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The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
KU, Warangal, witnessing progress in all aspects, says VC Pratap Reddy
HANAMKONDA Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal, Vice-Chancellor K. Pratap Reddy stated that he has taken all possible measures to strengthen the university in all aspects since assuming the role of VC on October 19, 2024. He added that he was successful to a great extent in these efforts, with the block grant enhanced to ₹144 crore from ₹98 crore and ₹50 crore in development grants besides maintaining the examination schedule. Addressing a press conference along with Registrar Prof. V. Ramchandram here on Tuesday, Mr. Reddy said that university had secured CSR funding from Infosys, with 300 computers sanctioned out of which 120 were received in two phases so far. 'In terms of infrastructure and resource mobilisation, The Geology Department labs were inaugurated, and other departmental labs were strengthened. Additionally, pure drinking water facilities were established in university hostels in collaboration with Bala Vikasa,' Mr. Reddy said explaining his efforts. Regarding the employee benefits, he said terminal benefits, PRC arrears, and outstanding dues were cleared for teaching and non-teaching staff. 'I have also prioritised faculty and staff welfare, issuing CAS notifications and processing compassionate appointments for eligible candidates. The university has also been recognised for its excellence, with Kakatiya University being conferred with the 'Best Government University – Pharmacy' award by a media organisation,' the VC said. In terms of research and innovation, two patents were registered in the Departments of Zoology and Pharmacy. Faculty members from the Pharmacy and Economics Departments have contributed new academic publications and books, he said. Meanwhile, the university is set to host several notable events, including the 23rd Convocation scheduled for July 7 and the Telangana Science Congress. 'Nearly 1,000 delegates are expected to participate in the Science Congress, which is scheduled from August 19 to 21,' he said. Controller of Examinations, Prof Rajender Katla and several senior faculty members were present at the press meet.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Why former KU Jayhawks, NBA forward Scot Pollard was grand marshal at Indy 500
Former University of Kansas forward Scot Pollard served as grand marshal for the Indy 500 Festival Parade on Saturday in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 6-foot-11, 260-pound, 50-year-old Pollard, who has lived in Carmel, Indiana the past several years, rode during the parade in a float with his own family members as well as the family of the late Casey Angell. Pollard, the former KU and NBA basketball star, received a life-saving heart transplant — the heart of Angell — in February 2024. Upon Angell's death in a Texas hospital, family members approved sending his heart to Pollard, who was bedridden in a hospital in Tennessee at the time, suffering from heart failure triggered by a virus. Pollard and Angell's family members were to watch the Indy 500 Sunday in a suite at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Pollards and Angells have become friends since they met several months ago. Pollard and his wife, Dawn, have dedicated themselves to raising awareness of organ donation through Dawn's charity, 'Pearls of Life.' The charity is named in honor of Scot's dad, Pearl, who died at the age of 54 because of heart problems. The Pollards spent the weekend spreading the word about organ donation at the prestigious Indy car race. 'When it comes to charity, the bigger the audience you can get, the better,' Pollard told reporter Mark Ambrogi of 'I'm using my former notoriety as a basketball player (at KU from 1994-97 and 11 years in the NBA) to help out my wife Dawn's charity, Pearls of Life. We've always used my former profession as a lantern to whatever charity we go to.' Pearls of Life according to the organization's Facebook page, 'was created to advocate for organ donations, educate the community and support families who are going through the organ transplant or donation process. We believe in the power of community and the impact of compassion.' As main spokesperson for the organization, Pollard recently was featured speaker at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation in Boston. He received a standing ovation from a convention center full of doctors, including his own heart transplant surgeon. While in Boston he attended a Celtics playoff game and was accorded another loud ovation by the fans. He was a member of the Celtics' 2008 NBA title team. An E60 documentary on Pollard's heart transplant is set to be released on Father's Day (June 15). 'The ESPN documentary is going to help a ton, because that is going worldwide because of Uncle Mickey — Disney,' Pollard told referring to ESPN's Disney ties. 'The goal is to spread the word as much as we can, and I think that's why (500 Festival CEO) Bob Bryant and the board at Indy 500 Festival recognized those efforts and gave me the title of grand marshal for the 500 Festival. It's just a huge honor.' Pollard told he has been healthy enough to coach his youngest son, Icean, 9, in basketball this year and watch his son, Ozzy, a defensive lineman, play football at Carmel High School. Ozzy will play college football at Marian University in Indy in the fall. 'Day to day, I'm not very dependable, so I'm not going to go back to work,' Pollard said. 'But if I know I have one thing going, like a basketball practice I'm coaching or a basketball game, I can rest up. 'Most days are better than not. If I do too much, I feel it and I'm definitely back on the couch for a couple of days. I'm well aware I have to walk that line for the rest of my life. 'My body just works differently now,' he said. 'It doesn't adjust, but compared to heart failure, this is a lot better.'
