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Two held,lorry seized

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY The Uppinangady Police have arrested two persons on the charge of illegally transporting cattle in a lorry.

The police gave their names as Abdul Hajij and Hyaris. The lorry used to transport the cattle was seized at Gundya on Sunday. There were 16 head of cattle in the lorry, the police said. A case had been registered in this connection.

Extended

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY The last date for submission of application forms for the Master in Physical Education course has been extended by seven days from the earlier date of July 17, according to a press release issued by the office of the Registrar of Mangalore University.

Yoga camp

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY Ramakrishna Math will hold a 15-day yoga camp from July 26. Radhakrishna Shetty, director of Prakriti Yoga Kuteera, will conduct the classes and teach yogasana, pranayama, and dhyana.

Those interested may call 2414412 and register their names, states a press release from the math.

Protest

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Democratic Youth Federation of India has planned to lay a siege to the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat office here at 10 a.m. on Monday to protest against the alleged misappropriation of funds meant for tribal development.

A press release stated that the funds meant for tribal development had not been distributed appropriately, particularly in Sullia, Belthangady, and Puttur taluks.

Electrocuted

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY A 24-year-old man was charred to death when he reportedly came in contact with a live wire at Machapur village in Dharwad district on Sunday.

The police said Basappa Huligonda was cutting grass near an irrigation motor pump when he came in contact with the live wire. — UNI

Ban orders

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been clamped for two days from Sunday in the Kalghatagi Police Station limits in Dharwad district as a precautionary measure following an incident in which 13 people belonging to a particular community were handed over to the police by the Tambur villagers and activists of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

The police said the people arrived last week posing as "Dharma Pracharakas" and stayed at a temple.

But some villagers, who got suspicious about them, allegedly heard them plotting to disturb peace in the area and handed them over to the police, it is said. — UNI

IT course

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY The Centre for Information Science and Technology has announced the launch of skill development course for IT-enabled services. A release said that the course, commencing from August, had been aimed at training graduates to get opportunities in IT-enabled service sectors such as business process outsourcing, help desk and back office activities, including accounting and computer applications. Interested persons may contact the CIST, Senate Bhavan, Manasagangotri or on phone 2415836.

PG counselling

MANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREMANGALOREHUBL, JULY 18.JULY 18.JULY The University of Mysore has said that the admission to post-graduate courses under various quotas will be held on July 23. According to a press release, the counselling would be held for those who have excelled in NCC, NSS, sports, literature and culture from 9 a.m. at the Humanities auditorium in Manasagangotri. The students have been asked to be come to the venue with requisite documents.

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