The Mysuru Division of Bharathiya Jain Milan, Zone-8, which had organised State-level Jina Bhajan contest at various parts of the State has scheduled the semi-final and finals at Kalamandira in city on Apr. 9 and 10. In all, 40 teams (1,500 members) have been selected for the semi-final round. The programme will be jointly inaugurated…

Bharathi Sthree Samaja Cultural and Educational Charitable Trust has organised the following cultural programmes in connection with Sree Ramanavami at the Trust premises near Railway Hospital: Apr. 8 – 6 pm: Devotional songs by ‘Nada Vijayashree’ Group. Apr. 9 – 6 pm: Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana by members of Bharathi Sthree Samaja. Apr. 10 – 6…

Ganabharathi has organised a music concert in memory of Prof. K. Shankar at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar on Apr. 8 at 6 pm. Vid. S. Ramani Shankar will present a vocal concert accompanied by Vidu. Aditi Krishnaprakash on violin and Vid. Radhesh on mridanga. For details, contact Mobile: 94483-23234.

Forest Minister Umesh V. Katti, who is also the Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, will be touring Kodagu district tomorrow (Apr. 8). The Minister, along with elected representatives and officials, will visit places where man-wild animal conflicts are frequently taking place and will conduct an inspection at 8 am tomorrow. He will…

Senior newspaper distributor of the city J.S. Homadev, who is also the President of Mysuru District Newspaper Distributors Welfare Association, has been appointed as General and Audit Advisor to the President of Karnataka State Newspaper Distributors Federation. Homadev, who has served as a newspaper distributor for many years, had worked for the welfare of newspaper…

Mysore Open Forum has organised a talk on ‘Understanding Crypto currencies’ by Prof. Sudhendar Rao, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Commerce, Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ), at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, in city on  Apr. 9 at 10.30 am. Prof. Sudhendar Rao, a Professor at the TAPMI School of…

Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has ordered closure of all slaughter houses and meat shops in MCC limits on Apr. 10 on account of Sri Ramnavami and on Apr. 14 on account of Mahaveer Jayanti, according to a press release from the MCC Health Officer.

Dr. Renu Agrawal, ex-Chief Scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, has been invited as a panel member by Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), in the round table discussion of TEch-neev, (Commemorating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) to strengthen and nurture the local innovations, on the theme ‘Healthy Society’ which has been scheduled for…

As part of ‘Kathe Kelona Banni-718,’ Kalasuruchi has organised story-telling by Balakrishnaiah, retd. Teacher, State Resource Person, Mysuru, at Suruchi Rangamane, #476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, in city on Apr. 9 between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2541795 or Mob: 92435-81097 or 99459-43115.