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KPTCL workers

call off strike

Bangalore: The strike planned by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL) workers on Wednesday has been called off, said KPTCL Employees' Union president Jayaraj.

"We were planning to go on mass casual leave as the pay scale has not been revised for three years," he told The Hindu here on Tuesday.

Mr. Jayaraj said that the strike was announced on Monday. But the Government had promised to look into their demand, he said.

A senior KPTCL official said the workers were upset that the pay scale revision had been pending for a long time. "However, the issue has been amicably solved and the strike has been called off for the moment," he added.

— Staff Reporter

UGC invites applications

BANGALORE: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited applications for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for lecturers test. An official release said the test would be held on June 25.

Applications along with a demand draft should be submitted to A.S. Rayamane, Coordinator and Development Officer, Jnanabharati Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560056 by 3.30 p.m. on April 28.

Details can be found in Employment News (March 25 to 31) or on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in. — Staff Reporter

BJP legislators, MPs

to meet today

Bangalore: A meeting of legislators, MPs and senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been convened on Wednesday.

The venue of the meeting and the agenda have not been disclosed.

The invitees have been asked to assemble at the official residence of Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa from where they will be taken in buses to the venue of the meeting.

Sources in the BJP said the meeting would discuss the conduct of party legislators since the BJP wanted to maintain cordial relations with its coalition partner, the Janata Dal (Secular).

The party's strategy for the coming elections to urban local bodies would also be discussed at the meeting, the sources said. — Special Correspondent

Shankara Jayanti programme

Bangalore: Sri Shankara Seva Samithi, 4th `M' Block, Rajajinagar, will be organising Sri Shankara Jayanti from May 2 to 7 on its premises.

In connection with the programme, free upanayana programme will be held for Brahmin boys in the presence of the swamiji of Sri Avichhinna Parampara Koodi Sringeri Math in Chamarajpet here.

Those who want to register the names of boys for the upanayana have been requested to contact the samithi on or before April 20, according to R. Lakshmikanth, president of the samithi. — Special Correspondent

Mild tremor in Hubli, Dharwad, Bijapur

HUBLI: A mild tremor was felt by people in Hubli and Dharwad on Monday night around 10.20 p.m. Many people called up the Police Control Room and the newspaper offices to ascertain whether what they experienced was the result of an earthquake or something else.

The people who called said they felt the tremor for few seconds. The police said people in Bijapur and surrounding areas also felt the tremor. — Staff Correspondent

Personal secretary to Deputy Chief Minister

BANGALORE: K.H. Narasimhamurthy, Assistant Commissioner of Sagar subdivision, Shimoga district, has been appointed personal secretary to Deputy Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, according to an official press release. — Staff Reporter

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