Senior KAS Officer M.J. Roopa, who was serving as the Deputy Commissioner (Administration) of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been appointed as the Secretary of the newly formed Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority. The Chief Minister is the Chairman of the Authority while the Secretary and other officials will be implementing the development projects as…

Dr. Y.C. Yogananda Reddy of Prithvi Children’s Hospital in Ballari has been elected as the President and Dr. K. Ravi, Surgical Professor at JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, has been elected as the Vice-President of Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) during the election held on July 2, according to Dr. Shamrao B. Patil,…

Mysore District Table Tennis Association will be conducting State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at University of Mysore Gymnasium Hall in Maharaja’s College Grounds from July 18 to 21. The tournament will be held in U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 categories for boys, girls, men and women. Last date for registration is July 14. For…

Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Kayachikitsa Department, will be conducting a month-long free check-up and treatment camp from July 15 to Aug. 15 everyday between 9 am and 1 pm at the College premises on New Sayyaji Rao Road.  Those suffering from high cholesterol can contact Dr. S.M. Girish on Mob: 98863-14781; Dr. H.S….

Karnataka State Government Employees Association will be conducting Prathiba Puraskar on July 13 at 10 am at Kalamandira in city. On the occasion, the Association will not only felicitate meritorious students of SSLC and PUC but will also honour the newly-elected MPs and MLCs.  The event will be inaugurated by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa….

Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike has organised a round-table meeting at Hotel Guru Residency on JLB Road in city tomorrow (July 13) at 11 am to  condemn the alleged conspiracy against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, with regard to his wife Parvathi being allotted 14 alternative sites by MUDA. Vedike President K.S. Shivaram told media persons…

The Department of Information Science and Engineering at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, is organising a 24-hour National-level hackathon on July 13 and14. A total of 56 teams from various parts of the country will participate.  In the “Infothon 3.0” hackathon, the focused areas include social innovation, logistics and management. Students will utilise their…

Ganabharathi, Mysuru, has organised a Karnatak vocal  concert by Vidushi M.A. Jyothi on July 13 at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Kuvempunagar. The concert, being held in memory of Chakrakodi Narayana Shastry, is sponsored by Muliya Raghavayya and family.  Vidu. Jyothi will be accompanied by Vidu. Pruthvi Bhaskar (violin), Vid. Nyvelli  K. V.  Ramkumar…

As part of Guru Purnima, Art of Living is conducting a workshop including yoga, pranayama, meditation and powerful breathing technique called Sudarshan Kriya from July 17 to 21 between 6 am and 8.30 am and 6 pm and 8.30 pm at its premises on Lalithadripura Road, Mysuru. [Mob: 94804-76825]

Under the AITT, SCP and TSP plans of the Karnataka Government, the Government Tool Room and Training Centre (GTTC), has invited applications from Karnataka domiciled eligible SC/ST students (boys and girls) for admission to skill based courses —  Post-Diploma in Tool Design, Tool Room Machinist, Tool and Die Maker, CNC Technology and CMM, Mechanical Designer,…