Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has organised a Mass Satyanarayana Puja tomorrow (Feb.24) at 9 am at Boothal Pitch in Vidyaranyapuram. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, VHP Secretary V.C. Pradeep Kumar said that about 2,000 couples are expected to take part in the event as 1,800 couples had already registered…

University of Mysore (UoM) has announced the provisional list of 99th annual Convocation gold medallists and cash prize awardees of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate programme in its official website www.uni-mysore.ac.in Eligible students are requested to submit all their original documents plus two passport size photos to the Department of Convocation of UoM before Feb.28. [Ph: 0821-2419323].

Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy  Temple of Melukote Yadugiri Yathiraj Mutt’s Shaka Mutt, Kalidasa Road, has organised ‘Swathi Puja’ at its premises on Feb.24. Mahasudarshana Sankalpa Homa and Special Abhisheka at 7.30 am; Special decoration at 12.30 pm; Mahamangalarathi and prasadam distribution at 1 pm. Prakarotsava will be performed at 7.30 pm and Mahamangalarthi at 8 pm.

The Annual General body Meeting (AGM) of Mysore Coffeee Processing Co-op. Society (MCPCS) will be held on Feb.26 at 11 am at the Society premises in Yadavagiri.

Vrutti Rangageeta Kala Vaibhava, a theatre songs programme by school children under the direction of Vidwan Y.M. Puttannaiah, organised by Maadhurya Sangeetha School, Nivedithanagar, Mysuru, will be held at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city at 6 pm tomorrow. Rajyotsava awardee Vid. Y.M. Puttannaiah will be the chief guest.

Sharanu Vishwa Vachana Foundation, having office at No. 431, 7th main road, 14th cross, Sharadanagar Railway Layout, Bogadi, Mysuru has proposed to introduce a new App named ‘Sri Siddaganga Divyataponidhi’, to offer tributes to late Siddaganga Mutt Seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji for which it has invited entries in articles and poetry forms paying tributes to…

Mysore Race Club Eye Hospital has organised a free Mega eye screening camp on Feb. 25, between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm at its premises in Siddarthanagar here. For details, call Ph: 0821-2472102.

MP Pratap Simha will release Writer M.N. Lokesh’s work ‘Lekhana Avalokana,’ a collection of articles. While veteran Littérateur will release ‘Kooditta Kanasu,’ a collection of poems, at a programme jointly organised by Samudyata Shotru Sangha and Deepti Samskrutika Vedike at the Institution of Engineers on JLB road at 10 am on Feb. 24. Rushi Kirana…

The new office-bearers of Nekarra Gruha Nirmana Sahakara Sangha, Mandi Mohalla, Mysuru, were elected unopposed recently. R. Narasimhamurthy was elected as President while N. Ramakrishna as Vice-President. The following are elected as Directors- H.N. Ugrashetty, A.N. Ramesh, B.N. Latha Mahesh, N.J. Manjula, G. Srinivas, G.H. Mudalagiriyappa, S.R. Nanjappa, R. Pandukumar and K.J. Narayana.

Writer Hooli  Shekar’s play titled ‘Kariyu Kannadiyolage’ has bagged the first prize in the State-level ‘Vachana Chaluvali’ play contest organised by the Akhila Bharatha Sharana Sahitya Parishat in September last year.  Dr. Nataraja Talaghattapura’s play titled ‘Bayalaroopa’ has bagged the second prize, while writer Sujatha Akki’s play ‘Kayakada Sathyakka’ has bagged the third prize. The…