Arka Vyapar, an app developed by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) to connect farmers with traders, will be available in Google Play Store by this month-end.
** UoM to get its own community radio station
V-C Hemanth Kumar launches logo of Radio Manasa
If everything goes as planned, the University of Mysore may soon become the first State university to launch a community radio station (CRS) of its own for broadcasting educational-based programmes.
On the occasion of World Radio Day, the logo of the community radio station – Radio Manasa – was unveiled at the Vignana Bhavan here on Saturday
** UoM to get its own community radio station
** The god makers of Kolar: Divine stone sculptors pass art to generations
In a remote hamlet in Karnataka, every household is involved in the art of divine stone sculpture for generations.
** He tells ancient stories written in stone
Monappa’s fascination with history began as a boy growing up in Shirwal village of Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district.
He was awarded a PhD in history by Gulbarga University for his thesis titled ‘The Cultural Study of Inscriptions of Kalaburagi district’ completed under the guidance of Prof P K Khandoba.
** The Wellesley Bridge: 200 years young
When you are over 200 years old, you know you have seen history happening. And you know you have been bridging the yesterdays with the todays.
The Wellesley Bridge, built in Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) in 1804 after the fall of Tipu Sultan in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war, still carries traffic today.
Surviving for more than two centuries, this oldest road bridge spans across the River Cauvery in the island town housing the famous temple of Lord Ranganathaswamy.
** Marie Claire Paris launches its sixth salon and wellness outlet in Bengaluru
** President inaugurates museum dedicated to pride of Kodagu General Thimayya in Madikeri
** India develops its own varieties of gerbera
Now, India has its own gerbera varieties as scientists at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) have developed six indigenous varieties of this flower, used extensively in decorations and bouquets.
** Karnataka village girl defies all odds, bags award for ‘gourd art’ at national Kala Utsav
Chandana A, a Class 9 student of the government high school in GB Saragur of HD Kote taluk, has made the state proud by winning second place in the national-level Kala Utsav, an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. Her artwork helped her bag the award for the state under the category ‘Indigenous Toys and Games’.