Mysore District Amateur Throwball Association will be conducting District Level Throwball Tournament for High School Boys and Girls on Aug. 18 at Manasa Sarovara Pushkarini Vidyashrama School ground at Vijayanagar in city. Entry for competition is free. Participating schools will be served food during the tournament. Last date for registration is Aug. 13. For registration,…

H.B. Vijaykumar took charge as Assistant Commissioner of Hunsur Sub-Division here on Thursday. Vijaykumar,  a Junior Grade KAS Officer, who was serving at DPAR (State Protocol) at Bengaluru, was recently appointed as Hunsur Assistant Commissioner, following which he took charge of the post from  Mysuru’s Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO, KIADB) Dr. N.C. Venkataraju.

K. Rudresh, who was serving as the Deputy Director of Horticulture at Mysuru, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) in Mysuru. Rudresh, who has been appointed on deputation until further orders, replaces the current CEO Rajesh G. Gowda, who has been transferred, according to an order…

Bhagavad Ramanuja National Research Institute, Melukote, in association with the Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore (UoM), will be conducting a one-day State-level Seminar on ‘Vishishtadvaita – Naya Chintanam’ at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagan-gothri at 10 am on Aug. 7. UoM Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. N.K. Lokanath will inaugurate the Seminar. Bengaluru’s Karnataka Sanskrit University…

Four volumes of writer S. Chikkasavaka’s book ‘Samvidhana Sabhe Versus Ambedkar’ will be released at a programme organised at District Kannada Sahitya Parishat in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here at 4 pm tomorrow. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, activist Devanur Puttananjaiah said that writer Prof. K.S. Bhagavan will release the book. Senior Littérateur…

The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Geleyara Balaga Abhivruddhi Sahakara Sangha Niyamita, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage in city, will take place at Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Arya Ediga Students Hostel, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, at 10.30 am tomorrow. Sangha President Dr. Vasantha will preside over the meeting. For details, contact Mob: 94486-43240. Pragathi Sahakara Sangha Niyamita will hold…

Writer Siddanakoppalu Kumar will be conferred with the State-level ‘Akshara Naada Kautilya’ award in consideration of his achievements, writings and social service, at the ‘Kavi, Kavya, Katha Sangama’ programme organised by Akshara Nada Publications at the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru, tomorrow (Aug. 4) between 9.30 am to 4 pm.