Kannada, Andhra leaders demand classical language status for Kannada and Telugu (New Kerala)

By Pratibha Verma, New Delhi, July 19 : Several ministers and leaders of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Saturday strongly pitched for conferring the 'Classical Language' status for Kannada and Telugu languages at a seminar here.

Seminar at New Delhi for Classical status to Kannada and Telgu (New Kerala)

Bangalore, Jul 16: A one-day Seminar on Classical Status to Kannada and Telugu Languages will be held in National Capital New Delhi on July 19, The Seminar was organised jointly by Kannada University, Hampi, Kannada Development Authority (KDA), Delhi Karnataka Sangha, New Delhi, Dravidian University, Kuppam and R S Telugu University, Hyderabad.

Masterplan for conserving world heritage monuments in Old Goa (New Kerala)

Panaji, Jul 17: Facing a threat of delisting from the category of world heritage monuments by the UNESCO, the Goa government is preparing a master plan for Old Goa where more than half a dozen monuments are located.

Renowned climbers kick off Mountain Festival (Squamish Chief)

Some of the best climbers from around the world have descended in town for the Squamish Mountain Festival. The event opened Wednesday (July 16) with a night of photography and film at the Eagle Eye Theatre headed by local great Matt Maddaloni and the renowned Sonnie Trotter.

A seminar on Classical status for Kannada and Telugu Languages (New Kerala)

New Delhi, July 16 : Delhi Karnataka Sangha is organizing a seminar on the Classical Status for Kannada and Telugu languages in the national capital on Saturday (July 19).

Kuvempu varsity to offer MTech in Nano (Deccan Herald)

Exploring intelligence beyond rote learning Burdening children with lessons, projects, examinations may soon be replaced with children's interest of learning by exploring the Multiple Intelligences (MI) latent in them...

Performing art preceding plastic art (The Hindu)

Professor Iegor Resnikoff of the University of Paris is an expert in acoustics. His specialization is the study of the acoustics of concert halls, auditoria and churches. The latter are of particular interest because many of them have been ...

Road to development (Deccan Herald)

Kanakapura Road, once the backyard of nature, is today a concrete jungle. The approximately 55-km stretch that starts from Kalasipalyam, leads up to Kanakapura. The road once known as Kankanhalli Road, was covered with forest area. In fact some residents remember the days when tigers were found near Thalagathapura, a village that falls on this road.

Letters @ hindustantimes.com (Hindustan Times)

Apropos of Preeti Singh Saksena’s article Death on demand (July 4), it is the middle-class and poor who suffer the most in private and government hospitals. For example, putting critically ill patients on ventilators has become a profit-making mechanism in many hospitals.

Saturday, July 5, 2008 (Deccan Herald)

GENERAL The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India: Inauguration of Diamond jubilee State-level conference by Governor Rameshwar Thakur, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Hosur Road, 9.30 am.