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Package trip to Shravanabelagola

BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has arranged daily trips to Belur, Halebeed and Shravanabelagola from Bangalore on the occasion of the Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola.

The bus leaves at 7 a.m. from Kempe Gowda Bus Station here and returns at 11 p.m. Each ticket costs Rs. 475 and tickets can be booked in advance. For details, call 22873377 or 9844021485.

— Staff Reporter

Northern districts to get lion's share

BANGALORE: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has proposed to extend 40.5 per cent of its total credit earmarked for the State to the 11 districts in north Karnataka during 2006-07.

Of the total credit of Rs. 17,803 crores for the rural sector in the State, it proposes to lend Rs. 7,214.93 crores in the northern districts, Rs. 5,223.21 crores (29.3 per cent) in the southern districts, Rs. 2,794.93 crores (15.7 per cent) in the Malnad area and Rs. 2,570.07 crores (14.4 per cent) in the coastal districts. — Special Correspondent

Malaysian team meets BCIC members

Bangalore: A business delegation from Malaysia, led by Ahmed Zaidee Laidin, Chairman (Information Technology), Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia, State of Selengor, on Tuesday held discussions with members of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC). BCIC Vice-President Venkat Kedlaya and other members interacted with the delegation.

The objective of the delegation is to explore Indo-Malaysian collaborations and opportunities in the fields of information technology, biotechnology and tourism, to name a few.

Mr. Zaidee has invited a BCIC delegation to visit Malaysia to explore the prospects there. — Special Correspondent

International meet on pathology

Bangalore: The Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College, is organising a three-day meet on "Progress in Pathology: an International Update" from February 1 to 3. The meet is being organised in association with the Royal College of Pathologists, U.K., and other international bodies. ISRO Satellite Centre Director K.N. Shankara will be chief guest at the inaugural session.

According to programme chairperson Isha Garg, the discussions will cover many topics in histopathology as well as issues in medical ethics and medical education with particular reference to pathology. About 400 delegates from India and overseas have registered, Dr. Garg said. — Special Correspondent

Syndicate Bank ties up with West Asian firms

Bangalore: Syndicate Bank has signed agreements with two popular money-transferring outfits in Kuwait and Bahrain.

N. Kantha Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Syndicate Bank, signed agreements with National Exchange Company, Kuwait, and Zenj Exchange Company, Bahrain, during his visit to Kuwait last week, a statement from the bank said here.

"These tie-ups should make Syndicate Bank a strong player in the fiercely competitive Gulf remittance market," the statement said. — Special Correspondent

RelQ to double employee strength

Bangalore: Bangalore-based software testing firm RelQ plans to nearly double its headcount in the next six months to 1,000 and invest U.S. $3 million in the development of infrastructure for test laboratories.

RelQ, whose clients include Vodafone, Palm, HP and Philips, currently has an employee strength of 550, including 120 in Europe and 35 in the U.S., company co-Founder and President Prakash Mutalik told presspersons here.

ICICI and Acer Technologies of Taiwan together hold a majority of RelQ shares, with the promoters' stake being "a little less than 50 per cent," he said. — Special Correspondent

Life term for murder accused

DAVANGERE: The Fast Track Court (II) has sentenced life imprisonment to a man who allegedly murdered his wife suspecting her fidelity and burnt her body. Revennasiddappa of Mukthenahalli in Honnali taluk married Parvathamma a few years ago. He allegedly harassed his wife suspecting her fidelity. On March 6, he allegedly murdered his wife with a sickle while she was sleeping. He had threatened his father and his elder sister who witnessed the murder. He took the body in a bag to his field and burnt it. — Staff Correspondent

`Coalition won't last even six months'

DAVANGERE: Shyamanur Shivashankarappa, Davangere MLA and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee treasurer, has said that the new coalition government of the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP will not last even six months. He told presspersons here on Tuesday that the two parties, which were ideologically different, could not go together for long. — Staff Correspondent

