The 98th birth anniversary of former MLA Prof. P.M. Chikkaboraiah, who had also served as the President of K.H. Ramaiah Hostel and headed Vidyavardhaka Educational Institutions in city, will be celebrated at K.H. Ramaiah Hostel, second Main, V.V. Mohalla, at 7 pm today (Oct.12). Hostel alumni and students are appealed to attend the ceremony, according…

The Zilla Panchayat (ZP) will carry out a three-week long foot and mouth disease vaccination drive for cattle across the district from Oct.14 to Nov.4. The farmers and cattle owners are asked to protect their cattle from the deadly disease by vaccinating them during the drive.

Prof. G.S. Jayadev, Founding Secretary of Deenabandhu Trust, Chamarajanagar, was awarded with Gandhi Seva Award-2019 in recognition of his service to children and their education at the function held recently. The award was presented by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. Jayadev was selected for the award by a committee led by former High Court Justice B.S….

Sri Chidrupananda Saraswati Swamiji of Arsha Vidya Ashrama will be in city from Oct. 13 to Oct. 18.  During his stay, he will be delivering discourse on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ daily at 6.30 pm in Sadvidya School on Narayana Shastri Road and on ‘Upanishad’ at Eshwara Temple’s Shankara Prayer Hall in V.V. Puram at 7 am,…

K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh has been appointed as the Chairman of House Letters Committee. Hassan MLA Preetam Gowda, Siraguppa MLA Somalingappa, Kanakagiri MLA Basavaraj Dadesugur, Legislators Sunil Nayak, K.B. Ashok Nayak, Ramappa Lamani, Paranna Munavalli, S. Bhima Nayak, T. Raghumurthy, Rahim Khan, Ganesh Hukkeri, R. Akhanda Srinivasamurthy and M. Srinivas, are members of…

 ‘Kail Muhurtha’ get-together will be celebrated at Kodagu Gowda Samaja, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage in the city, at 9 am tomorrow (Oct.13).  Samaja President Thotambail Manohar will preside. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, MP Pratap Simha, MLA L. Nagendra, former MLA Vasu and others will be present. For details call Mob: 94804-43039.

Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) has organised ‘YUVAPAYANA,’ a programme to felicitate meritorious students of its Viveka Scholar Program (VSP) at V-LEAD campus in Hebbal tomorrow at 10am. Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. B.N. Suresh, Chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) at Thiruvananthapuram and Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO will be the…

City’s repertory Rangayana has invited entries from National and International theatre groups to participate in the 19th ‘Bahuroopi’ National/International Theatre Festival in January 2020. Interested theatre groups can download the applications from www.rangayana.org and submit the filled-in forms along with DVD of their play to Rangayana, Mysuru, before Oct.31. The theatre groups selected to take…

Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji of Jnanayogashrama, Vijayapura, will be delivering discourse in English at 6.30 am on Sunday (Oct. 13) at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud. Vehicle to ferry those interested to attend the discourse will leave from JSS Mahavidyapeetha in Mysuru at 5.30 am. For details, contact Co-ordinator Veerabhadraiah on Mob: 97413-42222.

Dakshina Kannada Chutuku Sahitya Parishat in association with Mysuru Jilla Chutuku Sahitya Parishat has organised  ‘Chutuku Kavigoshti’ in Karnataka Sangha Auditorium at Delhi at 10 am on Oct. 13. President of Delhi Kannada Sangha Dr. Venkatachala Heggade will inaugurate. President of Dakshina Kannada Chutuku Sahitya Parishat Taranath Bolar and Chutuku Siri Rathna Halappa Gowda of…