The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Around the City

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Telephone lines

to be shifted

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., (BSNL) will shift 2,700 landline telephones, numbers starting from 2664 from Jayanagar E-10B exchange to the AXE exchange without any change in telephone numbers on the midnight of February 15. Customers having STD/ISD facility have to re-register their secret code. For any difficulty in registration of secret code, call 266411.

Programme

Small Industries Service Institute, Bangalore, is organising a one-month entrepreneurship programme on building material industry from February 20 for entrepreneurs who want to start self-employment ventures. Interested candidates may contact H. Baladev Singh, Assistant Director, SISI, Rajajinagar, phone 9448487096.

Trekking

The Youth Hostels Association of India, Karnataka State Branch, is organising a trekking programme in Bisile Reserve Forest from Bisile to Chowdigudi on the river bank from February 17 to February 19. The last date for registration is February 15. For details, contact YHAI, 6, Guru Nanak Bhavan, Miller Tank Bund Road, Vasanthanagar, ph. 22350906 between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and 984553069.

Meditation

Mukthigaagi, a meditation centre, will organise a one-day free meditation workshop on February 19 to offer training in meditation techniques followed by various faiths at City Central Library, RPC Layout, Vijayanagar. For registration, call 9448784765 or visit 1050, 7th Main (near Hotel Ashoka), Vijayanagar; email - mukthigaagi@sify.com.

Self-hypnosis

Prakruthi Jeevana Kendra will organise a free introductory lecture on self-hypnosis on February 16 between 6.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. at Gandhi Sahitya Sangha, 8th Cross, Malleswaram. For details, call 23369234, 2320705, 9341343449 and 9886891978.

AIR programme

All India Radio, Bangalore, will broadcast a live programme "Hello Akashavani, M.S. Ramaiah Arogya Darshana," in which Malavika Krishnaswamy will answer queries by listeners regarding children's eye care on February 15 between 8 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Interested persons can call 22370477, 22370488 or 22370499 to ask their queries during the programme.

Short-term training

The Department of Horticulture will conduct a short term eight-day training programme on preservation and processing of fruits and vegetables from February 21 for housewives, girls and students between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Details can be had from the office of the Senior Assistant Director of Horticulture (FVPP), Lalbagh, Bangalore.

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