Mysuru, Oct. 22- The Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagaavi, has awarded Ph.D in Applied Sciences (Biotechnology) to Ramith Ramu for his thesis titled ‘Investigation of Banana (Musa sp.var. Nanjangud Rasabale) Flower and Pseudostem in the management of Hyperglycaemia’. [Guide: Dr. M.N. Nagendra Prasad].  

Kanakadasa Jayanthyotsava Samithi has organised a Kanakadasa Keertana and Dasarapada recitation contest at Kaginele B.Ed College, Adichunchanagiri road, Kuvempunagar at 10.30 am on Oct.29. The contest will be held under 5 categories – 5 to 10 years, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, 31 to 41 and above 41. For more details, call: 9845116664 or…

The 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana will be held in city from Nov. 24 to 26. Those who want to participate in the Sammelana should register their names at the Office of the respective District Kannada Sahitya Parishats before Nov.10 on payment of Rs. 250. Those representing Mysuru District can register at Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Samithi…

JSS Senior Citizens Helpline, in association with JSS Hospital, Mysore and District Blindness Eradication Society has organised a free eye check-up camp at JSS Senior Citizens Helpline JSS premises, MG Road on Oct.25 between 9 am and 1 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2548253/2448138.  

Suyog Hospital Mysuru has organised a free ‘ENT’ Screening camp at its premises on Oct. 25 between 9 am and 2pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2566966 or Mob: 87628-50960.

To commemorate the 5th death anniversary of Late Ratnamma Raghvendra Rao, Satyadhyana Bhajana Mandali has organised a discourse programme on ‘Dashama Skandha’ (Krishna Leela) by Vidwan Vedavyasachar at Sri Raghavendra Swami Mutt, Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru, from Oct.23 to 28 between 5 pm and 6pm.

The Vishwakarma Vishwa Brahmana Seva Trust has proposed to construct a community office building at Municipal Assessment Site no. 725/716 (60’x40’) located on 2nd cross, Arakanath Road, Ward no. 9, K.R. Nagar town. The members of the public are asked to submit their objections, if any in writing to the Member Secretary, K.R. Nagar Town…

The Karnataka State Minorities Development Corporation has invited applications from minority community farmers (Muslim, Christian, Jain Buddhist, Parsi and Sikh) for awarding subsidy on purchase of agricultural equipment. The equipment include small tractors, power tillers, sowing machines, diesel pumpset, engine driven tools etc., The prescribed application forms can be downloaded from the Corporations website: www.kmdc.kar.nic.in….

The odd semester (1st, 3rd & 5th) under-graduate degree exam (written exam) of the University of Mysore (UoM) will take place from Nov.10. The exam time-table has been notified in the University website: http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in, according to press release.