City’s Vintage Music Foundation, a non-profit organisation working towards enhancing the lives of visually impaired and also those with speech and hearing disability, will be distributing talking wrist watches for free to visually impaired persons. For details and registration, contact Foundation President Stephen Sampath Raj on Mob: 94802-58487 or Dr.NeemaHanoch on Mob: 80500-61183.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka (CEDOK), Department of Entrepreneurship Development and Livelihood, Bengaluru, in association with District Industries Centres of Mysuru and Dharwad, is organising Entrepreneurship Development Training for interested persons  registered under Yuva Nidhi Scheme. During the training period, candidates will be given information about entrepreneurship motivation, financial assistance/subsidies available frombanks and…

Sahaja Samrudha and Sahaja Seeds will be organising Winter Seed Festival (Maagi Mela) on Dec. 13 and 14 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city . Freshly harvested crops such as avarekai, togari kai, tender groundnut, purple yam, red-husked jowar and vine potatoes will be available for sale and display. Sahaja Seeds will open a stall…

ASG Eye Hospital, which completes 20 years of service, is conducting a month-long free eye check-up camp for senior citizens in Mysuru district. The free check-up camp, which will be held till Jan. 9, 2026, aims to promote early detection and timely treatment of age-related eye conditions. Seniors attending the camp must carry their Aadhaar…

Rangayana Mysuru has invited applications from publishers and handicraft artisans to exhibit their books and artifacts at the Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival to be held from Jan. 12 to 18 at Rangayana premises. This year, Rangayana has given special priority for artisans involved in cottage industries to create, exhibit and sell their artifacts. Applications will…

Vishwamitra Pratibha Puraskar will be presented to meritorious  Brahmin community students of Mysuru and Bengaluru divisions at a programme organised under the aegis of State-run Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board at Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions auditorium in Krishnamurthypuram here at 10.30 am on Dec.13. Announcing this at a press meet, Board Chairman Asagodu Jaisimha said…

Rotary Club of Mysore Midtown, in association with Trinity Group of Institutions and Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Midtown, will be conducting the Bhagavan Memorial English Debate Competition for students of Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 on Dec. 16 (Tuesday) at 9.30 am at Trinity College, Mysuru. The event aims to encourage critical…

The Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has organised cultural programmes at P. Kalingarao Gaana Mantapa in the evenings at the ongoing Dasara exhibition. The programmes are as follows: Dec. 12 – 5 pm to 7 pm: Sugama Sangeetha by Dr. Poornimananda and team, 7 pm to 9.30 pm: Musical nite by C.Yogashri and team. Dec. 13…

V.P. Somashekara has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the University of Mysore (UoM), for his thesis ‘Boregowda Chikkamarali Avara Sahityada Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. H.M. Nagesha.

Mangalotsava Events will be organising Knockout Kings Truf Edition, a tennis ball cricket tournament on Dec. 25 (Thursday) at Patel Turf Box in Srirampura in city. The winning team will be awarded with cash price and trophy. Interested can contact Mob: 70196-07205.