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Rabbi remembers KU alum killed in D.C., sends message: ‘More light, more love'
Hours after learning Sarah Milgrim had been killed near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel found the words he knew people needed to hear. Words that even he, who is still processing the loss of a young woman he came to know at the University of Kansas and kept in touch with as she became a young leader in the Jewish community, can cling to. 'The message we are giving is, what would Sarah want us to do?' Tiechtel told The Star. 'What would she whisper in our ears now? 'She would say, 'More light, more love. Don't fight darkness with more darkness.' Fight darkness with light and positivity, that's the message that we are giving.' Milgrim, 26, who grew up in Prairie Village and graduated from KU in 2021, was with her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky, 30, when the two were gunned down Wednesday night. The pair, who worked together at the Israeli Embassy, were killed following an event at the museum. A suspect, who police named as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, was arrested at the scene, yelling, 'Free Palestine,' law enforcement said. On Thursday, Rodriguez was charged with first-degree murder and other crimes. According to an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Rodriguez told police, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,' when he was taken into custody. Milgrim and Lischinsky, who had been dating for about 18 months, planned to fly to Israel on Sunday. Milgrim would be meeting her boyfriend's parents for the first time. Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter told media that Lischinsky had just bought an engagement ring and he was going to propose during a planned trip to Jerusalem. Tiechtel, of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at KU, hadn't heard about Milgrim's violent death until he started receiving texts from alumni across the county Thursday morning. People continued to reach out to him all day, searching for answers. 'People are just texting and calling non-stop, saying 'How could this be? How is this possible? She was so full of life,'' Tiechtel told The Star. 'The entire community is just very, very shaken. 'Everybody is in a state of shock, struggling to understand what is going on.' Sarah's parents, Robert and Nancy Milgrim, told The Star Thursday that their daughter had a passion for Israel. She was offered a position at the embassy in 2023, they said, just weeks before the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, the aftermath of which led to the war in Gaza. The Wednesday evening event Milgrim and Lischinsky had attended was about bridging divides between multi-faith organizations in an effort to provide more aid to areas like Gaza. 'She had her strong beliefs in making this world a better place,' Tiechtel said. 'Really believed in bridge building and connecting people with each other. 'She was somebody who really tried so hard to make love and connection. … We're so proud of her.' While in college, Milgrim worked with KU Hillel, an organization for the Jewish community on campus. She worked as an intern and as a board member and made contributions that continue to resonate today, KU Hillel said Thursday. On its Facebook page, the organization posted a tribute to the woman Thursday. 'In the face of such hateful violence, we come together as a community to support one another and to honor Sarah's memory,' the post read. Also at KU, Milgrim often attended Shabbat dinners and holiday celebrations at the Chabad Jewish Center. 'She had a beautiful smile,' Tiechtel said. 'She was friendly. She came into the room and she really gave off fun and positivity.' After getting her undergraduate degree, Milgrim went on to earn two master's degrees, her family said, one from American University in Washington, D.C., and a second from the United Nations' University for Peace in Costa Rica. Her focus was on international studies and on international sustainable development. 'She was driven to succeed,' Tiechtel said. 'And really believed in what she believed in. She was motivated to make a difference.' Social media lit up Thursday and Friday with messages from people who had worked with young professional in the years since she left Kansas. Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), said Milgrim worked with her organization in her role at the Israeli Embassy. Those who knew her and worked alongside her, Katz said, 'were touched by her commitment to peace, and will continue to pursue it in her memory.' 'Like many in our community, I had the privilege of meeting Sarah and working with her,' said Katz, who released a statement after the shooting. 'I saw firsthand what a passionate person she was, and admired her work on civil society and advocating for women's rights, LGBTQ rights, and for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. 'She stood up for other marginalized groups and was a light to us all.' Hundreds gathered Thursday evening at a vigil for Milgrim inside a room at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. Her death and the violence that caused it, will continue to hit people everywhere hard, Tiechtel said. 'It's important to understand that when people are targeted for being a Jew that makes every Jew feel targeted,' Tiechtel said. 'Even if you don't know the person, it's very personal. ' … We just have to keep rebuilding and getting stronger, that's what she would want us to do.' The Star's Eric Adler and Nathan Pilling contributed to this report.
