The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Around the city

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Mar 29, 2006

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the city

New BSNL Customer service centre

A new Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. customer service centre will be opened at Ramamurthynagar on the Telephone Exchange premises on Wednesday. For details, call 25661000.

Bank's branches to remain open

All branches of Syndicate Bank will remain open till the late hours on March 31 to enable the public to pay all types of direct and indirect taxes.

Passports despatched

Passports in respect of applications up to the following serial numbers have been despatched where the documents were in order: A006177/06 (February 16), K004277/06 (March 9), C001530/06 (February 13), E006813/06 (March 7), M001545/06 (January 30), N000843/06 (February 20). For status information and online registration, visit "http://kar.nic.in/passport".

Free consultation camp for migraine

A free consultation camp for migraine and other types of headaches has been organised by Poornayu Ayurveda Hospital.

The camp will be held on April 2 from 10 a.m. at the hospital. For registration and details, call 23528787.

Cookery course

Nila's Cooking and Art School will conduct a cookery course from Thursday. There will be separate classes in Thai, Mexican, Continental and Italian cuisines. For details, call 23306442, 9845044350.

Training programme

INSTRUCT is conducting a four-week evening course from April 3 on plumbing. Site engineers, project managers, architects and consultants from the construction industry can apply. For details, contact INSTRUCT, UVCE Alumni Association Building, K.R. Circle, or call 22243257, 22294291.

Voluntary Action Day

Anupama College of Management Studies and Science will celebrate "Voluntary Action Day" on Wednesday to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. Students of social work, faculties and representatives of voluntary organisations can participate. H.S. Doraiswamy, freedom fighter, will be participating in the function.

Senior Citizens' Day

Malleswaram Senior Citizens' Forum will celebrate Senior Citizens' Day by organising a walking competition on April 2. The competition will be flagged off by P. Muniswami, Deputy Commissioner of Police North, at Malleswaram Corporation grounds at 8 a.m.

`Conserve water'

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has urged its 60 lakh consumers to conserve water.

In a press release here on Tuesday, BWSSB officials said that there has been an increase in the demand owing to increase in temperature.

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