Mysore Science Foundation (MCF) has organised its 57th  Monthly Science Lecture on ‘Butterflies of Mysore’ at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises today at 5.30 pm. Anagha, Engineer and Naturalist, will be the resource person. Programme is open to all. For details, contact MSF Secretary G.B. Santhosh Kumar on Mob: 81055-03863 or C. Krishnegowda on 98444-05284.  

Vidu. Kripa Phadke has been awarded Ph.D in Music for her thesis ‘Santa Narayana Teethara “Sri Krishnaleela Tarangini” — Ondu Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. S.V. Rukmini.

Vinayaka Credit Co-operative Society in city has been liquidated by the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies for non-functioning as per the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. Subsequent to the liquidation, a liquidator has been appointed as in-charge of the Society. However, the society members, public or other interested persons who are willing to revive the…

Sri Shivaratreeshwara Religious Endowment will be conducting its monthly Shivanubhava Dasoha Lecture at 6pm tomorrow (Dec.30) at No.6, Block No. 25, first stage, JSS Layout in city. Retired Kannada Professor Dr. K. Anantaramu will deliver the lecture. Kuderu Mutt Seer Gurushantha Swamiji will grace the occasion. For more details call 0821-2548211 / 2548212.    

Physical fitness exam (including eyesight) for candidates selected for Excise Guard posts (330 men and 15 women) will take place at CAR grounds behind Mysore Race Course from Jan.3 to 6. The venue of the exam which was earlier scheduled to take place at Chamundi Vihar Stadium has now been shifted to CAR Grounds.  …

City’s Sadvidya Educational Institutions, in association with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), will be organising a ‘Swachhata Andolana’ campaign in city tomorrow (Dec.30). The campaign which commences from Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple in the institution’s premises at 8am, will pass through N.S. Road, Shanthala Theatre, old Santhepet and D. Devaraj Urs road before culminating at N.S….

The city’s Sthree Deepa, a Women and Child Development Organisation, No.50, 7th Cross, Shivaji Road, N.R. Mohalla, has invited applications from eligible women candidates for admission to 45-day basic tailoring and sewing machine operator classes. The applicants must be aged between 18 and 35 years with a minimum qualification of a pass in fifth standard….

The last date for admission of students under Government quota seats for two-year B.Ed course in  Government recognised colleges (aided and unaided) for the academic year 2017-18, has been extended to Dec. 30, according to a press release issued by the District Institute for Education and Training (DIET).    

The Dasara Exhibition – 2017 organised by Karnataka Exhibition Authority will come to an end this evening. The expo, which began on Sept. 21, was earlier extended till Dec. 24 for shopkeepers to compensate for the loss incurred owing to incessant rains in October. Later, the State Government extended the expo for another five days…

The following persons have adopted the animals of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the adoption fee: Chaitra VeerarajeUrs, Mysuru -Love Bird: Rs.1,000, Suma Chandrashekar, Bengaluru-Silver Pheasant: Rs.3,500, B.V.Rajalakshmi, Bengaluru -Silver Pheasant: Rs.3,500, S.R. Savi, Bengaluru -Indian Cobra: Rs.2,000, Aditya Rritam, Maharashtra -Giant Indian Squirrel: Rs.7,500, Shankar Ramakrishnan,…