Mangaluru
Department of Kannada and Culture: B. Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment, Ecology inaugurates Kavi Sarvajna Jayanthi, J R Lobo, MLA, Mangaluru City South, presides, Besant Women’s College hall, 10 a.m.
Kalkura Foundation: Kalkura lifetime achievement award to Yakshagana singer Balipa Narayana Bhagawatha, B. Ramanath Rai, district in-charge Minister presents award, Don Bosco Hall, Balmatta, 5 p.m.; Balipa Narayana Bhagawatha sings, 4 p.m.; Yakshagana Urwashi Shapa, 6 p.m.
Pali Institute: B.A. Vivek Rai, former Vice-Chancellor, Kannada University, Hampi inaugurates workshop on Pali language, Mallepuram G Venkatesh, former Vice-Chancellor, Sanskrit University, delivers key note address, Karnataka Theological Research Centre, Balmatta, 10.30 a.m.
School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya: Sharanappa S D, Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada inaugurates a session on ‘forensic science in the investigation of crime’, Valencia, 9.30 a.m.
UDUPI
Udupi Zilla Panchayat: Inauguration of seminar on ‘Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act – 2015’ by Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, District Offices Complex Hall, 10 a.m.
District Industries Centre: Inauguration of workshop for small industries regarding handloom and silk by Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, District Small Industries Association Hall, 11 a.m.
Rathabeedi Geleyaru: Lectures on lyricist late P. Kalinga Rao and writer Saraswatibai Rajawade, Rama Vittal Hall, Pejawar Mutt complex, 4.30 p.m.