Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D.V. Sadanandagowda will be visiting the city tomorrow (Oct. 8). Sadanandagowda will arrive by road from Bengaluru at 10.30 am and address a press meet at Hotel Sepoy Grande on M.G. Road at 12 noon. At 3 pm, he will take part in Sarada Vilas College programme at Krishnamurthypuram,…

The University of Mysore has awarded Ph.D in Sociology to M.S. Kumara for his thesis ‘Mandya Jilleyalli Udyoga Kathari Yoyane: Ondu Samajashatriya Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. B. Gururaj.

The Department of Women and Child Development and Department for the Empowerment of Differently-Abled and Senior Citizens have invited entries from individuals, institutions and teachers who have served or serving in special schools for over 15 years and have made remarkable achievement in the welfare of the disabled persons, for State Award (2020). Prescribed application…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas tomorrow (Oct. 7) from 10 am to 2 pm: Lashkar Mohalla, Five Lights Circle, Savitri School, Meena Bazaar, K.R. Park, K.T. Street, Traffic Police Station, Veeranagere, St. Philomena’s Church, Meelad Park and surrounding areas. Power supply will be disrupted in the…

Dr. P.V. Ravindra, Principal Investigator/ DBT Ramalingaswami Fellow, In-charge Coordinator at CSIR-CFTRI COVID-19 Testing Centre, Mysuru, has been conferred with ‘Fellow of Society for Immunology and Immunopathology’ in recognition for his significant contribution in the field of Immunopathology by the Society for Immunology and Immunopathology recently. Dr. Ravindra has more than 15 years of research…

JSS Vivaha Vedike will be conducting online matrimonial meet on Oct. 18 from 11 am to 1 pm. Those who have registered with the Vedike may attend the meet. Interested prospective brides and grooms can also register at the Vedike office. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2430322 or Mob: 96110-70674, according to a release.

JSS Polytechnic, Mysuru, has a few vacant seats reserved for SC/ST and General Category students for the academic year 2020-21. Interested students can contact the College Principal for admission. Students who have passed ITI and PUC (PCMB) are eligible for direct admission to third semester of Diploma courses. For details, call Ph: 0821-2548318 or 96866-77237.

Karnataka Rajya Vokkaligara Vikasa Vedike – Vishwa Vokkaligara Parishat, Mysuru, as part of Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha Founders Rao Bahadur H.K. Ramaiah and Dharma Pravartaka Rao Bahaddur D. Banumaiah Punya Smarane, will be offering puja in the burial ground at the foot of Chamundi Hill at 11.30 am tomorrow (Oct. 5). For details, contact Mob: 99864-03488…

Hootagalli and Hebbal branches of Annapoorna Eye Hospital have organised a eye screening for cataract identification and other vision problems at their premises every Sunday this month (Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25) between 10 am and 9 pm. For details, contact Hospital Manager Vinod Nair (88844-88262), according to a press release from Annapoorna Hospital.

The following individuals have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: N.S. Anup Bharadwaj, Bengaluru – Eclectus Parrot (Rs. 2,000), B. Chidambaram, Mysuru – Common Rat Snake (Rs. 1,000), according to a press release from the Zoo Executive Director.