Mysuru: Articulate Festival in its 16th series on Sept. 17, 2017, presented two Bharatanatyam and two Kathak dance segments that enthralled the audience who had braved the insistent rains and came with passion to share the dance artistry with the dancers. Radhika Ramanujan of Bengaluru commenced her concert with a Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s composition in Kamalamanohari…
Samskritotsava at Vijaya Vittala
October 2, 2017Mysuru, Oct. 2- Samskritotsava was celebrated at Vijaya Vittala PU College recently. Renowned Sanskrit Scholar Vid. H.V. Nagaraja Rao inaugurated the programme. In his address, Nagaraja Rao attributed that Sanskrit is a divine language and has its existence from ancient times; it is also the basis of all languages. Sanskrit is not a difficult language…
Romantic songs enthral audience at Kalamandira
October 2, 2017Mysuru: The audience at Kalamandira were taken on a romantic journey through yesteryear Kannada and Hindi songs by a group of singers led by city’s ENT specialist Dr. M.S. Natashekar, yesterday. At first, the singers rendered the song ‘Gajamukhane Ganapathiye Ninage Vandhane’ originally sung by S. Janaki and composed by M. Rangarao and written by…
Generating and gathering data
October 2, 2017Authorities at different levels figure occasionally in media reports carrying out exercises that can gladden the citizens at large. That periodic act is rarely reported upon on the front pages of dailies, not even above the fold-line of inner pages. We are talking of the authorities at Zilla Panchayat and also State Administration levels reviewing…
Moonlight Music concert on Oct. 5: Vidu. Mahalaxmi Shenoy to perform at Suttur Mutt
October 2, 2017Mysuru: A vocal recital by Vidu. Mahalaxmi Shenoy has been organised in the Suttur Mutt premises at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Oct. 5 at 6 pm as part of Moonlight Music Concert-192. She will be accompanied by Satish Kolli on harmonium and Pt. Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla. Artistes’ profile Mahalaxmi Shenoy is a…
Sri Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti on Oct. 5
October 2, 2017Mysuru: Sri Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti-2017 has been organised at Kalamandira in city on Oct. 5 at 12 noon under the aegis of the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, SC/ST Welfare Department, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Nayaka Community associations/organisation of Mysuru Taluk and City. District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will…
KSOU closure: Is there an invisible role of private parties, Universities?
October 2, 2017Sir, The Higher Education Minister has stated on Thursday (Sept. 28) that the State government was considering closure of KSOU more than four years after cancellation of its recognition by UGC. Every private University in the country thrives. The State and the Centre being governed by different political parties seems to have come in the…
Zoo animals adopted
October 2, 2017Mysuru: Following persons have adopted the animals of Mysore Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the Adoption Fee: R. Chandrashekar, Chennai – Leopard Cat – Rs.5,000; Ameya Arvind, Bengaluru – White Peacock – Rs.3,500; Aeshan Rudra Urs, Mysuru – Parrot – Rs.2,000, according to a press release from the Zoo Executive Director.
Three killed, two injured after falling from scooter
October 2, 2017Sargur: Three persons including a girl were killed while two others sustained serious injuries, when they lost balance and fell from the scooter in the dark near Swami Vivekananda Hospital here yesterday. While the deceased have been identified as Kaushalya (16), Praveen and Yashwanth (12), the injured have been identified as 25-year-old Shivamurthy and 10-year-old…
Doctors begin dharna
October 2, 2017Mysuru: In a bid to register their opposition to frequent attacks on hospital staff including doctors in the State, about 150 doctors from various hospitals and clinics staged a day-long dharna in city this morning. This was part of nation-wide dharna called by Indian Medical Association (IMA). The doctors, headed by IMA Mysuru Chapter President…















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