India.com
24-05-2025
- General
- India.com
Kerala Lottery Result Today 24.05.2025 (OUT): Karunya KR 707 Saturday Lucky Draw DECLARED- Check Winning Numbers Here
photoDetails english 2905717 Updated:May 24, 2025, 03:36 PM IST Kerala Karunya KR-707 Lottery Result DECLARED 1 / 7 The Kerala State Lottery Department has declared the results of the Karunya KR-707 draw held on Saturday, May 24. The draw took place at 3 PM at Gorky Bhavan, near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. Lucky participants stood a chance to win major prizes, including a ₹1 crore first prize, ₹30 lakh second prize, and ₹25 lakh third prize. The event was conducted in the presence of an independent panel to ensure transparency and fairness in the draw process. Kerala Lucky Draw First Prize Winner: Rs 1 Crore 2 / 7 First Prize 1 Crore Winner Number- KO 671411 Kerala Lucky Draw Second Prize Winner: Rs.50,00,000/- [50 Lakhs] 3 / 7 2nd Prize Winner Ticket No: KY 108014 (CHITTUR) Kerala Lucky Draw Consolation Prize Winners 4 / 7 Consolation Prize Winners: KN 671411 KP 671411 KR 671411 KS 671411 KT 671411 KU 671411 KV 671411 KW 671411 KX 671411 KY 671411 KZ 671411 Kerala Lucky Draw Third Prize Winner: 3rd Prize Rs.5,00,000/- [5 Lakh] 5 / 7 3rd Prize Winner Ticket No: KU 464857 (GURUVAYOOR) Kerala Lucky Draw Fourth Prize Winners: 4th Prize Rs.1,00,000/- [1 Lakh] 6 / 7 4th Prize Winners Ticket No: KN 802412 KO 419472 KP 133825 KR 644985 KS 493679 KT 375997 KU 349038 KV 621690 KW 851280 KX 309460 KY 605072 KZ 854152 Kerala Lucky Draw Fifith Prize Winners: 5th Prize Rs.5,000/- 7 / 7 1521 1588 2825 3453 3533 3573 3588 4329 4538 6380 6421 6457 6714 7162 8769 8876 8890 9765
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trans student sues University of Kansas after being fired for speaking to media about housing policy
Residents of the Grace Pearson scholarship hall and other students protest Feb. 26, 2025, outside of Strong Hall in support of gender-inclusive housing. (Maya Smith for Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — An interview with a news outlet cost a former University of Kansas resident assistant his job and his home. Now, he's suing the university for violating his free speech rights. The lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday says KU restricted Anthony Alvarez' speech and fired him without cause in retaliation. Alvarez, who is trans, talked to a media outlet on Feb. 26 during a campus protest over the university's decision to end Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall's gender-inclusive living arrangements. Alvarez, a 21-year-old student, expressed his frustration with the elimination of inclusive spaces where students feel safe. While he identified himself as a proctor, akin to a resident assistant, he did not claim to speak in his official capacity as a resident assistant for KU. The university placed Alvarez on probation for failing to refer media inquiries to senior KU staff. Before the window to appeal the probation closed, Alvarez was subsequently fired from his position, and he was forced to rescind an offer to continue as a proctor the next academic year. 'I think it's a bad sign that for infractions as little as this, you could get fired and kicked out and very quickly find yourself in a position where you have to find a place to live,' Alvarez told Kanas Reflector in April. The lawsuit argues Alvarez 'engaged in protected speech by speaking to a member of the media in their capacity as a private citizen on a matter of public concern — specifically by criticizing Defendant KU's policies and practices related to housing policies for LGBTQ+ community members as applied to recent state and federal legislative directives.' Precedent for resident assistants, who are students and employees of a university, fired for speech is largely undeveloped. However, First Amendment challenges, added restrictions and demands for universities and rollbacks of LGBTQ+ rights are becoming commonplace under President Donald Trump's second administration. A vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, Alvarez testified in January against a bill in the Kansas Legislature that bans gender-affirming care for minors and restricts the use of state funds for promoting gender transitioning. The bill made it through the House and Senate, was vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly and ultimately became law after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the veto. Representing Alvarez is Barry Grissom, former U.S. Attorney for Kansas, who argued in the complaint that as a result of KU's actions, Alvarez experienced a 'loss of living quarters, income, reputational damage, emotional distress, and the deprivation of constitutionally protected rights.' Grissom filed suit not only to address the university's retaliation toward Alvarez but also to garner a judgment from the court on whether the policy that led to Alvarez' probation and termination is constitutional, Grissom said in a Thursday news release. 'Terminating a public employee after they speak to the media and criticize that employer's policies is certainly in line with some of the challenges we have seen of late to the First Amendment, one of the bedrock principles of the American legal system,' Grissom said in a statement to Kansas Reflector. He continued: 'Speech that the government does not agree with is exactly the kind which the First Amendment was intended to protect — yet each day, there are seemingly more people affected by policies like the one which cost Mr. Alvarez his job.' The lawsuit names KU; Sarah Waters, executive director of KU housing and resident life; and Emily Chellgren, assistant director of resident life, as defendants. Multiple attempts beginning Friday morning to reach KU for comment for this story were unsuccessful. By Friday afternoon, most staff members had set up out-of-office messages for Memorial Day weekend. KU also did not respond to requests to comment in past coverage of this story. Alvarez is asking for a jury trial in Kansas City, Kansas, and compensation for damages and attorney and case-related expenses.
