Mysuru: Even as the city is spruced up for the 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana starting today, the organisers of the event seem to have forgotten the city’s renowned Sugama Sangeetha Singer H.R. Leelavathi. H.R. Leelavathi is a household name when it comes to Sugama Sangeetha. A Doordarshan and Akashawani artiste, Leelavathi is a…
Belagavi: Minister for Textiles and Muzrai Rudrappa Manappa Lamani has clarified that there was no proposal to hand over Sri Bhagandeshwara Temple at Bagamangala and Talacauvery Temples in Kodagu to Tourism Department. Replying to a question of Veena Achaiah at the Legislature Session here on Tuesday, the Minister said that good infrastructure has been provided…
Mysuru: Ananya Prakashana had organised a function at Sarada Vilas College premises in Krishnamurthypuram here recently to mark the release of the reprints of four books of Prof. Chandrashekar Patil (Champa) Writer and President- designate of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. Speaking on the occasion, Champa said that though he was an English…
Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada of the Central Institute of Indian Languages has set up a stall at the Sammelana, which is attracting the attention of the visitors. The plaque of Halmidi inscription, the oldest known Kannada language inscription in Kannada language welcomes the visitors. The stall displays the evolving of Kannada…
Mysuru: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)together with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a preliminary meeting in the context of Swachh Survekshan-2018 in city recently. Inaugurating the meeting, H.V. Rajeev, Director, Karnataka State Souharda Sahakara Bank opined that if organisations join hands with the government, the basic problems in society could be easily…
Mysuru: As part of National Library Week, a book exhibition was organised by the City Central Library at its branch in Chamundipuram here recently. Inaugurating the expo, Corporator M.V. Ramaprasad opined that ‘library was even today a treasure house of knowledge.’ He added that an e-Library would be launched soon at the branch which would…
Mandya: Reports and allegations of a priest stealing sarees from the historic Nimishamba Temple at Ganjam near Srirangapatna got a twist yesterday with the priest claiming that one of the Temple Managing Committee Members was blackmailing him for money. The priest claimed that the CCTV footages that recorded the theft were being used by the…
Mysuru: Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Bengaluru, which is working for the promotion of Indian Classical Music and Dance for the past 62 years, has organised a programme today at Vasudevacharya Bhavana on JLB Road here at 6 pm to felicitate Prof. R. Vishweshwaran and 32 senior artistes from Mysuru. Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Narayana Ramanuja…
The air in Karnataka was abuzz for some time past with (a) Confrontation between the medical professionals and the State Government and (b) Public debates on the question which of these sides was taking a proper stand on specific issues of medicare of the citizens and which other side was on acting in a way…
Sir, I am not a regular traveller by the KSRTC bus, of late. However, I travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru often. The drivers, especially of the Karnataka Sarige, are very rash and try to intimidate the smaller vehicles, not to mention the two-wheelers. They try to intimidate the other vehicle owners into giving way to…
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