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Management award for BEML

BANGALORE: The Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has been honoured with the Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award 2006.

The award was received by BEML Chairman and Managing Director VRS Natarajan from Ola Ullsten, the former Prime Minister of Sweden , at a function held in Kolkata on January 14.

The BHEL has been given the award in recognition of its commitment to innovative management practices.

Seminar on design technology

BANGALORE: To popularise the latest advances in the field of civil engineering, the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) will conduct a three-day national seminar and exhibition on `Recent Developments in Design and Construction Technologies (REDECON 2007) from January 18. The event will be held at the NIMHANS Convention Centre.

ACCE chairman BSC Rao told presspersons here on Tuesday that the seminar was an attempt to lay focus on the recent developments in design and construction technology. — Staff Reporter

Examination in Kannada

BANGALORE: The Kannada Abhivrudhi Prathisthana will conduct an examination in Kannada for students of classes V to X on culture, arts, literature and history of the State.

The test will be held between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on January 27 at all schools, irrespective of the medium of instruction.

For details, contact the organisation at no.2, first floor, 2nd main road, West of Chord road, Shivnagar circle, Rajajinagar or call Ph: 9342198670 and 9341258371. — Staff Reporter

Inter-school quiz competition

BANGALORE: The Agragami Group of Institutions hosted Gyana Shakti, an inter-school quiz competition here on Tuesday.

The finals to be held on Wednesday will be hosted by Sophie Hofbauer, Chief Executive Officer, Hybrid Strategies Corporation, Canada.

After inaugurating the preliminary round, she called upon the students to

be ambitious and to chase their dreams. A book exhibition was also organised. — Staff Reporter

Cancer detection camp

MYSORE: Annapurna of J.P. Nagar, in the memory of her mother, will be conducting a free cancer detection camp at the Preethi Cancer Centre, M.G. Road, Lakshmipuram, Mysore on January 18 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Patients with abnormal bleeding, swelling, lump or hardness in any part of the body, change of voice, difficulty in swallowing or sore throat can undergo the check-up. Investigations and treatment will be provided at concessional cost. For details call 4259259, a release from Vattavayalil Cancer Trust said. — Staff Correspondent

Film screening

MYSORE: The Mysore Film Society (MFS) has arranged a free screening "Wild Dog Dairies", a film directed by wild life photographers Krupakar-Senani on January 18 at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises. The duo have conceived, produced, directed and cinematographed the

50-minute film for National Geographic. It has been screened in the Screen Documentary Film Festival and Wild Vision Film Festival in Germany and is being screened for the first time in India. The photographers will participate in an interaction meeting after the screening, according to release from the secretary of MFS. — Staff Correspondent

Special lecture

MYSORE: The International School of Information Management (ISIM), University of Mysore, will be organising a special lecture on "Web content mining for automatic integration of web search sources" by distinguished Professor of Computer Science, The Centre for Advanced Computer Studies University of Louisiana at Lafayette U.S., Vijay Raghavan at 11 a.m. on January 17 at

Bahadur Institute of Management Science, University of Mysore, according to a release from ISIM. — Staff Correspondent

Coaching classes

MYSORE: The Jnanahutti Institute of Mysore will be conducting free coaching classes for the high school headmasters entrance test to be conducted in the last week of February by the Karnataka Public Service Commission under the guidance of the Retired Joint Director of Public Instruction A.S. Ramappa and Principal Somani B.Ed. College, H.S. Mallikarjuna Shastry. The candidates will be selected for the classes through an entrance examination. Interested candidates can register their names with the camp coordinator M.R. Prakash and H.N. Girish at Maharani's N.T.M. School, Narayanashastry Road, between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. before January 18, according to a release from chief coordinators D. Udayakumar and G. Lokesh. — Staff Correspondent

Blood donation camp

MYSORE: Lions and Lioness Club of Mysore Palace City with Lions Blood Bank, Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Vasanthanagar, Bangalore, will be organising a blood donation camp at Maharaja's College on January 18. Principal of the college C. Sarvamangala will be the chief guest, according to a release. — Staff Correspondent

Relief for victims of STF atrocities

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced an interim relief of Rs. 2.80 crore to 89 victims of atrocities committed by the Joint Special Task Force, set up by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to apprehend brigand Veerappan. The NHRC said that a probe would be soon constituted against the erring officials. "Our priority is to provide justice to victims. We will set parameters soon how to go about the identification of guilty officials responsible for violation of human rights," Justice Shivraj Patil, acting chairperson of the NHRC, said on Monday. — Special Correspondent

Book bank

BANGALORE: Students doing courses in engineering, business administration and computer applications in the city can now get textbooks and reference material at low costs from M.V. Book Bank. The Chennai-based organisation, which has started its Karnataka operations, will circulate books among these students at Rs. 600 a semester. The students can approach the branch office with their college identity cards and two photographs and get enrolled as members. Book Bank managing director V. Balaji told presspersons here on Tuesday that if the students bought the same books, it would cost them between Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 5,000 per semester. Interested students can contact book bank at Plot 1B, Flat NO 6, Belax Residency, Sarakki Kere, 24th Main, J.P. Nagar, 6th Phase, near Royal School, Bangalore - 78 (ph: 41658797). — Staff Reporter

