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.

As part of JSS Vidyapeetha’s Jnana Varidhi Weekly Digital Lecture Series, Vice-President of NEL Tech, Bengaluru Dr. A.R. Upadhya will deliver a virtual talk on ‘Bahyakashada Belavanige mattu Jeevanada Paatagalu’ at 6 pm today (May 10). Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. The lecture can be heard by accessing the following…

Marking National Technology Day, CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) has organised an online lecture programme by former CFTRI Director Dr. V. Prakash on the topic ‘Food Science for Food Technology’ tomorrow (May 11) at 11 am. CSIR-CFTRI Director Dr. Sridevi A. Singh will preside. Logon to https://youtu.be/ZqsVrVmWxYA to participate in the programme.

Two Research Scholars of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Research Centre for Management Studies (SDM-RCMS), the research unit of SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysuru, have been awarded Ph.D degree by the University of Mysore (UoM) recently: Vighnesh S. Goankar has been awarded Ph.D in Management Studies by UoM for his thesis ‘Performance and Risk Measurement…

Sri Ravishankar Guruji’s Art of Living will be conducting an online Utkarsha Yoga for those aged 8-12 years from May 18 to 20 between 3 pm and 5 pm. This programme also equips children with skills like teamwork and creative problem-solving. Link to Register: http://aolt.in/549638. All sessions will be conducted through Zoom.us app. Interested may…

Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar on Friday said that the Centre has increased allocation of Remdesivir to 2,62,346 from May 10 to May 16. In a tweet he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda for increasing the quota and for their continued…

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) would meet on Monday (May 10) to assess the party’s losses in the just-concluded Assembly polls, amid demands from leaders for serious introspection over its poor performance at the hustings, New Delhi sources said.

Temporary shelter and rehabilitation facility has been set up in the district to ensure timely care and support to children of COVID-19 infected parents as well as children with emergency needs. Counselling facility has also been established to help children overcome symptoms of depression and anxiety. Call free Helpline numbers 14499 for counselling session or…