Mysore/Mysuru: City-based GPIER (Gesture, Posture, Imagination, Expression, Rhythm) amateur theatre troupe, as part of its 30th year celebrations, has organised a five-day National Theatre Festival at Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre) in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road in city from Mar. 27 to 31. The Festival will be inaugurated by Dr. M. Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva’s Education…
Maagha edition of Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava
March 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Maagha’ edition of ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava’ was held on Mar. 16 at the Champaka Academy premises in Ramakrishnanagar, with Bharatanatyam performances from accomplished artistes from Mysuru and Bengaluru. The evening started with Vidushi Dr. Nagalakshmi Nagarajan, Founder of Champaka Academy, Mysuru, presenting a feature based on “Srimad Adishankara’s Kanakadhaara,” that showcased the…
Grand Veena-Violin Programme at Ganabharathi on Mar. 29
March 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi, Mysuru, has organised Veena-Violin programme by Vidu. Dr. S.V. Sahana on veena and Vid. A.P. Srinivas on violin on Mar. 29 at 6 pm in memory of Dr. R. Sundarachar and Saraswathi Rao at Veene Seshanna Bhavan on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar. They will be accompanied by Vid. Arjun Kumar on mridanga and…
‘Every voter must know the importance of voting’
March 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: District Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee Assistant Nodal Officer M. Shantha has said that every voter must understand the importance of voting and compulsorily exercise his/her right to vote in the coming Lok Sabha elections. She was speaking at a training programme organised for taluk level teachers and lecturers at Zilla…
Footpaths around Devaraja Market cleared of vendors
March 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A week following the extensive clean-up of Devaraja Market, where the walkway for over 1,500 shops was cleared of clutter and eviction drive to clear the footpaths surrounding both sides of Sayyaji Rao Road near K.R. Circle and the vicinity of Chikka Gadiyara Market (Dufferin Clock Tower), which were previously bustling with numerous hawkers,…
SSLC exam in district begins: Over 40,000 appear
March 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The first day of the annual SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) exam for the academic year 2023-24 went off smoothly in the city and district this morning. A total of 40,337 students have enrolled for the exam in Mysuru district, who include 634 private students and 1,132 repeaters. The exams were held in 132…
Nirmala Sitharaman refutes State claim of injustice in Central grants
March 25, 2024Ten-year Narendra Modi era has transformed India from despair to optimism: Finance Minister Tax devolution: UPA Vs NDA Tax devolution to Karnataka surged by 258 percent from 2014 to 2024 compared to the 10-year tenure of UPA government. Grants to the States rose by 273 percent during the NDA period. Between 2004 and 2014, Karnataka…
‘Those who made promises should live up to their word’
March 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Without directly referencing the present Congress-led State government or mentioning Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by name, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated that Karnataka’s economy had been flourishing ‘until recently.’ “But now the elected Government in the State is accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not giving them money to run their programmes. If you did…
Karnataka got an interest-free loan of Rs. 7,130 crore after COVID-19
March 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Modi instructed the Finance Ministry to provide interest-free loans to States for 50 years, aimed at bolstering infrastructure development and supporting ongoing projects. “No Finance Commission had recommended, but the Centre decided to give all the States interest-free loans…
Nirmala Sitharaman consistently denies written word: Siddaramaiah
March 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday launched a scathing critique against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accusing her of misunderstanding the principle of fair distribution of funds to the States. Using the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the CM asserted that Nirmala Sitharaman consistently disregarded factual evidence. “One would anticipate the Finance Minister of…















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