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Interest rates revised

BANGALORE: Central Bank of India has revised interest rates on NRE and foreign currency non-resident (B) deposits across all maturities, from January 1. A release said the interest rates on NRE Time Deposit for the term between one year and two years have been increased from 6.24 per cent to 6.33 per cent, for a term between two years and less than three years, the interest rates have been revised from 6 per cent to 6.16 per cent. For term deposits of three years and above, the interest rates have been increased from 5.91 per cent to 6.08 per cent. — Staff Reporter

Recruitment

Bangalore: A recruitment drive for airmen will be held in Mangalore Town Hall on January 12, January 14 and January 16. According to a release, the candidates should have passed either SSLC or PUC with minimum 50 per cent marks and be physically fit. Details can be obtained from employment exchange offices in the district centres or from the commanding officer in Bangalore on Ph: 25592199. — Special Correspondent

Probe sought

BANGALORE: All India Mahila Sanskritik Sanghathan has demanded a judicial inquiry into the serial killings of more than 38 children allegedly committed by a businessman in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. In a release, it has said that more shocking was the fact that even after receiving repeated complaints from the parents, the police had refused to act. The victims of the gruesome incident belonged to poor and migrant families, it said and demanded punishment to the guilty. — Staff Reporter

Welcomed

BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Human Rights Council has welcomed the announcement of Home Minister M.P. Prakash regarding the establishment of State Human Rights Commission before the commencement of the next legislature session. In a release, council president S.K. Vivekananda said that the commission would solve serious problems faced by the poor and depressed sections of society. — Staff Reporter

Mastakabhisheka

Bangalore: The Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali will be held at Dharmasthala for a week from January 28. According to a press release here on Friday, as part of this celebration, several unique events have been planned. An exhibition of coins, notes, stamps and books would be held. Folk dance, Bharatanatyam, magic show, yakshagana and other cultural programmes have been organised.

— Staff Reporter

`Historic' move

Belgaum: Minister for Horticulture and district in-charge Shashikant A. Naik has described as "historic" the move of the Janata Dal(S)-BJP Government to waive crop loan of farmers and ban arrack. In a release here on Friday, he said no Government in the past had taken such a bold decision to ban arrack. But it happened because of the commitment of the coalition regime to work for the good of the common man, particularly farmers, he said. — Staff Correspondent

Conference

Belgaum: The Karnataka State Primary School Physical Education Teachers' Association will organise a State-level conference here next month. According to the association's district president Udaykumar Idagal here on Friday, a special souvenir with information on various games and sports and related articles would be released. For more details, call Ph: 9341132658.

— Staff Correspondent

Delay in bus passes

BELGAUM: The Belgaum District Rural Physically Handicapped Development Society has regretted the delay on the part of Karntaka State Road Transport Corporations in renewing subsidised bus passes to be issued to physically challenged persons. This had adversely affected physically challenged school and college going students. Therefore, the Government should direct the KSRTC to start renewing the passes without further delay, said president of the Society, Neminath T. Bastwad.

— Staff Correspondent

Results

DHARWAD: Karnatak University, Dharwad has announced the results of the M. Sc first semester Zoology examinations held during December 2006 on Friday, a release said.

— Staff Correspondent

Training programme

HUBLI: University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad has organised a three-day bakery training programme from January 9. The bakery training unit of the university will conduct regular training programmes on making bakery products. For further details, contact the unit head, Bakery Training Centre, UAS, Dharwad (Ph: 2448512, extn: 282).

— Staff Correspondent

Meeting

HUBLI: The KMC Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee meeting will be held on January 7 at 10.30 a.m. at the conference hall of the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). The meeting will chalk out programmes for the golden jubilee celebrations and various committees will be set up, the coordinator the committee S.G. Babruwad has said in a release.

— Staff Correspondent

Cases booked

HUBLI: Continuing its drive against vehicle owners violating traffic regulations, Hubli-Dharwad Police have booked sixty cases against drivers for drunken driving on Thursday night. The Police Commissioner in a release has informed that the drive against drunken driving will continue and anybody driving vehicles in a drunken state after 10 p.m. will be penalised.

— Staff Correspondent

Yuavajana Mela

SIRSI: Sirsi taluk-level `Yuvajana Mela-2006' will be held at Dasanakoppa near here on January 6 and 7 at the premises of Higher Primary School Dasanakoppa in Badangod Gram Panchayat under the auspices of taluk Youth and Sports department, zilla panchayat, gram panchayat and Badanngod Gram Panchayat.

Ananthkumar Hegde, MP, will inaugurate the programme. Vivekananda Vaidya, MLA, will preside.

— Correspondent

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