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Tuesday, Nov 23, 2004

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Farmers told to pay power bills

BIDAR NOV. 22. Power supply to irrigation pumpsets of farmers who fail to pay their bills by November 30 will be disconnected, according to a press release issued here by the Executive Engineer of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company.

Farmers have been requested to pay their electricity bills by then.

Pulse polio

HASSAN NOV. 22. A total of 2,25,137 children have been administered oral polio drops in the sixth round of the polio eradication programme in the district, according to a press release from the district administration.

Though the target was to administer polio drops to 2,29,161 children, the success rate was 94 per cent. The Hassan MLA, H.S. Prakash; the MLC, S.M. Anand; and the Deputy Commissioner, K.H. Ashwathanarayana Gowda, participated in a programme organised on the occasion at

Srichamarajendra District Hospital.

Foodgrains

HASSAN NOV. 22. The district has received 10,675 tonnes of rice, wheat and sugar for November to be distributed under the Public Distribution System (PDS), according to a press release from the district administration.

Blood donated

HASSAN NOV. 22. The Department of Health and Family Welfare organised a blood donation camp at the Shanthala First Grade College for Women in Belur recently.

Twenty students donated blood, according to a press release.

11 arrested

Raichur Nov. 22. The police arrested 11 persons and seized spurious toddy from them when they were selling it in the city on Sunday.

The police gave the names of the arrested as Raju, Raju Rampur, Balappa, Vithal, Anjaneya, Tayappa, Hanumantha, Mahaboob, Mohammed, Srinivas and Chaturvedi. They have been remanded in judicial custody. Nine cases have been registered.

Suspended

<150> SIRSI NOV. 22. Six employees of the Yellapur forest division have been suspended following complaints of smuggling in Kannigeri, Ramanakoppa and Hutkand forest areas, according to reports reaching here on Monday.

The names of the employees were given as Chandranna, Regional Forest Officer, S.N. Shenvi and M.G. Naik, foresters, Ramanath Naik, Narayan Jogi and R.G. Achari, forest guards.

The Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of the Forest Vigilance Squad, B. Shivanagouda, and his team had visited the spot and sent a report in this connection to the higher officials.

Based on the report, the employees were suspended, according to the Assistant Conservator of Forests, Mahesh Shiroor.

Seminar

Belgaum Nov. 22. The Karnataka State Bar Council will organise a seminar on "Disciplinary Jurisdiction over Advocates, by Bar Council or Courts'' here on November 27.

According to the Council Chairman, A.G. Mulwadmath, the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, the Chairman of Bar Council of India, Jaganath Patnaik, and eminent members of the legal fraternity from New Delhi and other parts of the country will participate in the seminar.

Recruitment

MYSORE NOV. 22. Applications have been invited for the posts of driver in the Judicial Department. A press release says that the details may be had from the office of the Principal District and Sessions Judge. The last date for submission of applications is November 30.

`Dharam Singh doing well'

Bangalore Nov. 22. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President, B. Janardhana Poojary, has expressed the party's satisfaction and happiness over the performance of the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, despite the bickering between the coalition partners. He maintained at a press conference today that the delay in the expansion of the Ministry had not damaged the image of Mr. Singh. Mr. Poojary noted that it was not easy to run a coalition Government and it was natural if there was some discontent in the Congress ranks. However, the Chief Minister had been assured that the party was with him and was happy with his performance. Asked as to what difficulty the Congress was facing in expanding the Ministry when it could successfully do it in Maharashtra in one go, Mr. Poojary said that the question must be put to the Janata Dal (Secular). Asked whether it would be his turn to make way for somebody as the KPCC President after the change of guard in the Janata Dal (S) and the BJP, Mr. Poojary jocularly remarked that as he had already declared that he would not contest for the post at the end of his term, many in the Congress must have heaved a sigh of relief. Explaining his periodic attacks on the Janata Dal (S), Mr. Poojary said that as President of the State unit of the Congress, he could not tolerate criticism of the party by anybody and he would react aggressively. On his own he would not say anything about others. On the alleged interference in the administration, Mr. Poojary said that the Janata Dal (S) leaders should react to the kind of interference by their party president, H.D. Deve Gowda, and his son in the administration, if they had the guts. "If the Janata Dal (S) declares a ceasefire, I too am prepared for a similar declaration. If they draw a Lakshman Rekha, then I will also draw a line and not cross it. If unnecessary criticism was made against the Chief Minister, he could not keep quiet "as Congress blood flows in my body."

Open-house discussion

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Nov. 22. VOICES, a non-governmental organisation, in partnership with the Office of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, is organising a `Disabilities Adalat'— a public open-house discussion on issues related to Access, Health, Education, Transport, Schemes and Programmes related to Disability. Questions relating to the issues are welcome by phone, post, email or fax by Friday at VOICES, 165 9th cross; Indiranagar I Stage; Bangalore 560 038; phone: 91-80-25213903; fax: 91-80-25213901; email: voices2@vsnl.net. The open-house discussion will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560 001 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Management quiz

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Nov. 22. The All-India Management Association in association with the Bangalore Management Association (BMA) is organising the regional round of the `National Management Student Quiz-2004' in Bangalore on Thursday. The event, which is open to all B-schools, will be held at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore 560 097. For details, contact the BMA, B-207, Blue Cross Chambers, 11, Infantry Road Cross, Bangalore 560 001 or call 25591204/25595772.

Chief Minister gheraoed

By Our Staff Correspondent

Bidar Nov. 22. Members of the Karnataka Pradesh Krishik Samaj district unit gheraoed the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, demanding increased price for sugarcane. Protesters raised slogans against the Government and the cooperative sugar factories in the district. They submitted a memorandum to Mr. Singh and dispersed after he agreed to consider their demands. In the memorandum, Siddaramaiah Swamy, State unit member of the samaj said that factories in Bidar had announced a price of Rs. 850 a tonne for sugarcane even while the Ranna Cooperative Factory in Bagalkot, Hiranya Kesi Cooperative Factory in Belgaum, and Nandi Cooperative Factory in Bijapur were paying Rs. 1,000 a tonne. Factories in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra were also paying prices higher than Rs. 1,000 a tonne. They also demanded that a consultative committee be constituted to decide the price of sugarcane every season.

Five get Shilpakala award

BANGALORE NOV. 22. The Karnataka Shilpakala Academy has selected five persons for its annual award for 2004. The award comprises a purse of Rs. 10,000, a shawl, a citation, and a memento. The awards will be presented next month, according to an official release here today. The award winners are: S. Nataraj (Nagamangala), S.V. Siddalingacharya (Varadenahalli, Bangalore Rural district), Devadas V. Shet Gudigar (Kumta), S.P. Jayanna Achar (Chikmagalur), and Lalitha Shankar (Bangalore).

Commonwealth official meets Speaker

Bangalore Nov. 22. The Director (Finance) of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mahboob Alam, today called on the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Krishna, and the acting Chairman of the Legislative Council, V.R. Sudarshan. They held discussions on the functioning of parliamentary institutions. Mr. Alam, who is on a courtesy visit to Bangalore, said that the association would organise the Asian regional conference on HIV and AIDS in New Delhi in February 2005. The CPA, he said, discussed many subjects with its member associations and it was a "solution-seeking" organisation. The CPA had 53 member countries. Mr. Alam was accompanied by his wife. Mr. Krishna mentioned that in a parliamentary democracy there was need to ensure that there existed a mechanism for implementation of decisions taken by the legislatures. Otherwise, the legislatures would become mere fora for discussion.

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