She is accused of submitting false caste records and educational certificates

Bowing to opposition demand in the legislative council, the state government, on Wednesday, sacked Dr S Malini, assistant director of the Forensic Science Laboratory here, on charges of submitting fake documents that furnished wrong information about her caste, and educational qualification for joining the service.

Janata Dal (Seculer) leader MC Nanaiah, who raised the issue in the council, demanded the government to immediately sack Dr Malini from service.

He stated that Malini had not only submitted false caste records, but also fake certificates of educational qualification, including SSLC marks card.

Two important witnesses, a photographer and videographer, deposed before the First Fast Track Sessions Court in Chitralekha Urs murder case on Wednesday.

Videographer Syed Amin (sub-inspector) and photographer Gopal Shetty were the witnesses. The third phase of the trail had to be adjourned by a day on Tuesday, owing to the absence of three witnesses. The video evidence of the finding of Chitralekha's body was also produced before Justice Savithri Vinayaka. Chitralekha's body was found at Shirdi Ghat in March 2004, two months after she had disappeared from Bangalore.

Within a fortnight of the city police deciding to have a system of community policing with the active participation of residents, the Rajajinagar police are already on the roll to prove that they can deliver.

A list of 60 special officers has already been submitted to the police commissioner's office for clearance.

After the successful series of dance performances organised by Attakkalari, the city gears up for a Kuchupudi performance

Bangalore enjoys its share of classical dance performances and is now geared up to witness a Kuchupudi performance. Meet artiste Surya Narayana Rao, a contemporary Kuchupudi and Bharatnatyam dancer. Surya is an active member of the Shivanatyam Institute of Visual Performing Arts and will be giving a solo Kuchupudi performance in Bangalore. Surya has been a part of Attakkalari India Biennial 2009, and after being appreciated by the Bangalore audience, he is ready to thrill them again with his next. 

Feast your eyes on paintings that will leave you impressed. Works by artists such as Sharad Bharadwaj and Deepak Thimaya are up for sale at the Kahawa Art Gallery. While Sharad’s paintings focus on the abstract, dwelling on themes such as Ganesha, and life under water, Deepak Thimaya, a television anchor by profession, has worked on oil paintings, mostly on nature.

Also on display is Chittara Art — a collection of paintings by artists from the Centre for Revival of Indigenous Art (CRFIA).

At first glance, Chittara could be mistaken for Maharashtrian Warli art. But a closer look reveals intricate patterns that define the Chittara form of art.

The Commonwealth Moot Court competition, organised by the first batch of law students from Christ University came to an end on February 22. "The Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) approached us with a proposal to organise the event,” said Swagata Raha, faculty secretary for the Moot Court. “CLEA has been organising the Moot Court competition, in which student teams representing universities from Commonwealth nations compete for the Turnbull Shield,” says Raha.