Mysore/Mysuru: The day-long Janapara Utsava-2021 got off to a colourful start at Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre) in Kalamandira premises here this morning. The programme was organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, under its special unit scheme. District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurated the programme by playing ‘damaruga’ (two-headed drum) while MP Pratap Simha also…
Mysore/Mysuru: Eleven months after Schools were shut following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in March last year, the physical classes for students of 6th, 7th and 8th standards (Higher Primary classes) began across the district and the State this morning. A fortnight ago, the State Government had given nod for the opening of…
Bengaluru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan and former Minister Ramalinga Reddy were installed as KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working Presidents at a programme held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall here yesterday, taking the total number of KPCC Working Presidents to five. The Congress has three other Working Presidents — Satish Jarkiholi, Eshwar Khandre and Salim Ahmed, who…
Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, former Chairman, Permanent Backward Classes Commission, has urged the State Government to make the caste census survey report got done by the previous Government public and implement the same to ensure social justice for all communities in the State. He was speaking at a function organised in connection with ‘Social Justice…
Mysore/Mysuru: In terms of academic quality, private Varsities are performing better than their public counterparts, opined former University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa. He was speaking at the farewell function of Prof. N.B. Ramachandra of Genetics and Genomics Department, UoM, at Rani Bahadur auditorium here on Saturday. “Lecturers working for private institutions and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Spiritual Guru Mumtaz Ali Khan, popularly known as Sri M, Founder of Satsang Foundation at Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, will deliver the 10th endowment lecture of JSS Mahavidyapeetha Golden Jubilee Lecture Series, at JSS College for Women at Saraswathipuram in city at 11 am on Feb. 23. Sri M will speak on the topic…
Bengaluru: The prestigious Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) – 2021 will be held from Mar. 24 to 31. This was decided at a BIFFes meeting presided over by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa here on Friday last. The theme of this year’s film festival will be “Importance of India’s performing arts.” The CM told the meeting…
July 7 Biology, Mathematics July 8 Physics, Chemistry July 9 Examinations for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga students Bengaluru: The Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will be held on July 7 and 8, according to Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He said, as per the Karnataka-CET-2021 dates, on…
Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that standards in Lalithakala Academies and other Art Colleges are on the decline nowadays, former Administrative Officer of Kendra Lalithakala Academy C.S. Krishna Shetty bemoaned that newspapers too are not giving priority for art reviews and analysis. He was speaking at the Fellowship conferment programme organised by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy at Mini Theatre…
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day training programme on ‘Sensitisation of Zoo Staff on Zoo Management’ organised by Mysuru Zoo, in collaboration with Central Zoo Authority (CZA), New Delhi, began at the Mysuru Zoo premises here this morning. Virtually addressing the training programme, CZA Deputy Inspector General Dr. Sonali Ghosh said that she is happy to note that…
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