Captures the nuances of Shakespearean language Macbeth, staged by ‘Parivartana Theatre Troupe’ at Kiru Rangamandira was a near perfect combination of a good translation, creative direction, lighting, music and spirited acting coming together. While the story of Macbeth is well-known to most, it is the language, both of the word and the action on the…
‘Mellusire Savigana’ aids Kodagu flood victims
October 7, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar inaugurated ‘Mellusire Savigana’ musical event by Vidyullahari Association held recently at Kalamandira. “Organising such programmes gives an opportunity to listen old songs. I appreciate the decision of the organizers to donate the funds collected to flood relief activities at Kodagu. I had worked as Assistant Commissioner at Kodadu….
Excel in ‘Triathlon’ technical contest
October 7, 2018Mysuru: B. Namratha and Javeriya Firdose, 3rd Semester students of CSE Department, GSSSIETW, have bagged 1st prize (Rs.3,000) in the technical competition ‘Triathlon’ organised by the Mechanical Department of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) at the VVCE premises recently. Also, K.B. Sindhu and B. Surabhi, 3rd Semester students of ECE Department of GSSSIETW bagged 3rd…
Dasara Film Festival in city from Oct.10 to 17
October 7, 2018Mysuru: Dasara Film Festival will be held in city from Oct.10 to 17. The festival will be inaugurated on Oct.10 at 10.30 am at a function to be held at Kalamandira here with Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy President Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President S.A. Channegowda, Actors Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Vijayaraghavendra, Harshika Poonacha, Parul Yadav, Rishab…
Man sentenced for threatening parents of girl
October 7, 2018Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced a man to two years imprisonment besides imposing a penalty of Rs.5,000 for threatening the parents of a girl whom he was seeking friendship. S. Madesha is the one who was sentenced. Madesha was allegedly pestering a girl to fall in love with him. When the girl’s parents asked…
Man arrested, LPG cylinders seized
October 7, 2018Mysuru: The CCB Police, who arrested a man on charges of illegal gas filling, have seized seven LPG cylinders, Rs.3,400 cash and the materials used for the crime, from him. Sameer, 28, a resident of Ghousianagar in city, is the arrested. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a shed on Mohammadiya Road and…
Elected to Photo Journalists’ Association of Bangalore
October 7, 2018Mysuru: The new Committee Members of Photo Journalists’ Association of Bangalore (PJAB) for the year 2018-19 were unanimously elected: President: Mohammed Asad (The Times of India); Vice-President: B.K. Ramesh (Rajdhani News Photos); General Secretary: B.V. Vijaya Kumar (Rajasthan Patrika); Treasurer: T.K. Dhananjaya (Rajasthan Patrika).Committee Members: M.S. Manjunath M S (Prajavani); Shailendra Bhojak (Press Trust of…
A Choultry in News!
October 7, 2018By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, a well-known landmark on the Vinoba Road in Mysuru, was in news, after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced that a hostel for students of the Maharani’s Women’s Arts College will be built there. With his announcement, doubts arose about the future of the 129-year-old Choultry. Will it be…
Life in the woods is bliss
October 7, 2018Caught between humdrum of city life and forest serenity, mahouts and kavadis yearn to return to the jungles By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Naavu Kaadina Makkalu…Kaade namma jeeva…Kaade namma Prapancha… These are the lines sung by women and children of Mahouts and Kavadis. And as they sing the song, elders nod their head in unison. Roughly…
Winners of ‘Selfie with Heritage Building’ contest
October 7, 2018The following are the prize winners of ‘Selfie with Heritage Building’ competition conducted by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Mysuru, as part of Dasara-2018: Meghana J. Banumaiah, Ramakrishnanagar (1st prize); Kalihundi Shivakumar, Ramakrishnanagar (2nd) and B.R. Savita, Indiranagar (3rd), according to a press release.














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