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Monday, Oct 11, 2004

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Briefly

By Our Staff Reporter

`Call meet of film panel'

BANGALORE Oct. 10. In the wake of the violation of the seven-week moratorium on screening of non-Kannada films, the State Government would be urged to call a meeting of the high-level committee set up for safeguarding the interests of Kannada cinema, the panel member and producer, Parvathamma Rajkumar, said here on Sunday. She said that there was no change in the panel's stand to impose the seven-week ban on non-Kannada films. The steps to be taken on the violation would be discussed at the panel meeting. The Government would be asked to call a meeting at the earliest, she said. Ms. Parvathamma Rajkumar condemned the attack on some photojournalists at Innovative Multiplex, where non-Kannada films were being screened, on Marathahalli ring road here on Saturday.

Probe into BMP contracts sought

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Oct. 10. The Bangalore city unit of the BJP has demanded an inquiry into the contracts awarded by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike during the tenure of the Mayor, P.R. Ramesh. Speaking to presspersons here today, the party's city unit president, Ashwathanarayan, and its spokesman, D.S. Prakash, said that corruption in the civic body had reached a new high during the tenure of Mr. Ramesh whose term will come to an end next month. Mr. Ashwathanarayan alleged large-scale corruption in the works being awarded by the civic body. The Mayor was fond of going in for "package" contracts and they needed to be probed, he said. Mr. Prakash demanded stoppage of work on the construction of a four-storeyed parking lot off Kempe Gowda Road. A private builder who had been involved in the project and was contributing only 17 per cent of the cost of construction was now being entrusted with full control over the management of the parking space. He also had complete say in the leasing of commercial space being created in what was essentially a parking amenity.

CAT vacation

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Oct. 10. The Bangalore Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal will remain closed from October 18 to 20, its third spell of vacation. Mukesh Kumar Gupta, member (Judicial) will be the vacation judge and will hold a sitting on October 19 to dispose of urgent matters. The filing counter of the tribunal will remain open from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the three days of the vacation to receive urgent applications.

More nursing colleges likely

BANGALORE Oct. 10. Last year, the State Government approved some 100 nursing colleges even though the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) had rejected permission to them for want of adequate infrastructure and qualified teachers. This year, 45 more colleges are reportedly being added to the list taking the total number of nursing colleges to 271 in the State. Thirty of the new colleges this year will come up in Bangalore, while Mangalore is expected to get a big share of the remaining 15, according to sources. Last year, the Government had approved 250 nursing schools, although the Karnataka Nursing Council had recommended only seven schools of the 400 applications it received, the sources said. The nursing colleges will come under the scanner next year, when paramedical admissions will be made through the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell. The University's Local Inspection Committees (LICs) had rejected the applications of these colleges to start the four-year B.Sc. (Nursing) courses last year, after spot visits revealed that they lacked the basic infrastructure and teachers. But the colleges still managed to get the Government's green signal.

Postal exhibition

Mysore Oct. 10. <150> An exhibition of postal history and philately will be held at Yadavgiri Post Office to mark the Postal Week 2004 from Monday.

Two picture post cards will be released to mark the occasion.

Aparna Mohile, retired member of the Postal Service Board, will inaugurate the exhibition which will be open to public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on all days up to October 15.

Raising Day

Mysore Oct. 10. VeKare Ex-servicemen Trust (VKET) observed its first "Raising Day" on Sunday and organised free lunch to 170 inmates of the Home for Aged, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor at Gandhinagar.

The association vice-president, Kaveri Raman, said the association would work with the trust to help the old age people and take up the cause of widows of ex-servicemen.

Election

SIRSI OCT. 10. Three candidates are in the fray for the election to the post of the president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat district unit.

They are Rohidas Naik of Kumta, M.K. Naik Maskeri of Dandeli and D.J. Kulkarni of Mundgod.

There are 790 voters in Uttara Kannada district. Polling booths will be set up in Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod and Siddapur.

Fete opens

UDUPI OCT. 10. Bannanje Babu Amin, scholar, on Sunday said the Billava community should develop a mechanism to solve its problems rather than approaching politicians. He was speaking at "Kalasambhrama-2004" organised by the Udupi and Mangalore units of Yuvavahini as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Narayanaguru here.

