300 workers of district take out protest rally Mysuru: As part of the one-day All India Anganawadi workers protest, about 300 Anganawadi workers of various centres in taluks of the district took out a protest rally from Ramaswamy Circle here to DC’s office this morning urging the government to fulfil their long-pending demands. The rally…
City hoteliers hold awareness programme on EPF services
January 17, 2018Mysuru: An interaction and awareness programme on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) organised by Mysuru Hotel Owners Association, Mysuru Hotel Owners Charitable Trust and Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) was held at the Hotel Owners Association premises in Krishnamurthypuram here this morning. The programme was inaugurated by Provident Fund (PF) Department Assistant Commissioner Manoj Prabhu. Speaking…
A Straggler at Ranganathittu
January 17, 2018This bird is a Great White Pelican – Pelicanus onocrotalus, a rare visitor to this region. Very seldom sighted in this part of the country. It is a migratory visitor to parts of Gujarat and Barathpur Lake in North India. Sometimes the birds land up in unconventional locations accidentally. These accidental arrivals are called Stragglers…
Weekend concerts at Nadabrahma
January 17, 2018This weekend Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, has organised two major events. On Jan.18, Smt. Shanta Narasimham Memorial concert will be held at 5 pm. The renowned Malladi Brothers will give a vocal duet accompanied by H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and G.S. Ramanujan on ghata. Profile: Malladi Brothers Sreeramaprasad and…
Demand for books on drama at Bahuroopi
January 17, 2018Mysuru: True to the National Theatre Festival Bahuroopi, the bibliophiles are picking up a lot more books related to drama than the ones on other genre. The Bahuroopi exhibition has three types of stalls — the food stalls, handicraft stalls and bookstalls and all of them have 12 stalls each. Majority of the booksellers said…
Exciting and emotive music of TVS
January 17, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan You are as young as you feel’, says Sangeeta Kala Nidhi T.V. Shankaranarayan (TVS), the 73-year- young senior vocalist of the Karnatak music world, who sang under the aegis of Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 3rd of this month. He was accompanied by H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Tumkur Ravishankar on…
Lingayat leaders to quit Veerashaiva Mahasabha: MLC Basavarj Horatti
January 17, 2018Mysuru: Senior JD(S) MLC Basavarj Horatti, who also heads the Swatantra Lingayat Dharma Vedike, has said that several Lingayat leaders will resign from the Akhila Bharath Veerashaiva Mahasabha in a few days. Speaking to press persons after meeting Hosamutt Seer Chidananda Swamiji here yesterday, Horatti alleged that of late Panchapeetha Seers were severely criticising politicians…
Pet Talk
January 17, 2018By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains about how smartness differs from one animal to other. People would rather eat sheep and goats than dogs because there is this belief that they are brainless and have no emotions. According to the scientists of the University of Cambridge, sheep can even recognise human…
Government employees to stage protest tomorrow
January 17, 2018Mysuru: Urging the Government to ban the new pension scheme, the State Government employees will stage a State-wide protest on Jan. 18. Addressing a press conference at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, State Government Employees Association District President H.K. Ramu said that the protest would be staged at all Taluk and District Centres on Jan. 18…
Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Abhiyenthararu: Film Director M.S. Sathyu to inaugurate National Theatre Festival on Jan.30
January 17, 2018Mysuru: City-based amateur theatre group ‘Abhiyenthararu,’ as a part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations, has organised a National Theatre Festival from Jan.30 to Feb.4. The Theatre Festival features six plays of different languages, music concert, folk music, State-level Seminar, art, handloom and book exhibitions. The Festival will be inaugurated by well-known Theatre & Film Director…













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