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Mysore Airport
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has okayed a proposal to build an airport in Mysore and the state government would allot 175 acres for the project, according to industries and infrastructure minister P G R Scindhia (April 4, 2005)
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Mysore’s wood inlay artwork
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Craftsmen migrated, some 200 years ago, from Persia to Srirangapatna. They did carvings in wood, using deer horn. Example – Srirangapatna palace doors. Inlay work initially deployed to embellish wooden boxes, tray, mirror frame and teapoy. The craftsmen shifted from Srirangapatna to Mysore wi...
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Biomass tech-talk at NIE
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National Institute of Engineering (NIE) will host (Nov.14/15) a workshop on the role of biomass technology in meeting energy needs. Farmers, NGOs, industry, academic institutions and those working on tech-application in rural areas can benefit from the two-day workshop. Its focus is on specif...
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E-learning: A Mysore initiative
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Mysore-based Raman International Institute of Information Technology has come up with a software package – IT Kids – to initiate students as well as teachers into information and communication technology. The package comprises exercises, puzzles, quiz, and crosswords with illustrations. Te...
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Mysore in the Award-winners list
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The Dharam Singh regime, by its own admission, has been ‘liberal’ in dealing out Rajyotsava award. This year’s tally is 127, of which Mysore accounts for a measly eight. And we don’t figure anywhere in several categories such as fine arts, sculpture, science, education, information & technol...
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Bahurupi Theatre Festival
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Six-day annual festival starts Dec.8
Theme: ‘Desi culture’
Players: Rangayana director, Mr Chidambare Rao Jambe, reports confirmed participation of 25 troupes – from Karnataaka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Orissa, West Bengal, Manipur, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Delhi; ...
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Showcase Mysore, Girija Does it with Paintings
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The Mysore style of paintings, like the Tanjaur style, is a distinct art form that dates back to 1525 A D, and had flourished during the days of Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. It has since seen many ups and downs, more downs than ups, until a group of young artists of Mysore, notably M Girijia, ch...
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History, Minted in Gold & Copper
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Numismatist V Raghurama Reddy put on show recently his collection of the Mysore Wadiyar dynasty coins. And Mr Reddy, retired PRO of Bharat Electronics Ltd., chose the Bangalore Palace as venue for the display. (Are folks in Mysore Palace reading ?) As a public relations man Mr Reddy knew how to packa...
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Infosys China Agenda
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Infosys has taken up a programme for training 100 students from China at its global education centre, Mysore. The company has recruited teachers from the Chinese Language School at Tangra, Kolkata. The school is run by the Indian Chinese Association for the benefit of Indians of Chinese ori...
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Mysore and Ooty road names
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Is there any website or any publication which will give me Mysore and Ooty road names with their original names as well. As the names keep changing it is difficult to know of any location - even new maps mostly show old names.
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'Aparoopa' home museum
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Retired bank employee M V Lakshminarayan has had a life long passion for collecting things - stamps, coins, currency notes, war medals and photographs. And for long they remained in his closet, seen only by friends and family, till a German friend persuaded Lakshmi to display his priceless collect...
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Raman Boards Makes it to China
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Mysore-based Raman Boards Ltd. is setting up its unit in China for manufacture of transformer boards and moulded parts. The company's Shanghai office has finalised acquisition of an industrial plot for its fully-automated manufacturing plant at Jiaxing in the Zhejiang province of eastern Chin...
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KNOW YOUR MYSORE
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Six-lane Road to Srirangapatna: There are plans to widen the first 18 km on the Mysore-Bangalore road, upto Srirangapatna, into a six-lane highway, according to public works minister H D Revanna (May 30, 2005). The four-lane road, now being laid and scheduled for completion by June-end, has been d...
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A Mysorean With Georgian Connection
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Dr Bhamy V Shenoy, widely known in Mysore for his consumer activism, happens to be a globally recognized energy expert. I persuaded him to jot down some salient points from his experiences in Georgia, if only because 1) project consultants here could discern certain similarities in the scenario sk...
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Solar Lamps on Hire
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Pavement hawkers at Gandhi Square can rent a solar lamp for Rs.10 per evening. Using kerosene lamp costs them Rs.25. An inverter entails an investment of Rs.11,000. Apparently, a solar lamp makes sound business sense for the hawkers, entrepreneurs Jayaram and Rajendra, who have set up the solar la...
