Date:12/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/12/stories/2006081224390300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Power shutdown

There will be no power supply between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in parts of the city on Saturday owing to emergency maintenance work on F5 and F8 feeders of HSR Layout sub-station. The affected areas include Koodlurayasandra, Choodasandra, Somasundarapalya, Haralur, Shivajyothi Layout, Haralur Road, Bellandur Gate, Shobha Apartment and surrounding areas.

Yoga class

Bangalore Yoga Centre and Sri Maradi Subbaiah Yoga Kendra are jointly organising a three-day `Surya namaskara' practice camp at Maradi Subbaiah Trust Kalyana Mantapa from August 21 to August 23. For more details, call 26760860/ 26620654.

Phone-in programme

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and All India Radio have organised an interactive phone-in programme on "Masters Degree Programmes of IGNOU-General Guidelines" from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Krishnamurthy Desai, retired principal, will interact with the students and public. To participate, call 22370477, 22370488, 22370499.

Painting competition

Sri Aurobindo Society will conduct an on-the-spot drawing and painting competition at 9 a.m. on Sunday. Schoolchildren aged between 5 and 15 can participate. For details, call 25599050, 25559885.

Alumni Day

Bangalore Medical College (BMC) Alumni Association is conducting its alumni day function on August 14. T. Prabhu, former principal, BMC, P.S. Prabhakaran, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and T. Rajeshwari, principal, BMC, will be present at the event at the BMC Alumni Building.

Elders Helpline

Elders Helpline (1090) is offering free legal advice on Thursdays between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at its office on the premises of the Police Commissioner's Office on Infantry Road.