Date:20/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/20/stories/2006022020290300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Music contest

The East Cultural Association will arrange the Senior Maharani Sethulakshmi Bai Memorial Carnatic Music Competition on February 25. The contest will start at 9.30 a.m. Those in the age group of 18 to 30 can participate. The competition will be on compositions of Sri Thyagaraja, Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, Sri Purandaradasa, Sri Syama Sastri and Swathi Tirunal. For more details, call Ph: 25262058 or 9844023323.

Yoga camp

Smith Yoga Kendra will organise a free yoga camp from February 27 to March 4. The camp will be held between 6.15 a.m. and 7.15 a.m. and from 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. at 740, 10th Main, Ranga Nilaya, 4th Block, Jayanagar. Yoga therapy will be used for treatment of asthma, arthritis, blood pressure, diabetes and gastritis. For more details, call Ph: 9449646797, according to a release.

Office-bearers

K.V. Srinivasan is the new chairman of the managing committee of the Institution of Valuers, Bangalore branch, for 2006. The other committee members are T.S. Chandrasekhara (Vice-Chairman), K.S. Venkatakrishnan (Secretary), Ashok D. Kulkarni (Treasurer), D.S. Basavarajappa, Boraiah, Channanarasimhaiah, V. Nagaraju, H.G. Rame Gowda, T. Satish Babu, D. Srinivas, G. Srinivas, N.D. Umakanth and S.N. Veerappa (all members).

Applications invited

Angels Foundation India has invited applications from parents of children studying in schools for its free Children's Education Relief Care (CERC) programme. Application forms to register for the programme could be obtained from the Angel's Foundation office. For more details, call Ph: 57619555 or 9243494666.