Marking Republic Day celebration, Ashokapuram Abhimanigala Balaga will be conducting a poetry recitation and short speech contests at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Park in Ashokapuram at 10 am on Jan. 26. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Balaga Convenor and writer Siddaswamy said that there is no age limit for taking part in the…

As part of International Women’s Day (IWD), the Department of Women and Child Development has invited applications for Nari Shakti Puraskar from eligible candidates and organisations who have served in the field for a minimum of five years with exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment. Organisations and associations serving within the country may…

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has issued notification for online payment of exam fee for repeaters of Under-Graduate degree and Post-Graduate degree students who gained admission between 2001-02 to 2014-15 and for students who gained admission for UG and PG courses for the academic year 2020-21. The last date for payment of fee without penalty…

National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in collaboration with Gandhi Centre for Science and Human Values, has organised a virtual talk on ‘Indian Dance Heritage’ by Leela Venkataraman, Dance Critic and Writer, on Friday (Jan. 21) at 4.30 pm, live on facebook.com/ngmaBengaluru. For details call Ph: 080 – 22342338.

The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Konkani Christian Association, Mysuru, has been rescheduled and will now be held on Jan. 26 at 5 pm at Konkan Bhavan, Vijayanagar 2nd Stage. Members are requested to strictly follow Covid-19 guidelines.

The D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Welfare Department will be conducting an awareness programme on the departmental facilities and benefits at Nomadic Tribes Colony at Haragapura in Nanjangud taluk at 10 am on Jan. 20, according to a press release.

V. Deepa has been awarded Ph.D in Management by the University of Mysore for her thesis ‘Consumer Awareness and Market Potential for Ayurvedic Skin Care Products’ [Guide: Dr. K.B. Nalina].

Setting in motion teacher recruitment, the State Government has given a nod for appointment of 1,727 High School teachers. The Department of Public Instruction has issued an order for appointment of teachers, Associate teachers and Physical Education teachers, including filling up of vacancies in Government High Schools, Adarsha Vidyalaya and RMSA Schools. The Department has…

The Mysuru District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat, in association with Koustubha Prakashana, has proposed to bring out a memorial volume containing limericks on the life, achievements and societal service of late actor Puneeth Rajkumar, for which it has invited entries from Limerick writers. The limericks should not exceed four lines and the entries should reach the…

The valedictory of  the 10 sessions of English-speaking hour for Kannada medium  participants, conducted by Dr. R. Purnima, formerly Professor of English, KSOU and presently the Director of Children’s Literary Club, Mysuru, will be held at Chamundi Children’s Home in Brindavan extension 2nd Stage on Jan. 19 at 6 pm.