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The Hindu
02-08-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Lecture on dance and music in Hoysala sculptures held in Mysuru
A special lecture on 'Dance and Music Reflected in Hoysala Sculptures' was held at the Seminar Hall, Knowledge Park of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), in association with the Dr. Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj Charitable Society, here on Saturday. Rohit Eshwar from the Department of Ancient History, Archaeology, and Museology, Maharaja's College, Mysuru, delivered the lecture, elaborating on the Hoysala dynasty's sculptures and their cultural significance, which flourished between 11th and 14th centuries. As part of the public lecture series of the charitable society, M. Pushpavathi, director, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, delivered the welcome address and remembered Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj, who served as the director of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH). Theatre personalities H.S. Umesh, Rameshwari Varma, Indira Nair, Ratnamirle, Rangaraju, Srinivas Palahalli and Kemparaju of Niranthara, K.C. Basavaraju, along with members of Vijayalakshmi Basavaraj's family were present on the occasion.
Hans India
01-08-2025
- Science
- Hans India
Scientific beekeeping training concludes
Tadepalligudem (West Godavari): A three-day training programme on scientific beekeeping at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Dr YSR Horticultural University in Venkatramannagudem concluded recently. The workshop, attended by 20 rural women, youth and farmers, including B Tech (Engineering) graduates, focused on various aspects of apiculture, honey extraction methods, and the prevention of diseases and pests affecting bees. During the training, participants gained insights into the importance of beekeeping, different bee species, suitable varieties for rearing, essential equipment, and establishing a beekeeping enterprise. Comprehensive awareness was provided on precautionary measures, management practices, pest and insect control, by-products of beekeeping, propagation, seasonal hive management, honey collection, storage, and marketing. Dr P Vijayalakshmi from Krishi Vigyan Kendra engagingly explained the process of preserving bee eggs, how worker bees produce honey, and how bee colonies protect themselves. She noted that setting up four bee boxes per acre, along with necessary equipment for honey extraction, costs approximately Rs 25,000. Dr Vijayalakshmi highlighted that beekeeping in vacant spaces within horticultural farms can yield up to Rs 1 lakh per acre annually through by-products such as honey, wax, pollen, royal jelly, and bee venom. She also advised that cool areas with 50% shade are ideal for beekeeping, cautioning against establishing bee colonies near orchards sprayed with strong pesticides, railway tracks, or chemical industries. The programme saw the participation of Krishi Vigyan Kendra staff, including Dr Deepthi, ARYA Nodal Officer, and Dr Devi Vara Prasad Reddy, Scientist (Fisheries).
Indian Express
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj booked in Bengaluru realtor's murder, denies role
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj and four others were booked in connection with the murder of a realtor in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. The police identified the deceased as Shiva Kumar alias Bikla Shivu, a resident of Halasuru. Around 8.10 pm on Tuesday, Kumar was standing outside his residence and speaking to his driver, Imran, and friend, Lokesh, when more than eight people arrived at the spot on bikes and attacked him. In her complaint to the police, Kumar's mother, Vijayalakshmi, said she witnessed the murder from the balcony of her house. Vijayalakshmi named K R Puram MLA Basavaraj, alleging he was the mastermind, and Jagadish, Kiran, Vimal and Anil. Basavaraj denied the allegations on Wednesday and said that the development was 'politically motivated'. According to Vijayalakshmi's complaint, Kumar was in the real estate business. In 2023, he had registered the General Power of Attorney (GPA) of a property in his name. Later, he built a compound and a shed, and some workers were staying there, she said. On February 11 this year, Kiran, Jagadish and others allegedly barged into the property and chased the workers in the shed. Then, they allegedly called Kumar and threatened to kill him if he did not give up the property, Vijayalakshmi said in her complaint, adding that since then, Kumar had been getting death threats. Kumar had approached the Bengaluru police commissioner and filed a complaint stating that it was at Basavaraj's behest that the men were issuing death threats, Vijayalakshmi alleged. The police have registered a case under Section 103 (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A police officer said Kumar had a criminal record with many cases against him. 'The property in question falls under the Mahadevapura Assembly segment. What interest will I have there? I don't even know who Shiva Kumar was. If he had complained, alleging that I was behind the death threats, why was I not questioned even once by the police?' Basavaraj questioned on Wednesday. 'I will speak to the home minister asking why my name was added. It appears that it is politically motivated, and I will take the legal route,' he added.
