Mysuru: With the world famous Dasara festival just 16 days away, ADGP (Law & order) Amar Kumar Pandey, held a meeting with the City Police, the second one in just over 10 days, at the city Police Commissioner’s office here this morning. Pandey after receiving inputs on all aspects of Dasara security arrangements, asked the…
Adivasi welfare is priority: Somanna
September 13, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna assured that the State Government will give priority for providing basic facilities and overall development of tribal (Adivasis) communities. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day ‘International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’ with the theme ‘Prevention from Extinction of Indigenous Languages’ organised by Adivasi Samanvay Manch and Original…
Merger: Bank Officers’ Unions threaten to go on two-day stir
September 13, 2019New Delhi: Four Unions of Officers of public sector banks have threatened to go on a two-day strike from Sept. 26 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 State-run lenders into four. In a notice serviced to the Indian Banks’ Association, the Officers’ Union said that they propose to go on strike to protest…
District Minister’s Office inaugurated
September 13, 2019Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna inaugurated his office on the first floor of MUDA Office building on JLB Road here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, he said the public can visit his office during working hours after Dasara and air their grievances with the office staff. Later, he also mentioned that the arrangements for world…
Moonlight concert at Suttur Mutt
September 13, 2019Mysuru: As part of its 216th Moonlight Music Concert, the Suttur Mutt has organised a Karnatak-Hindustani Jugalbandi on Sept. 14 at its premises in the foot of Chamundi Hill at 6 pm. Veena exponent Vid. R.K. Padmanabha and Harmonium exponent Dr. Ravindra Gururaj Katoti will perform on the occasion. They will be accompanied by Vid. Anur…
‘People working for tribal welfare are facing threats’
September 13, 2019Mysuru: There is a threat for people working for welfare of tribals. Tribals are being killed in Odisha, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand and many of them are also being imprisoned, alleged Adivasi Samanvay Manch, Gujarat Chairman Amar Singh Choudhary. He was speaking during the inaugural ceremony of ‘International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’ He said…
Mysore Varsity to introduce Tribal Development Course
September 13, 2019University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar participating in the conference said that University has plans to start a course related to Tribal Development from the next academic year. The course will be started at Chamarajanagar in the University campus. It was earlier planned to start it at Manasagangothri itself but was decided to…
A Noble Soul on a Noble Mission!
September 13, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Very recently we read about some good Samaritans of our city being honoured by a group of organisations for the services they had rendered in enriching and preserving our environment. What lent an aura of uniqueness to this event was the presence of four spiritual heads who did the…
Vijay Siva – A traditionalist’s music
September 13, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the 4th day of the Music Festival at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, Vijay Siva gave a vocal recital with his younger brother Manoj Siva on mridanga, Trivandrum Sampath on violin and G.S. Ramanujam of Mysuru on ghata. Unstinted devotion to traditionalism, utter conviction, distinct clarity in diction, and a total…
For a Rasika Rains don’t Ruin…
September 13, 2019Sri Mysore B. Nagaraj curated the 39th edition of Articulate Festival for Articulate Trust for Arts at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in city on Aug. 18 as part of every month 3rd Sunday concert series to a packed hall. The festival started with a pandanallur style of Bharatanayam by Spoorthi Aurobbindo, her inaugural choice was a…
Recent Comments