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Friday, Jul 21, 2006

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Transport Adalat

A Transport Adalat is being organised on July 25 at the Regional Transport Office, Yeshwanthpur, at 3 p.m. Senior officials of the Transport Department will be present to hear to public grievances.

Coaching classes

Udayabhanu Kalasangha is conducting free coaching classes from September 10 for SSLC and second year pre-university students of Commerce, Arts and Science. Application forms will be available at the centre from August 1 and must be duly filled and returned before August 31. For details, call 26601831

Applications invited

Rotary Bangalore Orchards is distributing engineering books for first semester engineering students belonging for the poor people. Those interested may call 234409000 or 9844064653.

Fines imposed

The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on Monday levied fines on four residents of Jayanagar Rs. 15,000 for dumping construction material on pavements, according to a press release. During his night rounds, BMP Commissioner K. Jairaj found that residents of third and fourth layout in Jayanagar had blocked the pavement.

Group formed

Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) has set up a working group to prepare an action taken report on the recommendations of Captain Raja Rao Committee. The High Court on Thursday ordered the BMP to present its response on August 17, the date of next hearing. Captain Raja Rao Committee was set up to study the state of the roads in the city and suggest ways to improve them. The committee has given four reports already. A fifth report is awaited. The working group will be headed by Joint Commissioner (Works) Harsh Gupta and will comprise the Chief Auditor, Legal Advisor, Chief Engineers from all the three zones and the Project Director of Karnataka Municipal Roads Project.

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