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Gulf News reporter is missing in Mumbai

Mumbai, December 18: Ms. Violet Godwin, who came on vacation on two weeks to spend some days with her brother James Godwin in Mahim, Mumbai has been missing since Sunday.  Ms. Violet was originally from India , who used to work as a reporter for Gulf News in Bahrain .  She arrived here in Mumbai on December 9.  Sunday she went to get some fish from Citylight Market and never returned home.

James filed a complaint at Mahim police station stating that his sister has been kidnapped by local politicians, builder and local MLA.  James was fighting against interested parties in the neighbourhood to protect trees at Ratanvilla.  Because of this James and the builder had some arguments.  Builder and local MLA Gambhir are friends.  Gambhir rejected James' allegations and said that James is trying to get  money from the builder and creating stories.  He said that he got involved in this incident just because the builder complained him about James.  There is no connection between him and disappearance of Violet he said.  

All should learn Information Technology - K. K. Pai

Udupi, December 18: Information Technology has become a part of primary education; all should learn information technology and be ready said Manipal Academy of Education Registrar Mr. K. K. Pai to students.  He was speaking on the occasion after inaugurating 'Mega Bytes' programme.  College principal Prof. K. Ganapathy Bhat presided over the programme.  Academy of General Education president Dr. K. Mohandas Pai wished all the best for the event.  College IT Club advisor Mr. Vishwanatha Pai gave introduction.  Ms. Michelle compered the programme.

Petty shops set afire in Ullal

Thokkottu, December 18: Some miscreants set on fire small petty shops in Thokkottu, near Ullal, around 10:30 p.m. on the outskirts of the city here last night, police said.  Some miscreants set fire to thirty-five small petty shops erected on the footpath at Ullal Tuesday night, police said. All the shops were reduced to ashes, they said.  Two fire-tenders from Mangalore putout the fire with the help of local police. None was injured in the incident, police said.  Reason behind the incident is not known. More than one lakh property and things have been lost to fire .  Efforts are on to trace the miscreants and investigation is going on, police added.

State welfare plan review meet held

Mangalore, December 18: District horticulture department distributed 3,40,204 variety of fruit plants and other plantation crop plants to beneficiaries till November, said SK Zilla Panchayath Jyothi R. Salian at a review meeting of the Karnataka Welfare Plan.  The animal husbandry department has done artificial insemination for 4,000 cattle till November and anti-disease vaccination has been given to 3,595 animals, Salian said.  She further added that nearly 13,520 fowl had also been vaccinated against Kokkare disease. Health and family department had given DPT vaccination and also polio vaccination to 2,153 children and BCG vaccination to 2,066 children.

Dazzling fashion show at MIT

Manipal, December 18: Two glittering fashion shows left the audience spellbound at the MIT quadrangle last week organised by the students of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT).  Accompanied by a foot-tapping music, models sashayed on the catwalk displaying oodles of talent and an exotic range of clothes. Both the fashion shows choreographed well drew praises from both the judges and the audience.

After the three rounds of fashion shows, including the ethnic, casuals and formals, the judges including Vidya Shenoy, Raj Rodrigues and Tharesh declared Sahil Sehgal as 'Mr. MIT' and Deepthi Dinesh as 'S. MIT.'  On the following day, 'Union Day c elebrations' was organised by Students Council at MIT quadrangle. Ashwatha Naik was declared as 'Mr. MAHE' and Sneha as 'Ms. MAHE.'  More than 50 participants from prominent colleges including MIT, Manipal, KMC, Manipal, CODS, Manipal, CODS, Mangalore and COAHS, Manipal also took part in the contest.

Bus fares will be reduced, says DC

Udupi, December 18: The Deputy Commissioner, S. R. Umashankar, said on Tuesday that fares of private service buses would be brought down by 5 to 7.5 per cent in two days. He was presiding over a meeting with the representatives of Canara Bus Operators' Association, the Consumer Forum, voluntary organisations, and citizens.  Umashankar said a decision on reducing the bus fare would be taken in consultation with the Deputy Commissioner of South Kanara as uniform fares had to be maintained in Udupi and

People's help sought in preventing pollution

Mangalore, December 18: Protecting environment is possible when people extend their help to departments, which are fighting against environment pollution, Transport Minister B. Ramanath Rai said.  Inaugurating a campaign against air pollution, which is being conducted jointly by the district administration and Pollution Control Board at the Town Hall here on Wednesday, Rai said such programmes need greater appreciation and help from the public.

Considering the density of population and number of vehicles, about 40 teams have been formed in Bangalore to prevent pollution of environment. The Government has planned to extend this idea to other towns and cities of the state, Rai said.  Mangalore City Corporation Mayor Shashidhar Hegde, who presided over the function, said healthy atmosphere, will become a reality when every individual takes care about his surroundings. He also advocated the need of educating children on environmental protection.

