Co-operation and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar will be undertaking a two-day tour of Mysuru district on July 5 and 6. On July 5, he will be attending foot kit distribution programme at Suttur Mutt at 10 am and Kabini Advisory Committee Meeting for the year 2021-22 at Zilla Panchayat at 11 am which…

The Co-operation Department has asked all Co-operative Societies and Bodies to update information on appointment of Auditors for auditing their accounts for the year 2020-21. In a press release, the Department said that Societies must submit information to the Department on the appointment of an Auditor or auditing firm during their Annual General Body Meetings…

The third quarterly meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (​DISHA Committee) for the year 2020-2021 will be held at 10 am on July 8 at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium. MP Pratap Simha will preside over the meeting, according to a press release from ZP Planning Director.

The 35th death anniversary (Punya Smarane) of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram will be observed by the District Administration on July 6 by garlanding his statue at the City Railway Station Circle, according to a press release issued by the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

Due to emergency maintenance work at 66/11 KV Bannimantap Power Distribution Centre, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas tomorrow (July 4) between 10 am and 5 pm: Bannimantap ‘A’ Layout, Haleem Nagar, Highway Circle, Medar Block, KSRTC depot, Slum and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the Executive Engineer, Chamundeshwari…

Department Dy. Director Geethalakshmi will take part in the programme. Interested public may call Ph: 0821-2495432 and air their grievances, according to a press release. The Backward Classes Welfare Department will also conduct a phone-in programme to hear public grievances on July 5 and July 19 between 10 am and 11 am on both the…

Kannada book-lover Syed Isak of Rajivnagar in Mysuru, whose library was destroyed in a fire in the wee hours of Apr. 9 this year, has been selected for Dr. G.P. Rajarathnam Sahitya Paricharaka Award instituted by the Kannada Book Authority, Bengaluru, for the year 2020. The Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and…

In some relief for lorry owners, the Government has extended the deadline for payment of vehicle tax without penalty to July 15. Karnataka Lorry Owners Association President G.R. Shanmugappa said that June 30 was the last date for payment of vehicle tax for lorry owners. But following the Association’s request to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa,…

In some good news for the teaching fraternity, the Finance Department has granted permission for the Higher Education Department to directly appoint Principals and Assistant Professors in Government First Grade Colleges. The recruitment will be made for 310 posts of Principal and 1,242 posts of Assistant Professors that are lying vacant in various Government Degree…

The Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET)- 2021 for appointment as teachers in Government Schools will take place on Aug. 22. The candidates must have passed PUC with a D.Ed qualification to apply for teacher posts in Primary Schools (first to fifth standards) and a Degree with D.Ed/B.Ed/ B.A.Ed/B.Sc. Ed course for teacher posts in Higher…