Mumbai Notes

Donation for PM8217;s relief fund

J M Mehra, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Pune region and O P Srivastava, Member Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes presented cheques of Rs 5.14 lakh to Yashwant Sinha, Union Finance Minister towards the Prime Minister8217;s National Relief Fund for the Kargil War Heroes at the North Block on August 27. The amount was raised through voluntary contributions made by the Income-tax personnel of the Pune Region.

New head for publishers8217; body n S C SETHI of Jaico Publishing House, New Delhi took over as president of the Federation of Publishers8217; amp; Booksellers Association in India at its annual general meeting on September 23. Sethi said the Association would give a boost to the book industry in India and strive to uphold the norms and ethics of the publishing profession.

Programme on leadership

A Leadership Styles Programme8217; will be held on November 26 and 27, organised by the Lala Lajpatrai Insitute of Management, Mumbai at the Heritage Village, Manesar-Gugaon, near Delhi. The programme focuses on styles of leadership in the Indian ontext. Contact Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Lala Lajpatrai Marg; or call on 4912943; fax: 4980877.

SBI donates to Vedanta institute

State Bank of India recently donated a sum of Rs 4,06,000 to Vedanta Cultural Foundation. Shri S K Hariharan, General Manager CB, State Bank of India, Mumbai Circle handed over the cheque to A Kausalya, trustee of the Foundation.

The donation of Rs 4,06,000 has been given to the institution for purchase of equipment like mike system, generator etc required for running the Vedanta Academy.

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