of the Bearys Arena sports ground at Bearys Institute of Technology. A football tournament was held for PUC colleges of Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod districts on Saturday and Sunday.
As many as 23 teams participated in the tournament, out of which four teams - The Anjuman college Bhatkal, Yenepoya college Mangalore, Kavery college Medikeri and Chemnad college kasaragod- reached in the semifinals. Of these, Yenepoya and Kavery college teams entered into the finals and finally Yenepoya college emerged victorious with 2-0, which bagged the cash price of Rupees twenty five thousand with trophy and the runner up got Rupees fifteen thousand with the trophy.
Mr. suman from Yenepoya adjudged with the Best Player of the Tournament, Mr. Manoj Gowda from Yenepoya as the Best Goal keeper, Mr. Aman from Yenepoya as the Best Striker and the best defender title went to Mr. Saifuddin M. H. from Kaveri college Medikeri.
Bearys Group Chairman Mr. Syed Mohammed Beary spoke at the prize distribution ceremony.
Principal of BIT, Dr. S.I. Manjur Basha, Principal of BEADS, Ar. Ashok Mendonca, Event Coordinator Dr. Mahendra , Media in charge Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, Physical Education Director, Safwan Khan, faculties, students and others witnessed the tournament. Before distributing the prizes, the Chairman addressed the players and encouraged them for the performances.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
