Mysuru: One of the major highlights of this year’s Dasara Book Exhibition is the ‘Karnataka Grama Charithra Kosha’ brought out by Karnataka Folklore University, Haveri district. It is an ambitious project of the Folklore University to bring out 30 volumes on 36,000 villages across the State. The volumes are on sale and display at Dasara…
Mysuru: Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC), which has been operating Hop-on-Hop-off bus service for the benefit of the tourists to visit various tourist spots in city in a day, has reduced the bus fare to Rs.100 from Rs.150. In a press release, the Managing Director of KSTDC wanted the public to make use of…
Mysuru: Nineteen-year-old M.S. Varsha, a resident of Mysuru, has won the Miss Mysore contest that was organised by the District Administration and the Department of Women and Child Welfare Department. Punith won the Mr. Mysore title. The contest was held at J.K. Grounds and there were more than 25 contestants. A resident of K.G. Koppal…
Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Dasara Exhibition, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has established a ‘Free Legal Information Centre’ at Dasara Exhibition Grounds here. To make the services effective, a judicial officer, working in Mysuru City will be available for consultation at the Information Centre for an hour everyday. Besides, a panel of advocates…
Mysuru: A three-day ‘Dasara Kavi Goshti’ commenced at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in Manasaganagotri here on Friday. About 30 young poets recited the poems composed by them which threw light on social problems, natural calamity, motherly love and other topics. Inaugurating the programme Littérateur Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah recited a poem composed by him explaining the Charms…
Mysuru: The Trilingual Vachana Gayana by Kalaburgi-based G. Chandrakanth drew huge appreciation from the audience at the cultural event held at Kalamandira last Friday. The event was organised as part of Dasara festivities. He sung Basavanna’s Vachanas in Kannada, Hindi and English languages such as ‘Ullavaru Shivalaya Maduvaru’, ‘Nadapriya Shivanembuvaru’, ‘Swami Neenu Shaswatha Neenu’, ‘Kalabeda…
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,…
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