Date:10/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/10/stories/2006031023110300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Eye check-up

camp at Sogala

The Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama and Helpage India are conducting a eye check up camp at Sogala in Channapatana taluk on Friday from 9 a.m. The patients identified for surgery will be brought to Vittala Eye Hospital on Friday and surgery will be conducted the next day.

Yoga camp

Sri Jayachamarajendra Government Ayurvedic Hospital has organised a month-long yoga camp for those suffering from asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and so on from March 13. Interested persons can register their names at the hospital between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Diploma exam

The annual/semester diploma theory examinations for 2006 conducted by Board of Technical Examinations will be held from April 25. The timetable is available on "www.dtc.kar.nic.in".

Free eye surgery

M.C. Modi Charitable Eye Hospital has organised a free eye operation camp in association with DBCS Bangalore and Triveni Earth Movers Ltd. on Sunday at Shree Sharada Vidyalaya, Hoskote. For details, call 23492233 or 51287198.

Free legal advice

Elders Helpline will offer free legal advice on every Thursday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Police Commissioner's office, Infantry Road. For details, call 1090.

Workshop

Basava Samithi and Central Council for Research in Naturopathy and Yoga will conduct a two-day free diabetic workshop from Saturday at H.S.R. Naturopathy and Yoga Institute from 10 a.m. For details, call 22723327 or 9448847664.

Seminar

Global Academy of Technology and Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation is holding a national seminar on "WTO and technology transfer" on Friday at Global Academy College. The seminar will be beneficial to management and engineering faculties.

Courses for teachers

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's H.B. College of Communication and Management along with Spastics Society of Karnataka are organising three courses to help teachers deal with differently abled children better. The courses include "management of children with problems in learning in the regular classroom", which is a certificate course in inclusive education, a postgraduate diploma in comprehensive management of children with learning disorders which is a one-year course and a certificate course in early childhood education, which is a distance education programme for six months. The courses will start on June 1. For details, call 25281831.