India Today
16-07-2025
- India Today
Man with criminal record murdered in Bengaluru, FIR names BJP MLA as accused
A 40-year-old history-sheeter, Shivakumar alias Biklu Shivu, was murdered by a gang of assailants in Bengaluru on Tuesday victim was reportedly standing outside his house near War Memorial Circle, close to Halasuru Lake, in eastern Bengaluru at around 8:10 pm when eight to nine unknown attackers armed with iron rods and machetes launched a deadly assault. The attackers fled the scene in a white Scorpio vehicle and on two-wheelers after killing police officials including DCP D Devaraj and Joint Commissioner Ramesh Banoth visited the crime scene. They confirmed that Shivakumar had a criminal record with 11 cases against him and a rowdy sheet opened in 2006. An FIR has been registered at Bharathinagar Police Station against former Karnataka Minister and BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, who has been named as the fifth accused in the case. The complaint was filed by Shivakumar's mother Vijayalakshmi, who alleged that Basavaraj conspired with others to eliminate her son over a property to the complaint, Shivakumar was involved in real estate dealings and in 2023, he bought land in Kithagnur and obtained a General Power of Attorney in his name. He constructed a shed on the property and appointed two women, Ashe Jyothi and Hamsa, as her complaint, Vijayalakshmi said that on February 11, this year, two men named Jagadeesh and Kiran forcibly evicted the caretakers, and threatened Shivakumar over the phone and demanded that Shivakumar transfer the property to Jagadeesh's name and warned: 'This area belongs to me. Transfer the said property to my name, or I will not spare your life.'According to Vijayalakshmi, Shivakumar continued receiving life threats over the same matter and filed complaints against Jagadeesh, Kiran, and MLA Byrathi Basavaraj. The victim frequently expressed fear for his life from Jagadeesh, Kiran, Vimal, and Byrathi Basavaraj to his family July 15, at around 2 pm, Shivakumar returned home, had lunch, and went to rest in the upstairs room. At approximately 7 pm, he made a loud phone call to their car driver Lokesh, demanding to know why he had given his SUV vehicle key to 8 pm, Shivakumar left the house. Vijayalakshmi stepped outside shortly after and saw her son speaking with driver Imran Khan and Lokesh. She went back inside and when she returned she found all three were gone, and that's when she heard she rushed outside, she witnessed eight to nine unknown people attacking her son with iron rods and machetes. When Imran Khan tried to intervene, the attackers hit him as well. Lokesh was recording the incident on his mobile to Vijayalakshmi, she screamed for help and people gathered but the attackers had murdered Shivakumar and fled the scene. The mother stated she could identify the assailants if she saw her complaint, Vijayalakshmi alleged that Jagadeesh, Kiran, Vimal, Anil, and others, instigated by Byrathi Basavaraj, intentionally attacked and murdered her son over the Kithagnur land body was shifted to a local hospital for post-mortem examination.- Ends
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- The Hindu
Karnataka BJP MLA booked in rowdy sheeter's murder
BJP MLA and former Minister Byrathi Basavaraj has been booked in connection with the murder of a realtor, in front of his mother, police said on Wednesday (July 16, 2025). The assailants came in a car and murdered Shivaprakash alias Biklu Shivu, a rowdy sheeter, in Bharathi Nagar in the city on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) night. The former Minister has been booked along with others, based on a complaint filed by the mother of the deceased, police said. Shivaprakash's mother, Vijayalakshmi, in her complaint, said that she saw eight to nine people assaulting her son with iron rods and machetes. When his friend tried to intervene, they hit him too with an iron rod. "As I screamed, people from around began gathering. Those unknown individuals murdered my son and fled from the scene in a white Scorpio vehicle and a two-wheeler. I can identify them if I see them," Ms. Vijayalakshmi said in her complaint. Top police officials, including DCP D. Devaraj and Joint Commissioner Ramesh Banoth, visited the spot and confirmed that Shivakumar had a long criminal record with 11 cases registered against him and a rowdy sheet opened in 2006. The police registered a case against Mr. Basavaraj along with Jagadeesh, Kiran, Vimal and Anil. The former minister has been added as accused number 5 in the FIR, police said. On February 11, Mr. Jagadeesh and Mr. Kiran encroached on Shivaprakash's property in Kitaknoor and evicted the two female security guards from there, Ms. Vijayalakshmi alleged. The accused had been calling him on the phone and threatening her son, she charged.
