Mysuru: Tomorrow, Dec. 25, is Vaikunta Ekadashi and Vaishnavites celebrate this by visiting Vishnu Temples and entering the Vaikunta Dwara. The festival occurs in the month of Margashira (December – January) during the fortnight of waxing moon is of special significance. This is a major festival of South India celebrated in all the temples of…
Mysuru: Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) Executive Director Dr. L.H. Manjunath inaugurated the newly constructed Office of the South Zone Farm Machinery Custom Hire Centre at Sankalpa Soudha, Kalasthavadi here yesterday morning. In an effort to promote paddy cultivation and harvesting using modern technology, SKDRDP, known for its various initiatives to help the…
Mysuru: Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha President Vatal Nagaraj has called for a ‘Rail Roko’ and ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation on Jan.9, 2021, urging the State Government to withdraw its order on the formation of Maratha Development Corporation in the State. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday after staging a protest in front of City Railway Station,…
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the CBSE Board exams would not be held till February 2021 and more discussion was needed to fix the Board exam next year. Interacting with teachers on Twitter on Tuesday, he said the Board exam situation has been confusing both students and parents as no date has…
Bengaluru: In an effort to enhance the quality of training and evaluation in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), the State Government has decided to hand over the responsibility of conducting ITI exams to Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). On Monday, Secretary of Skills Development Department Selvakumar and Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department Kumar Nayak signed and…
Mysuru: The following achievers from various fields have been selected for the prestigious State-level Hoysala Awards (2019) given by Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga: Dr. Pradhan Gurudatta (Literature and Translation), Padma Shri awardee couple K. Sampath Kumar and Jayalakshmi (Editors of ‘Sudharma’ Sanskrit daily for Sanskrit Journalism), H.R. Chandravadana Rao (Translation), Prof. Morabada…
Mysuru: ‘Yuva Sourabha,’ cultural programmes by young artistes, organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, which began from Dec. 20 in the district, was inaugurated at Kiru Rangamandira in Rangayana premises yesterday. The programme was inaugurated by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunatha Swamy. Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa presided. Rangayana Joint Director…
Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a Veena concert by Vidwan Balu Masthi on Dec. 25 at 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vidwan Sunil Subrahmanya on mridanga. The programme is not a public performance but will only be live on both Ganabharathi Facebook page and Youtube. Profile: Balu Masthi is a performing Karnatak Veena artiste…
Mysuru: A vocal concert by Vidu. Archana L. Rao will be presented online by Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, as the next episode of its “Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama – 2020” series. The concert showcasing young talents will be premiered on its YouTube channel at 5 pm on Saturday (Dec. 26). Profile: Hailing from…
Kochi: Naranipuzha Shanavas, a noted Malayalam film director, died at a private hospital last night following brief illness. He was 37. According to sources, he suffered a heart attack on Dec.21 on the sets of his upcoming film Gandhirajan. He was admitted to KG Hospital in Coimbatore where he went into cardiogenic shock and was…
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