Mysuru: It is nearly three years since the member of the erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar had written to the Government about the Bebi Betta land which is a private property belonging to Wadiyar family. However, in spite of waiting for so long, there is no response to the letter. Hence, she has written…
Gone Away: To Germany & Austria – 6: Wah! Munich Oktoberfest !!
November 2, 2017[Continued from Oct. 26] On 17th September we left Berlin for Munich carrying with us the memories of its history, greenery and the several waterfronts: Five rivers run through the city, has six canals that serve as transport routes and I was told it has within its borders 50 lakes. Enough? Do we have a…
God of Craftsmen
November 2, 2017By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist If you were a craftsman hailing from the Gangetic Plains, or from Assam, Bengal, or Odisha, it is quite likely that you would have celebrated Vishwakarma Puja, just towards the end of Pitra Paksha, and just before Mahalaya, the first day of Navratri. Pitra Paksha, when…
‘Science and religion go hand-in-hand towards development’
November 2, 2017Mysuru: Jnanodaya PU College, Saraswathipuram, conducted a Science Fest and Exhibition for students of Class IX and X recently. Dr. C.D. Prasad, retd. Scientist and Engineer, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who was the chief guest, stressed on how science and religion go hand-in-hand towards development. He added that with technological advancement, the younger…
54 achievers receive District Rajyotsava Award
November 2, 2017Mysuru: A total of 54 achievers in various fields including Dr. Bellipadi Satish Rai and Star of Mysore Chief Reporter S.T. Ravikumar received the District Rajyotsava Award at a function organised at Kalamandira here yesterday. The list of awardees also included journalist Koodli Gururaj, photojournalist Anurag Basavaraj, Kannada activists M. Chandrashekar, Siddalingappa, Madhumathi, Ranganath Mysuru,…
NTPC boiler blast toll rises to 26
November 2, 2017Raebareli (UP): The toll in the massive explosion in a boiler at the state-run power giant NTPCs Unchahar plant here has risen to 26, a senior official said this morning. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has taken a break from his ongoing Navsarjan Yatra in poll-bound Gujarat and is visiting Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh…
Two women members nominated to KSOU Board
November 2, 2017Mysuru: Even as the imbroglio of giving recognition to the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) continues, a few other things however, are being set right. The State Government had earlier nominated only male members to the KSOU Board of Management (BoM) and this anomaly was brought to its notice. Rectifying it, it has nominated two…
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana: District Minister holds meeting, releases poster
November 2, 2017Mysuru: With the countdown for the 83rd three-day Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (Nov.24 to 26) begin, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa held a preparatory meeting with top officials at Government Guest House in Nazarbad this morning. Addressing the meeting, Dr. Mahadevappa said that it was Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar who founded Kannada Sahitya Parishat and…
State BJP launches Parivartana Yatra
November 2, 2017Around 3,000 activists take part from Mysuru Mysuru/ Bengaluru: More than 3,000 activists, including leaders, went on bike rally to Bengaluru to attend the flagging off of 75-day BJP State Parivartana Yatra which was flagged off by Party National President Amit Shah in Bengaluru this morning. The activists, belonging to Krishnaraja, Chamaraja and Narasimharaja Assembly…
Shloka Recital and Elocution contests
November 2, 2017Mysuru: Shloka Recitation and Kannada Elocution Competitions will be conducted on Nov.17 and 18 respectively in the Prayer Hall of Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Jayalakshmipuram. Shlokas (7-12) from Chapter 16 is prescribed for the Shloka contest, where the contestants (only from 5 std. to 7 std.) are required to give the gist of Shlokas in English…















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