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Four huts destroyed

in Gundlupet taluk

Chamarajanagar: Four huts were destroyed at Shivapura village in Gundlupet taluk on Saturday night. Three persons have been admitted to the Gundlupet government hospital. It is said that an argument between two persons over a trivial issue took a political turn. When power supply to the village was cut off, miscreants set fire to the huts of S.P. Suresh, Prasannakumar, Mahadeva Shetty and Puttaswamy, all Congress workers. Two houses were damaged in stone pelting.

— Correspondent

KIOCL employees observe `Black Day'

Bangalore: Hundreds of employees of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL) and members of their families observed New Year's Day as "Black Day" in the Kudremukh township.

They held a rally in the township and protested against the environmentalists for the closure of the mines. Many of the protesters were women and children.

According to reports reaching here, the rally was addressed, among others, by leaders of the employees Shankar Naik and Sanjeev Murthy.

— Special Correspondent

Importance of art

forms highlighted

Udupi: Noted Yakshagana artiste Kumble Sundar Rao said on Sunday that art forms propagated eternal values to the people. He was speaking at the valedictory of "Vishwarupa," a national-level cultural fest, here.

He said that art forms such as Yakshagana not only entertained people but also had an educative value. They gave information about complex values propounded in the scriptures in the language of the common man, Mr. Rao said.

— Staff Correspondent

CWC to decide on tie-up

Bangalore: The Congress is leaving the question of forging an alliance with other parties in the zilla and taluk panchayats where it has failed to secure a majority to the Congress Working Committee.

Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh said here on Sunday that the CWC would meet in New Delhi on January 4 to take a decision on the matter.

According to party sources, the thinking in the KPCC is to avoid depending on the Janata Dal (S). — Special Correspondent

KSRTC services

Bangalore: KSRTC has arranged direct bus services from towns adjoining Bangalore to Vidhana Soudha and vice versa for the benefit of regular commuters. The departure time and monthly pass charges are as follows: Kolar, 8 a.m., Rs. 1,040; Kanakapura, 8.30 a.m., Rs. 880; Anekal, 8.25 a.m., Rs. 600; Doddaballapur, 8.40 a.m., Rs. 600; Channapatna, 8 a.m., Rs. 880 and Tumkur, 8 a.m., Rs. 1,040. In return journey, the buses would leave Vidhana Soudha at 5.45 pm. The services would be inaugurated on Monday at 5.45 p.m. in front of the Vidhana Soudha Main Gate. — Staff Reporter

RRB examination

BANGALORE: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Bangalore, will conduct the written examination for eight graduate categories under Employment Notice No. 1/2005 on January 8 between 10 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. Call letters have been despatched to eligible candidates. Those who have not received the call letters may contact the office of the RRB personally on January 5 or 6 between 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Details are available on http://www.railwayrecruitment.-org/Bangalore. — Staff Reporter

Convocation

BANGALORE: The 41st annual convocation of the Bangalore University will be held on January 6 at 3.30 p.m. at the Jnana Jyothi Convention Hall, Central College Campus, Bangalore. Graduates who will be honoured with gold medals and prizes have been intimated through their colleges and postgraduate departments to collect invitations and passes for parents from the office of the Registrar (Evaluation) of the University, Natural Sciences Block, Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore, between January 2 and 4. — Staff Reporter

`Yellamavasya'

Udupi: Hundreds of devotees had bath in the Arabian Sea at Malpe near here on Saturday on the occasion of "Yellamavasya." They had the "darshan'' of Lord Balarama at the Vadabhandeshwara Temple. Special buses from the Udupi City Bus Stand took the devotees to the Vadabhandeshwara beach. After having bath at the "sarovar'' at the Vadabhandeshwara Temple, "Japa'' and "Tarpana'' rituals were performed. Water from the "sarovar'' was brought to the sea. After bathing in the sea, "tarpanas'' were given.

— Staff Correspondent

Workers plan protest

MANGALORE: Members of the Kudremukh Employees' Union will block the national highway in front of the office of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd at Panambur near here on Monday demanding that the Government take steps to enable KIOCL to continue mining at Kudremukh, according to a press release. They will stage a dharna at 11 a.m. — Staff Correspondent

Festival

MANGALORE: The "kiru shasti'' celebrations will be held at Kukke Subrahmanya in the district from January 3 to 5. "Kiru shasti'' will be held in the evening on January 5. The Deputy Chief Minister, M. P. Prakash, will participate in the celebrations. — Staff Correspondent

