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Takes charge

Bangalore: G. Madhusudhana Rao has assumed charge as General Manager (Planning and Development) of State Bank of Mysore. Earlier, he was Deputy General Manager of the Ernakulam zone of State Bank of Travancore. — Staff Reporter

Youth movement

BANGALORE: President of the youth wing of the Janata Dal (United) Govind Yadav has said that the party will organise a youth movement across the country for restoring value-based politics. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, he accused the Centre of following wrong policies. President of the State unit of the party B. Somashekar said he would tour the State to strengthen the party. — Staff Reporter

Minister to hold meet

BANGALORE: Minister for Water Resources K.S. Eshwarappa on Tuesday said Rs. 841 crore was required to repair the Tungabhadra right and left bank canals in Raichur and Bellary districts. Addressing presspersons here, he said a meeting of Irrigation officials and elected representatives from the region would be held on November 13 at Munirabad to chalk out a plan for repair work. The Cabinet meeting on Friday would take a decision on the Upper Bhadra project, he said. — Special Correspondent

`Not mandatory'

HUBLI: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Basavaraj Horatti has said it is not mandatory to enclose a yoga course certificate while submitting applications for appointment of teachers. In a press release here on Tuesday, he said he had only stated that the Government was contemplating making "yoga education" mandatory. The Government would take a decision on preference to candidates who had undergone yoga training only after the Physical Education Committee submitted its report, he said. — Staff Correspondent

Results declared

BANGALORE: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, declared the results of the second year BDS (OS) examination held in August 2006 on Monday. Details such as marks secured, class obtained, and names of colleges are available on www.rguhs.ac.in. — Staff Reporter

Cenco, HAL sign MoU

BANGALORE: Cenco International, a division of Techspace Aero S A, and ETBRDC, a division of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a long-term commercial and technical collaboration on design, manufacture and installation of gas turbine engine test equipment in the global market. The MoU was signed in the presence of Didier Reynders, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Belgium. — Staff Reporter

`Design a stamp contest 2006'

MYSORE: The "Design a stamp contest 2006" will be conducted for students studying up to class 12 at the auditorium of the Postal Training Centre, Nazarbad, Mysore, from 10 a.m. to noon on November 14. According to a press statement, the subject of the contest this year will be "Magic of the night". Application forms can be obtained from the office of Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Mysore Division, Yadavgiri, Mysore. The last date for receipt of application forms is November 13 before 10 a.m. For details call 2417307 and 2417308. — Staff Correspondent

Felicitation of Railway pensioners

MYSORE: Railway pensioners, who have completed 80 years, will be felicitated at a function in here on December 17 to mark Pensioners' Day. According to a press statement from Railway Pensioners' Association, Mysore, eligible members are requested to register their names with the association on its office premises before November 30. The monthly meeting of Railway Pensioners' Association will be held at Dalvoy's school in Mysore at 10 a.m. on November 12, the press statement added. — Staff Correspondent

Spoken English camp

MYSORE: The Jnanabutti organisation, Mysore, will be conducting a 45-day spoken English camp at Maharani's NTMS School on Narayanashastri Road in Mysore shortly.

According to a press statement from the organisation's English coaching coordinator J. Rajesh, interested candidates should register their names with the coordinator between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Maharani's NTMS School before November 14. The classes in spoken English will be conducted under the guidance of Bannur Sripathi, the press statement added. — Staff Correspondent

AIR bags award

MYSORE: Janapada Maha Bharatha, a feature produced by G.K. Raveendrakumar, poet and programme executive of All India Radio (AIR), Mysore, has won this year's State Award for Programme Excellence. According to an official press statement, the programme was based on the text of Janapada Mahabharatha, edited and published by P.K. Rajashekar, folk scholar. The songs of Janapada Mahabharatha were sung by Dr. Rajashekar and party. S Lakshminarayana has assisted in the production of the programme, the press statement said. With this year's State award, AIR, Mysore, has won three successive awards . — Staff Correspondent

Scholarship

BANGALORE: Vidya Vikasa Trust offers scholarships to visually impaired and economically backward students who have passed SSLC in 2006 and are continuing education in and around Bangalore. For application forms, a self-addressed envelope with a stamp of Rs. 5 (nine inch by four inch size) may be sent to the Trust at 225 [20], 37th Cross, Rajajinagar II Block, Bangalore 560010. — Staff Reporter

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