Mane Mane Kavya Goshti Kutumba, District Literary Organisation, Kodagu,  has organised the Fifth Kavi Goshti at senior poet Girish’s residence in Kiggalu village near Bethri in Murnad at 10 am on Mar. 24.  The programme, organised by Shashikala Girish, wife of poet Girish Kiggalu, will have poets’ meet, felicitation to achievers, Geetha Gayana and quiz,…

Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital has organised a free mega cataract eye screening camp on Mar. 25 (Monday) from 9.30 am to 12.30pm at its premises in Siddarthanagar. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2472102.

Swati Puja has been organised at the premises of Mysuru Branch of Melukote Yadugiri Yatiraj Mutt in Jayalakshmipuram on Mar. 24. Mahasudarshana Sankalpa Homa and special abhisheka at 7.30 am, special decoration at 12.30 pm, Mahamangalarati at 1 pm, Prakarotsava at 7.30 pm followed by distribution of prasada at 8 pm.

Students of Bharatiya Ranga Shikshana Kendra, Rangayana, will be staging ‘The Lower Depths’ best known play of Maxim Gorky, Russian dramatist, on Mar.23 and Mar. 24 at 7 pm at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises here.  The drama has been directed by Channakeshava and co-directed by Yatish N. Kollegal.

With the Lok Sabha polls less than a month away, a talk on ‘Mahagatbandhan Vs Modi’ has been organised at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road at  6 pm tomorrow (Mar.23). Theatre personality S.N. Sethuram will deliver the talk. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, noted Gynaecologist Dr. Nagalakshmi Bhavacharya, ‘Sadhvi’ Editor Maheshwaran and others will be…

Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University has invited applications  for D. Litt course for the academic year 2019-20 from eligible candidates. Applications can be downloaded from  www.musicuniversity.ac.in and submitted before April 5. For details, contact Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Music University, Mysuru (Ph:0821- 2402141).

The list of 912 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) housing scheme at Hunsur in the district has been put up on the notice board of Karnataka Slum Development Board Office in Mysuru city and at Hunsur CMC Office in Hunsur. The list has been prepared at a meeting of Ashraya Samithi held recently…

The 2nd, 4th and 6th Semester Degree Exams of University of Mysore (UoM) that was scheduled from Apr.10 which was postponed following the announcement of Lok Sabha polls will be held from Apr.25, according to a press release from the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University.

Kalasuruchi has organised story-telling for kids by Madhu Bhaaradwaaj, Software & Educational Consultants, Mysuru, on Mar.23 from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm at Suruchi Rangamane, #476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2541795 or Mob: 92435-81097, according to a press release.

All India People’s Forum (AIPF), Karnataka, has organised a Seminar on ‘General Elections 2019’ at Rotary Ideal Jawa Auditorium, opposite MUDA office, JLB Road, in city at 4 pm on Mar.23. Socialist P. Mallesh will release the manifesto on the occasion. AIPF National Executive Committee Member Kavita Krishnan will deliver a lecture on ‘Challenges to…