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Layouts to be renamed

Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will undertake renaming of those layouts in the city, which are named after roads, sources in the BDA said. For instance, the Hosur-Sarjapur Road Layout, more commonly called HSR Layout, will be renamed "Kengal Hanumanthaiya Layout" from October 1. The other layouts, such as Old Madras-Banaswadi Road (OMBR) Layout, which are named after the well-known roads in the area would be renamed soon, sources said.

Blood donation

Government R.C. College and Rashtrothana Blood Bank will jointly organise blood donation camp in the college premises on Saturday. Health Minister R. Ashok will inaugurate the programme.

Dental check-up

P.D. Hinduja Sindhi Hospital will conduct free dental check-up camp in its premises from September 29. The check-up, extraction of mobile teeth, and temporary filling will be done free of cost. For details, call 22237117.

Skin disorders

Pornayu Ayurveda Hospital will conduct a special consultation camp on psoriasis allergy and other types of skin disorders. The camp will be conducted in its premises on Rajkumar Road. For details, call 23528787.

Kannada classes

Jnana Ravi Trust will hold free coaching classes for students appearing for Pravesha, Kaava, Jaana and Ratna examinations conducted by Kannada Sahitya Parishad to be held in December. The classes will be held every Sunday at Katte Bhavan, 7th Cross, 6th Main, N.R. Colony. For details, call 26762620.

Proficiency

M.S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies will conduct full time proficiency programme on VSLI, embedded, power train, computational fluid dynamics for engineering students and professionals from October 3. For details, call 23605539 or email joydeep@msrsas.org.

Yoga classes

Sri Basaveshwara School of Yoga will conduct special yoga classes for women from September 29. Women suffering from diabetes, blood pressure, asthma and other disorders can participate. For details, call 9449445892.

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