U.S. Srinivasan, better known to a generation of book lovers in Bengaluru as PuVyaSri (Pustaka Vyapari Srinivasan or “bookseller Srinivasan”), passed away late on Monday night.
The 88-year-old passed away in his sleep, said sources in All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), of which he was a member. He has donated his body for medical research.
Aniruddha Saralatthaya, son of Dr. Uday Kumar Saralatthaya and Srividya, from Nidle village in Dharmasthala, will be anointed as the 31st successor of Sri Shiroor Mutt.
Doing their bit to fight the pandemic, Bengalureans are coming together to provide free meals for COVID patients.
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Jaiye aur Bharath ko swachh banaiye’- the clarion call to Parameswaran Iyer by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was enough to unleash the plan to take on one of the world’s toughest projects- Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.
In Method in Madness, published by Harper Collins, Iyer documents his journey in the Indian administration and the challenges he faced. A 1981 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Iyer was Prime Minister Modi’s go-to man for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Philanthropist and social worker Basavarajappa Appa (80), the second son of the seventh Mahadasoha Peetathipathi of Sharanabasaveshwar Samastan Poojya Doddappa Appaji, died after a prolonged age-related illness in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.
U.S. Srinivasan, better known to a generation of book lovers in Bengaluru as PuVyaSri (Pustaka Vyapari Srinivasan or “bookseller Srinivasan”), passed away late on Monday night.
The squadron will operate three state-of-the-art ALH Mk III helicopters — a multi-role chopper with the Shakti engine manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Due to its resemblance to the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, Vidurashwatha later came to be known as the Jallianwala Bagh of the South. Decades later, the village is now a forgotten chapter in the history of the country’s freedom struggle.
The year was 1938 and India’s freedom struggle was at its peak. On the morning of April 25, a group of villages led by leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC) had gathered at an open ground in Vidurashwatha village, close to the now Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border, in Chikkballapur district, to hoist the national flag. Defying prohibitory orders, just as they were proceeding to hoist the flag, police opened fire, killing 32 people and injuring more than 100 others
Former president of Konkani Welfare Association (SJKWA) John Crasta Agrar passed away on Monday, April 19 due to a brain haemorrhage at Meditech hospital in Mira-Bhayandar, Mumbai.
He was originally from Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada and belonged to the Holy Saviour Church, Agrar parish. He was also a social worker and actively engaged in philanthropic services. He operated the Shaun Tours & Travels in Mira Road for over two decades.
Chef Ishmeet Singh Chandiok is familiar to diners in the country from his stints at Hyatt and JW Marriott.
But when he started cooking for his dog Harley, he thought of venturing into the dog food business. This led to Harley’s Corner which is India’s first ready-to-eat wet dog food brand.
The chef, who is a dog lover and a certified canine nutritionist, has a range of gourmet food for canines including activated charcoal treats, beef jerky, subscription boxes for meals, India’s first ‘DIY’ Doggy Cake Kit and much more. We speak to him about the brand: