The city’s Snehavrunda Geleyara Balaga will celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava at the ground opposite BSNL office on Dr. Rajkumar Road in JSS Nagar at 5 pm tomorrow (Dec.1). The event features cultural programmes and children’s talent search. District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, IPS Officer Dr. Dharanidevi Malagathi and others will take part. For…

The Annual General Body Meeting of the Alumni Association of St. Philomena’s College along with a grand reunion programme will be held in the College auditorium at 10 am on Dec. 2 (Sunday). The event includes an entertainment programme by the renowned singer Alfy and Team; Dr. Ghori’s Navaratans. Registration is free and all old…

Bharat Seva Dal  School has organised a one-day workshop for teachers on Dec.1. Preference will be given to  experienced teachers. The workshop will be conducted by Prof. K.Shamanna and Dr. Anjaneya Murthy. For registration contact Coordinator Gowdananjappa on Mob:  9066460090 or Dr. Murthy on Mob: 9481243124.    

The MCC Council Meeting will be held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar auditorium in MCC premises on Dec. 3 at 3 pm, according to a press release from the MCC Council Secretary.    

As part of the week-long Suttur Jatra scheduled to take place at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk from Feb. 1 to 6, the Jatra Mahotsava Samithi will be organising a free mass marriage on Feb. 2 at Suttur. The interested prospective brides and grooms can register by applying in the prescribed format along with necessary documents…

Neelashika, a student of Royal Concorde International School at Bogadi, has bagged the ‘LIC Student of the Year-2018’ award given by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to talented students. She is the daughter of M. Chandrashekar, a Civil Engineer and Dr. P.S. Savitha, Senior Insurance Medical Officer at ESI Hospital and residents of Brindavan Layout in…

The Department of Public Instruction has organised a District-level essay writing competition for Primary and High School teachers as part of co-curricular activity on Dec. 1 from 10 am at JSS Girls High School in Saraswathipuram. Teachers who have won first place in taluk-level essay writing contest can participate. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2490025.  

The monthly Holy Eucharistic celebration will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Srirampura Church on Saturday (Dec.1) at 6 pm, according to Rev. Fr. Raymond, Parish Priest, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church.

The Mysuru District Amateur Theatre Artists Association will be organising ‘Kannada Katha Sangama,’ a theatre contest based on adaptation of plays. The Association has invited entries from theatre directors for taking part in the contest. The entries (adapted plays) must be addressed to Mysuru District Amateur Theatre Artists Association, No.221, ‘Pranishka’, E-Block, Vijayanagar Third stage,…

Horticulture Department, under the National Horticulture Mission, is offering financial assistance for farmers to construct irrigation pond, fruit ripening unit and packing house. For details, contact the respective hobli Assistant Horticulture officer on telephone numbers 0821-2430450 (Mysuru taluk), 99002-83293 (Varuna), 97421-58724 (Jayapura), 95356-58502 (Yelwal) and 95919-17408 (Kasaba).