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Air Marshal B.N. Gokhale takes charge

BANGALORE: Air Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force's Bangalore-based Training Command.

The Air Marshal was commissioned into the IAF's fighter stream in 1968. He has held a variety of operational and staff appointments.

Air Marshal Gokhale is a recipient of the Ati Vishisht Sena Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal. — Staff Reporter

High Court dismisses plea by Bharati Urs

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Bharati Urs, daughter of the late Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs, seeking transfer of the Chitralekha murder case trial, in which she is an accused, from a local court in Bangalore to another court.

Justice Huluvadi G. Ramesh dismissed the petition, saying that the statements in the petition could not be considered as adequate grounds for the transfer of the case to another sessions court. — Staff Reporter

Pre-entrance training programme

DHARWAD: A pre-entrance training programme for candidates aspiring to join military and sainik schools will be held at Maratha Infantry Regiment Centre, Belgaum from April 20 to May 30, states a press release.

Children (boys) — studying in the sixth and ninth standards — of ex-servicemen, of those killed in action and of those in the armed services interested in the programme are requested to contact the office of the Deputy Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Rehabilitation, Dharwad, for details. — Staff Correspondent

H.D. Basavaraj made national secretary

Madikeri: Virajpet MLA H.D. Basavaraj has been appointed national Secretary of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) Morcha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to information received here on Tuesday.

National President of the morcha Jaskaur Meena has asked Mr. Basavaraj to attend a meeting of the morcha in New Delhi on March 5 and 6. Mr. Basavaraj is currently President of the State BJP ST Morcha. — Staff Reporter

Pilot project launched

MYSORE: A pilot project for promotion of micro enterprises among members of Self-Help Groups was launched by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development at Rudset Institute in Mysore on Tuesday. Inaugurating the project, Chief General Manager of NaBARD, Karnataka, B.B. Mohanty said Mysore is among one of the ten districts identified in the country for implementation of the project that aims at initiating an SHG-Bank linkage. - Staff Correspondent

Toppers felicitated

MYSORE: Toppers in the civil engineering examinations were felicitated at a function organised in the city recently by Builders' Association of India, Mysore Centre, a release said. - Staff Correspondent

Meet on quality consortium

MYSORE: A State-level meet for principals on quality consortium was organised by Mahajana First Grade College and College for Leadership and Human Resources Development, Mangalore, here on Tuesday. The new office bearers of the consortium for 2006-07 were elected. - Staff Correspondent

Meditation workshop

MYSORE: Osho Mahima Meditation Centre, Mysore, is conducting a meditation workshop at Osho Meditation Resort at Kudanahalli on the outskirts of Mysore on March 5, a release said.

Those interested can contact on mobile number 9342256593. - Staff Correspondent

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