Kannada Development Authority Secretary directs Dasara Exhibition authorities Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint by pro- Kannada activist Aravinda Sharma, Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Secretary Dr. Santhosh Hangal has directed Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) CEO to take steps to use Kannada language in lieu of English at the ‘Selfie Spot’ in Dasara Exhibition premises in the city….
Fight inevitable when land, language and water face threat: MP Prasad
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: “Whenever Karnataka faces threat to its land, language and water, Kannadigas must unitedly fight setting aside all the differences,” opined Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad. He was speaking at a felicitation programme to honour Prof. C. Naganna, who was recently conferred Kannada Rajyotsava Award by State Government, at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension…
Tiger menace: MLA GTD visits spot
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following sighting of a leopard at a sugarcane field in Doddakanya village and spotting of tiger in Chikkakanya, Jayapura hobli in Mysuru taluk, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) yesterday visited the spot, where an operation to capture the tiger by the Forest Department is going on and collected details from the Forest officials. The…
Sri Shivarathreeshwara Book Award for Thirthahalli Doctor
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. H.S. Anupama of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district has been selected for Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award (2022) for her book titled ‘Belaginolagu Mahadeviyakka.’ The Award, instituted by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment of JSS Mahavidyapeetha, carries a cash prize of Rs.25,000 and a citation. The Award will be conferred on her at a programme to be…
Kaartika edition of Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava tomorrow
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, is continuing its ambitious initiative of conducting monthly cultural events since June 2023 to showcase Indian performing arts under the banner “Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava.” The ‘Kaartika’ season edition in this series will be held on Dec.2 (Saturday) at 4.30 pm at Champaka Sabhangana, Champaka Academy premises in…
Mystery shrouds death of youth in Kabini backwaters
December 1, 2023Gundlupet: A 25-year-old youth from Gundlupet has died under mysterious circumstances at Kabini backwaters and the body was found on Nov. 29. The deceased youth has been identified as Harshavardhan alias Muthu, son of Satish and a resident of Gundlupet town. He was working at a private company in Bengaluru. On Monday (Nov. 27), Harshavardhan…
Theatre can delve deep into core of poetic reality: C. Basavalingaiah
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Director of Rangayana C. Basavalingaiah has remarked that modern theatre possesses the capability to delve into the core of poetry in its pursuit of truth. He made these statements during the inauguration of a theatre training camp organised by DesirangaSamskruthikaSamsthe at Kalamandira recently. “Efforts should be made by teachers to educate students about…
‘Study books, don’t rely on cellphone, google’
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Retired Professor of Department of Studies in Political Science, University of Mysore, Prof. H.M. Rajashekar advised students to study books instead of relying more on mobile phones and google. He was speaking at a series of lectures organised at the Department of Studies in Political Science titled ‘Indian Constitution and Indian Political System’ to…
Folk scholar calls for American system of education in India
December 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: “Our country which is still following the text-book pattern of education needs to follow the American pattern of education where students are assigned tasks as it will help a lot in enhancing their thinking ability,” opined senior folk scholar Prof. H.S. Ramachandregowda (Hi.Shi. Ramachandregowda). He was speaking after releasing writer Prof. V.N. Shivaram’s book…
Online cheating: Police crack UPI fraud, get money back in minutes!
November 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: UPI or Unified Payments Interface has earned popularity for its user-friendliness interface. It is a single platform that brings many banking services and features under one universal roof. However, with the increased number of transactions happening through UPI, there has been a significant rise in the cases of bank fraud. Dhiraj Kumar Chaubey, a…
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