Mysore/Mysuru: Following the announcement of Padma Vibhsuhan award posthumously to late Udupi Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, devotees of the city, under the leadership of MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev, honoured the late Seer by offering Bhakti Samarpane to the incumbent Seer Sri Vishwa Prasanna Theertha Swamiji at Sri Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram here on…
KSN Award conferred on H.R. Leelavathi
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Noted Sugama Sangeeta artiste H.R. Leelavathi was awarded ‘K.S. Narasimhaswamy Kavya Gayana Prashasti‘ for the year 2020 at an event organised jointly by K.S. Narasimhaswamy (KSN) Trust and Kannada and Culture Department, Mandya District, at Kirurangamandira in Kalamandira premises in Mysuru yesterday. The award was presented to the senior artiste by B.R. Purnima, Commissioner,…
Day Care Centres in State to re-open shortly
December 28, 2021Bengaluru: With reports of elderly citizens facing hardships in their homes due to negligence by junior members of the family or due to lack of facilities at their homes, the State Government has planned to re-open Day Care Centres for the elderly, which were shut down following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic last year. Following…
‘Sudharma’ Editor Jayalakshmi to be felicitated tomorrow
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Padma Shri Awardee and the city’s Sudharma Sanskrit Daily Editor K.S. Jayalakshmi Sampath Kumar will be felicitated at a programme to be organised under the joint aegis of Sri Ramanuja Abhyudaya Co-operative Society and Nagarika Abhinandana Samiti at Neramballi Savithramma Subbarao Convention Hall near BSNL Office in Lakshmipuram, at 4.30 pm tomorrow (Dec. 29)….
Historical work ‘Bangaradoddi’ released
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the narrative of history will not be a closed chapter, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Chairman Dr. B.V. Vasanth Kumar said history is like a regenerating seed which never dies. He was speaking after releasing writer Prof. Maleyuru Guruswamy’s historical work titled ‘Bangaradoddi’ at a programme jointly organised by Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat…
Fire safety and building stability criteria must for recognition of Schools
December 28, 2021Bengaluru: In a measure aimed at ensuring the safety of children, the State Government has made it mandatory for all unaided schools to meet safety standards and building stability specifications. In a directive issued to schools, the Department of Public Instruction has asked private unaided schools to mandatorily follow safety standards and building stability requirements….
Hockey player dies in the middle of a game
December 28, 2021Madikeri: A young hockey player collapsed when playing hockey at Murnad in Kodagu district on Saturday and died while being shifted to a hospital. Thottiyanda Somaiah alias Pretham (23) is the deceased and the incident took place during the ongoing Chowrira Hockey Championship that was inaugurated in Lalu Muddaiah Grounds. It is suspected that Somanna…
Car mows down elderly man
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, an unidentified elderly man aged about 60 years, died after being run over by a car recently. The man, who is said to be a beggar, was lying at the edge of the road near Big Clock Tower in the heart of the city on the afternoon of Dec. 23,…
Donations under Shiksha Project to adopted Govt. School
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Helping Hands, under its Shiksha Project, distributed school bags, books, stationeries, uniforms, water bottles etc., to the children of its adopted Government School in Ittigegud recently. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary of Helping Hands Anand Patwa focused on the various activities of the organisation. Stating that children are the future of our nation he…
12th death anniversary of Dr. Vishnuvardhan on Dec. 30 – Saahasa Simha: A Reminiscence
December 28, 2021Noorondu nenapu yedeyaaladinda… By Dr. Veena Bharathi It was May 2005. Our family friend and Dental Surgeon Dr. Gururaj Nadig called me over the phone, “Dr. Veena, I will be going to Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital with Vishnuvardhan, can you please meet us at the Hospital by 5 in the evening?” Dr. Nadig was a…
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