The six-day Annual Jathra Mahotsava of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji will be held from Feb.1 to 6 at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk. The Jathra Mahotsava is celebrated every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Founder of the institution. Around eight to ten lakh devotees from across the State are expected…
Volvo S60 Petrol to be Launched in India, Diesel Given a Miss
January 30, 2019Volvo confirms the launch of the brand new S60 sedan for the Indian market. The new model is expected to be launched in the late months of 2019. Similar to the global release, the S60 sedan which is up for launch in India won’t be offered with a diesel engine. The Volvo S60 sedan is…
Treating victims of poisoning cases: 24×7 Poison Information Centre at JSS Hospital
January 27, 2019By Dr. M. Suresh Babu and Dr. L. Umesh The society watched with horror the prasadam poisoning in the mass food poisoning case in Kichuguth Maramma Temple at Sulwadi village of Hanur taluk recently where over 17 people died and many more were admitted to various hospitals. Sadly, some people lost their lives even before…
“There is shortage of teachers not only in India but all over the world”
January 25, 2019Says Educationist Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna, Chairman & Founder-Principal, NPS Group of Institutions By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: You are running nine schools including the one in Mysuru, Chennai and Singapore. What is the mantra? K.P. Gopalkrishna: At present we have stopped all the expansions even though many entrepreneurs are approaching us to…
“There is shortage of teachers not only in India but all over the world”
January 24, 2019Says Educationist Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna, Chairman & Founder-Principal, NPS Group of Institutions The word education encompasses many things apart from just acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits. This is where the importance of school education comes in because all the things learnt at that stage will probably shape one’s life. Hence, the role…
Of hunger in heaven
January 24, 2019By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In traditional belief, there is only one heaven. This concept of one heaven comes from monotheistic religions. So, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism speak of one heaven, where souls go after death, if one has been true to the way of God. However, in Hinduism, there is…
Annual Status Education Report-2018
January 21, 2019Children from government schools studying in Std. III, Std. V and Std. VIII can read a Std. II level text better than their counterparts in private schools. The 13th Annual Status Education Report (ASER-2018) of Karnataka State was released recently in Mysuru by Ashvini Ranjan, Managing Trustee, Pratham Mysore. Facilitated by Pratham, ASER is carried…
An evening with music…
January 21, 2019By Dr. Rama V. Bennur Gayana Sabha, the new music Sabha of Mysuru, had organised a fine Hindustani classical vocal concert on the occasion of releasing of a CD of Vidu. Shreemathi Devi on the 4th of January at Vasudevacharya Bhavana. Ustad Faiyaz Khan gave a memorable concert on the occasion. Shreemathi Devi, an upcoming…
Lively and Interactive
January 21, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan City ‘s ‘Bhushan Academy’ presented a Bharatanatyam recital in memory of Lalita Murthy, wife of senior art patron K.V. Murthy on her birth anniversary. Badari Divyabhushan, grandson of cine star of yesteryears Kalyan Kumar, and his wife Anjana Bhushan performed ‘Ramabhyudayam’ for Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 9th of December. Badari…
Christmas Kalanchoes: The ‘Winter Delight’
January 20, 2019Text & photographs by Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy, Scientist Mob: 97429-91057 e-mail: [email protected] During the late winter, local plant nurseries are flooded with an innumerable variety of foliage and flowering annuals. Among these, Kalanchoes with blooms in multitude of colours stand apart. They are eye-catching and most sought after plants known for their fleshy leaves and…
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