The event has over 80 participants from over 15 Indian States
As the tourism sector slowly gets on recovery mode, the Bengaluru edition of India International Travel Mart-2021 began here on Friday.
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** Villagers get ready for Udusalamma fest ritual
Residents of Hariharapura and neighbouring villages in Holenarsipur taluk are said to have been making preparations for Sidi, a ritual, which involves inserting hooks into human bodies, as part of Udusalamma festival to be held on April 3.
** Private agency set to handle water supply in Belagavi city
** Bharat Ratna for Cariappa, Thimayya: Rashtrapati Bhavan sends letter to PMO
** Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Hafiz Karnataki
The Urdu writer was chosen for his work Fakr-E-Watan
Shikaripur-based Urdu writer Hafiz Karnataki has been chosen for Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar of 2020. He received the award for his book Fakr-E-Watan, a work on freedom fighters of India.
** A street food hero: How the samosa is a treat for all seasons
Amit Nanwani, who co-founded the startup Samosa Party with Diksha Pande in 2017.
With a centralised cloud kitchen that has automated at least 75% of the process of making samosas, the Bengaluru-based startup offers freshly fried orders in 12 locations across the city, and is planning to expand to Delhi NCR area this month.
Nidhi Singh, who began the start-up Samosa Singh in Bengaluru with her husband Shikhar Veer Singh in 2016.
** Over 100-year-old HVN bungalow gets a shot at restoration
It was the first residence of H. V. Nanjundaiah, founder-president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, who later donated it to the government to start a girls’ high school
** Theatres see 100% occupancy for ‘Robert’
For the first time in months, a film was running to packed houses on the weekend.
Darshan starrer Robert, which was released on Thursday, has got the biggest opening since the lockdown, raising hopes of a revival of fortunes in the Kannada film industry.
** Group of women knit scarves, cowls for Indian soldiers
All these women were united under ‘Knit For Our Soldiers’ WhatsApp group with Sabrina Britto Hougaard as group admin. An 84-year-old Marie D’Souza is the oldest member of the group.
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** All-woman Covid-19 vaccine booth launched in Bengaluru
Karnataka celebrated participation of a large number of women in the war against coronavirus by launching a Pink vaccination booth for them on Monday, coinciding with International Women’s Day.