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.  

Prof. M. R. Gangadhar, DoS in Anthropology, Manasagangothri, has assumed charge as the Director of Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC), University of Mysore, on Jan.4.  

The Department of Public Libraries has invited entries from writers and publishers for books on Literature, Art, Science, Children literature and Competitive examinations needed for public libraries. The books should have seen the first print between Aug. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2017. For details, contact District Library, Mysuru.  

Backward Classes Welfare Department (BCWD), has invited applications online from students of backward Classes who have secured admission to prestigious institutions of higher education for receiving  scholarship. Online applications should be sent before Jan. 20 by logging on to www.backwardclasses.kar.nic.in For details, call Ph: 0821- 65970004.