Teachers of aided Primary Schools, under the banner of Karnataka State Aided Primary School Teachers Association, will take out a Vidhana Soudha Cholo rally at Bengaluru on Feb.7, to press for fulfilment of their various demands, which include implementation of Basavaraj Horatti Committee report, full payment of expenses under Universal Health Card scheme and deployment…

Owing to emergency maintenan-ce works, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas on Feb.7 between 10 am & 5 pm: Medar Keri, Chamundipuram 1st Cross and 15th Cross, Vidyaranyapuram, Ramanuja Road 1st Cross to 19th Cross, Agrahara, Sunnadakeri, Hullina Beedi, Hosabandikeri, Basaveshwara Road 1st Cross to 14th Cross, Tyagaraja Road, Vajamangala, Bhoogatagalli, Chikkahalli,…

City Central Library has invited books from authors and publishers, first printed between Aug.1, 2017 and Dec.31, 2017 for its public libraries. The books could be in Kannada, English or any Indian language and on Art, Science, Literature or Competitive Examination. Applications can be sent for copyright before Feb. 20 to State Central Library, Bengaluru….

Ashwini Prakashna, Gadag,  has invited poems with original composition for a State-level contest. The poems should be restricted to 30 lines and could be on patriotism, friendship, person, nature, folklore or politics. Poems should be sent to the Prakashana before Mar. 5. For details, call Mob: 99165-76989 or 95355-21910.  

A meeting of all NGOs and Child Welfare Officers in the district has been organised at the SP office here at 10 am tomorrow (Feb.6). The heads of NGOs of the district and officials from the Women & Child Welfare Department are asked to attend the meeting, according to a release issued by the District…

The District Tobacco Control Wing in association with de-addiction centres, will be conducting free diabetes, blood pressure, general cancer, oral & breast cancer check up camp from Feb.5 to 9 at all Taluk Hospitals and Community Health Centres of the district. For more details, call Ph: 0821-2443178, according to a press release.  

K. Shivakumar Doora has been elected as President of Basava Balagagala  Okkuta for the year 2018 at a meeting held in the presence of various Seers at Suttur Mutt in city recently. For details, contact Mob: 94482-72068.

The Department of Pre-University Education has extended the deadline for eligible Private Educational Institutions and Trust to  submit online applications seeking to establish unaided PUC Colleges in the 2018-19 academic year, to Feb.5. The application form can be downloaded from the Department website: www.pue.kar.nic.in. For details, call Ph: 0821-2440371, Mob:94805-77677.  

The Department of public Libraries has invited applications from Authors and Publishers, for supply of books in various subjects, topics in various languages etc., published for the first time between Aug. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2017, to the Central Library, Bengaluru. The last date in Feb. 19. For details, contact the City Central Library,…

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd., has organised Bharat Darshan Rail Package tour (Punya Teerth Yatra) from Madurai to Puri, Konark, Kolkata, Gaya, Varanasi, Allahabad and back. This train will pass through Bengaluru (Whitefield) on Mar. 4, where pilgrims from Karnataka can board the train. The duration of the tour is 10 days….