Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samaja Seva Sangha, Vishweshwaranagar, has organised a programme near Bindu Bakery in Vishweshwaranagar today at 6 pm to mark Dr. Ambedkar’s Parinirvana Day. MLA M.K. Somashekar will preside. KEA Chairman Siddaraju will offer flower tributes to the portrait of Dr. Ambedkar. Corporator S. Umamani, TP Member Yogasrinivas, writer Bannur K. Raju, City…

The monthly meeting of the Railway Pensioners Welfare Association, Mysuru, will be held on Dec. 10 at 10.30 am at ‘A Manuel Hall,’ Seshadri Iyer Road here. G. Armugam, President of the Association, will preside. C. G. Krishna, General Secretary of the Association, will speak on the occasion, according to a press release.

Nalina has been awarded Ph.D in History by the Mysore University for her thesis ‘Hyderabad-Karnatakadalli Matagalu mattu samajika badalavane: Bidar jilleyannu anulakshisi (1905-2000)’ [Guide: Dr. Y.H. Nayakwadi].    

As part of its 24th anniversary, Agastya Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. has organised Lakshmi Puja at its office in Krishnamurthypuram tomorrow at 6 pm. Dividend: Members of the Society who have not taken Dividend are asked to collect the same by submitting Share Passbook before Dec.31, according to a press release from the Society.  

Director of the Groundwater Directorate, Bengaluru and Senior Geologist of District Groundwater Office, Mysuru, have jointly organised a workshop on ‘Groundwater’ for the Mysuru district Government Officers at The Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRD&PR), S.K. Hall, tomorrow (Dec.7) at 9.30 am.  

Rangayaana Trust, Srirampura 2nd Stage, Mysuru, in association with the Department of Kannada and Cultural, Bengaluru, has  organised a ‘Bharataranga-2017,’ a painting competition for children at Mini-Teathre in Kalamandira premises on Dec.10 from 11 am to 1 pm. The contest will be held in three categories — 1st to 4th std. (Topic: National Bird or…

Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas tomorrow (Dec.6) between 10 am and 6 pm: Shankar Mutt, Chavadi Road, Thyagaraj Road, Sunnadakeri, Hullina Beedi, Ramanuja Road 1st to 19th Cross, Hosa Bandikeri  and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the CESC.    

Following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under the ‘Adoption of animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Prof. V.A. Vijayan, Mysuru: Ring Tailed Lemur (Rs.5,000); Gowri Nagaraj, Mysuru: King Cobra, Indian Cobra, Indian Softshell Turtle and Gharial (15,000); M.N. Varadaraj Iyengar – Mysuru: Brown Capuchin Monkey (7,500), S. Manju and Rashmi, Mysuru:…

Zilla Brahmana Mahasabha, in association with Sandya Suraksha Trust, Karnataka Bhramana Senior Citizen Forum and Bhramana Dharma Samskara Pratishtana, has convened a General Meeting for all the office-bearers, members of the above said Trusts at Sandya Suraksha Trust, Zilla Brahmana Mahasabha Office premises, on Dec.9 at 4 pm. For details, contact Mob: 80887-99540, according to…

Preethi Cancer Centre has organised a Free Cancer Detection Clinic at Preethi Cancer Centre, #873, Vani Vilas Road, Lakshmipuram, Mysuru, on Dec. 7 between 10 am and 8 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-4259259, according to a press release from the Centre.