Date:16/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/16/stories/2005051615470300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Nadavarshini

on Saturday

The T.K.S. School of Music will present "Nadavarshini 2005: Raagas and Rhythms", a concert by young musicians trained at the school, at the Ravindra Kalakshetra on Saturday. The School of Music says it is repeating the success of its show last December when an orchestra of 30 violins and 10 singers kept a large audience enthralled. The ticket proceeds of Rs. 1 lakh was donated to a charity and this will be done again.

Rotary eye

care centre

Rotary Bangalore Brigades on Saturday started the "Rotary-Drishti Glaucoma Care Centre" at the Surana Project Drishti Eye Institution here in Seshadripuram.

The Commissioner of Police, S. Mariswamy, inaugurated the eye care centre.

Ramalingam, who is in charge of the centre, regretted that the awareness about glaucoma is low, and it is one of the leading causes of "preventable blindness".

Applications invited

for old-age home

Shirdi Sai Education Society has invited applications for its old-age home located near the Chandra Layout bus depot.

For details, call 9343794138.

Interior design course from June 6

Creators and Designers, an institute of interior design, will start a six-month course in interior designing from June 6 for those who have not cleared the II PU examination.

The classes will be conducted in different batches.

The last date for submitting applications is June 2.

For details, call Ph: 22248255.

Training in printing,

photo lamination

Nisarga Creations will hold a one-week training programme in screen-printing, photo lamination and paper-bag making from Tuesday.

The programme is for housewives, students and unemployed persons.

For details, call Ph: 9448821360.

Bhovi matrimonial

meet on June 12

Karnataka Bhovi Welfare Association will hold a matrimonial meet for Bhovi community members at Janna Mandira Kalyana Mantapa in Austin Town on June 12.

People attending the meet should come with details.

For details, call Ph: 22260899 or 22280408.

Competition in light music, folk songs

Sri Kala Bhairava Kala Niketana will hold cultural competition at Ravindra Kalakshetra in the city at 9 a.m. on June 6.

The competitions will be held in light music, folk songs, devotional songs, Bharatanatyam and folk dance.

For details, call Ph: 9448557310, 9343742512 or 9844208550.

Seminar

Vibrant Tech will hold a seminar on "Sarbanes Oxley Act" at Hotel Leela on May 18. There will be a presentation by experts on the implementation of the Act by U.S. companies. For details, call Ph: 25711004.