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Friday, Jul 15, 2005

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Jubilee programmes postponed

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All programmes arranged in connection with the Silver Jubilee celebrations of SLV-3 on July 18 sand postponed in view of the State mourning in Kerala following the demise of the former Chief Minister P. K. Vasudevan Nair. The new date will be announced as soon as it is finalised, according to a press note from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here. — Staff Reporter

High Court advocates' protest

Kochi: The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association will observe Friday as a protest day against the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Bill-2005. The protest day will be inaugurated by association president K. Gopalakrishna Kurup. The association said the protest day was being observed in response to the call given by the Bar Council of India. The Association said an amendment to Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code would in effect do away with the anticipatory bail provision. The amendment required those seeking anticipatory bail to appear in person before the court when the petition was taken up for hearing. As a result, they will be forced to go to jail in case the court rejected the bail plea. Moreover, it will also take away the right of the litigant to go in appeal before the High Court against the lower court order. The proposed amendment to Section 324 will scrap the power of the police to grant bail in certain cases.— Staff Reporter

Additional flight to Mumbai

Kochi: Air-India Express will operate an additional service from Kochi to Mumbai on July 16. The flight will leave Kochi at 8.30 a.m. and reach Mumbai at 10.15 a.m., airport sources said. The fare will be Rs. 2350. — PTI

Teachers flay Government move

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Left teachers' organisations have criticised the Government decision to grant new unaided colleges and courses in the State. A statement issued by the Association of Kerala Government College Teachers here on Thursday said the Government decision to sanction 20 new unaided colleges and 40 unaided courses is designed to wreck the Government/aided institutions operating in the higher education sector. The decision is an indication of the nexus between the unaided sector lobby and the Government. The All Kerala Private College Teachers' Association termed the Government decision a violation of the promise given to teachers and students' organisations that no new unaided courses would be started in aided colleges. — Staff Reporter

Anganwadi workers plan stir

KOLLAM: Demanding a pay scale, pension and retirement benefits, anganwadi workers, under the banner of the National Anganwadi Employees Union, will hold a fast at the Press Club Maidan here on July 16. General secretary of the union A. Rahimkutty has said that the prime demand is for implementing a Pondicherry model pay scale and one month's salary as festival allowance. — Staff Reporter

KC(B) leader dead

ALAPPUZHA: The former district president of the Kerala Congress (B) P. Harihara Mani died at his residence on Thursday. He was 61. He had worked as a professor and the Head of the Hindi Department of Alappuzha SD College. Mr. Mani is survived by his wife, two children and brother, P. Ravikumar, who is the Alappuzha district information officer. The funeral will be held at Alappuzha at 11 a.m. on Friday. — Staff Reporter

Body of woman

found in house

KOTTAYAM: Body of a 56-year-old woman was found in a house here on Thursday morning. According to the police, the body of Ammini of Cherivilparambil House, Kannamkulam was found with her throat slashed. She was staying alone with her son, with his family staying in a separate house nearly half-a-kilometre away. A case has been registered and investigation is on. — Staff Reporter

Bardhan's visit put off

KOZHIKODE: The visit of CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan to the city has been put off. Mr. Bardhan was to reach the city on Friday to attend a party meeting and a reception in his honour. — Special Correspondent

Aerosports quiz

KOZHIKODE: Water and aero adventure sports and a quiz are being organised by Malabar Aero Sports Society in connection with its 10th anniversary in Kozhikode and Kannur districts. This was announced here by P. Moideen Koya, president of the Malabar Aero Sports club, on Thursday. — Special Correspondent

Yoga camp

KOZHIKODE: A one-day yoga camp has been arranged by Satyananda Yoga Research Centre at Azhakodi Devimandiram on Sunday. S. Santhakumar, psychiatrist, will be honoured at the function.

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