The Horticulture Department has organised a workshop on mushroom cultivation from Jan.7 to Jan. 12 at Kukkarahalli Horticulture Centre in front of Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here. People desirous to participate should register their names at the Centre. For details, call Mob: 78290-56082 or 79750-42423.

Under the special package/ Girijan Sub-plan Scheme, the Department of Handlooms and Textiles has invited applications from eligible SC/ST candidates for sanctioning loans to set up Small and Micro Industries. Interested entrepreneurs can visit the Department office in CTI Building, Sayyaji Rao Road in the city.

The City’s Pragathi Seva Trust in association with Dalit Abhivruddhi Samsthe will be observing Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Parinirvan Day at Buddhanagar (Nellur Shed), opposite Silk Factory, at 6 pm today (Dec.29). Urilinga Peddimutt Seer Gnanaprakash Swamiji will inaugurate the programme. Former Mayor Narayana will preside, according to a press release. For details, call Mob: 92435-06024…

As part of World Human Rights Day, the Mysuru District Chapter of Association for Protection of Civil Rights, has organised a Legal Awareness Programme near Mission Hospital Circle on Sawday Road at 7pm this evening (Dec.29). Former High Court Public Prosecutor B.T. Venkatesh will inaugurate the programme.