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Sunday, May 01, 2005

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Funds released

HAVERI: The Deputy Commissioner of Haveri has released Rs. 10.65 lakhs including foodgrains from the Natural Calamities Fund to the Municipal Commissioner of Ranebennur for tackling the water problems in six wards of the Town Municipal Council. The works are to be taken up in Siddeshwar Nagar, Ambedkar School area, Bireshwar Nagar, Umashankar Naagar, Garawadnagar, and Roddanavar Oni. — Special Correspondent

Training programme

Bidar: The Abdul Nazir Sab Rural Development Institute has started a satellite-based training programme for the newly elected gram panchayat members in Bidar taluk. Members of 33 gram panchayats will undergo a two-day training. They will be introduced to the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, the system of function of the panchayat raj and other relevant laws. The programme was inaugurated on April 27 and will end on June 14. — Staff Correspondent

Coaching classes

HUBLI: ICFAI National College here has organised a "Students' empowerment programme" between May 3 and 18 to coach students for competitive examinations. The programme divided into four batches is free. Those interested may contact ICFAI National College, Ahalya Plaza, behind Centurion Bank, Club Road, Hubli 20 (ph: 52551566) by Monday. — Staff Correspondent

Diabetes check-up

HUBLI: A free diabetes check-up programme has been organised by the Maheshwar Cooperative Credit Society and Indian Red Cross Society on Sunday at Vijaya Homoeo Clinic, Hosur, here. For details, call Vijayakumar Shastrimath on 2246352 or 98456-12957). — Staff Correspondent

Book release

MANGALORE: The Sunni Guidance Bureau has published a book, "Namazinna Nanthara Samuhika Prarthane." The Chairman of the State Minorities Commission, K.S. Mohammed Masood, will release it at the Kandaya Bhavan here on Tuesday, Hameed Kandak, Vice-President of the bureau, told presspersons here on Saturday. He said the winners of an elocution competition organised as part of Id Milad will receive prizes on the occasion. — Staff Correspondent

Public meeting

MYSORE: A public meeting has been convened to invite suggestions from the people to solve the drinking water supply problem. The meeting will be held on May 2 at the Institution of Engineers at 5 p.m. The Mayor, Dakshinamurthy, and the chairman of Mysore city Action Task Force, R. Guru, will participate. — Staff Correspondent

Site visit

MYSORE: The Builders' Association of India, Mysore, will organise a technical site visit for civil engineering graduates and final year students on May 3. The team will visit a project in progress near K.R. Nagar, and those interested may register their names with S.R. Swamy, secretary (9342187661), or Badrinath, vice-chairman (9845110964). The site visit is free. — Staff Correspondent.

Nature camp

MYSORE: A nature camp will be held at B.R. Hills for children aged between 10 and 18 years from May 12 to 15. The camp will be held in coordination with the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, according to a press release. The last date for registration is May 8. For details, contact D. Rajkumar (9845121800) or C. Satish Babu (9844065216). — Staff Correspondent.

Prohibitory orders

MYSORE: Prohibitory orders will be clamped around all CET centres in the city on May 3 and 4, according to an official press release. The ban orders will be enforced from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a radius of 200 metres of each centre on both the days. Only bona fide candidates and staff involved in the conduct of the examinations will be allowed to enter the premises. Those found violating the orders will be prosecuted, the release added. — Staff Correspondent

Gramotsavam at Balal

KASARAGOD: The Hosdurg MLA, M. Kumaran, will inaugurate Gramotsavam 2005, organised by the Balal unit of Canfed and National Kalavedi, at Balal Government High School on Sunday. The Balal Panchayat President, V. Narayanan Nair, will preside over the programme scheduled from 10 a.m. — Staff Reporter

March to Plachimada

MALAPPURAM: The Nationalist Youth Congress will take out a march to the Coca-Cola factory at Plachimada on Thursday, raising the slogan that "land, wood and water is for posterity," said M.C. Unnikrishnan, state general secretary of the party in a statement here on Saturday. — Staff Reporter

Plea against communalism

MALAPPURAM: An educational meeting held as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of Jamia Nadwiyya at Edavanna near here on Saturday warned against the tendency to communalise the problems of minorities. Giving a communal or caste colour to minority issues will lead to dangerous polarisations in the society, creating hurdles for national development, the meet said.

