Chintana-Mantana programme-2, former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs birth anniversary celebrations and Releasing of Jayaramaraje Urs’ book ‘Hena Horuvavana Vruttanta’ (Kannada translation); MLC Dr. D. Thimmaiah inaugurates, litterateur Prof. C. Naganna speaks on the book, Trust President B.S. Sridhara Raj Urs presides, Retd. IAS Officer B. Jayaramaraje Urs (book’s author), KUMC Hon. President Basavaraje…

Inauguration of VOP by MLA K. Harishgowda, free BP and Diabetes check-up and blood donation camp, Legal Advisor Pradeep Bidan, VOPs Shwetha, Ajay Singh, Vasantha Rao Chauhan, P. Rakesh and Madhusudhan will be present, Vijayanagar Railway Layout Grounds, opposite Indira Nursing Home, 10 am.

Books release — Dr. Purushothama R. Thimmappa’s books ‘Gitiganapuri Charana’ and ‘Ramana Aadyathmika Sadhaneya Belaku Neralugalu’, Prof. T.K. Sundaralakshmi presides, P.S. Lakshminarayan Rao, Dr. Jayashankar Kangannaru, Dr. P.R. Harinath and others, chief guests, Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara Auditorium, Lakshmipuram, 10 am.

Conferring of Prof. Malali Vasanthakumar’s Memorial Endowment Award on senior folklore scholar Prof. G.S. Bhatta, Parishat President Maddikere Gopal presides, Prof. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK), Prof. K. Anantharamu, Prof. S.N. Hegde, Amshi Prasannakumar, Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, M. Chandrashekar and Shantha Malali Vasanthakumar, will be present, No. 24, Kumarakrupa, 5th Cross, near Kamakshi Hospital, Saraswathipuram, 10 am.

Millets Mela – showcasing a slew of crop varieties, Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, 10 am to 8 pm. [Mob: 99720-77998]

Painting exhibition by artist R. Praveen, Neralu Belaku Gallery – Coffee City, Ambarish Road, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, 10 am to 7 pm.

Handicraft and Handloom expo-cum-sale — Scouts & Guides Grounds, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Monsoon Shopping Festival, Dasara Expo Grounds, 11 am to 9 pm.

Newspaper Day celebrations, Annual MDJA Awards, Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony and presentation of Pratibha Puraskar, Udupi Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji graces, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurates and presents awards, Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) President Shivanand Tagadur presents Pratibha Puraskar, Mayor Shivakumar and GSS Maadhyama Chairman Srihari Dwarkanath, chief guests,…

Presentation of pratibha puraskar by MLA T.S. Srivatsa to SSLC and PUC meritorious students, Corporator M.V. Ramprasad, chief guest, Mahasabha President P. Nagabhushanaradhya presides, Mahasabha auditorium, No. 2944, JLB Road, 11 am.