Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Gita Jayanti Day celebrations, Bhagavad Gita recitation contest for High School children was held at Ganabharathi auditorium in city recently. The event was sponsored and conducted M.S. Radha and retired LIC Divisional Manager, Mysuru, M.R. Sheshadri couple. Children from various Schools actively participated in the competition where they were only asked…
Strengthening farmers-buyers linkage in medicinal plants sector
December 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Government of India, through the National Medicinal Plants Board (an organisation of the AYUSH Department), encourages cultivation of medicinal plants for production of genuine good quality raw drugs for the Ayurveda and herbal industry. Also, farmers earn additional income from their farmland and provide livelihood support for many. One of the main constraints…
Bangalore University presents Hon. Doctorate to Dwarakish
December 6, 2022Bengaluru: Veteran Sandalwood actor, director and producer Dwarakish was among three distinguished personalities who were conferred with Honorary Doctorate degrees by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the 57th Convocation of Bangalore University yesterday. Amarnath Gowda, Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Founder-President of The Law Offices of Amarnath Gowda in Farmington Hills, Michigan, US and T….
Dr. C.N. Manjunath selected for prestigious Nadoja Award
December 6, 2022Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to present the Award during Nudi Habba on Dec. 8 Bengaluru: Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, and two writers G. Krishnappa and S. Shadakshari have been chosen for this year’s Hampi Kannada University’s Nadoja Award. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot will present the Award during the…
New Managing Committee of Jain Intl. Trade Organisation, Mysore Chapter
December 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The installation ceremony of the new Managing Committee of Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO), Mysore Chapter Foundation, for the year 2022-24, was held in city recently. They are: Kantilal Chouhan (Chairman), Goutam Salecha (Chief Secretary), Rajesh Salecha (Vice-Chairman), Mahender Katariya (Vice-Chairman), Vinod Bakliwal (Treasurer), Prem Palrecha (Secretary), Abhishek Darla (Secretary), Nimichand Srimal (Joint Treasurer)…
Talk on ‘History of Elements’
December 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Kalasuruchi and Kutuhali have jointly organised a talk on ‘From Panchabhutas to Platinum – History of Elements’ by Praveen Kumar Sayyaparaju, Chief Strategy Officer and Head, Education, SVYM, Mysuru, on Dec. 10 between 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm. The talk, organised as part of ‘Science Sanje’ programme, will be in Kannada and English. After…
Senior Kannada Film Director Bhagavan hospitalised
December 6, 2022Bengaluru: Senior Kannada film director Srinivasa Krishna Iyengar Bhagavan, popularly known as Bhagavan, has been admitted to Jayadeva Hospital in Bengaluru, following age-related aliments. Born to a Tamil Iyengar family at Mysuru in 1933, Bhagavan started acting in dramas as a youth and entered the film industry as an assistant to Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri in…
A tourist’s view of Kashmir: Heaven on earth…! —1
December 6, 2022Om Namah Shivaya’ be the invocation because according to a book by N.K. Singh titled ‘Saivism in Kashmir’ the first religion of Kashmir was Saivism — worship of Shiva. I purchased the book at the Srinagar (capital of Kashmir) Airport on my return journey from Kashmir after a week’s sojourn, on 3rd December, last Saturday….
Road humps needed at Abhishek Circle in Hebbal
December 6, 2022Sir, Of late, Abhishek Circle in Hebbal is witnessing heavy traffic from all four directions. Vehicles, especially cars and two-wheelers coming from Vijayanagar Water Tank side to Abhishek Circle are coming at high speed and they do not bother to slow down near the Circle but move fast towards Ring Road side. Similarly, vehicles coming…
Mahadevappa
December 6, 2022Mahadevappa (78), brother of Mysuru’s Sri Hosamutt President Sri Chidananda Swamiji and a resident of Mudukanapura village in T. Narasipur taluk, passed away yesterday at the village. He leaves behind four daughters, one son, family members and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the village yesterday evening.
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