Temples, particularly the shrines of centuries vintage, built by anonymous munis and renowned thinkers credited with philosophical works marked by spiritual ideologies that have endured to this day on the banks of rivers or in their vicinity is common sight in all regions of the country. Karnataka hosts a large number of riverside temples besides…
Anniversary of Kalasparsha Arts School
October 3, 2017Mysuru: City’s well-known Industrialist M. Jagannath Shenoy has said that talent is inherent in every child and it is the responsibility of the parents to unearth it. He was speaking at the first anniversary celebrations of Kalasparsha Performing Arts School at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road here on Sunday. Highlighting the role of…
Create Hawkers’ Street
October 3, 2017Sir, With reference to the recent letter titled “Whither Hawkers’ Zones?” by SOM reader Mirza, I would like to bring to the attention of authorities concerned and public that in Darjeeling a separate street was established for hawkers to do their business and it is one of the tourists’ attractions there. After all, they also…
State-level Convention of Senior & Young Music Scholars in city from tomorrow
October 3, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, Bengaluru and Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, Mysuru, have jointly organised State-level Conventions of Senior and Young Music Scholars at Nada Mantapa in the Ashrama premises on Ooty Road in city from Oct. 4 to 8. The event has been organised as part of 75th Vardhanti of Sri Ganapathy Swamiji. The 48th…
GST making taxes more visible: Excise Joint Commissioner
October 3, 2017Mysuru: “Earlier, that is before the implementation of GST, the taxes were not visible to the public in the way they are now or in the quantum they are now,” said Ravi Kiran Edara, Joint Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, Mysuru. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘GST Law’ organised by Confederation of Indian…
Reckless and impatient driving by KSRTC drivers
October 3, 2017Sir, Indeed our KSRTC has a very skilled fleet of drivers who have proved their ability to drive along some of the most challenging roads in and out of Karnataka. But as I have noticed and heard from many people, the bus drivers of KSRTC (Suvarna Karnataka Sarige and Airavat) are highly impatient on highways…
Onam get-together by Railway Malayali Samithi
October 3, 2017Mysuru: Railway Malayali Samithi, Mysuru, is a socio-cultural organisation of the Railway men hailing from Kerala and working in Mysuru. Railway Malayali Samithi’s 28th annual Onam get-together was conducted at Railway Chamundi Officers Club in Yadavagiri recently. Dr. K.R. Anilkumar, Joint Director/Scientist-F, HoD, Food Quality Assurance Division, DFRL, Mysuru, was the chief guest. Samithi…
Conferring of Ganakala Bhushana and Ganakala Sri titles
October 3, 2017During the valedictory of the State-level Convention on Oct. 8 at 9.30 am, ‘Ganakala Bhushana’ title and Sri Vadiraja Award will be conferred on Vidu. T.S. Vasanthamadhavi and ‘Ganakala Sri’ title and Ramasudha Award on Vid. B.C. Manjunath. While Sri Vadiraja Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 30,000, Ramasudha Award carries a cash prize…
Annual get-together of Nair Service Society
October 3, 2017Mysuru: The annual get-together of Karnataka Nair Service Society was held recently at Chikkamma Niketana Kalyana Mantapa, Kuvempunagar. The programme was inaugurated by Ramachandran Paleri, Chairman, KNSS. MLA M.K .Somashekar was the chief guest. Dr. Manjunath, Chairman, Brindavan Hospital, was the guest of honour. Also blood pressure and blood sugar (random) check-up was arranged for…
BJP’s image dims with economic disruption; Rahul’s image glows with US tour. This is Sonia’s chance to score big
October 3, 2017By TJS George The Congress Party published full-page advertisements in New York to announce a Rahul Gandhi meeting there. It made history by including, alongside the pictures of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira, Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, those of Lal Bahadur Shastri and P.V. Narasimha Rao. Shastri was never recognised during the Sonia years while Narasimha Rao…















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