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Sunday, May 15, 2005

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Phone services to be affected Telephones numbers starting with `2561'will be affected in a few areas of the city on May 16 and 17 because of road widening works.

The areas affected are parts of Devasandra, Ayyappanagar, Basavanapura, K.R. Puram Extension and Bhattrahalli, according to a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. release.

Programme in food processing

The National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET) is organising a 30-day entrepreneurship development programme in food processing.

Persons who have passed pre-university and are in the 18 to 35 age group are eligible to apply.

The programme will be held at the Employees Assistance Cell of NISIET. For details, call 23353250/23358698.

Staging of play

The Structural School of Fine Arts is presenting `Yatre,' a play written and directed by Subraya Bhat on May 18 at 10.30 a.m. at Vijayanagar Hall, Vijayanagar.

It will be followed by an English comedy and dance performance.

Call 23387572 for more information.

Blood donation camp

The Vasavi Social Foundation is organising a blood donation camp on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Vasavi Vidyanikethan College on the occasion of Vasavi Jayanti. For details, call 23440336.

Workshop

The Association of People with Disability (APD) is conducting a workshop for persons with speech and hearing disability on May 18 at 10 a.m. at the APD, 6th Cross, Hutchins Road, off Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, St. Thomas Town P.O.

For more details, call 25489594/ 9448485165

Free seminar

Pravin Shimpi from Baroda will conduct free seminars and provide free treatment through accupunture, Reiki and meditation techniques from May15 to May 19 at the Vijaya Film Institute, 3rd Block, Rajajinagar.

For more information, call 9343741790/57638390.

Course in astronomy

A three-week course in astronomy and astrophysics for the II pre-university students will be held at the M.P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, 2nd Floor, M.P. Birla Research Centre, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan campus, 43/1 Race Course Road, Bangalore, from June 6 to 24 from 4.30 p.m to 6 p.m.

Admissions for a batch of 30 students will be done on first come first served basis before May 25.

Call 22385956/56959780 for details.

Course

: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will conduct the second batch of the postgraduate certificate course of six-month duration in road technology from August 2005 to February 2006.

The last date for receiving duly filled applications is July 2.

For details, contact the Special Officer, VTU, R.V. Teacher's College, 2nd Block, Jayanagar (ph: 26563266).

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