Photo exhibition

BANGALORE: An exhibition of photographs titled "in Defence of Civilisation" is on at the Palace Grounds. It will be on January 21. The exhibition, which runs on the sidelines of the 12th Centre of Indian Trade Unions' All India Conference, covers major events in world history. Starting with World War I the exhibition ends with the recent execution of Saddam Hussein. Organised by the Kerala-based Forum for Progressive Artistes and Writers, the collection of photographs intends to "tell the tales of oppression and resistance". — Staff Reporter

Guest faculty

BANGALORE: Bangalore University's Yoga Centre has invited applications for guest faculty who will take some classes of the certificate course in yoga studies. Applications should be sent to the Coordinator of the centre before January 23. The University's Department of Computer Science has invited applications for 30 guest faculty posts. Candidate who has a degree or a master degree in Computer Science / Information Science Engineering and has adequate teaching experience can apply. Applications should reach before January 24. — Staff Reporter

Poachers nabbed

BANGALORE: In a joint operation by Deputy Conservator of Forest of Kollegal and Cauvery Wildlife Division, six persons were arrested on the charge of poaching of elephants near Doddanne. The names of the accused are Belludi Madaiah, Suntari Madaiah, Karna, Shivanna, Butta and Kumara of Billegundala in Tamil Nadu.

With this, the Forest Department has solved the case of poaching of three elephants in Doddanne in March 2005. — Staff Reporter

Vitamin programme

SHIMOGA: A fifteen-day Vitamin A Supplementation Programme starting from Wednesday till January 31 was launched in the district on Tuesday. Vitamin A will be given to children in the age group of one year to three years in syrup form.

Talking to presspersons here on Tuesday the District Reproduction Child Health Officer Jayaraj said that an action plan had been prepared to take up the Vitamin A Supplementation Programme in two phases, January and July, with a gap of six months. — Staff Correspondent

Rally on January 21

Bidar: Virat Hindu Samavesh, a public rally, will be held in Bidar on January 21. Heads of various religious institutions will discuss issues related to caste system, untouchability and other social evils, Basavaraj Patil Ashtur, president of the reception committee, told presspersons in Bidar on Tuesday. Students would walk in a procession from the Gandhi Ganj Basaveshwara temple to Ganesh Maidan, the venue, he said. — Staff Correspondent

Amendment opposed

BIJAPUR: The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS), and Leftist and Dalit organisations have jointly planned a rally against the proposed amendment to the APMC Act, in Bijapur on January 25. Addressing a joint press conference here on Sunday, KRRS honorary president Basavaraj Thambake and KPRS president Maruthi Manpade said the proposed amendment was against the interests of farmers and local traders. — Staff Correspondent

Cancer detection

MYSORE: Annapurna of J.P. Nagar, in the memory of her mother, will be conducting a free cancer detection camp at the Preethi Cancer Centre, M.G. Road, Lakshmipuram, Mysore on January 18 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Patients with abnormal bleeding, swelling, lump or hardness in any part of the body, change of voice, difficulty in swallowing or sore throat can undergo the check-up. — Staff Correspondent

Felicitated

HUBLI: Virashaiva Sanghatana Samiti, Hubli felicitated veteran journalist Patil Puttappa and senior journalist Gopalkrishna Hegde here on Monday as part of the programme organised to mark Sankranthi celebrations. Amaresh Hipparagi, Andaneppa Sajjanar, Chanabasappa Dharwadshettru, S.S. Jatti and others were present on the occasion. — Staff Correspondent

Teak billets seized

SIRSI: Teak billets worth Rs. 40,000 were seized by Siddapur Police from a vehicle near Mavinagundi in Honnavar-Bangalore National Highway on Sunday. According to the police, V.N. Prasanna (34) of Aralagod, Ramachandra Balagar (54) of Jog and Umesh Naik (28) of Kanur have been arrested in this connection. — Correspondent

Gutted

SIRSI: Paddy haystack worth over Rs. 2 lakh grown in 40 acres in Chigalli in Mundgod taluk, belonging to Ramanna Ganjannavar, Giri Mallappa, Parasappa Babu were gutted on Sunday.

In another incident, a cattleshed belonging to Mahadevappa Malavalli in Kavalkoppa in Mundgod taluk was gutted on Sunday. The loss is estimated at Rs. 50,000. — Correspondent

Cultural event

SIRSI: Gayana, Nratya-Yaksha-Hasya, a cultural programme will be held at Rangamandir at Yadalli near Sirsi on January 17 at 5 p.m.

Noted Hindustani musician Smita Bellur, Bangalore will present a classical music programme. Shridhar Hegde Chapparmane and his team will perform a Yakshahasya programme. There is a Bharatanatyam performance by Sandhyarani Giranimane, Yellapur.

Industrialist Umesh Hegde will inaugurate the function. G.V. Hegde Kangod will preside over the function. — Correspondent

Music programme

SIRSI: Sankranti Sangeet Sanje a music programme will be held at Maruti temple at Kolgibis near Sirsi on January 15 at 4.30 p.m. under the auspices of Maruti temple Kolgibis and Shree Laxminarayan Royt Yuvak Sangha Mattigar Nerlavalli.

Noted Hindustani Vocalist Jayathirtha Mevundi will perform at the event. Shripad Hegde Somanmane and Manjunath G. Bhat Nebbur will accompany him on harmonium and on tabla respectively. — Correspondent

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