Date:20/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/20/stories/2006032019340300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Disconnection drive

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will carry out a mass disconnection drive from March 20 to March 24 in the following areas: Banashankari 2nd Stage, Padmanabha Nagar, R.B. Layout, Rajeev Nagar, Chennammanakere Achhukattu, Karesandra Vidyapeeta, Monotype, Yarab Nagar, Kaveri Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Kalidasa Nagar, Hosakerehalli, Venkatappa Layout, Rushikesh Nagar, Pushpagiri Nagar, D'Souza Nagar, Karepalya, Bangarappa Nagar, Dattatreya Nagar, T.C. Layout, Manjunath Nagar, Dwaraka Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Ittamadu, Srinivasa Nagar and surrounding areas, according to a release.

Phone-in programme

Akashvani Bangalore Kendra will arrange a phone-in programme called "Hello Akashvani" with KPTCL Managing Director Bharat Lal Meena from 8 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Monday. Listeners can call Ph: 22370477, 22370488 or 22370499 to post their queries, an AIR release said.

Leadership conclave

Indus International School will arrange a leadership conclave on its campus on April 2. To be inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravishankar of the Art of Living Foundation, the event will feature speeches by Nandan Nilekani, Kiran Bedi, Kamal Hasan, Venkatachaliah, Rohini Nilekani, Vir Sanghvi, U.R. Rao, B.K. Chandrashekhar and Kumar Malavalli.

Free pranic healing

Sri Vaibhava Pranic Healing Centre will organise a three-day free "Pranic healing" camp for AIDS, cancer, Parkinson's disease, kidney problems, blood pressure, diabetes and other ailments. The camp will be held between 10.30 a.m. and 8.30 p.m. from March 22 to March 24. Those interested can call Ph: 9886553955 or 57607276 for further details.