Marking the 156th birth anniversary of Chamaraja Wadiyar, his statue in front of Palace North Gate will be garlanded by Yaduveer Wadiyar on Feb. 22 at 8.30am. To commemorate the 66th birth anniversary of Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, his portrait at Mysuru Palace will be garlanded by Yaduveer at 9.30am on the same day, according…

Marking Savithri Bapule Jayanti, Lion Siddarth Trust has organised a programme on Feb. 23 at 10.30 am at Town Hall here. ‘Samaja Parivarthana Seva Ratna Award’ will be conferred on distinguished social activists and teachers who can contact on Mob: 99727-09808, 77600-78770, with all details, according to a press release.

Dalit Sanghatanegala Okkuta has organised a Dalit convention on Feb. 25 at Freedom Park in Bengaluru. Disclosing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Okkuta President Dr. M. Venkataswamy said that the convention would urge the government to fulfil various pending demands of dalits. He further said that a rally would be…

As part of International Women’s Day, the Karnataka Rajya Sarvajana Mahila Hitarakshana Vedike has invited entries from women achievers for conferment of Jhansi Lakshmi Bai award. The eligible women achievers can send entries to the Vedike, having office at No. 534, Cheluvamba Agrahara, K.R. Mohalla, by March 10. For details, call Yashoda Narayan on Mob:…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow between  8 am and 6 pm in the following villages: Hura, Hadya, Hallare, Devarayashettipura and Yediyala Gram Panchayat areas, according to a press release from CESC.

The Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Hunsur, has invited applications from ST students for awarding scholarship. ST students who have scored 60-74.99 percent marks in the first attempt in SSLC will get a scholarship of Rs. 7,000 while those who have scored 75 percent or more marks will get Rs. 15,000. Those eligible can apply online…

The City’s Subramanneshwara Family Trust, having Office at 31/A, Adichunchanagiri Main Road, Kuvempunagar, has invited applications from poor Trimathastha Brahmin Community students for distribution of free stationeries. Trimathastha Brahmin community students studying in classes first to tenth standard can apply before Mar.5.  For more details call Mob: 93432-91215.

The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Microbiology to Kangkana Banerjee for her thesis titled ‘Biosynthesis, Characterisation of Fungal-Mediated Nanoparticles and their Biological Applications’ [Guide: Dr. V. Ravishankar Rai].   S. Vidyashree has been awarded Ph.D in Sanskrit by the UoM for her thesis titled ‘Mahabharatada Shantiparva mattu Anushasanaparvagalalli Pratipaditavagiruva Subhashitagala Vimarshatmaka Adhayana’…

Gurukripa Ayurveda has organised a free meditation camp on the topic “Zero mind meditation” on Feb.21 (Thursday) at Gurukripa Ayurveda premises, No.1063/106, F-3, ‘Gurukripa,’ 1st Main, 8th Cross, Vidyaranyapuram. Those interested may  attend the camp. For details, contact Mob: 91417-58569, according to a press release.

Computer Society of India (CSI), Mysuru, has organised a function to felicitate Mysore University VC Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar and for the release of its quarterly newsletter ‘My CSI’ at S.P. Bhat Hall, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) premises on JLB Road, today (Feb.18) at 5.30 pm. CSI – Mysuru President Prof. M.S. Veerendrakumar will preside.