Mumbai Notes

Competition

Smile, a charitable society, is hosting a kite flying competition on Sunday, January 11 for street children from 14 different non-governmental organisations like Amchi Kholi and Sneha Sadan. The competition will be held at the Wilson College grounds between 2 and 6 pm.

AIDS workshop

The Lions Club of Bombay Bimanagar in collaboration with UNICEF and the BMC8217;s AIDS cell is conducting a four-day workshop for teachers on AIDS awareness and prevention from January 7, 1998. Thirty-five teachers from 14 schools in Borivli and Mira Road will participate in the programme, to be held at St Francis Technical School, Borivli.

NASEOH

The National Society for Equal Opportunities for the Handicapped, India will provide a unique opportunity to plant lovers, specially professionals in the area of landscaping, interior decoration, nursery development and horticulture, to learn Japanese landscaping. Both disabled and non-disabled can register their names for a two-day workshop being conducted on March 13 and 14. For details, contact 5220224/5220225 between 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

Memorandum

The Maharashtra Minorities Front, Mohammad Farooq Azam, has sent a memorandum to police commissioner R H Mendonca requesting that in the month of Ramzan, restaurants, hotels and pan shops in 8220;minority8221; areas should be allowed to remain open the whole night. The front has demanded that the police chief inform each and every police station in such areas not to close establishments.

Course

Nisarganand, an organisation engaged in yoga therapy, trekking, mountaineering, nature cure and other activities has organised a programme of trekking and adventure course up to the height of 15,000 ft in Garhwal in the months of May and June. Boys and of between 12-18 years may contact Inamdar on 3624445/3685582.