JSS Mahavidyapeetha has invited entries from authors for ‘Sri Shivaratreeshwara Book’ award instituted by Sri Shivaratreeshwara Religious Endowment Trust. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 along with a citation. The books must be on Veerashaiva- Lingayat religion, Literature, History, Arts and Culture and should have been published in 2019. The Authors / publishers…

The 281st Jayanti of Santa Sri Sevalal will be celebrated at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises on Feb. 25 at 4 pm, under the joint aegis of District Administration, Kannada and Culture Department and Banjara (Lambani) Seva Sangha, Mysuru. District Minister V. Somanna will inaugurate the programme. MLA L. Nagendra will preside. Mayor Tasneem, Zilla…

The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), is conducting month-long coaching classes for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for appointment of Urdu School teachers.The classes have commenced from Feb.10 and will continue till Mar.10. The classes will be conducted between 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on all working days, according to a press release.

Marking the birth centenary celebration of renowned writer Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga, the Karnataka Sahitya Academy will be conducting a national seminar on the topic, ‘Gopalakrishna Adiga and Kannada literature’, for which the Academy has invited applications from writers, scholars and others for presentation of papers. The seminar will be held at Nayana auditorium, Bengaluru, on…

Dr. M.S. Sapna, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, University of Mysore and her research student, Somanna, have been invited to present their research paper ‘User generated content on health issues in Social media’ at the International Conference on “Present Futures: Journalism beyond Digitality,” scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on Feb. 14 and 15.

The three-day annual Jatra Mahotsav of Goddess Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari Amma will take place at Uttanahalli in the taluk from Feb.16 to 18. The Kanyakannadi Utsava will be held on Feb.16 and special pujas will be performed in the temple on Feb.17 and 18, according to a press release.

City’s Negilayogi Competitive Exams Coaching Centre will be conducting a free workshop for KPSC aspirants (907 First Division Assistant and 106 Gazetted Probationer posts) at Vidyavardhaka Educational Institution’s Campus at 12 noon on Feb.15. Recently selected KAS Officers and resource persons will guide the aspirants. For more details, call Mob: 99640-29817, 91648-66398 or 94492-11994.

The Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Mysore (UoM), is conducting a National Conference on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development in India’ on March 12 and 13, funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Experts from across the country will attend and present their views at the…

V. Vamshidhar will present a flute recital as part of national programme of music of All India Radio (AIR) on Feb. 15 at 9.30 pm. He will be accompanied by H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and S.N. Narayanamurthy on ghata, according to S.S. Umesh, Asst. Director (Prog.), AIR Mysuru.

Hindustan First Grade College had recently organised a two-day workshop on ‘Hackathon’ at its premises in J.P. Nagar in city. In all, 30 teams comprising 93 students from various Colleges participated in the workshop. The workshop was held as part of Spectra 2020 – a National level Management, IT and Cultural Fest which is held…