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1.
Kareem demands security for witnesses:
In
a letter to IG and DGP Dinakar, former DSP Abdul Kareem
charged police authorities of having neglected cases against
Veerappan and failure in providing security to witnesses.
He said the PSI of Ramapura police station Rachiah has
turned hostile in the case and charged that Rachiah is
under pressure from the pro-Veerappan lobby. He requested
Dinakar to take severe action against Rachiah and order
a CBI inquiry into the entire episode.
2.
Jayalalitha seeks divine help before polls:
Former
TN CM and AIADMK supreme J. Jayalalitha performed pooja
at Chamundeshwari temple, atop Chamundi Hills on Sunday.
Jayalalitha, accompanied by her confidant, Sasikala, arrived
at the temple premises under police cover and offered
pooja to the local deity for more than 40 minutes.
3.
Open University convocation on March 3:
Around
6168 candidates will receive degrees in the first convocation
of the Karnataka State Open University, which will be
held on March 3, 2001. Governor and Chancellor V.S. Ramadevi
will preside over the convocation. High Court, Chief Justice
P.V. Reddy will be the chief guest and deliver the convocation
address. Karnataka State Open University, established
in 1996, was carved from the Mysore University.
4.
Pourakarmikas plan strike from February 20:
The
Mysore Nagara Palike Pourakarmikara Sangha has planed
to go on an indefinite strike from February 20 to urge
the Government to meet its demands. Secretary Pedanna
said sangha members would stop all on-going cleaning activities
in the city. He demanded that the corporation stop recruitment
on contract and urged them to regularize temporary employees
working in the corporation. He said the corporation should
give out title deeds and kathas to Pourakarmika families
in corporation pourakarmika quarters. He also asked to
extend leave and construct 300 houses and community halls
in all pourakarmika colonies.
5.
Milk Federations plan nation-wide stir:
The
National Dairy Development Board covering all the 176
Milk Federations in the country will launch a nation-wide
stir to urge the Union Government to extricate dairy farming
from the WTO. C. S. Gurumallappa said the import of foreign
products would have severe implication on the domestic
markets and would lead to a crash in prices of all agricultural
products.
6.
Private college teaching and non-teaching staff boycott
classes:
The teaching and non-teaching staff of private colleges
boycotted classes and observed a bandh to protest against
the State Government's decision to cut 15% in salary grants.
The bandh call was announced by State Federation of University
Private College teachers Association against slash in
salary grants.
7.
Platinum Jubilee concluded:
"Swamy
Vivekananda's call for selfless service is reflected in
the activities of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama in Mysore",
said Swamy Atmasthanandaji vice president of Ramakrishna
math and mission. Speaking at the concluding celebrations
of platinum jubilee of the ashrama on Friday, he said,
"Swamy Vivekananda during his visit to Mysore, mixed with
king and common man alike and predicted that Mysore will
be a fertile land for spirituality".
8.
Race club contributes Rs 5 lakh:
Mysore
Race Club Limited has contributed Rs 5 lakh to the Chief
Minister's Relief Fund towards the Gujarat earthquake
relief.
9.
'Improve K.R. Hospital'-G. Madhusudan:
BJP
MLC G. Madhusudan urged the Health Minister A.B. Maalaka
Reddy to start a HIV screening center at K.R. Hospital.
He said the number of patients suffering from AIDS was
increasing in and around Mysore. Lack of a HIV screening
center at K.R. Hospital is forcing people to pay exorbitant
fees at private laboratories.
10.
Krishna to distribute 6000 sites:
C.M.
S. M. Krishna will distribute 6000 sites at Sathagalli
and Rajiv Nagar Layout developed with the assistance of
Asian Development Bank and Mysore Urban Development Authority.
Cinema
at Mysore
Kannada:
Mathadaana:
Woodlands (4 shows).
Maduve Agona Baa: Sangam, Shanthala (4 shows).
Lankesh: Lido (4 shows). Diggajaru: Gayatri,
Prabha (4 shows)
Yajamana: Lakshmi, Ranjit (4 shows) Gokul (regular
shows).
Jeevanada Sandesha: Chamundeshwari (4 shows).
Premigala bete: Uma (4 shows). I love you:
Olympia (4 shows).
Khadga: Thibbadevi (regular shows).
Inspector Vikram: Padma (morning show).
Srirasthu Shubhamasthu: Thibbadevi (morning show).
Regional:
Deena:
Saraswathi, Opera, (regular shows).
Tenali: Padma (regular shows) Saraswathi (morning
show)
Padiyappa: Ratna (4 shows).
Villadivilan: Opera (morning show).
Hindi:
Ram
Teri Ganga Maili: Shri Nagaraj (regular show).
English:
Vertical
Limit: Rajkamal (4 shows)
There Is Something About Mary: Shalimar (regular
shows).
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for OKC
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