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Dog eats infant's arm in Bijapur

BIJAPUR: Close on the heels of dogs eating up an infant on the premises of municipality last month, an arm of a baby was devoured by a canine here on Tuesday. Some passers-by noticed a dog eating up a newborn abandoned alongside Station Road near the railway underpass. Even before police reached the spot, the stray dog had eaten up one of its arms. It was not clear if the baby was alive or not when it was attacked by the animal. The Gol Gumbaz police are investigating. — Staff Correspondent

Meeting discusses railway projects

BANGALORE: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with officials of Infrastructure, Finance and Railways and discussed the pending railway projects in the State. Work on several railway projects in the State had been delayed due to inadequate release of funds by the Railways. The meeting reviewed the progress of projects such as Hassan-Bangalore and Arsikere-Hassan-Mangalore lines. — Special Correspondent

`Revive POTA'

BANGALORE: Chikmagalur MLA and senior BJP leader C.T. Ravi has said that "terrorists" had spread their network in the State and it was time the Centre revived the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). He told presspersons here on Tuesday that the BJP activists had referred to the presence of the recently arrested terrorist, Imran, nearly two years ago and this was dismissed by the local police as a frivolous complaint with a communal tinge. — Staff Reporter

`Field more youth'

BANGALORE: The executive committee meeting of the Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) on Tuesday decided to request the party leaders to field youth from 50 per cent of the constituencies during the ensuing elections to urban local bodies. The Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) State president Gururaj Hunasimarad told presspersons here that the meeting adopted a resolution congratulating Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for implementing several pro-people programmes. — Special Correspondent

Seminar

BELLARY: A three-day national level seminar on "Folk theatre in South India" will begin at Bhuvana Vijaya in Kannada University, Hampi, from Wednesday. The Kannada University in association with the other language universities in South India. — Staff Correspondent

Felicitated

MYSORE: Bharathi, professor and principal, JSS College of Nursing, and N.V. Munirayappa, vice-principal of the college, were felicitated by the Jaya Basavananda Swamiji of Basavamandira for their contribution to the field of nursing education at a function organised by the Government College of Nursing in Bangalore recently. T. Dilip Kumar,

president, Indian Nursing Council and nursing advisor to the Government of India, was chief guest on the occasion, a release from the college said. — Staff Correspondent

Workshop

MYSORE: The Department of Sociology, Teresian College, will be organising a one-day workshop on "Key concepts in women's studies" on January 17 at 10.30 a.m. on the college premises. Anita Ravishankar and Sudha Seetharaman from the Department of Sociology and Government Arts

College, respectively, will be the resource persons. R. Indira, director, International Centre, and Professor of Sociology will inaugurate the workshop, a press release said. — Staff Correspondent

Paper presentation

MYSORE: Nagarajamurthy, HOD, Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, Maharaja's College, will present a paper on "Violence against domestic women" jointly with Nithara Murali at the first international and 30th All-India Criminology Conference to be held in Kolkota from February 23 to 25, according to a release. — Staff Correspondent

Applications

MYSORE: The Department of Youth Services and Sports has invited applications from rural participants, who have represented the State and excelled in sports . Interested candidates can submit their applications with their certificates to Assistant Director, Department of Youth Service and Sports, Chamundi Vihar Stadium, Nazarbad on or before January 31. For details contact 2564179, a release from the department said. — Staff Correspondent

Coaching

MYSORE: The Krishik Sarvodaya Foundation will conduct coaching classes for civil service competitive examinations. A contact programme has been arranged at Sri Adichunchanagiri School in Kuvempu Nagar on January 10 at 5 p.m. Interested candidate can call 2561562 or 98803-71235, a release said.

— Staff Correspondent

Debate

MYSORE: The University of Mysore, in association with the Karnataka State Cooperation Board Limited, has arranged an inter-collegiate debate contest on cooperation for all colleges of the university on January 10 at EMMRC auditorium, a release said. — Staff Correspondent

Programme

MYSORE: The Karnataka State Open University has arranged an introduction programme for its B.A. and B.Com. students at Marimallappa Education Institutions Study Centre on January 13 at 2 p.m. Students have been asked to register their names. They can contact 98440-31214 or

98444-38727, a release said. — Staff Correspondent

`Provide plantains in place of eggs'

HASSAN: Members of the Sri Kalala Devi Jain Mahila Samaj took out procession in Hassan on Tuesday seeking withdrawal of supply of boiled egg to schoolchildren under the mid-day meal scheme. They said that instead of eggs, children could be given plantains. Samaj members took out a procession from Mahaveer Bhavan to the Deputy Commissioner's office and presented a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner K.H. Aswathnarayana Gowda. Superintendent of Police Panduranga Rane and zilla panchayat Chief Executive Officer F.R. Jamaadar were present.

