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Thursday, Jan 26, 2006

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Around the City

Painting contest,

exhibition

The State Gallery of Fine Arts in Madhapur is conducting a painting competition on the theme, "Buddham Saranam Gachami" on Thursday at its premises.

Participants are categorised into three age groups: up to ten years, up to twenty years and above twenty years. Two exhibitions will be inaugurated at the State Gallery on Thursday, of which one will be an exhibition on cartoons.

A workshop-cum-lecture will be held on Friday.

Young author contest

The Classmate Young Author contest 2005 will be held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, King Koti, on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The theme this year will revolve around the genres of science fiction, thrillers and fantasy. Before the contest, Sudhakar Marathe, Dean of English, Hyderabad Central University, will conduct a workshop on creative writing.

The contest is open to students from Class XI to Class XII and will be held in three stages: school level, city finals and national finals.

Talent school

students excel

Six students of the Brahmam Talent School have qualified for the National level Maths Olympiad by successfully completing the State level Maths Olympiad examination conducted on December 4 by the National Board for Higher Mathematics, Department of Atomic Energy, according to a press release.

EPF Adalat

on February 10

A Bhavishyanidhi Adalat on the grievances of the members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation will be held at 11 a.m. on February 10 at the office of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barkatpura.

Members of the EPF having any grievances may submit the same to the office of the regional PF Commissioner by name to P. Sudhakar Babu, additional Central PF Commissioner, South Zone either in person or by post or through fax (040-27561977) or by emailing the same to rpfcap@rediffmail.com on or before February 3, according to an official press release.

Blood bank policy

Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Research (ITMR) Blood Bank on Wednesday announced that it was moving its issue policy closer to common people.

In a statement issued here, the institute said the issue of Whole Human Blood and Blood Components will continue to be totally free in respect of Thalassaemia / Haemophilia patients and also other deserving poor patients.

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