IPS Officer and writer Dr. Dharanidevi Malagatti has been selected for the Kadali Shri Award instituted by Kadali Mahila Vedike. The award will be presented to her at a function to be held tomorrow at 5 pm at Rajendra Bhavan in JSS Hospital premises in the presence of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Akhila…

Niranthara Ranga Utsava, the 5-day theatre festival organised by Niranthara Foundation, will be held at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises from tomorrow (Dec.27). Dec.27 – 5.30 pm: ‘Keelu Kudure’ folk dance; 6 pm: Inauguration and Book Release; 7 pm: Play ‘Arcadiyadalli Puck’; Dec.28 – 5.30 pm: Thala Maddale; 7 pm: Play ‘Bahumukhi Ramayana’; Dec.29 –…

Srinivas Murthy (75), Retired teacher and President of Lakshmanatheertha Educational Institutions at Hanagodu in Hunsur taluk passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, a son and a daughter. Last rites were performed in Hunsur this morning.

The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Biotechnology to K.S. Balaji for his thesis “Isolation and Characterization of Plant Derived Lectins and Evaluation of their Anticancer Activity” submitted under the guidance of Dr. J. Shankar. C. Ninganaika has been awarded Ph.D in Ancient History and Archaeology by the UoM for his thesis ‘Heggadadevanakote…

As part of the valedictory of National Ayurveda Day-2019 celebrations, the Government Ayurveda Research Centre, Department of AYUSH, National AYUSH Mission, New Delhi in association with Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy have organised a seminar on ‘Re-emergence of translational research on medicinal plants’ on Dec. 26 at 2 pm at Prof. Chinnaswamy Setty Conference Hall…

The Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital will conduct a free cataract eye screening camp on Monday (Dec. 30) at MRC Eye Hospital in Siddarthnagar, Mysuru, from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. For more details contact Ph: 2472102.

The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports has organised a sports meet for employees, officers and members of Zilla Panchayat and district-level officers at Chamundi Vihar Stadium on Dec. 28. Those interested may contact Ph: 0821-2546179.

The Department of Women and Child Development Deputy Director has, in a press release, asked all schools in the district to administer an oath against Child Marriage to students during the morning assembly sessions as decided in the meeting of the District Co-ordination Committee.

To supply liquor during New Year eve parties, the District Deputy Commissioner of Excise Department, in a press release, has stated that excise CL 5 licence is mandatory for liquor distribution. Applications seeking the licence should be filed through http://stateexcise.ksbcl.com:9090/excise before 12 noon on Dec.27, according to a press release.

Hari Vidyalaya in Bogadi, Mysuru, is conducting an event for Solar Eclipse viewing tomorrow (Dec. 26) between 8.30 am and 11.30 am. Solar filters and Telescope viewing facility will be provided for the participants. Those interested may contact Mob: 94498-09181 or 83174-40583, according to a press release from the Vidyalaya.