Seminar on student visas
The British Council will organise a seminar on student visas in the City through a video-conference from British Council, Chennai on September 10. It is aimed at students who have secured their admission from UK institutions for the September 2007 intake and are in the process of applying for visas. At the seminar Ryan Bennett, Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visas, will brief the students on the latest visa procedures.  The seminar will be held between 4 pm and 5 pm at the British Library, Prestige Takt, 23, Kasturba Road Cross. For details  call 22489220 or email:bl.bangalore@in.britishcouncil.org

Call centre training
Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KEONICS) has invited applications from SSLC pass women, economically weak sections and SC/ ST candidates for free call centre training, sponsored by the Department of Information Technology, Government of India. The last date to apply is September 15. Applications are available at KEONICS Computer Centre, # 16, I Floor, DVG Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore- 560004. Ph: 26622939.

Hutch launches call filter service 
Hutch  launched a call filter service for its subscribers in India. This will enable subscribers to filter unwanted calls by blocking specific numbers.  When a call is made from a blocked number, the caller will hear the message – “The Hutch subscriber you have called does not wish to receive your call right now, please try again later”. For details call 55144.