Mysuru: Bharatanatyam, the classical dance recital by C.N. Anita, the renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and Guru of Nritya Vidya Peeta, Mysuru, was held at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in city recently. The programme, dedicated in memory of Swarna Murthy V.N. Rao, was well-received by the audience. The artiste performed for almost two hours with a few small…
Workshop on renewable energy held
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) had organised a workshop on ‘Proper utilisation of LPG, savings in electricity and use of solar energy’ at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here yesterday. About 50 women participated in the workshop which also featured an expo of solar products. Inaugurating the programme, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath…
Elected unopposed as K.R. Bank Directors
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Returning Officer H. B Bharathkumar said that five directors have been elected unopposed as Directors of Sri Krishnarajendra Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mysore. Polling for 13 Directors’ posts will be held on Jan. 27. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is on Jan. 21. As there were no other nominations filed Tayur Vittalamurthy, N….
Man commits suicide
January 25, 2019Mysuru: A 32-year-old man has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self at his house in Bogadi 2nd Stage here on Wednesday. The deceased is Shivashankar, an electrician. He had accidentally fallen down a couple of years ago and had lost his memory despite being under medication, it is learnt. He is said to have committed…
Rider injured in accident dies at hospital
January 25, 2019Mysuru: A moped rider, who was seriously injured when a maxi cab hit him near the Gun House on Tuesday night, died at a hospital in city on the same day. The deceased is R. Gopalakrishna (68), a resident of Vidyanagar here. A tailor by profession, Gopalakrishna was returning home from the shop at Nanjumalige…
Two killed as bikes collide head-on
January 25, 2019H.D. Kote: A 40-year-old rider was killed on the spot when the bike he was riding collided head-on with another two-wheeler near Malali on H.D. Kote –Malali Road this morning. Puttaswamy (40), of Malali and an employee of Jungle Lodges and Resorts is the deceased. Puttaswamy was travelling for work at 8.30 am when his…
Raaga Taranga’s anniversary
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Raaga Taranga, a music organisation founded by the well-known musician of Mysuru S.K. Vasumathi, has organised a vocal concert by Vid. Manasanayana, a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi R.K. Srikantan and S.K. Vasumathi, on Jan. 27 (Sunday) at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium at 6 pm as part of its anniversary celebrations. He will be accompanied by…
Strange desire to seek power by our politicians may lead to people losing liberty
January 25, 2019Declaration of 1975 Emergency by Indira Gandhi is an example It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man’s self. Francis Bacon said this famously and the truth of what he said is seen in Indian Democracy since 1975…
My childhood fascination for Chittor
January 25, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about my recent visit to the fortress town of Chittorgarh at Rajasthan and my very disappointing experience with the guide there who instead of guiding my family and me around the historically important sites was only hell-bent on narrating the storyline of the recently released…
“There is shortage of teachers not only in India but all over the world”
January 25, 2019Says Educationist Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna, Chairman & Founder-Principal, NPS Group of Institutions By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: You are running nine schools including the one in Mysuru, Chennai and Singapore. What is the mantra? K.P. Gopalkrishna: At present we have stopped all the expansions even though many entrepreneurs are approaching us to…
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