Power shutdown tomorrow

DHARWAD: Power supply will be affected between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday in parts of Dharwad due to maintenance work. The areas affected are: Belgaum Toll Naka, Saidapur, Gulaganjikoppa, Siddhartha Colony, Kumareshwar Nagar, Joshi Farm, JTC Nayak and Company, Morey Oil Mill and surrounding areas, according to the Hubli Electricity Supply Company. — Staff Correspondent

Elephants destroy coconut palms

SIRSI: An elephant herd raided a coconut grove on Saturday and destroyed 10 coconut plants at Singanahalli in Mundgod taluk. The coconut grove belongs to Janata Dal (Secular) leader Venkatesh Hegde Hosbale. The herd of elephant is creating nuisance in the area since a month. Mr. Hegde has informed the Forest Department authorities about the incident. — Correspondent

Campus interviews

on January 2, 3

HUBLI: A campus interview will be conducted by Apollo Tyres, Bangalore, on January 2 at 2 p.m. at the KLE Society's Polytechnic College here. Students who have a diploma in automobile subject and those who have appeared for the supplementary examination are also eligible to attend the interview.

At the same venue, there will be another campus interview on January 3 at 10 a.m., by M.M. Industries, Dharwad. Students who have passed diploma in mechanical and automobile subjects and those who have attended supplementary examinations are eligible to attend. For details contact Prof. S.C. Alagundagi (9880271208).

— Staff Correspondent

New deposit scheme launched

DHARWAD: Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank has launched a new deposit scheme called `Suvidha Flexi Deposit'. Launching the new scheme, B.S. Surendra, Chairman of the bank, explained the salient features of the scheme and appealed to the general public to avail themselves of the new scheme. G. Surendra, General Manager, I.T. Sethuraman, Regional Manager and others were present on the occasion.

— Staff Correspondent

ATM inaugurated

HUBLI: K.S. Kaladagi, Director, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, inaugurated the first automated teller machine (ATM) facility of Vijaya Bank in Hubli at Lamington Road recently. Dineshchandra Hegde, Regional Manager, Vijaya Bank, and other senior officials of the bank were present. The facility will be extended to the customers of the other branches of the bank, the bank has said in a release. — Staff Correspondent

Gastroenteritis

BIDAR: Around 70 people took ill after gastroenteritis broke out in Anadur village of Bidar taluk on Saturday evening. Villagers told a team of presspersons that contamination of groundwater in the village was the reason for the outbreak of the epidemic.

They alleged that untreated effluents from a liquor factory in the vicinity of the village had polluted the groundwater table in teh area. — Staff Correspondent

Red Cross to distribute aids to the disabled

DAVANGERE: The district unit of the Red Cross Society of India will distribute tricycles, hearing aids and callipers to the disabled on Tuesday.

Vice-president of the society J.B. Siddappa and secretary K.S. Devaraj told presspersons here on Sunday that Deputy Chief Minister M.P. Prakash and Health Minister N. Cheluavarayaswamy will be present at the function. The State Bank of Mysore has donated Rs. 5 lakhs to buy the aids, they said and added that they will be given to disabled persons from Davangere, Jagalur and Harpanahalli in the first phase and to those from Harihar, Honnali and Chennagiri in the second phase. — Staff Correspondent

Cold storage ordered to pay compensation

BELLARY: The Bellary District Consumer Forum has directed M/s Prabhanjan Cold Storage to pay Rs. 11.98 lakhs in compensation, along with an amount of Rs. 2,000 to Parmi Lakshmaiah, a farmer.

Mr. Lakshmaiah had kept 1,226 bags of red chillies (dried) in the cold storage. After three months, he found chillies in 1,140 bags rotten. He filed an application before the Bellary District Consumer Forum seeking compensation.

A.A. Halageri, president of the forum and G. Basavaraj, a member, delivered the judgment after hearing the petitioner and respondent.

— Staff Correspondent

Elephants destroy coconut grove

SIRSI: An elephant herd raided a coconut grove on Saturday and destroyed 10 coconut palms at Singanahalli in Mundgod taluk. The coconut grove belongs to Janata Dal (Secular) leader Venkatesh Hegde Hosbale. The herd of elephant is creating nuisance in the area since a month. Mr. Hegde has informed the Forest Department authorities about the incident. — Correspondent

New deposit scheme launched

DHARWAD: Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank has launched a new deposit scheme called `Suvidha Flexi Deposit'. Launching the new scheme, B.S. Surendra, Chairman of the bank, explained the salient features of the scheme and appealed to the general public to avail themselves of the new scheme. G. Surendra, General Manager, I.T. Sethuraman, Regional Manager and others were present on the occasion.

