Mysuru: During the 102nd Annual Convocation event of the Mysuru University held at Crawford Hall on Tuesday, Governor and Chancellor Thaawar Chand Gehlot inaugurated the event and later presented the honorary doctorate to Scientist Dr. V. K. Atri and Late Actor Puneeth Rajkumar. 

The Late Actor’s wife Ashwini attended the event and received the honorary doctorate on his behalf. 

Prominent folklore singer Malavalli Mahadevaswamy was also presented with an honorary Doctorate during the event. 

A total of 28,582 students received their degrees of which 64.96% were women candidates and 35% were men. A total of 213 candidates received a total of 376 medals and 216 awards at the event. 

In the Science stream’s Department of Chemistry, G. M. Bavana won 19 gold medals, while Mahadeswamy won 15 gold medals in the Kannada M.A studies. 

Mysuru University Vice Chancellor Dr. G Hemant Kumar, Registrar Prof. Shivappa, Prof. Jnanaprakash, Sangita Gajaana Bhat, Dr. S. C. Sharma were present during the occasion.

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Chandigarh (PTI): Two persons have been arrested in connection with a blast at Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

He further said the e-rickshaw used in the crime has also been recovered.

Addressing the media here, Special Director General of Police (law and order) Arpit Shukla said the crime was committed to disturb communal harmony.

"It was a major conspiracy of Pakistan's ISI. Zeeshan Akhtar, who is an associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and (Pakistani gangster) Shahzad Bhatti, they had hatched a conspiracy," said Shukla.

He further said an investigation into the possible links of the Babbar Khalsa International is also underway, adding that Punjab Police was also in touch with the central agencies.

A blast at Kalia's residence in Jalandhar early Tuesday damaged an aluminum partition, shattered glass windows of his home, his SUV and a motorcycle in the courtyard. No one was hurt, police said.

Kalia, a former Cabinet minister and former president of Punjab BJP, was at home when the explosion took place. He is also a member of the BJP's national executive.

There have been many incidents of explosions, targeting police posts in Amritsar and Gurdaspur in the past four to five months but this is the first such incident when the house of a prominent politician was targeted. Last month, a blast occurred outside a temple in Amritsar.