Mangalore University confers honorary doctorates on Harekala Hajabba, Govinda Bhat, Ravish Padumale
Mangaluru: Mangalore University will award honorary doctorates to Akshara Santa Padma Shri awardee Harekala Hajabba, Yakshagana artist late Soorikumeru Govinda Bhat, and dancer Ravish Padumale at its 44th annual convocation, University Vice Chancellor Prof. P.L. Dharma announced at a press conference.
The convocation will be held on March 28 at 11 am at the Mangala Auditorium on the university campus. Governor of Karnataka and Chancellor of the university Thawar Chand Gehlot will preside over the ceremony and confer degrees on graduating students. Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar will attend, and MP K. Brijesh Chowta will deliver the convocation address.
A total of 162 research students will receive their Ph.D. degrees, including 40 from the Arts Department, 92 from Science and Technology, 25 from Commerce, and 5 from Education. Among them, 74 (45.67%) are women and 88 (54.32%) are men, with 11 international students (10 men, 1 woman).
The university will also present 56 gold medals, 57 cash prizes, and rank certificates to 69 students (50 postgraduate and 19 undergraduate) who secured first ranks among 147 total ranks across various undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Prof. Dharma further specified that the rank holders include 17 from Arts, 40 from Science and Technology, 8 from Commerce, and 4 from Education Department.
Senior university officials present at the press conference included Controller of Examinations Prof. Devendrappa, in-charge Registrar Ganesh Sanjeev, and Finance Officer Panchalinga Swamy.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
