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Elected to ICAI Central Council

Bangalore: K. Raghu, a chartered accountant from Bangalore, has been elected to the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the term 2007-10. He is the fifth person from Karnataka to be elected to the council. — Staff Reporter

Events put off because of bandh

Bangalore: All the cases that were scheduled to be heard on Monday by the Karnataka Information Commission have been put off to January 17 in view of the Karnataka bandh, according to a press release. Examinations for the recruitment of KSRTC drivers scheduled to be held on Monday have been put off to January 27.

— Special Correspondent

HOPCOMS outlets open today

Bangalore: All Horticulture Produce Cooperative Marketing Society (HOPCOMS) outlets will be open on Sunday in view of the Karnataka bandh on Monday. — Staff Reporter

Family of four commits suicide

BHADRAVATI: Four members of a family committed suicide here on Friday night.

According to the police Krishnamurthy, 42, a cable TV operator; his wife, Asha, 30; their son, Dheeraj, 5; and daughter, Deeksha, 9, drowned in the Bhadra river.

A suicide note left by Krishnamurthy said they consumed poison first and when the poison did not work they decided to jump into the river. The bodies of Asha and Dheeraj have been recovered and the search for the bodies of Krishnamurthy and Deeksha is on.

Krishnamurthy, a resident of Jannapur locality, was said to be well off. The reason for the suicide is not known. Krishnamurthy left the suicide note, a notebook, a mobile phone and a bunch of keys at his relative's house. — Special Correspondent

Meet on investing in Switzerland

Bangalore: The Location Switzerland investment conference is being organised on Tuesday at the Taj West End here between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Location Switzerland is the official programme of the Swiss Government for the promotion of foreign investment into Switzerland. Registration will begin at 9.30 a.m.

— Staff Reporter

President of BJP Minority Morcha

Bangalore: Derrick M.B. Fullinfaw has been appointed president of the State Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha by State party president D.V. Sadananda Gowda, according to a press release. — Staff Reporter

Jewellery show from February 16 to 18

Bangalore: The South India Jewellery Show 2007 will be on from February 16 to 18 at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium as a business-to-business event dealing with gems, jewellery and allied products.

The trade magazine Art of Jewellery, in association with the World Gold Council and Gitanjali Group and supported by the All-India Gems and Jewellery Federation and other trade bodies are organising the event.

— Special Correspondent

Meet concludes

HASSAN: The two-day Bharat Gnaana Vignaana Samithi State meet concluded on Friday.

Director of Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan L.K. Athik said education was a symbol of development must be ensured for all. He regretted that there were too may school dropouts. Teachers must update their knowledge. Freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy who was felicitated on this occasion said teachers should take it as a challenge to educate students in rural areas. Educationist V.P. Niranjanaradhya said learning of English was necessary along with one's mother tongue.

— Staff Correspondent

CPI (M) plea

MYSORE: The Communist Party of India (Marxists) has urged the State Government to file a review petition to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. In a release here on Saturday, secretary of the party's district unit N.S. Prabhakar said that the Government should take legal action to get its rightful share of water.

— Staff Correspondent

Zoo to remain closed

MYSORE: The Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens and Karanji Nature Park will remain closed on February 12 in view of the Statewide bandh call given by Kannada organisations. The zoo and the park will remain open on Tuesday.

— Staff Correspondent

Workshop

MYSORE: Mysore University is organising a national workshop on "Consciousness, spirituality and well being rethinking research and teaching in psychology from Indian perspective" at Rani Bahadur Auditorium at 9.45 a.m. on February 13. Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University J. Shashidhara Prasad will participate. Stanely Krippner Saybrook of Graduate School- Research Centre, San Francisco, will deliver the keynote address, according to a release. — Staff Correspondent

Computer course

MYSORE: S.V. Infotech computer will offer courses in Msoffice, DTP, Tally, CC++, V.B, Oracal, Java, Photoshop, Coreal draw, Internet, Data Entry. The fresh batch will start on February 13. Those interested can contact #2832, Main Road, Chamundipuram or call on 9986160674, according to a release. — Staff Correspondent

Results

DHARWAD: The Karnatak University, Dharwad, on Friday announced the results of the M.A third semester Public Administration and M.Sc. first semester Statistics examination conducted in December 2006. — Staff Correspondent

Yoga camp

HUBLI: The Bharatiya Yogasana Kendra Trust will be conducting a free Yoga camp at Ashirvad Kalyana Mantap, Iswhar Nagar, Hubli from February 14. For details, contact 9880638208 or 9886016698. — Staff Correspondent

Seized

HUBLI: The Hubli Police on Thursday raided a video parlour at Hirepet in Old Hubli and seized 43 pornographic CDs worth Rs. 3,300. Shanmukh J. Kalburgi and Mohammed Salim Mohammedsab were arrested. A case has been registered in the Old Hubli Police Station.

— Staff Correspondent

Protest

Belgaum: The activists of Kannada Rakshana Vedike on Saturday staged a protest in front of the residence of BJP's Lok Sabha member Suresh C. Angadi against the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal's final award. The activists of Karnataka Yuva Vedike also staged a silent protest at Rani Chennamma Circle. — Staff Correspondent

Extends support

HUBLI: The Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents has extended support to the "Karnataka Bandh" called on Monday in protest against the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, association president G.R. Shanugappa said in a release. — Staff Correspondent

Mass marriage

Sirsi: A mass marriage, "Samuhika Kalyana Mahotsava" will be held at Sirsi Rudradevaramath on February 11 under the auspices of District Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and devotees of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru Chitradurga. — Correspondent

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