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Eight more nominated to AICC

Bangalore: Eight more Congress members have been nominated to the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) and they are K.K. Murthy, President of Academy of Music, M.C. Venugopal, former chairman, Sports Authority of Karnataka, R. Dhruvanaryan MLA, K. Sundara Murthy, former KPCC General Secretary, Girija Maheshan, Vasu, former Mayor of Mysore, Qamarul Islam, former Minister and S.S. Prakasam, former Chairman, Karnataka Meat and Poultry Development Corporation.

— Special Correspondent

Expedite gauge conversion work: MP

HUBLI: Pralhad Joshi, MP for Dharwad North, has urged officials of South Western Railway to expedite the work and take steps to complete the gauge conversion between Gadag-Bijapur as per the schedule.

In a release here on Sunday, Mr. Joshi said the slow pace of work had raised doubts about the early completion of work. Although all the gauge conversion work in the region, which began in 1993, had been completed, work on the Bijapur-Gadag line had been going on for a decade, he said. — Staff Correspondent

Revision of electoral rolls from January 25

Bangalore: Chief Electoral Officer for the State Abhijit Dasgupta will be taking up from January 25 the special summary revision of electoral rolls of the Assembly constituencies with January 1, 2006 as the qualifying date. The exercise has been taken up on the orders of the Election Commission.

Those who are not less than 18 years of age as on January 1, 2006 and whose names have not been enrolled in the electoral rolls or missing from them, or have changed their place of residence, may get their names included by filing the prescribed form- "Form-6". — Special Correspondent

Air Deccan bookings

Bangalore: Air Deccan has announced bookings on all Airbus sectors for travel from May 1 to 31. Fares on all the Airbus sectors is Rs. 1 (plus Rs. 221 taxes). The Airbus sectors include Ahmedabad, Baghdogra, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram. For bookings, the all-India call centre is 08039008888 or 9845777008. — Staff Reporter

Interactive

session

MYSORE: Human Resource Development panel of Confederation of Indian Industries (CCI), Mysore Zone, is organising an interactive session with Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner H. Rama Naik and senior officials of the Department of Provident Fund here on January 24.

According to a press statement, officials will speak on the recent changes in Provident Fund regulations. This will be followed by an interactive session on company-specific procedural issues. Those interested should send a letter for inclusion in the discussion paper on or before January 23 to the CII's Mysore Zonal office. For details, contact 2517003 and 2516319. - Staff Correspondent

Programme

for beauticians

MYSORE: Small Industries Service Institute will be organising a one-month entrepreneurship development programme for beauticians. It is aimed at providing practical training and managerial inputs to women, according to a press statement from the Institute Director.

It will be conducted at Mysore Stri Shakthi Mahila Vedike, 50, Ramavilas Road, Mysore from January 25. Those between 18 and 35 years of age who have passed SSLC can contact Prameela on 98452-84727 or 0821-2437398. - Staff Correspondent

Interaction

programme

MYSORE: Krishik Sarvodaya Foundation and Vidyavardhaka Sangha have organised an interaction programme at Vidyavardhaka College on Seshadri Iyer Road here at 5 p.m. on January 23 for those appearing for Second Division Clerk competitive examinations conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission. For details, contact coordinators Govindaraju and Nagesh on 9945752592 and 9448762066. - Staff Correspondent

Free health

camp

BANGALORE: The Apollo Clinic, Malleswaram, will organise a free health check-up camp exclusively for children, under the guidance of consultant paediatrician, Prashanth Shivakumar, between 9 a.m. and noon from January 23 to January 28. The camp will include free paediatric consultation and free ENT check-up by Vyshali Mehta, and free dental check-up Ganga. For details, call Ph: 23317521, 23317522 or 23317523. — Staff Reporter

Dance competition

BANGALORE: Samanvay, a cluster of performing artists, will organise "Hejje Gejje," a duet dance competition for colleges in Bangalore. This programme will also feature a dance programme and fashion show by TV serial celebrity couples. The contest will be held at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Kumara Krupa Road, on February 14. The reporting time is 2.30 p.m. For more information, call Ph: 9845227800 or Ph: 9448076296. - Staff Reporter

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