Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government’s plan of installing the statue of Sir M.Visvesvaraya (Sir MV) alongside that of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in front of KRS dam, several like-minded groups under the banner of ‘Ekapratime Horata Samiti’ staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Monday. Addressing the protestors, Bahujan Vidyarti Sangha…
Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the people of the State support the Government’s plan to install the statues of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Sir M.Visvesvaraya (MV) side by side in front of KRS Dam, Mysuru District Brahmin Association President D.T. Prakash has urged the Government not to backtrack from the plan for any reason. He was speaking…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Government’s proposal to erect Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s statue along with ‘Rajarshi’ Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at South Gate of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has sparked a hot debate and it is led by city historian Prof. P.V. Nanjaraj Urs. The project is ongoing at the Dam and is expected to be completed in…
How can Rajarishi Nalwadi’s and Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s statues be treated equally, questions Historian Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing project of constructing life-size statues of Rajarishi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the patron and the financier of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Sir M. Visvesvaraya (Sir MV), Wadiyar’s Dewan and the Chief Engineer who built the Dam at…
Statues of Nalwadi and Sir MV to be installed near entrance Srirangapatna: Every monsoon season, the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is invariably or rather inevitably in the focus because if it is full to the brim, there is water for South Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. If it is not full, panic grips the entire…
Mysuru: Maintaining that Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s contribution to the society was much beyond the awards that he got during his lifetime, former ISRO Chief A.S. Kiran Kumar has said that Sir MV was the greatest engineer of the country. He was speaking at Sir MV jayanti celebration organised by the Mysuru Chapter of the Institution…
New Delhi: Search Engine Google has dedicated its doodle today to celebrate Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s 158th birthday, who is known to have lived by the phrase, “Work is Worship.” Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya’s birthday is celebrated today as Engineer’s Day. Fondly referred to as Sir MV, M. Visvesvaraya was a world-renowned civil engineer who was a master…
Mysuru: Marking the 157th birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, District Brahmana Yuva Vedike had organised a function at Institution of Engineers this morning. The bust of Sir M.V. at the premises was garlanded by MP Pratap Simha and MLA L. Nagendra. Pratap Simha recalled that the contribution of Sir M.V and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar…
104-year-old bank to be merged with State Bank of India tomorrow The 104-year-old State Bank of Mysore (SBM) is all set to enter the history books tomorrow (Apr.1) when it will be merged with the State Bank India (SBI) as per Government of India notification. Popularly known as the ‘Mysore Bank’ in the Old Mysore…
Sir, KBG’s Abracadabra titled “After a day’s lazing or hard work, let us relax !” (SOM dated Feb.28) made a good reading. His observation that when you do work which you enjoy you don’t feel any fatigue, is very true. It is a source of immense job satisfaction. In this connection, I may mention that…
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