Five-day Niranthara Ranga Utsava held Mysore/Mysuru: Actor-turned-MLC and former Minister Umashree assured to draw the attention of Government, especially Kannada and Culture Minister, towards encouraging the field of theatre. She was speaking during the valedictory of Niranthara Ranga Utsava, organised by Nirantara Foundation at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira here yesterday. Being an artiste, Umashree said…
Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival Seminar: ‘Women hating women is more worrisome,’ says Umashree
January 18, 2019Mysuru: “I have no hatred towards men as most of the time they support us. But what is worrying is women hating women and if this stand or trend changes, then there could be much more gender equality,” said former Minister and actress Umashree. She was speaking at the ‘Gender Equality’ seminar organised as part…
‘Sahityashri Award-2017’ conferred
March 30, 2018Writer Dr. V. Munivenkatappa, a resident of Kuvempunagar, who was conferred ‘Sahityashri Award-2017’ by Karnataka Sahitya Academy at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru recently, is seen with Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree, Director N. R. Vishu Kumar, Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Manu Baligar and litterateur Prof. Aravind Malagatti. The award carries a cash prize of…
Kittur Rani Channamma Awardee
March 13, 2018Rachana Mahesh (second from left), Managing Director, Edukare ITES, Mysuru, receiving Kittur Rani Channamma Award-2018 given by the State Government at a function held in Bengaluru as part of International Women’s Day on Mar.8. She received a cheque for Rs.25,000 from Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree.
Dist. Co-op. Banks, Societies to offer Rs. 2 lakh interest-free loan to women
September 25, 2017Mysuru: District Co-operative Banks and Societies will offer interest-free loans up to Rs. 2 lakh to women, said Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree. She was speaking after inaugurating Mahila Dasara organised by the Women and Child Welfare Dasara Sub-Committee and later launching the Exhibition organised by the Sthree Shakti Self Help Groups at J.K….
Minister Umashree to inaugurate Dasara Kannada Book Expo
September 20, 2017Mysuru: Dasara Kannada Book Exhibition will be organised from tomorrow till Sept.29 under the aegis of Department of Kannada and Culture, Kannada Book Authority and Dasara Sub-Committee at CADA premises here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday, Book Authority Chairperson Dr. Vasundhara Bhoopathi said that the expo would…
Beef-eating row at Kalamandira: Minister Umashree seeks report
June 30, 2017Bengaluru/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree has sought a report with regard to consumption of beef during a function organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira recently. Sources said that Minister Umashree had instructed Kannada and Culture Director M.S. Archana to file a report on the issue which occurred during a seminar organised by one of the…
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