Free health check-up camp
Tumkur, DHNS: A free health check-up camp was inaugurated at Marutinagar in Tumkur on  Friday. The week-long camp is being organised by the Navaprakash Health Care Centre. Only Ayurveda treatment will be given during the camp, said Dr Kumara Desai. During the camp only the cost of medicines will be collected from the patients and there will not be any consultation fee. For more details contact: 2290608 or 9449306055.

Students head down under
 Bangalore, DHNS: Indian students constitute the second highest international student population in Australia, after China. Australia is catching up with US in terms of attracting Indian students.

Last year 32,000 visas were issued to Indian students, showing the largest growth percentage of 54 per cent from 2006, said Director IDP India, Henry A S Ledlie at a press meet here on Friday.

 While there are 80,000 Chinese students enrolled in universities in Australia, most of whom come to study English, Indian students opt for IT, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, Telecommunication engineering along with MBA, biotechnology, hospitality and Tourism, said Mr Ledlie.