The Education Programme under ‘Do & Learn’ series on Gond and Warli Tribal Painting from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra respectively, organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), National Museum of Mankind, Mysuru, which is underway at Wellington House on Irwin Road in city from Oct.12, will conclude today. The training, aimed at popularising the Indigenous…
India to spend Rs. 99 lakh crore on infrastructure in next five years: FM
October 21, 2019Washington: As part of its goal to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, India plans to spend USD 1.4 trillion (Rs. 99.52 lakh crore) on its infrastructure in the next five years, Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman said. Addressing the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on Saturday,…
Mysuru city turns Crater Capital with deplorable roads
October 21, 2019Mysuru: At a time when Swachh Survekshan, which ranks cities based on cleanliness, is just three months away and a time when the civic agencies and District Administration want to reclaim the ‘Cleanest City’ tag that was awarded to the Heritage City in the first two editions of the Survekshan, scores of roads are riddled…
Gift from India: President unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Philippines
October 21, 2019Manila: President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Manila, marking the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation and hoped that future generations would be inspired from his legacy of compassion, truth and ethics. President Kovind took part in the event at the Centre for Peace Education in…
Dr. Sudha Murty to get ‘Kannada Ratna’ Award
October 21, 2019Bengaluru: Non- Resident Kannadigas in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava at Heartland International School, Dubai Medan Nad al Shiba, on Nov.8. It will be 16th Rajyotsava in Dubai and this year, Infosys Foundation Chairperson Padma Shri Dr. Sudha Murty will be conferred ‘Kannada Ratna Award for 2019.’ Sudha Murty will also be…
Medal-winners in Sports
October 21, 2019Mysuru: The following students of East West International School have excelled in various sports: B.S. Chethanashree (Grade 9) has won Silver medal in Taekwondo at the recently concluded CBSE Inter-School Sports and Games Competition (South Zone-II) held at Belagavi and she will be taking part in the National-level Competition to be held in Uttar Pradesh…
‘Dr. Basavaraj analysed Vachana Sahitya innovatively’
October 21, 2019Mysuru: “Littérateur Dr. Basavaraj was able to analyse Vachana Sahitya through a different angle,” said Kannada Development Authority former Chairman Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah. He was speaking at the valedictory of the National Seminar organised as part of L. Basavaraj birth centenary celebrations organised by Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and…
‘Economic crisis will trigger a Quit NDA Movement’
October 21, 2019Mysuru: “With economy of the country reaching a deplorable state, people should launch a Quit NDA Movement,” suggested retired University of Mysore Professor Mahesh Chandra Guru. He was speaking after inaugurating a Seminar on ‘Economic State of the Country’ organised by Zilla Kayaka Samajagala Okkuta at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday. Coming down heavily on…
Agri Expo at Bengaluru from Oct.24
October 21, 2019Mysuru: The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, in association with various other Government Departments and agencies, will be holding a four-day agri-expo (Krishi Mela) at Gandhi Krishi Vijnana Kendra, Hebbal, Bengaluru from Oct.24 to 27. The expo will feature demonstrations on farming practices and methods, horticultural crops, millets and cereals, climate change, rain water harvesting,…
Police trainees get hands-on CPR training
October 21, 2019Mysuru: Cauvery Heart and Multi Specialty Hospital, Siddarthanagar in association with Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, Mysore City Branch, conducted a two-day workshop on CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), basic life support, emergency first aid and trauma care at the Police Training School located at Jyothinagar here recently. During the workshop, the participants were given hands on training…












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