The State Government has extended the Night Curfew across Karnataka till Oct. 11. As per the order issued yesterday in this regard, the Night Curfew timing will be from 10 pm to 5 am instead of the earlier 9 pm to 5 am. In the backdrop of COVID-19 third wave, the State Government has taken…

Applications have been invited for admissions to BA (Fine Arts) and Diploma courses in the University Fine Arts College for the year 2021-22. Karnatak classical music (vocal and instrumental — veena, flute & violin), dance (bharatanatyam), drama, gamaka and mridanga subjects can be taken up in BA (Fine Arts) of six semester (3 years) in…

H. Ravi Kumar, Chairman, Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Gokulam, Mysuru Unit, affiliated to International Youth Hostel Federation, has been elected as Vice-President of YHAI Karnataka State Unit for the period 2021-2024 during the elections held at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Sept. 26.

Entry of tourists to Mysore Palace will be restricted on the following days during Dasara-2021 to facilitate carrying out Sharannavarathri religious functions by the members of the royal family and also for conduct of Jumboo Savari: Oct. 1: Entry will be restricted to the Palace from 10 am to 1 pm [Assembling of Golden Throne]….

K.S. Shilpashree has been awarded Ph.D in Botany by the University of Mysore (UoM) for her thesis ‘Screening for disease resistance in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) against leaf blight caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl’ [Guide: Dr. M.S. Sharada].

A Mega Apprenticeship Mela (Fair) has been organised at the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) premises in N.R. Mohalla on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road on Oct. 4. Several top companies are taking part in the Mela, according to a press release from B.E. Harishwarappa, Nodal Office and Principal (Grade-1), Government ITI. ITI passed candidates can take part…

Mysuru Mattu Chamarajanagar Jilla Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mathadipatigala Goshti has invited applications from Veerashaiva-Lingayat students of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, who have secured high marks in the 2020-21 SSLC exams (both State & Central syllabus) to present Pratibha Puraskar (cash prize). Filled-in applications should be submitted to the office of the Goshti at Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra…

The office bearers of Minhaj-ul-Quran International India, Karnataka, Mysuru Branch, has organised Mysuru District-level Naath Competition-2021 (Phrases of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for boys only in the age limit of 14 to 21 years, as part of Eid Meelad-un-Nabi at Anjuman-e-Ithehad-ul-Islam Building, Sawday Road, Mandi Mohalla, Mysuru. The first round will be conducted on Oct. 10….

Veteran Hindustani singer, art critic and writer Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri from Mysuru will be the chief guest during the valedictory of the Hindi Fortnight celebration to be held at 3 pm on Sept. 28 at the office of the Chief Post Master General, Karnataka Circle, Bengaluru.

The book ‘Vachana Prashnottara’ authored by senior critic Prof. O.L. Nagabhushanaswamy will be released by Dr. Basavaraja Kalgudi, researcher and critic, at a programme to be held at Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) premises, Manasagangothri, at 11 am tomorrow, under the aegis of Sri Basaveshwara Social Change, Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore,…