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Prime Minister's promise on Bench

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday that the Central Government would consider the setting up of a High Court Bench with filing powers in the State capital. He gave the assurance to a delegation of the Trivandrum Bar Association, which met him at the Raj Bhavan to hand over a memorandum urging the Centre to concede the long-standing demand for a High Court Bench. — Special Correspondent

Vacancies for

DTP course

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha has invited applications to fill up remaining vacancies for the one-year course in Computer Applications and Multi-lingual DTP course certified by the Ministry of Human Development. Contact the Secretary, Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha, Vazhuthacaud, or dial 2336140 or 2321378 for details. — Special Correspondent

Plea for action

against Principal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The SFI State committee has urged the Education Department for action against the Principal and staff of the Attingal Polytechnic for ousting 40 students who reported for classes in traditional Kerala attire on November 1. as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kerala formation. — Special Correspondent

Police stop

child marriage

Thiruvananthapuram: The Rural police on Wednesday issued an order stopping the marriage of a minor girl scheduled to be held in Balaramapuram on Thursday. The order was issued as per the provisions of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 on the basis of a compliant filed by B. Sandhya of the Human Rights Law Network. The police verified the school records of the girl and found that she was only 16 years old. . The police were investigating the girl's parents and the workers of a social organisation, which issued the "pathrika" for the marriage, in connection with the incident.

NDF rally today

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Development Front (NDF) district committee is taking out a mass rally in the city on Thursday evening to protest the alleged smear campaign against minority communities. A press note issued here on Wednesday said the NDF leaders would address a public meeting to be held atEast Fort

— Special Correspondent

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