<a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/giving-a-voice-to-the-lgbt-community/article5201872.ece> Q radio </a>, out and loud was launched last month aiming to give a “voice” to the LGBT community is managed Radiowalla, a company that runs 38 radio stations.
The decline in arecanut yield in the district owing to climatic changes and disease has triggered a <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/arecanut-prices-skyrocket-but-farmers-are-unhappy/article5201698.ece> sharp increase </a> in its price. The price of saraku variety of arecanut was around Rs. 18,000 per quintal last September and has doubled to Rs. 36,000 per quintal.
Senior Hindustani classical vocalist <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/panchakshari-swami-mattigatti-dead/article5203970.ece> Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti (86) </a> died at his residence after a prolonged illness in Dharwad. His death came barely a day after he was felicitated at a function held on the occasion of his 86th birthday.
The Public Works Department has started <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/potholes-being-filled-ahead-of-cms-visit/article5201748.ece> filling potholes </a> in the Bangalore-Mangalore Road passing through Hassan ahead of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s proposed visit to the city.
A slice of the royal orient will unfold with a blend of the traditional and the modern as Mysore ushers in its showpiece event <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/a-blend-of-the-traditional-and-modern-unfolds/article5201639.ece> Dasara. </a> The origin of the 10-day celebrations is rooted in mythology but in Mysore it is a continuation of a cultural legacy inherited by the Wadiyar dynasty from the rulers of the Vijayanagar (1336 AD to 1646 AD).
The exceptionally heavy monsoon rains in Bangalore this year has affected the work of idol makers from <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/heavy-monsoon-dampens-these-idolmakers-work-ahead-of-dasara/article5201879.ece> West Bengal. </a> With the deadline approaching, the idol-makers are working day and night to ensure they deliver the idols on time.
This Dasara, the <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/taking-yoga-to-the-people/article5197717.ece> Mysore Yoga Sub-committee </a> has decided to hold a variety of programmes to take yoga to people’s doorstep. Experts in yoga have been conducting classes and holding yoga dance competitions for children.