Pandavapura taluk based Hasirubhoomi Trust in association with Negilayogi Samajaseva Trust and Mandya Okkoota, will be organising Kuvempu and Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Nudi-Namana and Geetha-Namana at the District Kannada Sahitya Bhavan, Vijayanagar First Stage in city at 4.30 pm on Jan.19. Former Rangayana Director H. Janardhan (Janni) will be conferred ‘Kuvempu Samajamukhi’ award while Bengaluru-based social…
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Palace entry restricted for visitors on Jan. 20
January 17, 2020Due to scheduled maintenance work, the entry of general public and tourists to the Mysore Palace will be restricted after 2 pm on Jan. 20, according to a press release from Mysore Palace Board.
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Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan: Applications invited
January 17, 2020Applications are invited by District Women and Child Development Department, under Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan, to fill temporary posts of District Convenors, District Project Assistants, Taluk Convenors and Taluk Project Assistants on an honorarium basis. Interested candidates can apply before Jan. 25. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2495432 or 2498031, according to a press release.
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Recruitment of Anganwadi Workers, Assistants
January 17, 2020Applications are invited by District Women and Child Development Department to fill the vacant posts of 34 Anganwadi workers, 16 mini-Anganwadi workers and 113 Anganwadi Assistants in nine Child Welfare Project Units of Anganwadi centres. Those eligible may apply online through the website: www.anganwadirecruit.kar.nic.in before Feb. 15. For details, contact Mysuru (Urban) on Ph: 0821-2491962,…
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Over 21,000 voters register in Special Enrolment Drive
January 17, 2020Over 21,217 voters across the district have applied for enrolment in the Minchina Nondani (Special Voter Enrolment Drive) held from Jan.6 to 10. The enrolment drive was held in Krishnaraja, Chamaraja, Narasimharaja, Chamundeshwari, K.R. Nagar, Periyapatna, Hunsur, H.D. Kote, Varuna, Nanjangud and T. Narasipur Assembly segments of the district. Out of 21,217 applications received,…
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No, these tablets are NOT fakes !
January 17, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There is a video clip from an under-informed and over-enthusiastic news channel that is doing the rounds these days in YouTube and social media platforms that is screaming itself hoarse that India has been flooded with a new kind of fake plastic tablets that can ruin the health of…
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Instrumental concert on compositions of H. Yoganarasimham
January 17, 2020Devagitam Charitable Trust has organised a unique instrumental concert featuring H. Yoganarasimham’s compositions at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar on Jan.18 at 6.30 pm. The artistes are: Vid. Dr. S. Vijayaraghavan on veena, Vidu. Smita Srikiran on flute, Vidu. M. A. Jyothi on violin, Vid. G. S. Ramanujan and Vid. A. Radhesh on mridanga, Vid….
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Chiguru: Cultural and Sports Competitions on Jan.19
January 17, 2020Youth for Seva has organised ‘Chiguru,’ Cultural and Sports Competitions, at Vijaya Vittala Educational Institutions premises in Saraswathipuram here on Jan.19. A total of 2,500 participants including 2,000 children, 50 teachers, 50 judges and 400 volunteers (26 Government Schools in Mysuru and rural areas) are expected to take part in the programme which will be…
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Astrology classes at BVB from Jan. 19
January 17, 2020Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru, in collaboration with Bharathiya Jyothisha Samsthana, Bengaluru, also affiliated to Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bengaluru, are conducting courses systematically with proper approved syllabus on science of Jyothisha in three- year stages and also short-term courses on science of Vastu, Palmistry and Numerology under the able guidance of Dr. S. Krishna Kumar…
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Entries invited for poetry contest
January 17, 2020Marking the 106th birth anniversary of romantic poet K.S. Narasimhamurthy, K.R. Nagar-based Gramantara Buddhijeevigala Balaga has invited entries from writers for the State-level romantic poetry contest. The interested poets and writers must send two self-composed poems, with each not exceeding 24 lines, to Dr. Bherya Ramkumar, Gramantara Buddhijeevigala Balaga, Arkeshwara Layout, K.R. Nagar Town, Mysuru…
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