Dr. G. Siddesh, Director, SIGMA Hospital, Mysuru, has been elected to the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) — as Vice-President for 2021 and as President for 2022 — the world’s second largest Association of Surgeons. A Professor, former HoD of Surgery and a renowned Surgeon of Laparoscopic Surgery and Endoscopy, Dr. Siddesh has conducted…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: KVFTS Power Distribution Centre: NR Mohalla, Bada Makhan, Subhashnagar and surrounding areas. Vajamangala Power Distribution Centre: JSS Layout 2nd stage, Yandahalli, Vasanthanagar, Nadanahalli, Bannur road and surrounding areas.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Mysuru Division, South Western Railway, will be conducting the Annual Range Classification target practice from Nov. 4 to Nov. 6, 2020 at Dodda Byadarahalli firing range of Mandya District from 5 am onwards on the given days. Therefore the neighbouring villagers are requested to avoid movement of people and livestock…

Parthasarathy, retired Divisional Financial Manager, was elected as President and G.S. Swaminathan, retired Personal Secretary and Advocate, as General Secretary of Railway Pensioners Welfare Association, Mysuru, unanimously in the Working Committee meeting held on Oct. 10.

The last date has been extended for offline admission to 1st year and 2nd year (lateral entry) for all Diploma courses in D. Banumaiah’s Polytechnic. Interested eligible students may contact the College before Nov. 14 with original documents. [Ph: 0821-2451317 or Mob: 99451-35657].

Suttur Mutt will be conducting a free mass marriage at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Nov. 19. Bridegrooms aged over 21 years and brides aged over 18 years can register along with all necessary details at least 8 days before the date of marriage. Also, all the participants are required to follow COVID-19 norms. For…

The 52nd Annual General Body Meeting of the members of Mysore Race Club Ltd., Mysuru, will be held at the Registered Office of the Club at 11 am on Nov. 23, according to a press release from MRC Chairman Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao.

The famous Golden Temple at Bylakuppe near the border of Mysuru – Kodagu districts on Mysuru-Madikeri road, will remain closed for tourists till Dec.26 as a safety measure in the wake of rampant spread of the deadly COVID-19 contagion. The Golden Temple (Tibetan Namdroling Monastery) at Bylakuppe located close to Kushalnagar, which is a major…

City’s Youth Efforts for Society (YES) Trust has invited applications from deserving candidates for Karnataka Educational Awards in all categories. The award will be presented in Dec. 2020, at a programme to take place at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru. The last date for applying is Nov. 20. For details, call Mob: 97412-71793.

Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies, a unit of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Mysuru, is hosting one-week online course “Understanding India” from Nov.2 to 6 between 6 pm and 7.30 pm. This is the second batch of the introductory course. The objective of this course is to relook into India’s fascinating heritage, culture and spirituality and…