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.

The Department of PU Education had organised a State-level co-curricular competitions recently. Students of Vijaya Vittala PU College S. Bharath and D.A. Shreyas have won first prize in the G.K. Quiz competition and have received a cash prize of Rs. 12,000 each with certificate.

Ajjanamane Kalaprapancha has organised a cultural programme and ‘Natakothsava’ on Dec.25 at 9 am at Kalamandira here to be presented by students of Ranga Rao Memorial School for Physically Challenged and students of Government Schools respectively. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Sunday, Krishna of Ajjanamane Kalaprapancha said that the…

A Fulbrighter, Dr. R. Purnima, Director, Children’s Literary Club, will be presenting a Paper, titled “We Care for Environment that is Ours, Hence We Act: Performance by Women of Action”, at the 45th All India Sociological Conference to be held from Dec.27 to 29 in Trivandrum. The Conference is organised by the Indian Sociological Society…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted on Dec. 26 and Dec. 28 between 10 am and 6 pm in the following villages: Karya Power Distribution Centre-Dec. 26: Hadya, Kahalli, Karya, Aralikattehundi, Banoor, Chinnamballi, Chuchanahalli, Hanumanapura, Kakkarahatti, Bogayanahundi village and GP limits. Mirle, Haradanahalli Power Distribution Centre-Dec. 28: KR Nagar town, Hebbalu,…

Those students belonging to minority communities who had applied for the Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means scholarships for the year 2019-20 through NSP are also requested to compulsorily submit their applications online through State scholarship portal SSP (ssp.postmatric.karnataka.gov.in) before Dec.31. While applying through the SSP portal, it is mandatory to have ID number availed from NSP. For…