— Staff Correspondent

Woman commits suicide

HASSAN: A 35-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping into Hemavathi Nala, along with her two children, in Arkalgud Taluk in Hassan district on Tuesday morning. Seeing her jumping, agriculture workers from nearby fields jumped into the nala and saved one child. The body of the woman, Rekha, was found in the afternoon. She had reportedly taken the step unable to bear torture by her in-laws and husband. Rekha from Chikkanahalli village was married to Shiva Swamy from Gende Halli village near Halebeedu in Belur taluk five years ago. Superintendent of Police Panduranga Rane said investigation was on.

Man suffers burns

DAVANGERE: A 26-year-old man was allegedly set on fire by his family members at K.T.J. Nagar area on Monday. The victim Nagaraj, who suffered 70 per cent burns, has been admitted to the Chigateri General Hospital. He had reportedly come home late in the night and to punish him, his parents and sister locked him up in a room, poured kerosene and set him afire. The police have arrested his parents and sister. A case has been registered at the KTJ Nagar police. — Staff Correspondent

immunisation target

HASSAN: A total of 1,87,222 children (as against the targeted 2,09,192) below the age of five were covered under the Pulse Polio programme on the first day (Sunday) and the target achieved was 89.49 per cent, District Health Officer B.S. Nagaraja Rao said here on Tuesday. Following are the taluk-wise details: Alur taluk recorded 93% (9,785 children), Arkalgud 84.97 % (22,645), Arsikere 92.08% (34,277), Belur 89.44 % (20,146), Chennarayapatna 93.97 % (26,990), Hassan 91.38% (41,495), Holenarsipur 90.88% (19,734) and Sakleshpur taluk recorded 73.87 % (12,150 children). — Staff Correspondent

Flute recital by Master Shashank

MADIKERI: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kodagu Kendra, and the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth, is organising a flute recital by Master Shashank, at its premises here on January 10 at 6 p.m.

`Shakti', a local Kannada daily is associating itself with the programme to commemorate its golden jubilee, Balaji Kashyap, joint secretary of the kendra said in a statement here on Tuesday. — Staff Correspondent

`Provide plantains in place of eggs'

Pulse Polio drive

Felicitated

MYSORE: Bharathi, professor and principal, J.S.S College of Nursing and N.V. Munirayappa, vice-principal of the college were felicitated by Jaya Basavananda Swamiji of Basavamandira for their contribution to the field of nursing education at a function organised by Government College of Nursing at Bangalore to mark Survarna Karnataka Rajyotsava recently. T. Dilip Kumar, president, Indian Nursing Council and Nursing Advisor to Government of India, was the chief guest, according to a release from the college. — Staff Correspondent

Congress to be

strengthened

SIRSI: Party workers have to work from grass roots level to organise the Congress party. The workers who come from other parties should take initiative to strengthen the party said captain Praveen Davar, secretary, All India Congress Committee. He visited the District Congress Committee office at Sirsi on Monday.

Shantaram Hegde, president, District Congress Committee; Shubhalata Asnotikar, MLC; Damodar Gardikar, president, zilla panchayat; and others were present.

— Correspondent

Foundation stone

SIRSI: Vivekananda Vaidya, MLA, has laid the foundation stone for the proposed Shri Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose commercial complex worth Rs. 90 lakh in the heart of the town here on Monday.

After receiving a felicitation he said that he has given Rs. 25 lakh for the development of the town. Standing committe president Keshav Shetty, Muncipal Commmissioner G. Ramdas and others were present on the occasion.

— Correspondent

Bandh peaceful

KARWAR: The Bandh call given by Muslim organisations including Tanzeem evoked mixed response at Bhatkal here on Tuesday. The call was given to protest against the detention of Inayitulla Shabandri, a resident of Hindu Colony in Bhatkal, under the Gooda Act. The bandh passed off peacefully as no untoward incident was reported. All the shops belonging to the Muslim community were closed in the town. The educational institutions run by Anjuman Education Society were closed.

J.D. Naik, former MLA, and Rama Moger, Bhatkal Block Congress president, attended the meeting. The police had made elaborate security arrangements.

— Correspondent

Court complex

KARWAR: District and Sessions Judge, K. Somashekar, said here on Tuesday that the High Court Chief Justice, Cyriac Joseph, would lay the foundation stone for a court complex in the premises of the district court on January 13.

N.K. Patil, High Court Judge, would preside over the function.

— Correspondent

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