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Women are second to none, must hold their heads high: Chief District and Sessions Judge

Chief District and Sessions Judge, Justice Hemavati, has said there is no field in which a woman cannot excel.

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Pooja Raghunandan receives Kittur Rani Chennamma State Award

Pooja Raghunandan, a renowned artist and journalist from Hassan, has been awarded the prestigious Kittur Rani Chennamma Award by the state government as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations.

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Hassanite goes global, author’s work shortlisted for International Booker Prize

Veteran writer Banu Mushtaq’s translated collection of short stories titled Heart Lamp (original work: Haseena and Other Stories) is on the list ready for consideration for the International Booker Prize.

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‘Rationalists’ bemoan excessive focus on religion, superstition, call for ‘analytical thinking’

“Understanding events around us with sensitivity and attention helps inculcate a scientific attitude in a person,” H.S. Niranjanaradhya, Principal of Pushpagiri PU College in Tumkur, has said.

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Book on ‘climate change’ to be released on February 23

The city’s Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS) has organized a symposium on the release of the book Do we need climate change these days? published by K.S. Ravikumar and BGVS, as part of the 9th district conference of science activists on February 23, said Ahmed Hagare, executive director of BGVS district unit.

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Kuvempu was a great sage, says Adichunchanagiri Math seer

Rashtrakavi Kuvempu was not only a writer but also a great sage, Dr. Sri Nirmalananda Nath Swamiji, president of the Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthan Math, has said.

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“I Will Tell The Truth” – A play on India’s untold freedom struggles, on January 8

In an attempt to bring out the truth of the freedom struggle, the play ‘I will tell the truth’ will be performed on January 8 at 6 pm at the Hassanamba Art Centre in the city, Kodagu Theatre Trust President Addandda Kariappa has said.

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Grand ‘Nishidhi Mantapa’ for Swastishri Charukirti Bhattarak Swamiji unveiled in Shravanabelagola

“Not enough can be said about Charukirti Bhattarak Mahaswamiji, who settled in the historical area of Shravanabelagola and increased the fame of Jainism in the region,” said Siddhalinga Sri of the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur on Friday.

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Students reminded of the glory that is Kannada

The Kannada language has a history of more than 2,000 years, and Kannada has its own pride of place and identity in the story of the development of Indian languages.

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Meet the royal canines of Hassan

With the aim of creating awareness in the public domain about pets, their needs and challenges faced by owners, the Hassan Kennel Club Association organized its fifth dog show on Monday.