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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Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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