Nagaraj Rao

Hindustani vocalist Nagaraj Rao Havaldar of Hospet in Bellary district has been selected for Sangeeta Ratna Award-2011 instituted by Salt Lake Cultural Association (Kolkata).

Renowned educationist professor M R Nagaraj Rao, popularly known as M R N Rao, who spent hundreds of hours delivering free lectures to students, has breathed his last. He was 85.

More than 1,000 rockets were found in slush and mud removed from a well in Nagara village, Hosanagar taluk of Shivamogga district.

District health authorities shut down two private medical establishments for lack of infrastructure and qualified staff on Saturday.

A total of 70 villagers including children who recently had wedding feast were affected by gastroenteritis on Thursday.

Chandan Raj, known for his roles as a child artist, debuts as a hero in the commercial film Rajaratnakara, starring Apsara. The movie revolves around a middle-class Bengaluru guy's journey from arrogance to finding his purpose. Directed by Vikram, the film features action sequences and music by Harshavardhan Raj, with lyrics by V. Nagendra Prasad and Manjunath Rao.

Sunaada Art Foundation on Saturday organized a music festival to pay tribute to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on his being conferred the Bharat Ratna.

Unable to make a breakthrough in the Banashankari temple theft, police have approached the 4th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACCM) court, seeking permission to conduct polygraph tests on the four arrested priests.

Chandan Raj, known for his roles as a child artist, stars in Rajaratnakara, a commercial film directed by Veeresh Bommasagara, alongside Apsara. The movie revolves around a lazy, arrogant middle-class Bengaluru guy and his journey to make a living. It explores Bengaluru's nativity amidst urbanization, featuring action, music by Harshavardhan Raj, and vocals by Vijay Prakash and others.

The Bharatiya Raitha Okkoota (Indian Farmers Federation), Bhadra branch, Davanagere, has urged CM B S Yeddyurappa to deploy rapid action force (RAF) to combat illegal pumping of water from Tungabhadra river.

Daily Kannada soap Maneye Mantralaya will soon go off air. The last episode of the serial is likely to be aired on the coming Saturday (May 18).

Former vice-chancellor of Karnataka Samskrit University Mallepuram G Venkatesh on Thursday stressed the need to promote the ancient Prakrit language, along the lines of the efforts being made to preserve Kannada and Sanskrit.

Pledging his life for the welfare of farmers, minister for rural water supply, sanitation and sugar, said he will fight for the cause of farmers.

A woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus in Mysore on Friday. The district health authorities have confirmed that the death was due to swine flu.

Come Saturday, cardiac care will go to rural areas with a hi-tech touch courtesy, The International Association of Lion's Club, with the formal launch of Lion's Cardiac Centre at J S Hospital, Kotekar, near here.

An 82-year-old home-alone woman was found dead at her residence at Mahalakshmipuram II Stage, north Bengaluru, on Saturday evening. The killers took away two gold chains and a pair of bangles worn by her.

Bangalore Apartment Federation (BAF), which has around 500 apartment complexes as its members, has decided to roll out a medical insurance scheme for domestic helpers. BAF will launch ‘Medical aid for domestic help under residential apartment’ (Madhura) on Sunday. Maids, cooks, drivers, electricians, plumbers, gardeners and others who work in apartments can benefit from it.

The art of translation is yet to get its due recognition , but the figure of close to 3,40,000 books sold by Karnataka Anuvada Sahitya Academy in the last three months is an accurate indicator of its popularity.

“Say no to drugs, yes to running shoes,” was the message some 3,000 runners, mostly students of Manipal Academy of Higher Education and other local colleges spread on Sunday morning. They ran five kilometres to create awareness on the menace of drug abuse. The event was the culmination of two-month long campaign by the Udupi district police. The run was flagged off by Dr H S Ballal, pro chancellor, MAHE and Laxman B Nimbarg, superintendent of police, Udupi.

"Say no to drugs, yes to running shoes," was the message some 3,000 runners, mostly students of Manipal Academy of Higher Education and other local colleges spread on Sunday morning. They ran five kilometres to create awareness on the menace of drug abuse.

On Tuesday, its revenue hit a record Rs 7.14 crore per day and got a well-deserved pat on the back by transport minister R Ashok.

The high-octane action film will be joined by the National award-winning 'Akshi' at the box office to set up a very exciting weekend for the Kannada film audience.

A water crisis looms over Mahadevapura with over 400 water tankers catering to residents of the area likely to go off road from Monday as part of an indefinite strike.

The detention of two ganja consumers helped Tilaknagar police bust a racket involving five students and two peddlers from Assam. Cops seized 53kg of ganja from them.

BANGALORE: Mute marble granite and sandstone structures that rise from among the ruins of Hampi have lured so many tourists, so much so that they visit this ``island of bliss'' every year. Dozens of these tourists have been distressed about how Hampi is getting deteriorated day by day.

Courage to express oneself truthfully is essential quality of a good speaker,” said Sunney Tharappan, director, College for Leadership and HRD. Courage gives quality to a speaker.

The ban on smoking in public places is, most evidently, not being implemented successfully.