Mangalore, Mysore students top RGUHS ranks

Mangalore, March 30: Students from Mangalore and Mysore have jointly grabbed this year's top two medical ranks in RGUHS while Keerthi P Hudedagaddi from MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, has got the third spot.

Vishwajeeth K Pai from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, and Joshi Anum Bharat from AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, bagged the first rank with eight gold medals each. Pooja Prakash Prabhu of JSS Medical College, Mysore, came second with four gold medals.

They will receive their medals and certificates on Saturday at RGUHS' 14th annual convocation. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the chief guest, will give away 80 gold medals to 49 students. Nineteen candidates will get PhD degrees.

Bangalore gold medallists

* U Subramanya, Command Hospital Air Force; Sripathi Kamath B, St John's Medical College; Khumbongmayum Chetanmala Devi, Padmashree College of Nursing; Akriti Kafle, Krishna Rukmini College of Nursing; M Sree Kiran, MS Ramaiah Medical College; Shashidhar A, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences; Sobana B, MS Ramaiah Medical College; Ankur Talwar, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences; Shah Alok Girish, Maruthi College of Dental Sciences; Rashmi K, The Oxford Dental College; Dhage Aditi Shrikrishna, The Oxford Dental College; Sushma Mehta, Dental College; Gajera Kinjal Jamanlal,. Kalabhyraveshwara Swamy Institute of Ayurvedi Medical College; T Anand Kumar, Acharya BM Reddy College of Pharmacy; Nitesh Ghosh, Padmashree Institute of Physiotherapy; Sarita Shrestha, College of Nursing.

Bangalore University finalizes convocation date

After much dilly-dallying, Bangalore University has finally decided to hold its 47th annual convocation on April 12. It'll be at Jnana Jyothi auditorium, Palace Road, Central College, at 11am. MR Srinivasan, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, will be the chief guest.

List of students for the award of gold medal

Dr. U Subramanya, Command Hospital Airforce, Bangalore.

Dr.Sripathi Kamath B,St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore.

Dr. Shefeeq Sheikh, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore.

Dr. Sajeer Muhamed Usman, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore.

Khumbongmayum Chetanmala Devi, Padmashree College of Nursing, Bangalore

Akriti Kafle, Krishna Rukmini College of Nursing Bangalore.

Dr. M. Sree Kiran, M.S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore

Dr. Swetha Jambunath Gowda, J.J.M Medical College, Davangere.

Dr. Shashidhar A, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.

Dr. M.Shwetha Shenoy, K.S Hedge Medical Academy, Mangalore.

Dr. Balachandra Bhat, M.R Medical College, Gulbarga.

Dr. Guruprasath S, Government Medical College, Mysore.

Dr. Sobana B, M.S Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore.

Dr. Ankur Talwar, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.

Dr. Sujatha A, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere.

Dr. Bhad Kaustubh Mohanbai , College of Dental Sciences, Davangere.

Dr. Shah Alok Girish, Maruthi College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore.

Dr. Seevijayabala G, College of Dental Sciences Davangere.

Dr. Rashmi K, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore.

Dr. Dhage Aditi Shrikrishna The Oxford Dental College Bangalore.

Atoori Ashwitha, Srinivasa College of Physiotherapy Mangalore.

Dr. Nivedita, Government Medical College, Mysore.

Dr. Mubeenara Quazi, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum.

Dr. Deepa Swaminathan, K.V.G Medical College, Sullia.

Dr. Ankita, D.A Pandu R.V Dental College, Bangalore.

Dr. Twisha Adlakha, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital Dharwad.

Dr. Ivaturi Anupama, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital Darwad.

Dr. Sushma Mehta, Dental College Bangalore.

Dr. Patil Tanvi Anand, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere.

Dr. Patil Tukaram Panduranga, Shirkoli Homoeopathic Medical College, Belgaum.

Dr. Gajera Kinjal Jamanlal, Sri. Kalabhyraveshwara Swamy Institute of Ayurvedi Medical College, Bangalore.

Dr. Rachana Rai, Sri .D.M College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Ujire.

T Anand Kumar, Acharya B.M Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

Nitesh Ghosh, Padmashree Institute of Physiotherapy, Bangalore

Diana Pinto, Shanthaveri Gopal Gowda Nursing College, Mysore

Nengneihat, SEA College of Nursing, Bangalore

Sarita Shrestha, College of Nursing, Bangalore.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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February 3,2026

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Centre to give high priority to offshore wind energy generation along the Mangaluru coast, citing its strategic importance to India’s green energy and port-led development goals.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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