Bylakuppe: Tibetan monasteries have a different way of education and conducting exams. This is the season of annual exams at Seramey Monastery in Bylakuppe and it is conducted for five days. Over 1,500 monks are appearing for this year’s gruelling tests. Geshema is a Tibetan Buddhist academic degree for monks and nuns. The degree is…
Mysuru : Marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an exclusive stall ‘Gandhi-150’ brought out by the Department of Information and Public Relations was inaugurated at Dasara Exhibition by District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda this morning. Welcoming the visitors to the stall at the entrance is a huge life size sculpture of Gandhiji made from…
Mumbai: Annapurna Devi, doyenne of Hindustani classical music, surbahar exponent and the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar, died at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai yesterday morning. She was 91. She was suffering from respiratory infection and other age-related problems. Annapurna Devi was the daughter of classical music legend Ustad Allauddin Khan and the younger…
Mysuru: The following are the winners of the essay and drawing competition conducted by Mysuru Division of South Western Railway on the theme “Railways & Tourism” as part of Paryatan Parv, a programme to highlight the contribution of rail tourism to showcase the cultural diversity of our country. Essay writing: 1st prize – M.N. Vijayalaksmi,…
Mysuru: Specially-abled children mesmerised the audience with their dance and musical performances at the ‘Special children’s Dasara’ organised by the women and child welfare Department as part of Dasara festivities, at J.K. Grounds here yesterday. Nearly 300 children from 21 schools across the city took part. The event kicked off with students from Mytri Vidyasamsthe…
New Delhi: The President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), Jayant Mammen Mathew, on behalf of the entire community of INS Members, strongly condemns the arrest of Nakkeeran Gopal, editor and publisher of Nakkeeran magazine, purportedly because of the publication of an article that the office of the Governor of Tamil Nadu deemed objectionable. His…
Mysuru: Dr.R.K. Prasad (59), eldest son of legal expert Dr.C.K.N. Raja and a resident of Kuvempunagar, passed away this morning following heart attack. Dr. Prasad, who had gone for a walk today morning, complained of severe chest pain upon returning home, following which he was rushed to a private hospital, where he breathed his last…
Mysuru: Budding artiste Bhumika Madhusudan has been selected to perform at Dasara Mahotsava-2018 and will perform in ‘Geeta Gayana’ at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium here on Oct.16 from 8 pm to 9 pm. She is the daughter of Dr. K. Madhusudan and Lakshmi from Bengaluru. Bhumika will render vocal recitals of old film hits and Bhavageethe….
Mysuru: Festive atmosphere is pervading the entire city as the 409th Dasara celebrations entered the fourth day today. As if to reflect this feeling, the iconic nearly century-old Krishnaraja Boulevard (stretch between the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) and Mysuru Law Courts) turned into a total carnival mood this morning. The occasion was a day-long ‘Mysuru Open…
Mysuru: Over 6,000 people who had come to the Torchlight Parade Grounds to witness the rehearsal of the much hyped Dasara Air Show were left disappointed as they could not see the show as dust covered the entire venue. So severe was the dust that the crowd, including women, children and the elderly ran helter-skelter…
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