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S. Krishnaswamy is association President

Bangalore: S. Krishnaswamy and M.V. Lakshmikantha were elected President and Secretary respectively of the Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association at the 32nd annual general meeting held here recently. The other office-bearers are Mallinath S. Nainegli (Vice-President), G. Nataraj (Joint Secretary), H.M. Mukundachar (Treasurer) and Jawahar S. Nagpal, K.S.L. Sachendra, H.S. Sathyanarayana, V. Shankar, N.S. Shashikumar, S. Vishwanath, H.C. Gulecha and A.B. Shivasubramanyam (members of the Executive Committee). — Special Correspondent

HAL to outsource work to industries

Bangalore: As a means to promote public-private partnership in the aviation sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has plans to outsource work estimated at Rs. 600 crores to Indian industries this year.

Addressing a two-day conference on "Public-Private Partnership with HAL," the Chairman of the company, Ashok Baweja, said HAL has taken administrative and policy measures to put the concept in place.

HAL is keen to tie up with competent partners in the private sector who can ensure strict delivery schedules, Mr. Baweja said.

Outsourcing would be largely in the area of volume production, besides design packages, he said. — Staff Reporter

Award for

V.R. Sudarshan

BANGALORE: The Delhi-based Institute of Directors (IOD) has selected the Chairman of the Legislative Council, V.R. Sudarshan, for its Distinguished Fellow award for 2005.

The award will be presented to him on Friday in Delhi, according to an institute press release.

The IOD is an association of directors now chaired by the former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachalaiah. It focusses on management issues at the board level with special reference to corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Its awardees are selected for their contribution to the corporate sector and national development. — Staff Reporter

B.M. Govindaraju is BESCOM Director

BANGALORE: The State Government has nominated B.M. Govindaraju, Chief Engineer, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. as one of the directors of the company. Mr. Govindaraju replaces V.M. Chandregowda, who was recently transferred. — Staff Reporter

`Spread concept of population education'

BANGALORE: Population education should be included in the school syllabus if population growth is to be contained, said B.L. Shankar, Chairman of the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat on Wednesday.

Speaking at the valedictory of the three-day Asia Pacific Summit - Population and Development, organised by Bangalore University, he said the concept of population education needs to be instilled in people from a young age. "People need to grow up valuing family planning," he said.

Mr. Shankar said illiteracy remained the biggest stumbling block to family planning.

R.M. Sahai, Registrar of Bangalore University, said the burgeoning population is putting immense pressure on land use and other natural resources. "It is even becoming difficult to maintain the mandatory 33 per cent forest cover," he said. — Staff Reporter

Seminar on Income Tax Act

MYSORE: The Tax Consultants' Association of India is organising a seminar on Income Tax Act (as amended by Finance Bill 2005) here on Saturday. A press release said that tax advocate K.K. Chaithanya will deliver a lecture on Income Tax Act while N. Janardhan Rao will release a directory of members on the occasion. The seminar will be held at the Assembly Hall of The President Hotel. — Staff Correspondent

Voter ID card

MYSORE: The Mysore City Corporation has said that the process of issuing free photo identity cards for voters will commence on Saturday. Voters in the Krishnaraja, Chamaraja and Narasimharaja constituencies are eligible for photo identity cards. The process will end on September 24. — Staff Correspondent

Painting competition

MYSORE: Getit Infomediary Ltd. will organise an on-the-spot painting competition for schoolchildren on Saturday. Children aged between nine and 15 are eligible to participate in the competition to be held at the Karnataka Exhibition Authority Ground. The best painting will be featured on the front cover of the 2005 Getit Yellow Pages and corporate pages of Mysore to be released soon. Those interested may contact the office at 515, 2nd Floor, Annapurneshwari Complex, Panchamantra Road, Kuvempunagar. Details may be had on ph: 2540318 or 2540317. — Staff Correspondent

Examination schedule

MYSORE: The Karnataka State Open University has announced the examination schedule for its diploma courses and IGNOU diploma courses commencing on August 24. The schedule has been sent through post to candidates and the admission ticket will be distributed two days before the examination at the respective regional examination centres. Details can be had from the KSOU office on ph: 2519941 or 2519942 or on the website, www.ksoumysore.com {lt}http://www.ksoumysore.com{gt}.

— Staff Correspondent

Ayurveda camp

MYSORE: Ashwini Ayurveda Polytechnic and Panchakarma Centre will conduct a free ayurveda treatment camp on Sunday on its premises. Those suffering from paralysis, arthritis, backache, piles and other ailments may make use of the opportunity. Details can be had on ph: 5250399.

— Staff Correspondent

Team visits RIIT

MYSORE: The ADB evaluation team headed by evaluation specialist Walter Kolkama visited the Raman International Institute of Information Technology (RIIT) here on Thursday to evaluate the ADB sponsored training programme being implemented by RIIT for students hailing from families that are living below the poverty line. — Staff Correspondent

Scholarships for women

Bidar: Women from backward classes undergoing training in typing and short hand will be given scholarships by the Government. Those who have passed SSLC are eligible. Applications are available at the office of the District Backward Classes and Minorities Development Officer and private typing training institutes. Last date for submission of applications is August 29.