— Staff Correspondent

Marikamba Jatre

from March 7

SIRSI: The "Marikamba Jatre" will be held from March 7 to 15 at Sirsi. The Sirsi Marikamba deity is known as one of the "Jagrata Shakati peethas" of Karnataka and is a major tourist centre. The decision on conducting the jatra was taken on Sunday at a meeting of temple trustees and babadars.

— Correspondent

Protest planned against `obscene' hoardings

MYSORE: The All-India Mahila Samskruthika Sanghatana (AIMSS) has taken exception to the growing defacement of public places in the city with prurient film posters. In a release, the AIMSS said the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) should take steps to remove the ugly hoardings.

— Staff Correspondent

Elephants destroy coconut palms

SIRSI: An elephant herd raided a coconut grove on Saturday and destroyed 10 coconut plants at Singanahalli in Mundgod taluk. The coconut grove belongs to Janata Dal (Secular) leader Venkatesh Hegde Hosbale. The herd of elephant is creating nuisance in the area since a month. Mr. Hegde has informed the Forest Department authorities about the incident. — Correspondent

Campus interviews

on January 2,3

HUBLI: A campus interview will be conducted by Apollo Tyres, Bangalore, on January 2 at 2 p.m. at the KLE Society's Polytechnic College here. Students who have a diploma in automobile subject and those who have appeared for the supplementary examination are also eligible to attend the interview.

At the same venue, there will be another campus interview on January 3 at 10 a.m., by M.M. Industries, Dharwad. Students who have passed diploma in mechanical and automobile subjects and those who have attended supplementary examinations are eligible to attend. For details contact Prof. S.C. Alagundagi (9880271208).

— Staff Correspondent

New deposit scheme launched

DHARWAD: Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank has launched a new deposit scheme called `Suvidha Flexi Deposit'. Launching the new scheme, B.S. Surendra, Chairman of the bank, explained the salient features of the scheme and appealed to the general public to avail themselves of the new scheme. G. Surendra, General Manager, I.T. Sethuraman, Regional Manager and others were present on the occasion.

— Staff Correspondent

Marikamba Jatre

from March 7

SIRSI: The "Marikamba Jatre" will be held from March 7 to 15 at Sirsi. The Sirsi Marikamba deity is known as one of the "Jagrata Shakati peethas" of Karnataka and is a major tourist centre. The decision on conducting the jatra was taken on Sunday at a meeting of temple trustees and babadars.

— Correspondent

ATM inaugurated

HUBLI: K.S. Kaladagi, Director, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, inaugurated the first automated teller machine (ATM) facility of Vijaya Bank in Hubli at Lamington Road recently. Dineshchandra Hegde, Regional Manager, Vijaya Bank, and other senior officials of the bank were present.

The facility will be extended to the customers of the other branches of the bank, the bank has said in a release.

— Staff Correspondent

Gastroenteritis

BIDAR: Around 70 people took ill after gastroenteritis broke out in Anadur village of Bidar taluk on Saturday evening. Doctors said the villagers were given medical attention and they are out of danger. Villagers told a team of presspersons that contamination of groundwater in the village was the reason for the outbreak of the epidemic. They alleged that untreated effluents from a liquor factory in the vicinity of the village had polluted the groundwater table in the area. — Staff Correspondent

Appeal to authors

MYSORE: The Department of Public Libraries has appealed to authors to give their consent for digitisation of their Kannada books as part of the Government's decision to put on the Internet one lakh Kannada books as part of "Suvarna Karnataka" programme.

In a press statement, Director of Public Libraries said the Department had sent letters to authors seeking consent for digitisation of their books. "If some authors have not received it due to various reasons, please volunteer to provide the title of their book, year of publication and cost," it said. The details should be sent to Director, Department of Public Libraries, Visweswaraya Main Tower, 4th Floor, Dr Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001, the release said. - Staff Correspondent

Yoga camp

MYSORE: Centre for Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality, University of Mysore, will start a two-month integrated yoga education and therapy camp from January 5 between 5.30 a.m. and 6.30 a.m. Interested persons should contact yoga instructor S. Jayakumar, Department of Studies in Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Mysore, Sports Pavilion, Mysore, between 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. on working days. Ph: 2419256 and 2419583. - Staff Correspondent

Workshop held

MYSORE: Rotary Mysore Midtown, in association with Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens, organised a daylong workshop on Persons with Disability Act, 1995, at the Government School for Blind Children recently. The workshop was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner S. Selva Kumar, who emphasised on facilities for education, training, employment and socio-economic development available for persons with disabilities under the Act. President of Rotary Mysore Midtown M. Azeezulla, Secretary B.V. Reddy and President-elect for 2006-07, were also present on the occasion. - Staff Correspondent

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