Karnataka State Board of Aukaf has appointed Abdul Khaleel, Wakf Officer of Mysore District Wakf Advisory Committee as the Administrator of the Bada Makan (Youmia Makan) and Masjid-e-Umar Shah, near Tipu Circle, Mysuru, for a period of 6 months.

Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha State President K.N. Venkatanarayan has appointed Latha Mohan and Kantha as women members for the Mahasabha’s Central Executive Committee, according to a press release from the State Organising Secretary N. Srikantakumar.    

City’s A.K. Nisha has secured first prize in the junior category of the National-level Bharatanatyam contest conducted by Saalabhanjika Studio for Arts and Performance at Thrissur in Kerala recently. She is the daughter of Kemparaju and Savita, residents of Mysuru and is the disciple of    Vidya Shashidhar.  

Application are invited for admissions to JSS  Physically Challenged Working Women and Students’ Hostel, run by JSS Mahavidyapeetha, in association with the Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizen, GoK. Students below Poverty Line and studying in Government aided Schools/Colleges or working women may apply. Selected candidates will be provided with food and accommodation….

The Sainik Welfare and Resettlement Department  has invited applications from boy children of Ex-servicemen and their dependants, who are studying in classes from 6th  to 12th standard, for admission (2017-18) to military bays hostel in city.  Diploma students are eligible to apply.  Boys, who have secured admission in Educational Institutions located in and around the…

The University of Mysore (UoM) has awarded Ph.D in Microbiology to K. Poornachandra Rao for his thesis ‘Studies on Probiotic Strains from Traditional Fermented Foods for Therapeutic Applications’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. M.Y. Sreenivasa.

The Organic Farming Research Centre at Naganahalli in the taluk will be conducting a training session on growing millet crops on May 19. Interested farmers can register before May 16. For details, contact Ph:  0821-2591267 or 80952-27713, according to a press release.  

Sri Lakshminarasimhaswami Temple of Melukote Yadugiri Yatiraj Mutt, Mysuru Branch, has organised ‘Swati puja’ and Sri  Lakshminarasimhaswami Jayanti at its premises in Jayalakshmipuram in city, on May 9. Mahasudarshana Sankalpa Homa and Special Abhisheka Seve at 7 am, Special decoration seve at 11.30 am, Mahamangalarati and Teertha Prasada distribution at 12.30 pm, Prakarotsava at 7.30…

As part of May Day celebrations, the Indian People Theatre Association (IPTA), in association with Labour Welfare Board and AITUC, Mysuru District Committee, will be organising cultural contests for workers and their family members at 10.30 am on May 14 at K.V. Bhavan, No.2, 2nd Main, Kamakshi Hospital Road, Saraswathipuram. The contests include Bhavageethe, Janapadageethe…

The Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL) has invited applications from eligible entrepreneurs for extending micro-loans under self-employment scheme, entrepreneurship development scheme, land ownership scheme, individual borewell scheme etc. The applicants can visit the Corporation’s Office located in Vijayanagar II Stage or log on to the website: www.karnataka.gov.in/kmvstdcl. Last date for applying…