The 35th death anniversary (Punya Smarane) of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram will be observed by the District Administration on July 6 by garlanding his statue at the City Railway Station Circle, according to a press release issued by the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

Due to emergency maintenance work at 66/11 KV Bannimantap Power Distribution Centre, power supply will be disrupted in the following areas tomorrow (July 4) between 10 am and 5 pm: Bannimantap ‘A’ Layout, Haleem Nagar, Highway Circle, Medar Block, KSRTC depot, Slum and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the Executive Engineer, Chamundeshwari…

Department Dy. Director Geethalakshmi will take part in the programme. Interested public may call Ph: 0821-2495432 and air their grievances, according to a press release. The Backward Classes Welfare Department will also conduct a phone-in programme to hear public grievances on July 5 and July 19 between 10 am and 11 am on both the…

Kannada book-lover Syed Isak of Rajivnagar in Mysuru, whose library was destroyed in a fire in the wee hours of Apr. 9 this year, has been selected for Dr. G.P. Rajarathnam Sahitya Paricharaka Award instituted by the Kannada Book Authority, Bengaluru, for the year 2020. The Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and…

In some relief for lorry owners, the Government has extended the deadline for payment of vehicle tax without penalty to July 15. Karnataka Lorry Owners Association President G.R. Shanmugappa said that June 30 was the last date for payment of vehicle tax for lorry owners. But following the Association’s request to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa,…

In some good news for the teaching fraternity, the Finance Department has granted permission for the Higher Education Department to directly appoint Principals and Assistant Professors in Government First Grade Colleges. The recruitment will be made for 310 posts of Principal and 1,242 posts of Assistant Professors that are lying vacant in various Government Degree…

The Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET)- 2021 for appointment as teachers in Government Schools will take place on Aug. 22. The candidates must have passed PUC with a D.Ed qualification to apply for teacher posts in Primary Schools (first to fifth standards) and a Degree with D.Ed/B.Ed/ B.A.Ed/B.Sc. Ed course for teacher posts in Higher…

Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, will be presenting the third episode under its ongoing series, ‘Karnataka Vaggeya Vahini,’ aimed at introducing compositions of senior composers of Karnataka, featuring a composition of Prof. R. Visweswaran, on Sabha’s YouTube Channel, ‘Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust’. This online music event to be premiered on Saturday…

The District Education Department has invited applications from eligible candidates for appointment as Education Resource teacher posts in the existing vacancies on contract basis. Appointment will be made for one teacher post in Primary School and six in High Schools. The selected candidates are required to do duties concerning education of specially-abled children. The applicants…

The interview of city-based Sri Jana Jagaran Seva Trust President and RSS leader R. Vasudev Bhat will be re-broadcast on All India Radio (AIR) at 12.45 pm on July 7 under ‘Maa Phalesu Kadachana’ serial programme. Bhat’s interview on the services rendered by the Trust during the COVID pandemic was first broadcast on AIR this…