Mysuru: A Sketchup Session with city-based artist Kaveri Gopalakrishnan will be held tomorrow (Mar.24) at The Barge Resaturant near Shubodini Convention Centre, Hebbal Industrial Area, here at 5.30 pm. The Session is organised by Madhuvanthi Mohan, an illustrator, who runs a company called ‘Something Sketchy.’ The Sketchup is an illustrators group which aims to create…
Mass cleaning drive of Kukkarahalli Lake on Sunday
March 23, 2018Mysuru: A mass cleaning drive of Kukkarahalli Lake will be organised on Mar. 25 (Sunday) at the main entrance of the Lake. Organisers and volunteers will assemble at the lake at 6.30 am and begin the cleaning drive. Waste will be collected and later disposed of in a proper way. Except for the part which…
District Minister refutes Prasad’s charges
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Dismissing former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad’s charges made in his (Prasad) book on Nanjangud by-poll that was released here on Wednesday, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has said that Prasad’s charges of the Congress Government spending huge sums of money during the by-poll was totally baseless. Addressing a press meet at the Government Guest…
Former Minister M.C. Nanaiah to join Congress on Mar.25
March 23, 2018Madikeri: Former Minister and Senior JD(S) leader M.C. Nanaiah who is upset over the party for being sidelined, will join the Congress in the presence of AICC President Rahul Gandhi at a public rally in Mysuru on Mar. 25. Nanaiah who had stayed away from JD(S) activities for the past couple of years following differences…
One who does not read Philosophy cannot be a great writer: Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Dwelling at length on the subject death, which he experienced as a child losing his mother and siblings, renowned Kannada Novelist, Professor of Philosophy (Retd.) and Saraswati Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa said that the challenge of finding answer to death led him to study Philosophy. Dr. Bhyrappa, himself a student of Philosophy in…
N. Naveen Kumar takes charge as new Nanjangud Dy.SP
March 23, 2018Nanjangud: N. Naveen Kumar yesterday evening took charge as the new Dy.SP of Nanjangud Sub-Division. Speaking to SOM after taking charge, Naveen Kumar said that he was earlier working at the Lokayukta office in Bengaluru and was transferred to Nanjangud Sub-Division as the Dy.SP. He added that he would do his best with the co-operation…
World Puppetry Day: ‘Puppeteers in dire straits need protection’
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Marking World Puppetry Day, Kannada Janapada Parishat, Mysuru Wing, together with St. Joseph’s First Grade College, had organised a function at the college premises in Jayalakshmipuram here on Wednesday. Inaugurating the programme, Scholar C.P. Siddhashrama contended that folklore was becoming popular across the world. He pointed out that folklore always promoted harmony and friendship…
‘Vachanas created social revolution’
March 23, 2018Special lecture on ‘Janapada Chaluvali’ held Mysuru: “After the arrival of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, People’s Movement took a dramatic turn and he emerged as a Cultural leader,” said Dr. Mogali Ganesh, Professor, Hampi Kannada University. He was speaking on ‘Janapada Chaluvali’ at a special lecture organised by Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) at its…
MUDA approves to issue notification for CA sites
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Council Meeting held on Tuesday, decided to issue a notification calling applications for allotment of 86 CA (Civic Amenities) sites available in different localities in the city. The MUDA Council, after a prolonged discussion on the issue, gave its nod for calling applications from deserving Associations and Organisations…
Training for 600 Land Surveyors begins
March 23, 2018Mysuru: A professional training for Land Surveyors, organised by Land Survey Training Institute (LSTI), began at its premises near Hadajana village in the taluk on Monday. About 600 Land Surveyors are being groomed on survey procedure, revenue assessment, mapping and maintenance of land records. The training was inaugurated by Commissioner of the Department of Land…
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