Charvaka Institute, in association with the Department of Kannada & Culture, will be conducting a theatre training camp from Feb.10 to Mar.30 between 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm at Drama Rehearsal Room in Kalamandira premises. At the end of the camp, participants will be staging the play ‘Buddha Yaana,’ a six-hour theatre experiment. Also, those…

Sri Chidrupananda Sarswati Swamiji of Arsha Vidya Ashram will be in Mysuru city from Feb.6 to 10. During his stay in Mysuru, he will be giving discourse on the 18th chapter of Bhagavad Gita at Sadvidya School on Narayan Shastri Road at 6.30 pm daily from Feb.6 and on Upnishad at Eshwara Temple’s Shankara Prartana…

The Social Welfare Department has invited applications from children (boys) of economically backward, SC/ST communities and persons engaged in hazardous jobs, for admission to eighth standard (2019-20) at the city’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala. The admission will be through an entrance test and children currently studying in seventh standard (2018-19) are eligible to apply. The application…

The District Committee of Karnataka State Licensed Electrical  Contractors Association will be conducting a free health check-up camp for electrical contractors and their family members, at Chikkamma Niketana Kalayana Mantapa, Kuvempunagar, at 8.30 am on Feb.5. For details, call Mob: 98450-44950 or 99800-34045.

Hotel Owners’ Association has convened a Special Meeting of owners of all lodging and resorts & service apartments at Kuthethur Seetharama Bhavana, #1265, 1st  Main, 2nd Cross Krishnamurthypuram, tomorrow (Feb.5) at 10 am. Agenda of the meeting is to address the OTA (Online Travel Agents) commission percentages and OTA new contract signing. For details, contact…

The Mysuru District Unit of Chutuku Sahitya Parishat will be conducting a Chutuku Kavigoshti on Feb.26. Interested poets can send entries along with three self-composed Chutuku to Rathna Halappa Gowda, No. 596, 4th Main Road, 9th Cross, E&F Block, Ramakrishnanagar, Mysuru-22 before Feb.15. For details, call Mob: 98863-44524 or 98863-41957.

The Stone-laying Ceremony of Shree Arka Mahaganapathy Mandir will be held today (Feb.4) at Kaniyanahundi Gate, Bogadi- Gaddige Road at 3 pm. Yogi Srinivas Arka of Arka Foundation India and Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Adhokshaja Mutt, Udupi, will grace the occasion. District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar and Prakash Yogi…

The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Kannada to S. Mohan Kumar for his thesis titled “Epathoandne shatamanada sanna kathegallu (2001 to 2010 prathinidika katha sankalanagalu” submitted under the guidance of Dr. T. Jayalakshmi R. Mahesh has been awarded Ph.D in Folklore by the UoM for his thesis titled “Chamarajanagara Jilleya Budakattu Janapada”…

Mysuru Zoo, in collaboration with Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi, is organising a National-level training programme on ‘Capacity Building of Mahouts’ from Feb. 2 to 8 for mahouts and Kavadis working at 10 zoos across the country. The training programme will be inaugurated by IGP (Southern Range) K.V. Sharath Chandra on Feb. 4 at 9…

The Alumni Association of JSS Polytechnic for the Differently Abled, Mysuru, has organised an Alumni Meet on Feb.17 at the polytechnic premises, Manasagangothri. On Feb.16 the association will conduct a State-level drawing competition (except visually impaired) and music competition (only for Visually Impaired) High School Students. Eligible students can send their names by Feb.10. Prize…