The ‘Punya-smarane’  of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs will be held under the aegis of Ursu Jagruthi Academy Charitable Trust at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road in city on Nov.13 at 10.30 am. The programme, which was to be held a few months ago, was postponed due to COVID.

N.R. MLA Tanveer Sait will inaugurate the programme. Trust President Dr. D. Thimmaiah will preside. Congress leader and former University of Mysore (UoM) Syndicate member H.A. Venkatesh, former Kuvempu University Vice-Chancellor Prof. P. Venkataramaiah, Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President A.S. Satish, Sandhya Suraksha Trust President B.R. Nataraja Jois and Ursu Mandali President H.M.T. Lingaraje Urs will be present.

Six achievers from different fields will be conferred ‘Dhwani Kotta Dani’ Award on the occasion. The awardees are: Folk Scholar P.K. Rajashekar, MUDA Superintending Engineer Shankar, former Kanteerava Studio Chairperson Vijayalakshmi Urs, UoM AEE Shivalingaprasad, noted Industrialist B.P. Udayaraje Urs and Srirangapatna TMC member M. Nandish. For more details, call Mob: 94484-02092.