South Kanara Zilla Panchayath president Jyothi R. Salian, ZP Chief Executive Officer Gonal Bheemappa, Superintendent of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh, economist and writer Dr. N. Murari Ballal, Environmentalist Upendra Hosabettu, Assistant Transport Commissioner Hemanth Kumar and Body Builder Raymond D'Souza were present at the function.  Assistant Environmental Officer K. M. Lingaraju was present. Regional Transport Officer (RTO) M. Giridhar welcomed. Mugalavalli Keshava Dharani compered the programme. Earlier, a procession exhibiting tableaus and banners stating the importance of protecting our environment was held from Tagore Park to the Town Hall.

Workshop on photography held

Mangalore, December 18: A one-day workshop on photography was held on December 15, 2002, at School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore by College Youth Group "Youth Quake" in association with PROLAB, a professional colour lab.  The workshop was attended by students and staff members and was inaugurated by Orthodontist and photographer Dr. Akhter Husain. Staff advisor Joselyn Lobo explained that the workshop was organised to provide basic tips to budding student photographers and encourage the use of cameras among students.

Savings for rubber workers

Mangalore, December 18: Workers under the Rubber Board have been now provided with insurance and small savings plan under which they will get a maximum of Rs. 50,000 as compensation. The insurance premium is Rs. 250 per year for ten years.  The application forms can be got from the Zonal Office, Balmatta, Mangalore and should be filled and submitted to the Secretary Rubber Mandali, Kottayam-2, Kerala. This was informed by the Deputy Rubber Produce Officer.

Application invited for Asst. H. S.  Teachers

Mangalore, December 18: Applications are invited from members of backward classes and backward tribes for the post of assistant Teachers in Government high schools.  Eligible candidates should send their applications with the necessary certificates and a demand draft of Rs. 100 to the Director (High School Education) Commissioners Office, Public Education Department, Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore- 560 001, a press release from the Education Department said. 

Old vehicles banned in Bangalore City

Bangalore , December 18: To control vehicular pollution in Bangalore , the state government has banned all transport vehicles which are 15 years old or more, from entering the city.  In addition, use of transport vehicles, which are over 20 years old, is banned in the city limits with effect from January 1.  Vehicle owners are requested to remove transport vehicles which are over 20 years old from the city limits, said a press note.

Digital signature system in judiciary by Jan

Bangalore , December 18: The Karnataka judiciary is all set to incorporate digital signature system from January 2003, which would help the litigants and lawyers to obtain certified copies of judgments or documents from a court nearby to their places within a few minutes.  The State judiciary is the first to introduce this system across the country in the administration of courts. The system also enables speedy and authentic communication between various courts.  Justice G. C. Bharuka, senior judge of the High Court, who is also in-charge of computerisatio n of courts in the State, disclosed the introduction digital signature in the State judiciary during a presentation on the system to the judges of High Court and state judicial officers.

He said that the State judiciary is forging ahead towards e-governance even at taluk level with the computerisation of all the courts in the State. He also said that all lower courts would be connected to the High Court through Wide Area Network (WAN) by January 2003.  On-line management of administration of courts would become easier and cost-effective with the computerisation and introduction of WAN through satellite, Justice Bharuka added.

He further said digital signature has legally been accepted in India with the introduction of Information Technology Act, 2000.  Mr. K. N. Gupta, Controller of Certifying Authorities, Ministry of Technology, made a presentation on digital signature on this occasion.  Mr. Gupta also handed over a smart card to Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court N. K. Jain, which would authorise Justice Jain to subscribe his digital signature on electronic document. 

Students get digital identity cards

Bangalore , December 18: Oasis - a project providing digital identity for students, complete with details on parents/guardians, academic performance, blood group and others - reportedly the first of its kind in the country was launched today.  Students of the Government High School , Palace Guttahalli here became the proud first-owners of these identity cards.  Comparing the effort to the Bhoomi land records project, Mr. Vasanth Reddy of Neomarg Technologies Pvt Ltd, who have provided technology and design for the programme, noted: "Information stored in these cards cannot be forged and can be cross checked.''

It makes the process of getting a host of services like passport, ration cards, driving license, bank account, etc., much more easily.  In other words, services requiring the presentation of documents like medical certificate, birth certificate, academic details, address proof and others, can now be availed by presenting just one single document, he said.  Prominent benefits of Oasis for the education department are reduced scope forgery, easy monitoring of attendance , performance and dropouts.
The system is being offered free to government schools while a nominal fee is charged for private schools.

Speaking to media people, Mr. Reddy noted that Neomarg Technologies Pvt Ltd has spent about Rs. 60 lakh on the effort so far, the initial target being schools in Bangalore . "Expenditurewise it does not cost the company much. It all depends on the response of the schools," he said, ''All information collected from the student is the property of the education department or the government. We only provide the data base," he said when queried on security aspects of the collected information.

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