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Three women get life sentence for murder

BANGALORE: The VI Fast-Track Court has convicted an elderly woman and her two daughters of murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The woman was found guilty of murdering her daughter-in-law with the help of her daughters for not bringing more dowry. The magistrate also fined Sarvar Begum and her daughters, Asma Begum and Sabina Begum, Rs. 10,000 each.

The Kadugondanahalli police had filed a charge sheet in the court stating that on February 21, 2003, the three women doused Khurrtulain with kerosene and set her on fire.

She died in hospital 12 days later, following which the three women were arrested. — Staff Reporter

Passing-out parade at Air Force Station

Bangalore: A passing-out parade of 588 airmen trainees was held at the Air Force Station, Jalahalli, on Saturday. The parade was reviewed by Air Commodore Bhupal Singh, Air Officer Commanding of the Air Force Station.

In his address to the airmen, he said the Air Force was a technology intensive service with advanced aircraft and equipment.

The Best All-Rounder Trophy was won by Leading Aircraftsman Shivashish Subham, and Aircraftsman Neeraj Singh excelled in general service training and won the Best in General Service Training Trophy.

— Special Correspondent

Datta Peetha issue to be discussed

Udupi: Higher Education Minister D.H. Shankaramurthy said on Saturday that the Datta Peetha issue would be discussed by the Coordination Committee of the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Minister told presspersons here that the Government wanted to resolve the issue peacefully. Both the Hindu festivals and the `Urs' should be held there, he said.

Answering a question, he said the CDs released on the bribery charge made by the suspended BJP MLC, Janardhan Reddy, had no meaning at all. Neither the video images nor the audio was clear.

But the `Telgi CDs' were more important because Telgi's money, he said, had been used for anti-national activities.

— Staff Correspondent

Kannada convention in Bahrain

BANGALORE: The Bahrain-based Kannada Sangha will hold a two-day Kannada cultural convention in Bahrain from December 15 to mark the golden jubilee year of the formation of the State. Convention president K.P. Manjunath told presspersons here on Saturday that over 5,000 Kannadigas spread out in the West Asian countries would participate in the event.

Cultural fetes, literary seminars, plays, a food festival and exhibitions would be held, he said. — Staff Reporter

Human rights panel rejects complaint

Bangalore: The National Human Rights Commission has rejected a complaint from a Congress activist, T.D.R. Harishchandra Gowda, of Tirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district, that some top politicians had attempted to assassinate the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1981.

The commission rejected the complaint saying it was outside its purview. The complainant, a former member of the All-India Congress Committee, had said that the politicians against whom he had complained were behind the `Makalu aircraft conspiracy' in which some cables in the aircraft that was to take Indira Gandhi on a foreign tour were found to have been tampered with. Three persons had been arrested in that connection. — Special Correspondent

Entrepreneurship development

Belgaum: CEDOK, in association with Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Project (STED), will organise a 15-day technical entrepreneurship development programme for qualified youth and prospective entrepreneurs in October. Technically qualified candidates such as engineers, diploma holders, ITI, science graduates and those in job-oriented courses in Belgaum district, and in the age group of 18 to 35 yrs are eligible. Interested participants can send their resume to the Deputy Resource Person, STED-CEDOK, District Industries Centre, Udyambag, Belgaum-590008. For details, call 08312445170. — Staff Correspondent

Memorandum

Bidar: Members of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and the Students Federation of India have urged the Union Government to set aside 10 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product for primary education. In a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, they have urged him to pass the National Education Bill that has been pending since 2001. DSS convenor Baburao Paswan, KRRS district president Vishwanath Patil Koutha and SFI district president Vijay Kumar Sonare have signed the memorandum. — Staff Correspondent

Dies in road accident

MYSORE: A 52-year-old moped rider was killed at Sankranthi Circle in Hebbal on Friday when his vehicle was involved in a collision with a KSRTC bus. According to police, the rider, Suryanarayana, died on the way to the hospital. The V.V. Puram police have arrested the bus driver and are conducting an investigation. — Staff Correspondent

Entry fee fixed

MYSORE: The Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has decided to retain the entry fee for this year's Dasara exhibition at Rs. 5 for an adult on weekdays and Rs. 10 on weekends and public holidays. During a recent meeting, the KEA decided that students coming in groups would be charged Rs. 2.50 per head on weekdays and Rs. 5 per head on weekends and public holidays. A parking fee of Re. 1 for cycles, Rs. 2 for two-wheelers, Rs. 3 for three-wheelers and Rs. 5 for cars will be collected. Bigger vehicles will have to pay Rs. 10 while buses and lorries will have to pay Rs. 25. - Staff Correspondent

Power shutdown

HUBLI: There will be no power supply in parts of Hubli on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. owing to work on the underground power cable network. The affected areas are Gokul village, Airport, Kumar Park, Gandhinagar, Renuka Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Central Excise Colony, Ramalingeshwar Nagar, Ashok Vana, Mahalaxmi Layout, KSSIDC, Tarihal Industrial Estate, Gamanagatti, Siddhi Vinayaka Nagar, Cotton County Club, KEC, BDK, Kalabandi Layout, Radhakrishna Nagar, Tarihal village, Rayanala, Gangivala, Devaragudihala, Reavdihala, Parasapur and surrounding areas. — Staff Correspondent

Protest rally

HUBLI: Muslims will take out a protest rally in Hubli on Sunday against the statement of Pope Benedict XVI. The rally will begin at Hazrat Syed Fateh-Shavali Dargah at 11 a.m. and will conclude at the Tahsildar's Office on Gokul Road. — Staff Correspondent

Workshop

DHARWAD: T.M. Shetty Memorial Independent PU College, Dharwad, will organise a two-day workshop on "Accountancy and business studies" from September 19. For more details, call 2462611. — Staff Correspondent

Awareness camp

HUBLI: Giants Group of Hubli City and Sushruta Health Foundation will organise a weeklong camp from Sunday to create awareness about blood donation. For more details, call 9448439884 or 9448131363. — Staff Correspondent

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