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Friday, Apr 08, 2005

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Generally cloudy sky forecast

The city recorded a maximum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 20.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday. It also recorded 4.6 mm of rainfall. The relative humidity was 88 per cent.

At the Airport, the maximum temperature was 29 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature 20 degrees Celsius. There was 1.6 mm of rainfall. The relative humidity was 93 per cent.

The forecast for Friday is: the sky will be generally cloudy with one or two spells of rainfall likely in the evening or night. The maximum temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius.

Seminar

Genius Study Circle will organise a free seminar on "How to be a good ranker in CET-05", at English Centre in Marathahalli at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For details call Ph: 9886044772, 9845454808.

Entrance test

Entrance test for admission to VI Standard in Navodaya Residential School in Adakamaranahalli and Murarji Desai Residential School in Chamarajapet will be held at 11 a.m. on April 10. The test will be conducted at the Rajarajeshwari Primary and Secondary School in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. Students appearing for the test have been asked to come with hall tickets.

Training

The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has called for applications from candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Backward Communities, for free electrical wireman training. Students between 18 and 30, who have passed or failed in SSLC examination, should submit written applications by April 16. For details, visit the BMP's Social Welfare office on the Queens' Road.

Classes

Kuvempu University Study Centre on Park Road will start orientation classes for final year M.Sc Physics and Chemistry students from April 10. Experienced professors will take classes to be held on Sundays and general holidays. For details contact Ph: 22871541, 56684820.

Check-up

Ayesha Multispeciality Clinic and Dental Care Centre will conduct free orthodontic check-up camp on April 10. People can register their names on Ph: 56979885.

Office-bearers

M.R. Hariram, Consultant Neo-natologist, Sagar Apollo Hospital, has been selected President of the Karnataka State National Neonatology Forum.

Prashanth S. Urs of M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital and Naveen Benakappa of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health have been selected Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

The office-bearers were selected at the annual general body meeting on March 26, according to a press release.

Scholarships

HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd., India) is offering two scholarships each year for outstanding Indian graduate and undergraduate students who have been offered places at Oxford, Cambridge and other universities in the U.K. Candidates should have an outstanding academic record and should be aged less than 25 as on September 1, 2005. More details are available on Ph: 23600180, 22932597.

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