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Accusation against

Congress leaders

TUMKUR: C. Chennigappa, Minister for Environment and Forest, has accused the Congress leaders of having grabbed over Rs. 40,000 crore worth of lands in various tankbeds in Tumkur and Bangalore. Talking to presspersons on the sidelines of a function here on Tuesday to felicitate teachers as a part of the Teachers' Day celebration, Mr. Chennigappa said the land grabbing took place when the Congress was in control of the Bangalore City Corporation and the Tumkur City Municipal Council. He also held the Congress leaders responsible for the encroachment of parks, playfields, public utility places and property belonging to the corporation and the municipal council. Mr. Chennigappa, however, did not say whether the Government would initiate action to recover these lands. — Staff Correspondent

Statement welcomed

BANGALORE: Karnataka and Goa unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has welcomed the reported statement of the Minister for Primary Education Basavaraj Horatti that the singing of Vande Mataram by schoolchildren on September 7 is optional. Secretary to the Jamaat Yusuf Kunhi said that the singing of Vande Mataram should be left to the individual.

— Special Correspondent

Maize released

BANGALORE: The Union Government has released 30,000 tonnes of maize for distribution to the poultry industry in the State. The maize will be sold at Rs. 450 a quintal plus 1.5 per cent market cess. For details contact National Egg Coordination Committee (Bangalore) on Ph: 080 23338229, Hospet Ph: 08394 2223609, Mysore Ph: 0821 2425156 and Karnataka Hatcheries Association, Bangalore Ph: 080 26612767. — Staff Reporter

Takes charge

BANGALORE: H.C. Sharatchandra on Tuesday took charge as the Chairman of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of ecology and environment and has worked as a researcher, university faculty, administrator and a consultant to the Government of Orissa for a water resource project.

— Special Correspondent

Advice

BANGALORE: Former All India Congress Committee member T.D.R. Harishchandra has said that in the present political scenario, it would be appropriate for Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to hand over charge to his elder brother H.D. Revanna and instead look after the party affairs. In a statement here on Tuesday, he said Mr. Kumaraswamy, as the head of the State unit of the Janata Dal (Secular), would be successful in giving a fitting reply to the former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the byelections to the Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency. The byelection is likely to be held in the third week of October. — Special Correspondent

Ultimatum issued

TUMKUR: "Abhivriddhi", a State-level forum for development based in Tumkur, on Tuesday, served on the H.D. Kumaraswamy Government a two-week ultimatum to start work on the Upper Bhadra and the Netravati irrigation projects. Members of the forum from over 10 districts held a meeting presided over by the senior Congress leader and former Tumkur MP G.S. Basavaraju. They decided to wait till September 20 for the Government to begin work on the two projects, and then stage a State-wide agitation. Forum convenor Kundaranahalli Ramesh spoke. — Staff Correspondent

Tension in college

MYSORE: Tension prevailed for a while at the Government Degree College in Kuvempunagar after a section of students alleged that a student had defaced a poster of Dr. Ambedkar. The police said students boycotted classes and demanded action against the student who had allegedly defaced the poster on Monday afternoon on the college premises. The situation came under control after college Principal Indiramma announced that the student had been suspended. — Staff Correspondent

Free coaching in English

MYSORE: Jnanabuthi will conduct a 45-day free coaching class in spoken English. A release said Prof. Bannur Sripathi will be the resource person. Details can be had from Jnanabuthi, Maharani NTMS School, Narayan Shastry Road between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The last date for registration of names is September 10. — Staff Correspondent

Canara Bank quiz

MYSORE: The Canara Bank Centenary Quiz will be telecast on CNBC TV 18 on every Saturday from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. from September 9. A release said the graduate level all-India quiz was conducted in association with quizmaster Derek O' Brien, as part of the bank's centenary celebrations. — Staff Correspondent

Visit

MYSORE: Charudutt Apte, a neurosurgeon from the Pune Institute of Neurology and Sahyadri Hospitals and his team will perform neurological and spine surgeries at Vikram Hospital. Among the range of services available include brain aneurysm ligation, clipping, vascular anomaly repair, surgeries of brain tumours, pituitary adenomas and functional neurosurgery. Details can be had from the hospital, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, or on phone 2412121. — Staff Correspondent

`Salary delayed'

Bidar: Members of Gram Panchayat Employees Association have complained that their salaries are being delayed. They have urged the Government to release the salaries before the 5th of every month. — Staff Correspondent

Chidambaram to open

MAHE block today

Manipal: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will inaugurate the university administrative block of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) here on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art administrative block and health sciences library has been built on 2,48,000 sq. ft. built up area at an estimated cost of Rs. 46 crore. The administrative and library blocks are centrally air-conditioned with closed circuit television cameras, access control system, high security measures, and fire fighting systems. — Staff Correspondent

