Mysuru: Late Actor Puneeth Rajkumar awarded with honorary posthumous Doctorate
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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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
