In a novel initiative, the city’s Safe Wheels Tours and Travels, in association with Let’s do it Mysore, has introduced free pick-up and drop service for senior citizens aged over 60 years who are getting their second dose of vaccination at any COVID vaccination centre. This service is within 5-km radius of Saraswathipuram and is…

In view of the second wave and surge in number of COVID cases in the district, the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, under its Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP), has launched Help Desk Centres in all taluks of the district to identify and treat COVID-infected patients as well as vaccinate all the tribal community members in…

The following individuals and institutions have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under ‘Adoption of Animals’ scheme by paying the Adoption Fee: S. Roshini, Mysuru – Star Tortoise (Rs. 2,000); Sneha Manjunath, Bengaluru – White Peacock (Rs. 3,500) and P. Balasubramanyam, Mysuru – Indian Cobra (Rs. 2,000), according to a press release from Sri Chamarajendra…

Dr. B.A. Rajiv, ENT Surgeon, will be giving free online ENT consultation and free general consultation for COVID and non-COVID patients during lockdown period. For details contact Mob: 99807-57254.

Natana, Mysuru, has organised a 10-day online children’s workshop from May 13 to May 22 between 10.30 am and 11.30 am. Children aged 7 to 14 years are eligible to participate in the workshop. For details, contact Mob: 72595-37777 or 94804-68327, according to a press release.

The Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) progress review meeting will take place at the ZP Hall in city at 11 am on May 13. Officials have been instructed to participate in the virtual meeting by logging onto the website, https://meet.google.com/egz-esbr-icw, according to a press release.

The University of Mysore has awarded Ph.D in Microbiology to S.K. Ramya Urs for her thesis ‘Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from the members of solanaccae against oral pathogenic bacteria from diabetic patients’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N. Lakshmidevi.

Taluk Backward Classes Welfare Department, which had invited applications from eligible students belonging to nomadic and semi-nomadic tribal community for availing post-matric student scholarships, fee reduction, Vidyasiri, food and hostel facility as well as nursing students for scholarships, for the year 2020-21, has extended the last date for submission of applications to May 15. For…

On the occasion of Akshaya Trithiya, Sri Gandhalepana Seva to Sri Mukhyapranadevaru and Sri Raghavendraswamy will be held on May 14 at Sri Raghavendra Mutt in Krishnamurthypuram. Devotees who wish to contribute to the Seva can contact the Mutt administration. For details, contact Srinath on Ph: 83174-96691, according to a release.

Dr. R. Srinivas, an Anaesthetist serving at the District Hospital, Mysuru, has been appointed as District Community Service Commissioner of Scouts and Guides. Dr. Srinivas, who is an ex-servicemen, had previously served at Indian Navy Hospitals in Mumbai, Goa, Karwar, Kochi, Visakhapatnam and Odisha, according to Chief Scouts and Guides Commissioner M.N. Shadakshari.