Lankan farmers meet

C.P. Sadashivaiah

TUMKUR: A team of 19 leading farmers from Sri Lanka called on C.P. Sadashivaiah, winner of the United Nations Gold Medal 2004 for invention of agricultural implements here on Tuesday. The team was led by K.E. Karunathilake, Senior Officer from the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Sri Lanka. The visiting farmers evinced keen interest in all the small, medium and large-sized implements invented by Mr. Sadashivaiah. They found the tractor-drawn trencher most interesting. The trencher had been classified as the first of its kind in the world by experts from the U.N. — Staff Correspondent

`Only 36 p.c. Muslims are literate'

BANGALORE: Partition of the country and migration of affluent Muslims to Pakistan were the major reasons for socio-economic backwardness of a large number of Muslims, according to Imran Kidwai, president, Minority Cell of the All India Congress Committee. He said only 36 per cent of Muslims were literate. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had formulated a 15-year programme for the uplift of Muslims. — Special Correspondent

Power shutdown

HUBLI: Owing to maintenance work the following areas in Hubli will not have power supply on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Hubli Electricity Supply Company has said in a release. The areas affected are Madhava Nagar, Judges Quarters, Santosh Nagar, Vinayak Colony, KHB Colony, Madhura Park, Shati Colony and surrounding areas. — Staff Correspondent

Special lecture

DHARWAD: Kannada scholar G. Venkatasubbaiah will deliver a special lecture at the Dr. R.C. Hiremath Kannada Study Chair in Karnatak University on Wednesday at 12.30 p.m., a release said. — Staff Correspondent

Minister's tour

DHARWAD: Minister for Medical Education V.S. Acharya will visit Hubli on Thursday. The Minister will arrive at Hubli from Udupi at 2 p.m. He will participate in the golden jubilee function of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at 4 p.m. and then in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the mental health block at 5 p.m. He will then leave for Bangalore, a release said. — Staff Correspondent

Inaugurated

HUBLI: A state-of-the art beauty and body clinic "Deccan Pearls" was inaugurated here on Sunday. P. Manivannan, Commissioner, Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Kannada cine stars Rashmi Kulkarni, Prem, Tarun Sudhir, Managing Director of the clinic C.N. Devanand and others were present. Rakesh Kapoor, managing director of Jacko Beauty and Health Aids made a presentation on the advanced cosmetic treatments available. — Staff Correspondent

Derecognised

DHARWAD: Thirteen schools in Dharwad district have been derecognised for violation of the language policy of the State, V.M. Patil, Deputy Director of Department of Public Instruction, has said in a release. The schools are: Dharwad: KLE Society's Kannada Primary School, Manjunathnagar; Varava Budding Kingdom school, Line Bazaar. Hubli: Daffodils Primary School, Nehrunagar; Giants English Medium Primary School; Chetana English Medium School, Hirepet; Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vivekanand Nagar; Saint Annes Primary School, Saraswatipur; Millat Kannada Primary School, Mantur Road; Chetana Kannada Primary School, Hiremath Oni; Gajanana Education Society, Anandashram, Anandnagar; Bright Kannada Primary School, Timmasagar Oni; Mahasaraswati Vidyapeeth Vidyaniketan Kannada Primary School, Subhasnagar; Samaritan Kannada Primary School, Bapuji Colony, Anandnagar. — Staff Correspondent

Appointed

SHIMOGA: President of the city BJP unit S.N. Channabasappa has been appointed chairman of the Shimoga Urban Development Authority (SUDA) according to official sources. — Special Correspondent

Tension in college

MYSORE: Tension prevailed for a while at the Government Degree College in Kuvempunagar after a section of students alleged that a student had defaced a poster of Dr. Ambedkar. The police said students boycotted classes and demanded action against the student who had allegedly defaced the poster on Monday afternoon on the college premises. The situation came under control after college Principal Indiramma announced that the student had been suspended. — Staff Correspondent

Free coaching in English

MYSORE: Jnanabuthi will conduct a 45-day free coaching class in spoken English. A release said Prof. Bannur Sripathi will be the resource person. Details can be had from Jnanabuthi, Maharani NTMS School, Narayan Shastry Road between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The last date for registration of names is September 10. — Staff Correspondent

Canara Bank quiz

MYSORE: The Canara Bank Centenary Quiz will be telecast on CNBC TV 18 on every Saturday from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. from September 9. A release said the graduate level all-India quiz was conducted in association with quizmaster Derek O' Brien, as part of the bank's centenary celebrations. — Staff Correspondent

Visit

MYSORE: Charudutt Apte, a neurosurgeon from the Pune Institute of Neurology and Sahyadri Hospitals and his team will perform neurological and spine surgeries at Vikram Hospital. Among the range of services available include brain aneurysm ligation, clipping, vascular anomaly repair, surgeries of brain tumours, pituitary adenomas and functional neurosurgery. Details can be had from the hospital, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, or on phone 2412121. — Staff Correspondent

Minister's tour

DHARWAD: Minister for Medical Education V.S. Acharya will visit Hubli on Thursday. The Minister will arrive at Hubli from Udupi at 2 p.m. He will participate in the golden jubilee function of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at 4 p.m. and then in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the mental health block at 5 p.m. He will then leave for Bangalore, a release said. — Staff Correspondent

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