As part of Christmas and New Year, ‘Shoe World’ at Prestige Shopping Arcade (ground floor), near Ramaswamy Circle and its new showroom at Shivarampet, opposite Mannars Market, are offering up to 50% discount on sale of high quality sandals, shoes and other footwear for men and women till Jan. 3, 2021. MCP (Multicellular polyurethane) and…

Gavadagere’s Om Sri Gurulinga Jangama Devara Mutt Seer Sri Nataraja Swamiji, who has undertaken a Padayatra from Gavadagere Mutt in K.R. Nagar taluk to M.M. Hills, will be felicitated by the city’s Veera Vanithe Rani Chennamma Seva Sangha, at a programme to be held at CITB Choultry in Siddarthanagar at 6.30 pm today (Dec. 29)….

Kunchitigara Sangha, Aalamma Choultry, Dewan’s Road, in city has invited applications from eligible Kunchitiga community students studying 1st, 5th and 8th standard as well as first year diploma, 1st PUC, graduate and post-graduate courses for availing scholarship. Applications are also invited from community students who have scored more than 80% in SSLC, 2nd PUC, final…

Kuvempu Institution of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Manasagangothri, has organised Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s 112th birth anniversary celebrations at the main entrance of Manasagangothri tomorrow (Dec. 29) at 10.30 am. University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar and Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa will offer floral tributes to the statue of Kuvempu at the venue. Later, a felicitation…

Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and Karanji Nature Park, in Mysuru, will remain open for the public on Tuesday (Dec. 29), on account of New Year, according to a press release.

The city’s Janapada Abhivruddhi Samiti, having office on 6th Cross, Janatanagar, submitted a memorandum recently to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at Bengaluru seeking development of Folk University in Haveri district and Folk Departments in various other Universities and Institutes. The memorandum contained a 10-point charter prepared by the Samiti Convenor Dr. M. Kannika for the…

Following a High Court order, the Department of Prisons has introduced e-Mulakat, an initiative for facilitating prisoners in jails to virtually communicate with their family members and lawyers. The initiative has been introduced in order to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic by avoiding person to person contact. The initiative enables prisoners to…

Mangalore University has awarded Ph.D in Microbiology to M. Sushma for her thesis ‘Studies on Endophytic Bacteria from Selected Medicinal Plants of Biligirirangana Hills’ submitted under the guidance of Prof. M. Jayashankar.

V. Varchas, a 2nd PUC student of Vijaya Vittala Composite PU College, Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, has bagged first prize in mridanga recital competition at the Mysuru District-level Yuvajanotsava Programme organised by Mysuru District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES).

The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Dr. Kodira A. Kushalapa IFS (retd.), Mysuru – Great Indian Hornbill (1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021) – Rs. 5,000; H.K. Balasuri, Bengaluru – Indian Muntjac (2.1.2021 to 1.1.2022) – Rs. 5,000; V. Jagadish, Mysuru – Black Panther…