Mysore/Mysuru: The Kamalamba Navavarana Kritis composed by Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar are among the most precious treasures in Karnatak classical music. These are set in praise of Goddess Kamalamba of Tiruvarur, representing the Divine Mother of the Universe and are based on Advaitic School of Vedanta, Srividya Upasana and the elements of Tantric rituals. These outstanding…
75th Anniversary of FAO tomorrow: PM to release commemorative coin of Rs. 75 denomination
October 15, 2020New Delhi: On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Oct. 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs. 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relation of India with FAO, the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. He will also dedicate to the nation 17 recently…
DC transfer: CAT adjourns hearing
October 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the petition filed by former Mysuru Deputy Commissioner B.Sharat, questioning his transfer last month just a month into his job as DC, to Friday (Oct.16). Sharat, who was posted as Mysuru DC on Aug.29, was transferred without posting on Sept.28. He was replaced…
Over 5,000 students appear for PG-CET and D-CET
October 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Over 5,000 candidates in total appeared for PG-CET and D-CET conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority in city on Oct.13 and 14. The PG-CET was conducted for admission to Post-Graduate Technical Courses such as M.Tech, ME, MBA, M.Arch and MCA, offered by VTU and other State-run Universities of the State, while the D-CET was meant…
Unidentified man dies
October 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick in front of a shop on K.R. Hospital Road on Sept. 23 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the shop keeper, has breathed his last at the hospital on Oct. 8. The deceased, who is aged about 75 years, is 5.4 ft. tall and has a…
Re-opening of the Cinemas: Intermission at the Movies In Reel and Real
October 15, 2020By Shadan Muneer The cameras haven’t rolled in sometime, the lights have been dimmed, there is only the sound of the silence at the movie halls and no action for the audience. The intermission at cinemas in real life has been on for the last seven months and recently, the Government has issued guidelines for…
Make Mysuru a vibrant, new tourism destination
October 15, 2020By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Mysuru region is dependant on tourism as the most important economic activity. Due to the pandemic, the worst hit is the tourism industry. All other industrial activities are slowly picking up but tourism activity to pick will at least take one or two years, even to come to…
Divine domestic discords
October 15, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist One day Vishnu met Shiva, and they both complained about their domestic situation. Shiva said, “Gauri, my wife who I place on my lap, gets annoyed that I prefer my other wife, Ganga who sits on my hand. The two never get along. She gets so…
Delay in issuing Death Certificate to widow of ex-serviceman
October 15, 2020Sir, Late K.K. Chengappa, an ex-serviceman from Raghavendranagar, Mysuru, died at the District Hospital on Aug.24, 2020. It is needless to mention that widows of ex-servicemen require minimum 10 original Death Certificates of their husbands with correct initials and name to claim defence family pension and for various other purposes. The deceased ex-serviceman’s son Nikil…
Appointed as President of State Kickboxing Assn.
October 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Indian Association of Kickboxing Organisations (IAKO) has appointed Mysurean S. Krishna Murthy as the new President of Karnataka State Kickboxing Association (KSKA). Krishna Murthy is the Grand Master of Oshokai Martial Arts Academy in Mysuru. Hanshi Krishna Murthy, the youngest Grand Master of Martial Arts in India, is a recipient of many prestigious awards…
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