4 drowning fishermen of Malpe boat rescued
Incident occurs near Bhatkal's Netrani
Malpe: Coastal unit of Bhatkal police rescued four fishermen who were drowning after their fishing boat met with an accident in the middle of the sea on Sunday evening.
At about two nautical miles south of the island of Netrani, in the limits of Bhatkal police coastal unit,a fishing boat, Shrileela, had started to sink when a diesel tank kept on the top of the boat accidentally fell down damaging the lower portion of the boat. Following which, water started entering into the boat.
Malpe coastal unit received this information through the relatives of the onboard fishermen. Then a team of Bhatkal coastal unit police, under the guidance of Malpe coastal unit's SP R. Chetan launched an emergency operation and rescued the drowning fishermen.
Fishermen Anand Moger, Guru Kharvi, Manjunath, Ramesh Chalavadi have been successfully rescued.
Bhatkal coastal unit Inspector Nagaraj, Sub Inspector Annappamogera, Technical Staff Captain Mallappamudigoudar and Kalasi Sanjeeva Nayaka participated in the operation. Appreciating their efforts, SP Chetan has announced that the team will be rewarded with the appropriate awards.
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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.
