As part of the week-long Suttur Jatra (Jan. 21 to 26, 2020), a kite festival will be held at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Jan. 24. The contest will be held under four different categories — Primary School children, High School students, College students and members of the public. For details, call Ph: 0821-2548212/122 or…

The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports in association with District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Nehru Yuva Kendra has organised a District-level ‘Yuvajanothsava’ on Dec.31 at 10 am at Maharani’s Arts College premises in city. The event will feature classical music, classical dance, harmonium, guitar, extempore talk, mono-acting, folk songs and dance. Participants in the…

JSS College for Women is celebrating 12th Graduates Day at Navajyothi Auditorium in the College premises at Saraswarthipuram on Dec. 28. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. Upa Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil will be the chief guest and Executive Secretary of JSS Mahavidyapeetha Dr. C.G. Betsurmath will preside. A total 661…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted on Dec. 27 between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Vijayanagar Power Distribution Centre: Gokulam 1st and 2nd Stages, Madeshwara Layout, Vijayanagar 1st and 2nd Stages, Hinkal, Yadavagiri, Manjunathapura, Mahajana Layout, Vontikoppal, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Jayalakshmipuram, CFTRI, DC House, Nurse Quarters, Akashavani,…

The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Jainology and Prakrit to M. Soma Nayaka for his thesis ‘Srikshetra Kanakagiri – Ondu Samskruthika Adhayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. P. Padmavathi. C. Somanna has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the UoM for his thesis ‘Kannada Dalita Natakagalalli Samajika Pragne’ submitted under the…

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…