— Staff Correspondent

Suspended

Bidar: A gram panchayat secretary was suspended for dereliction of duty while another was degraded on the same charges in Humnabad on Thursday. During a account inspection meeting, the chief executive officer of the zilla panchayat, Antony Mendonca, noticed the officers absence and initiated disciplinary orders. Sharnappa of Sindhanakera Gram Panchayat has been suspended pending inquiry. Namdeo of Ghodwadi Gram Panchayat has been transferred as the attender in the government school at Dubalgundi. — Staff Correspondent

Accident

DAVANGERE: Sixteen persons were injured in an accident in which a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus coming from Bangalore rammed into a parked truck near Koganur on Wednesday. The injured, who have been admitted to Chigateri general hospital, are reportedly out of danger. — Staff Correspondent

Workshop

SHIMOGA: The Principal District and Sessions Judge, V.B. Siriyannavar, has said that a special workshop on legal awareness will be held for teachers here on Saturday by the District Legal Services Authority, Canara Bank, Department of Public Instruction and the Shimoga Bar Association.

Talking to newspersons here on Thursday he said that nearly 400 teachers are expected to participate in the workshop.The topics to be discussed at the workshop are: "Children's rights and the Karnataka Children's Rights Bill 2005; Harassment and atrocity at workplace and protection; and Teachers and Karnataka Education Rules 1983 and relevant Articles of the Constitution." — Special Correspondent

Students protest

SHIMOGA: Students of the Government Junior College here staged a demonstration on Thursday demanding that the district administration take steps to repair the leaking roofs of their classrooms. They took out a procession from their college to the Deputy Commissioner's office. They said the only government college in the city, where a large number of poor students study, has been neglected by the authorities concerned. — Staff Correspondent

Council plans dharna

MADIKERI: The Codava National Council will hold a day-long dharna in front of the Gandhi statue in Bangalore on August 18 to press for its demands. The protest will coincide with World Primitive Inhabitants Day. The "Kodava parliament" will meet on September 1 to decide on its activities for the next year. The new members of the "parliament" will take oath on that day. — Staff Correspondent

Extra coaches

BANGALORE: To clear the waiting list, an extra three-tier second-class sleeper coach will be added to the following trains on Friday: Bangalore-Kanyakumari Express (6526), Mysore-Chennai Cauvery Express (6221), Mysore-Tutucorin Express (6732), Mysore-Tanjore Express (6232), according to a press release issued by the South Western Railway. — Staff Reporter

CPI(M) warns BJP

Bangalore: The State committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has urged the Janata Dal (Secular) leadership to uphold secular principles and be cautious about the game plan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The secretary to the committee, G.N. Nagaraj, said the BJP is keen on exploiting the situation created by the differences in the Janata Dal (S).

It is afraid of losing a number of seats if byelections are to be held now. — Special Correspondent

Decision on English

BANGALORE: With most legislators cutting across party lines being inclined towards teaching conversational English from first standard, it is likely to be introduced during the present academic year itself. But a decision will be taken at the next Cabinet meeting, the Primary Education Minister, R. Ramalinga Reddy, said here on Thursday.

He told presspersons that there are many who thought it will be better to introduce English from third standard. — Staff Reporter

Enquiry begins

Bangalore: Pranab Kumar Sen, Commissioner (Railway Safety), Southern Circle, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation have been holding a statutory enquiry into the incident of fire in Chennai-Coimbatore Cheran Express, which happened between Sulur Road and Irugur stations on the Erode-Podanaur section on July 19. — Special Correspondent

Dharna

SHIMOGA: Members of "AHIND" staged a dharna at the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Thursday criticising the removal of Siddaramaiah from the post of the leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party.

They alleged that the President of the party and former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, has taken action against Mr. Siddaramaiah for participating in the AHIND convention. — Special Correspondent

Workshop

SHIMOGA: The Principal District and Sessions Judge, V.B. Siriyannavar, has said that a special workshop on legal awareness will be held for teachers here on Saturday by the District Legal Services Authority, Canara Bank, Department of Public Instruction and the Shimoga Bar Association.

Talking to newspersons here on Thursday he said that nearly 400 teachers are expected to participate in the workshop. — Special Correspondent

Students protest

SHIMOGA: Students of the Government Junior College here staged a demonstration on Thursday demanding that the district administration take steps to repair the leaking roofs of their classrooms.

They took out a procession from their college to the Deputy Commissioner's office.

They said the only government college in the city, where a large number of poor students study, has been neglected by the authorities concerned. — Staff Correspondent

Council plans dharna

MADIKERI: The Codava National Council will hold a day-long dharna in front of the Gandhi statue in Bangalore on August 18 to press for its demands.

The protest will coincide with the World Primitive Inhabitants Day. — Staff Correspondent

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