Nanjangud: As part of Girija Kalyana Mahotsava, special pujas, Dhara Mahotsava, Kashiyatra and other rituals were performed to the deities at the famous Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple in Nanjangud on Sunday. The deities — Lord Srikanteshwara Swamy and Goddess Parvathidevi — were specially decorated lending more colour to the illuminated Temple, which was bedecked with flowers….
Chakrakodi Narayana Shastry Memorial Concert on July 13
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a music concert in memory of Vidwan Chakrakodi Narayana Shastry on July 13 at 6 pm at its premises in Kuvempunagar. Vidushi Shruthi S. Bhat will perform on the occasion accompanied by Vidushi Srilakshmi S. Bhat on violin, Vidwan P.S. Sridhar on mridanga and Vidwan B. Sriram Bhat on khanjira. Vidushi…
Music classes: Entries invited
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy has decided to provide music and dance classes by Gurus (teachers) in every district instead of scholarship for the year 2019-20. Karnatak Music, Hindustani Music, Sugama Sangeeta, Nritya Kathakeerthana, Gamaka Art Forms, coming under the Academy limits, will be taught to interested candidates for a duration of five months. Applicants…
Wins titles at Mrs. India Karnataka-2019
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Nandini Basavarajappa, daughter of H.C. Basavarajappa and B.K. Indira, from Mysuru, working for an IT firm in Bengaluru, has been awarded ‘Most Photogenic’ and ‘Most Beautiful Eyes’ in Mrs. India Karnataka-2019 held at RG Royal Hotel and Convention Centre, Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, under the initiative of Pratibha Saunshimath. She was also awarded ‘Beautiful Skin’ title…
Empty pot demo by farmers seeking fulfilment of demands
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, more than 200 farmers, under the banner of Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association and Federations of State Farmer Associations, staged an empty pot demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here yesterday. The demands included drinking water in all villages, starting of sugarcane crushing in factories,…
AIDSO stages demonstration for hostel admission
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Over a hundred students from different colleges, under the banner of All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), staged a demonstration in front of the Backward Classes Department and Social Welfare Department Offices located in Jagjivan Ram Bhavan, Adipampa Road, Paduvarahalli, yesterday, seeking immediate admission of students in all Government-run hostels. Maintaining that though classes…
Defunct ‘Sakala’ kiosk gathering dust at DC’s office
July 10, 2019Mysuru: The ‘Sakala’ kiosk, installed in front of the Court Hall in the DC’s office here, is said to be defunct for the last several months and gathering dust, possibly giving company to the much hyped ‘Sakala’ scheme which too has gone under wraps. The ‘Sakala’ scheme was launched by the then Chief Minister D.V….
Organic manure from temple wet waste
July 10, 2019Mysuru: A project to convert wet waste generated at temples to organic manure was launched by ex-serviceman K.K. Subbaiah at Balamuri Ganapati Temple in Srirampura 2nd Stage here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Temple Management Committee Member Sudheendra Acharya said that wet waste of temples are usually disposed at the foot of Chamundi…
IMA Scam: SIT asks Roshan Baig to appear for questioning tomorrow
July 10, 2019Bengaluru: Close on the heels of Roshan Baig submitting his resignation as an MLA to Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar yesterday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the IMA scam has served him notice summoning him to appear for questioning on July 11. Baig, speaking to media in Vidhana Soudha earlier, said he was headed…
Kidnap and murder of employee Saravana Bhavan Founder surrenders to serve life term
July 10, 2019Arrives in ambulance with oxygen mask strapped to his face Chennai: P Rajagopal, owner of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants, surrendered at the Madras High Court yesterday to start his life sentence for the 2001 kidnapping and murder of an employee. 72-year-old Rajagopal, arrived in an ambulance with an oxygen mask strapped to his…
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