P Jayarama Bhat (72), former Chairman of Karnataka Bank Ltd, passed away in Mangaluru on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter. Born on November 14, 1951, Polali Jayarama Bhat did his MSc in Chemistry (with first rank) from the University of Mysore in 1972. He joined the services of Karnataka Bank as a Probationary Officer in January 1973 after briefly serving as a lecturer for three months.Since 1976, Bhat headed leading branches of the bank till his promotion to Chief Accountant at...