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Monday, Aug 09, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Rain likely

by evening

<150>The weather forecast for Monday for the city says there will be cloudy skies with rain likely by evening. The Met Department said the city recorded a maximum temperature of 27.8 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The corresponding readings at the airport were 27.2 degrees Celsius and 19.6 degrees Celsius. The city received 4.8 mm of rain while the airport received 6.4 mm of rain on Sunday. The relative humidity was 90 per cent in the city and 88 per cent at the airport.

TCS quiz winners

<150>Arpan Majumdar and Vaibhav Devanathan of Bishop Cotton Boys School won the TCS IT quiz here on Saturday. They got a cash prize of Rs. 18,000. The winning team scored 120 points. Nischit Hegde and Karthik Krishnan of National Public School Rajajiangar (58 points) and Rahul Jadhav and Vijay Karthik B.K. of MES Kishore Kendra (38 points), bagged the second and third prizes.

Pranic healing

<150>Sri Vaibhava Pranic Healing Centre has organised a three-day free pranic healing camp for cancer, Parkinson's disease, kidney problems, blood pressure, diabetes, mental diseases, and other ailments from August 11 to 13. Those interested can contact the centre at 1354, 9th Main, RPC Layout, Vijayanagar (ph: 9886712488 or 57661512).

Free check-up

<150>Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar Ayurvedic Hospital has organised a free Ayurvedic consultation camp on skin diseases such as dry skin, eczema and psoriasis, cough, cold, asthma, sinusitis, and headache from August 9 to 15. For registration, call 23530013.

Singing

<150>Vijaya Film Institute will offer free training in playback singing. Interested persons may contact the institute at Gajanana building, 41st Cross, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar (ph: 36741790).

Conference

<150>The World Association for Vedic Studies, India Branch, is holding its 8th India conference in the city on "Science consciousness and vedic heritage" from December 31 to January 2 at the Indian Institute of Science. Scholars interested to submit papers and abstracts can do so before November 15. For more details, call 25265237 or email: shashi98@yahoo.com

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