Mr. Amin said toddy tapping was not the traditional occupation of Billavas as had been made out. Discrimination against Billavas was still continuing in rural areas. This should be stopped.

Ganesh Amin Sankumar, scholar, said Billavas should follow the ideals of Narayanaguru.

Jitendra Suvarna, president of the Central Committee of Yuvavahini, Mangalore, said the Billava community should remain united.

Three in fray for parishat post

SIRSI OCT. 10. Three candidates are in the fray for the election to the post of the president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat district unit.

They are Rohidas Naik of Kumta, M.K. Naik Maskeri of Dandeli and D.J. Kulkarni of Mundgod.

There are 790 voters in Uttara Kannada district. Polling booths will be set up in Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod and Siddapur.

Exhibition

Mysore Oct. 10. <150> An exhibition of postal history and philately will be held at Yadavgiri Post Office to mark the Postal Week 2004 from Monday.

Two picture post cards will be released to mark the occasion. Aparna Mohile, retired member of the Postal Service Board, will inaugurate the exhibition.

Promised

Bidar Oct. 10. "The Government will find a solution to the problem surrounding the setting up of a High Court Bench in the northern part of the State," the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, said here on Saturday.

Speaking at a meeting of the Bidar Bar Association, Mr. Singh said that he was confident that the Government would refer the Jaswanth Singh report and consult experts to find a solution to the controversy. Mr. Singh promised to "do everything in his power to solve the problems of the Hyderabad Karnataka region." The Minister for water Resources, Mallikarjun Kharge, urged lawyers to strengthen the Government by supporting the Congress candidate, Narsingrao Suryavamshi, in the Bidar byelection. The secretary of the All India Congress Committee, Mirza Irshad Baig, and the former MLA, Mohammad Laiquddin, were present.

Raising Day

The trust vice-president and president of the Retired Armed Forces Wives Welfare Association Karnataka, Shakuntala, donated Rs. 2,500 towards the medical requirements of the old age home and the trust president, Subramani, called on Alpada Mary, a 94-year-old widow of a Second World War veteran, and promised to secure her grant. The association vice-president, Kaveri Raman, said the association would work with the trust to help the old age people and take up the cause of widows of ex-servicemen.

Fete opens

Mr. Amin said toddy tapping was not the traditional occupation of Billavas as had been made out. Discrimination against Billavas was still continuing in rural areas. This should be stopped.

Ganesh Amin Sankumar, scholar, said Billavas should follow the ideals of Narayanaguru.

Jitendra Suvarna, president of the Central Committee of Yuvavahini, Mangalore, said the Billava community should remain united.

Electrocuted

CHAMARAJANAGAR OCT. 10. Siddanayaka (40), labourer and resident of Masanapura in Chamarajanagar taluk was electrocuted on Friday night. However, it is said that he committed suicide by holding the high-tension cable unable to bear starvation.

He reportedly took the extreme step after a fair price shop owner refused to give him rice for his wife and three children. The Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat President, T.V. Lakshmamma, and the Santhemaralli

MLA, Druvanarayan, have assured the family to get compensation Rs. 10,000 within a week.

The Chamarajanagar East police have registered a case.

Postal

exhibition

Mysore Oct. 10. <150> An exhibition of postal history and philately will be held at Yadavgiri Post Office to mark the Postal Week 2004 from Monday.

Two picture post cards will be released to mark the occasion. Aparna Mohile, retired member of the Postal Service Board, will inaugurate the exhibition.

Raising Day

Election

SIRSI OCT. 10. Three candidates are in the fray for the election to the post of the president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat district unit.

They are Rohidas Naik of Kumta, M.K. Naik Maskeri of Dandeli and D.J. Kulkarni of Mundgod.

There are 790 voters in Uttara Kannada district. Polling booths will be set up in Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod and Siddapur.

Fete opens

Mr. Amin said toddy tapping was not the traditional occupation of Billavas as had been made out. Discrimination against Billavas was still continuing in rural areas. This should be stopped.

Ganesh Amin Sankumar, scholar, said Billavas should follow the ideals of Narayanaguru.

Jitendra Suvarna, president of the Central Committee of Yuvavahini, Mangalore, said the Billava community should remain united.

Electrocuted

MLA, Druvanarayan, have assured the family to get compensation Rs. 10,000 within a week.

The Chamarajanagar East police have registered a case.

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