Month: September, 2018

Man held for killing wife
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Man held for killing wife

September 5, 2018

Mysuru:  Metagalli Police have arrested a person accused of killing his wife in city. The arrested person is Umesh, a resident of Bhyraweshwara Nagar in city. Umesh, who used to allegedly harass his wife for dowry, had strangulated her with a veil on Aug.31 and had gone absconding, it is learnt. Based on the complaint…

Guru Dr. Vasundhara to conduct Bharatanatyam workshop
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Guru Dr. Vasundhara to conduct Bharatanatyam workshop

September 5, 2018

Mysuru: Champaka Academy, a premier educational and cultural institution in Mysuru with the mission to nurture and promote Indian culture, is conducting a four-day Bharatanatyam workshop for the benefit of practitioners, at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar. Renowned danseuse, Karnataka Kala Tilaka Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy will conduct the workshop from Sept.29  to Oct.2 and will teach…

Excel in Karate Championship
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Excel in Karate Championship

September 5, 2018

Mysuru:  The students of Alpha National School, Manandavadi Road, have bagged prizes in the National Open Championship Karate Tournament, held at Coimbatore recently. U-10 category: M. Preetham – 3rd place in Individual Kata, 2nd place in Team Kata and 1st place in Kumite; U-14: M. Poornachandra – 1st in Individual Kata, 3rd in Team Kata…

Music and Dance at Krishna Gana Sabha
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Music and Dance at Krishna Gana Sabha

September 5, 2018

Mysuru: Sri Krishna  Seva Samithi Trust and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha have arranged a Veena concert by Vidwan R.K. Padmanabha on Sept. 6  at 6 pm and a dance programme by Vidushi Vaangmaye on Sept. 7 at 6.30 pm at Alwar Kalabhavan in Gokulam on the occasion of Sri Krishna Janmashtami. The accompanying artistes for…

City doctors deliver talks
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City doctors deliver talks

September 5, 2018

Mysuru: Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman, Asha Kirana Hospital, Mysuru, had been invited to deliver a Guest Lecture in the Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Children’s Hospital, Boston on Sept.4. He spoke on ‘Challenges in Status Disclosure & Adolescent Transitioning to adult care and also Asha Kirana… a journey and quest.’  He had also delivered a…

Prize-winning athlete
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Prize-winning athlete

September 5, 2018

Mysuru: R. Sanjitha, an 8th std. student of DAV Public School in city, has won 1st prize in Shot-Put and 3rd prize in Discus-Throw at the Annual Sports Day celebrations of DAV Public School and SVM College held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city on Sept.1. She is the daughter of Raghavendra Parthasarathy and Shrilakshmi,…

Pet talk
Columns, Pet Talk

Pet talk

September 5, 2018

By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about the sexual choices in animals, how to dentify the gender of a cat and about farting in animals. Why are frogs so sensitive to pollution? Their skins are relatively thin and permeable to water, so frogs are exposed more directly to pollutants and environmental…

Teaching: Job or calling?
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Teaching: Job or calling?

September 5, 2018

If one ponders about the difference between the terms job and calling, as applied to the teachers, the outcome may throw some light on the activity of teachers, many among whom may see it as a means to make a living, obviously for earning wages, while a select section among them see it as a…

‘Teachers must act as Social Engineers’
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‘Teachers must act as Social Engineers’

September 5, 2018

Sir, The 130th birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the great teacher par excellence, is celebrated today, 5th September 2018 throughout the length and breadth of our country. Gone are those days when teachers like Chanakya and Dronacharya possessed qualities such as diplomacy and political foresight which were considered essential qualities of teachers of that…

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