A week-long Driving Licence (DL) drive, organised jointly by K.R. Traffic Police and Regional Transport Office (West), commenced at RTO (West) premises in Lakshmipuram this morning. The drive, initiated by K.R. Traffic Police to create awareness among youth aged above 18 years on the necessity of a DL while riding a vehicle, will conclude on…

The 16th  Azeez Sait Memorial Quiz Competition for Muslim students of High Schools and  PU Colleges of city will be conducted on Jan.13 at 12 noon at Farooqia PU College in Tilak Nagar. There will be no entry fee and the number of participants is restricted to 10 from each class from any institution. Interested…

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will be organising the annual National Youth Festival from Jan.12 to 16 at Gowtham Buddha University campus, Noida, New Delhi. M.N. Nataraj, until recently Mysuru District Youth Co-ordinator and now taken charge as State Director, has been appointed as the Fest Co-ordinate, according to a press release….

District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Karnataka Vijnana Parishat, Mysuru, have jointly organised ‘Nudi Namana’ to late Science Writer Prof. J.R. Lakshman Rao at the Dist. Kannada Sahitya Parishat premises, Palace North Gate, today (Jan.9) at 5 pm. P. Mallesh, Prof. P. Venkataramaiah, Hariprasad, Prof. K.M. Jayaramaiah, Anantaramu, G.B. Vasanth Kumar, Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, C. Krishne…

An emergency meeting of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene has been convened at Jaladarshini Guest House at 12 noon tomorrow (Jan.10) The meeting will discuss important agrarian issues. For details, contact Mob: 99026-50475 or 94811-70411.  

Swati Puja has been organised at Sri Lakshminarasimhaswamy Temple in the premises of the Mysuru Branch of Melukote Yadugiri Yatiraj Mutt located in Jayalakshmipuram in city on Jan.10. Mahasudarshana Sankalpa Homa and Special Abhisheka puja will be performed at 7 am, Special decoration at 11.30 am, Mahamangalarati and Prasada distribution at 12.30 pm on Jan.10….

Mysore Chess Club, Mysuru, has organised a U-15 Chess Tournament for boys and girls at Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara Institutions, near Nanjumalige Circle, Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy Road, Lakshmipuram on Jan.12. Interested may enrol their names at the venue on Jan.12 at 5.30 pm. Players should bring their chess set and date of birth certificate to the tournament….

International Montessori and Kindergarten Training Academy, Manandavadi Road  and Alpha National School are organising the Fourth Early Childhood Education Conference – 2018, in association with VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bengaluru, at Adline International Hotel on Ramavilas Road in city on Jan.21 (Sunday) at 9 am.  Teachers, Parents, Educational Administrators, Doctors and Counsellors can…

P. Savitha has been awarded Ph.D in Business Administration by the UoM for her thesis ‘Empirical testing of initial public offerings underpricing: A study of selected cases in Indian stock Market’ [Guide: Dr. B. Shivaraj].

Senior Congress leader and former City Congress President C. Dasegowda has been appointed as a member of KPCC Executive Committee. The appointment is made by KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara. Dasegowda, who is also a past Chairman of CADA (Cauvery), will be in-Charge of Mysuru City & District and Chamarajanagar District.