Appeal for surgery fundSantosh Dhondiram Nikalje, a 19-year-old resident of Aundh Road, Bopodi, needs financial assistance to undergo heart surgery. The operation, which is slated to be held on March 20, is expected to cost Rs 85,000. Cheques should be issued in favour of Poona Chest Hospital, Aundh, Pune 27.IIE recognised by ESCAPThe Pune-based Indian Institute of Education (IIE) has been recognised by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) for its research programmes on development of human resources. The Bangkok-based UN-related organisation has recognised in all 123 research organisations in Asia. A letter in this connection was recently received by IIE chief and Planning Commission member Dr. Chitra Naik.MRCOG for Pakkaln DR. MINI Pakkal has been certified as a Member of the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) in London recently. Dr Pakkal passed her MBBS and M D examinations from B J Medical College,Pune.Vijaymala bags first prizeVijaymala Pawar bagged the first prize in the cookery competition organised by the Indane area office of the Indian Oil, Pune, for her innovative creation `Zunka Bhakar pizza dish.' The competition was held on Friday. The other winners include Anjali Wagale, Anuradha Gandhi, Shobha Sanas, Mumtaz Lilani and Yasmin Shaikh.French team's visit to NDAA French military delegation, led by General J P Douin, chief of staff, French Armed Forces, visited the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Thursday. The delegation was received by NDA Commandant Vice Admiral Arun Prakash. NDA Deputy Commandant Air Vice Marshal B K Pandey briefed the delegation about the activities of the defence academy.MoB officials promotedThree deputy general managers of Bank of Maharashtra have been promoted to the posts of general managers. They are Madhusudan Sardeshpande, Ramesh Chinchalkar and R M Nayak. Chinchalkar's promotion will be effective from May 1,1998.Penwale appointedAminuddin Penwale has been appointed a delegate to the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. The post had fallen vacant on the death of former MLA Shivajirao Bhosale.Majeed electedK K Abdul Majeed was unanimously elected as the president of the Poona Kerala Muslim Jamat in their annual general body meeting held here recently. The other officer bearers are C Shamsuddin (vice-president), T Mohammed Ali (general secretary), K P Aboobaker (treasurer). The meeting was chaired by the outgoing president K K Abdul Gafoor.Lecture heldSocial worker Dr. Kalyan Gangwal delivered a lecture on `Freedom from addiction and vegetarianism' at Bharatiya Vidyapeeth's Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology recently. According to him, a vegetarian diet was complete food.