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Ashika's Day Out at the Zoo
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A fledging tourism information fortnightly - 'In & Around Mysore' - has done a random sample survey that says a majority of visitors to the zoo are not aware of a 'Touchscreen' kiosk on the premises to access info on the Mysore zoo at the mere 'touch of their finger-tips'. The survey done in May reve...
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wireless in Mysore
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Have you heard about WiFlynet? WIFIyNET brings you wireless internet connectivity to Mysore. Dedicated connectivity and transfer speeds upto 11Mbps covering the entire city.
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BSNL Broadband Connectivity
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We could expect to have broadband Internet connectivity, citywide, from April 2005, said BSNL general manager T K Chandrashekar at a Q & A following his talk at the Institution of Engineers (March 10, 2005). For registration access www.bsnl.co.in.
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Chinese Are Coming
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'Made-in-China' silk saris are reported to be on sale in the US, Singapore, Dubai and elsewhere, posing a threat to the market for Mysore crepe silk, Banarase and Kancheepuram among NRIs. And the Chinese powerloom-woven silk, of superior quality, is priced much lower. Mysore crepe has been a maj...
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INTERNET CAFE
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BROWSING CENTER
INTERNET, D.T.P., FAX, E-MAIL, SCANNING & PRINTOUTS
# 39, 1st Floor, Lansdowne Building, K.R.Circle, Mysore-570 024
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Body donar Gangadhara Rao
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K Gangadhara Rao, 80, goes door to door distributing informative leaflets and interacting with those who care to listen. His mission is to educate people to see the need for donating body for transplant and medical research. He cites an American transplant surgeon who believes that a body donar can...
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Bonsai Garden in Mysore
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India's largest Bonsai garden, with a collection of 250 trees, has been developed at Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetha, at the initiative of Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamy. The gardan, with Bonsai species brought from China, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, West Indies, Australi...
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Lady Ayurvedic Healer at Mysore
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ONCE A PATIENT, NOW AN AYURVEDIC HEALER
Ms Radha Malappa, a Housewife in Mysore, is a renowned Ayurveda Doctor. Practising from her home, Vaidyanatha Kuteera in Bannimantap, Mrs Radha is a winner of many awards, including the prestigious Karnataka Government's Kittur Rani Chennamma award,...
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Wanted: Volunteers with Flair for English
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N S Soundar Rajan, who has taken the initiative to help rural school children with English language skills, would like to hear from volunteers with two or three hours to spare daily. His focus is on government primary school children near Mysore with little exposure to written and spoken English. Mr...
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Info kiosks at tourist spots
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Bhavana Trust and MATF have taken the initiative to set up a network of information kiosks at various tourist spots and also at the railway station and the main bus stand. The first of the kiosks, Mysore Visitor Information Centre (MVIC), has opened at the zoo, where visitors could get guide books on t...
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Mysore Tour on Rs.20
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KSRTC has started a hop-in-n-out service connecting places of tourist interest. Frequency of bus service - 30-40 min. Fare - Rs.20 for travel as you please on this tour circuit.
Starting from the city bus stand the tourist circuit covers Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore Palace, the Zoo, Karanji Lake, C...
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Tipu's Death Anniversary
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May 4, 1799 - Tippoo of Mysore is killed at Seringapatam and his kingdom is divided between Britain and the Nizam of Hyderabad in India. - 'On this Day' (04 may, 2005) - Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
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Four-Lane Way to Bangalore
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The 140-km Mysore-Bangalore four-lane highway is slated for completion by November, says public works minister H D Revanna (April 27, 2005). The streatch from Srirangapatna to Bangalore should be ready by July-end. Daily traffic is estimated at 400,000 vehicles. The number was 8000 in 1995.
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'Mysooru Mithra' is 25
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Kannada daily 'Mysooru Mithra', which celebrates 25th anniversary, first hit the news-stands on April 16, 1980. About its early days 'Mithra's' sister publication 'Star of Mysore' wrote:
Local newspapers those days could not afford teleprinters. They sourced news from radio, a skeleton new...
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Makkaj Chowka shopping mall
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The city mayor has announced plans to construct a 800-shop commercial complex at Makkaj Chowka, with parking space for 1000 vehicles. The project has been under consideration for 40 years, if one were to go by The Hindu report (April 14, 20005). This must be some sort of a record in non-action for any m...
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