The Minister for Education, E.T. Mohammed Basheer, inaugurated the meet.

4,700 to write CET in Hubli

HUBLI: As many as 4,700 students will appear for the Common Entrance Test to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in nine centres in Hubli-Dharwad.

A press release issued here said it has been decided to have one district-level officer as an observer and nine principals as supervisors in each of the centres. Arrangements have been made to reach the question papers and answer papers in time, it added. — Staff Correspondent

Killed in accident

HUBLI: One person was killed and one injured in an accident involving a truck and a scooter on Friday night.

The dead has been identified as James Christopher (53), a railway employee.

The pillion rider, Narashimha Murthy, who was injured in the accident, has been admitted to hospital.The police said the accident occurred around 11 p.m. when James was taking a turn near the petrol station on Lamington Road. — Staff Correspondent

Hooch destroyed

HUBLI: The Kalghatgi Police on Friday raided two places in the taluk and destroyed illicit liquor worth Rs. 1.5 lakh.

The raids were conducted following complaints by residents, the police said. — Staff Correspondent

Tension in Tumkur village

TUMKUR: There was tension in the Baddihally tank command area on Saturday when farmers prevented a move to fill the tank with mud. At around 3 p.m., mud was brought in five vehicles and dumped into the tank. As news spread, farmers arrived from five villages around Baddihalli. Pranalinga Shivasali, project director of urban development cell, told them that the Deputy Commissioner, M.B. Dyaberi, had ordered that the tank be filled. However, Mr. Shivasali decided to suspend filling the tank. He was told that destruction of the tank will affect the groundwater level. — Staff Correspondent

Dharam Singh for

Hindi Samiti meet

Bangalore: The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, will attend the 28th meeting of Kendriya Hindi Samiti to be presided over by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on Monday. He will leave Bangalore at 6.15 a.m. and return at 7.50 p.m. — Special Correspondent

Top official caught

in traffic jam

MANGALORE: A minor accident near Bangra Kuloor along National Highway 17 here on Saturday afternoon led to a traffic jam, resulting in long lines of vehicles on the road. The Commissioner for Information, C. Chandrashekar, who was on his way to Udupi from Mangalore after an official inspection programme here, was caught in the jam. The police, who were informed, directed the Panambur Deputy Superintendent of Police, Yogappa, and the jurisdictional officials to tackle the situation. It took some time to clear the road. — Staff Correspondent

Governor's

greetings

BANGALORE: The Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, has extended greetings to the people of the State on the occasion of May Day. In a message, Mr. Chaturvedi said: "I convey my best wishes to all workers. This day is a commemoration of the heroic struggle of workers against exploitation, for safe working conditions and respect for the dignity of workers. The occasion reminds us of our commitment to ensure fair labour practices, fulfil the aspirations of the workforce and enforce their guaranteed rights and social justice." — Staff Reporter

Meet to discuss poll arrangements

HAVERI: A preparatory meeting of the deputy commissioners of Haveri, Gadag, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Belgaum, Davangere, Bijapur and Bagalkot districts to discuss arrangements for the zilla and taluk panchayat elections will be held here on Tuesday. M.R. Hegde, State Election Commissioner, will preside over the meeting, according to a press note issued here. — Special Correspondent

Krishna turns

73 today

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Governor, S.M. Krishna, will celebrate his 73rd birthday on Sunday, when the 45th Foundation Day of Maharashtra will also be celebrated. The coincidence has left Mr. Krishna with a tightly packed schedule from the morning. He will deliver an address on All India Radio and Doordarshan on the occasion of Maharashtra Day and inspect a parade in central Mumbai. Mr. Krishna was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra on December 6 last year. — UNI

Courses

for nurses

BANGALORE: The Universal College Of Learning (UCOL), New Zealand, in association with the Canadian Institute of International Studies (CIIS), Mohali, organised a seminar for nurses on Saturday to inform them of job opportunities abroad. UCOL had introduced a course where Indian nurses can upgrade their diploma (which is not recognised in European and other countries) to an internationally recognised degree. The yearlong course will be conducted on the CIIS campus in Mohali. The course for the next year will commence on May 25. For further details, contact Sumit on 09316553039 or CIIS on 0172-2268374 or write to the CIIS/UCOL admission office at C-2, Phase-1, Industrial Area, Mohali. — Staff Reporter

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