Mysuru: Mumbai’s famous violinist Dr. N. Rajam has said that if we have to preserve the culture of music then the only way is to follow the Gurukul system. She was speaking after being conferred the Honorary Doctorate by Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, as part of the ‘World Music…
Who benefits from Music University in Mysuru…!
June 22, 2017Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) leader and former Minister Basavaraj Horatti wondered for whose benefit the Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University had been set up in Mysuru. He was participating in a discussion on the Karnataka Universities (Amendment) Bill 2017 in the Council here yesterday and questioned how much the ordinary people…
Annual Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church
June 22, 2017Bishop Rev. Dr. K.A. William to inaugurate grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Mysuru: The Annual Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Srirampura 3rd Stage, will be held on June 27 at the church premises. As a prelude to the celebrations, flag hoisting will be held on June 24 (Saturday) at 5.30 pm….
New Delhi meeting turns positive for KSOU
June 22, 2017New Delhi: Over 90,000 students from Mysuru and other parts of the country who have taken up distance education courses from the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will finally get relief as positive signals are emerging out of a meeting held in New Delhi yesterday between the KSOU authorities and the UGC officials. The UGC…
MLA performs guddali puja for construction of houses to poor
June 22, 2017Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar today performed guddali puja for 25 houses to be constructed for the poor at Ashokapuram here. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said that a total of 1,329 houses would be constructed at various localities in city under Rajiv Awaz Yojana (RAY). Giving the list of number of houses to…
Sign language as land’s lingo
June 22, 2017Public speakers of a not-too-distant past in the land, irrespective of the language they spoke, have carved a niche for themselves in a distinct class as orators. The range of subjects they chose and presentation of their thoughts have not only been published by the periodicals of their times but also have been preserved in…
Pramoda Devi appears before Lokayukta
June 22, 2017Bengaluru: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar appeared before the Lokayukta here yesterday and recorded her statement with regard to the five-acre land in Alanahalli in Mysuru belonging to the royal family. She appeared before Lokayukta Justice Vijayalakshmi Devi and gave her statement. Late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar had filed a complaint in 2013 alleging that the then…
Badminton: Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth enter 2nd round in Australian Open
June 22, 2017Newly-crowned Indonesia Open champion K. Srikanth and title-holder Saina Nehwal progressed to the second round with contrasting wins at the Australian Super Series on Wednesday. Olympic silver-medallist P.V. Sindhu and Singapore Open Champion B. Sai Praneeth also entered the second round but it was curtains for four other singles player, including giant-slayer H. S. Prannoy….
Dewan Rangacharlu indeed needs a statue
June 22, 2017Sir, Prof. AVN’s article “Remembering Dewan C.V. Rangacharlu” with the editorial note is most welcome (SOM dated June 19). I had met a close relative of Rangacharlu fifty years back in Hyderabad who had expressed similar sentiments that was much needed to remember the late Dewan who introduced democratic representative assembly in the State and…
R.T. Nagar provisional site allottees list disappoints many
June 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has published the provisional list of site allottees for Rabindranath Tagore Nagar or R.T. Nagar. The list has been published on the notice boards of MUDA, providing an opportunity for the site aspirants to check if their names are in the list or not. The R.T. Nagar Layout…















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