The dwarf variety of areca nut has gained popularity. In coconut too, dwarf variety has been introduced.
We already have dwarf mango varieties. People seem to get attracted towards dwarf varieties of trees which normally grow tall.
Now, a team of the Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, led by Dr M G Nayak has developed a dwarf variant of cashew named ‘Netra Vaman’.
Give him waste tyres, glass bottles or plastic bags, this 24-year-old youth from Mysuru turns them into a piece of art.
Meet Rahul Manohara, a self-taught artist, who is exploring the field of art, besides specializing in making trash into artistic treasures. Using technology as a learning tool, Rahul has honed his skills through the internet.
The State government has assigned ‘industry’ status to the hospitality sector. This is particularly aimed at the revival of star hotels, which have been suffering owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant slowdown in the tourism sector.
Says it can lay 1 km of road on 8-lane project every day; cost escalates further.
Israeli private concern Symba Maz has come forward to fund the 73-km project with eight lanes plus four service lanes, which has now escalated to cost Rs 21,250 crore.
An Indian joint venture, based in Bengaluru, APIC Freeway Pvt Ltd, has submitted its Expression of Interest for implementing the project. It comprises of construction firms AFCONS, STUPS Ltd and Symba Maz.
Troupes from different units of Rangayana from across the State and other theatre groups will present a total of nine plays during the Ranga Navami theatre festival which will begin on Saturday.
Senior Yakshagana artist Puttur Sridhara Bhandary, known for performing “pundu veshas”, passed away at his residence in Puttur in Dakshina Kannada on Friday. He was 75 and is survived by wife, three daughters, and a son.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare K Sudhakar will inaugurate the Kalaburagi regional centre of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) here on Sunday.
Butterflies of Bengaluru by Krushnamegh Kunte and Nitin Ravikanthachari is an initiative by the Karnataka Forest Department (Research Wing), National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), and Indian Foundation for Butterflies, Bengaluru.
Amulya B won the writing awards in Kannada and English at the 17th annual Toto Funds the Arts (TFA) Awards held on February 7. She is the first to win both the awards.
Only 40 Tulu films were released in a span of 40 years till 2011