Seven arrested

in Raichur

RAICHUR: The Raichur police arrested Gopi Basin, Yesu, Venkatesh, Narasappa and Bandenawaz from Deodurga town and Shivakumar and Gopi Choudimani from Sindhanur town on charges of gambling and recovered Rs.11, 250 from them on Monday. They have been remanded to judicial custody. The Deodurga police and Sindhanur town police have registered separate cases. — Staff Correspondent

Conference

Belgaum: The city-based Mathematical Science Institute will organise a conference on financial engineering at Karnatak Law Society's IMER auditorium in Adarsh Nagar here on February 3 and 4. Mathematicians and professionals from various engineering and commerce streams, including the banking sector, can participate, according to a release here on Tuesday. — Staff Correspondent. JD(S) gets top post in Mandya Zilla Panchayat

MYSORE: Sudha Chandrashekar of the All India Progressive Janata Dal defected to the Janata Dal (Secular) and was declared President of the Mandya Zilla Panchayat here on Tuesday, giving a jolt to former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Ms. Chandrashekar's defection to the Janata Dal (S) was followed by the sudden disappearance of the Congress member Krishnegowda, who remains untraced. As a result, the Congress fell short by one vote, resulting in the President's post going to the Janata Dal (S). — Special Correspondent

Cancer detection clinic

MYSORE: A free cancer detection clinic will be conducted at Preethi Cancer Centre in Mysore from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday.

A press release said patients with abnormal bleeding, swelling, lump or hardness in any part of the body, change of voice, difficulty in swallowing or sore throat may visit the clinic at Preethi Cancer Centre, No. 873, M.G. Road, Lakshmipuram, Mysore (ph: 0821-5259259). — Staff Correspondent

Health camp

MYSORE: A free health, eye and dental check-up camp has been organised for retired State Government employees here from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on February 5.

A press release said the Karnataka State Government Retired Employees' Association will hold the camp on its premises on Dhanwantri Road. — Staff Correspondent

Temple festival

Belgaum: ISKCON Temple will be celebrating its annual Lord Jagannatha Ratha Yatra on February 5 and 6. Arrangements are being made for the devotees. Special prayers, spiritual discourses and bhajans will be held, according to Mahesh Gupta, vice-chairman, Ratha Yatra Festival Committee, here on Tuesday. — Staff Correspondent

Prizes

Belgaum: Students of KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, bagged prizes at the XVII National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology held at Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha from January 6 to 8. Shivayogi Charantimath and E. Venkatesh, postgraduate students of Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, won first and second prize respectively for their papers. Dr. Shivayogi's paper was titled, `A case report — bullous pemphigoid coexisting with OSMF.' — Staff Correspondent

Passport applications

HUBLI: Applications for passports for children and renewal will be accepted from February 1 at the Passport Assistance Centre functioning in the Office of the Police Commissionerate, Navanagar, Hubli, Narayan Nadamani, Police Commissioner of Hubli-Dharwad — Staff Correspondent

Healing camp

HUBLI: All-India Pranic Healing Foundation and All India Jain Youth Federation (AIJYF) have organised a two-day Pranic Healing Camp at Shantinath Hindi High School, Ghantikeri, Hubli, on February 4 and 5. Those interested should contact Satish Mirjankar (Ph: 2372690/ 9448112690) or Jayasing (Ph: 9343105739), Mahendra Singhi, President, AIJYF, said in a release. — Staff Correspondent

Walk-in interview

HUBLI: B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, is conducting a walk-in-interview for Cepha Imaging Private Limited, Bangalore, on February 4, a release said. Those interested should register their names at 8 a.m. on February 4 at the Placement Cell, BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli. For details, contact Prof. A.S. Kittur (Ph: 0836- 2378127/ 420, Cell: 98441-34492). — Staff Correspondent

Exhibition

DHARWAD: An exhibition of photographs that portray the State's architectural heritage will be organised here from February 3 to March 2. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Sulochana Potnis, Deputy Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums, Belgaum Division, said the show will be held at the office of the Department of Archaeology and Museums near the Open Air Theatre in Dharwad.

— Staff Correspondent

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