O P Srivastava has joined as a member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. Srivastava belongs to the 1964 batch of Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

Srivastava has worked as Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai from 1987 to 1996 and has also been part of investigations into the securities scam. He was promoted and posted as Director General of Income Tax (Inv) in Mumbai in March 1996. In May 1997, he was transferred and posted in Delhi as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). Before his promotion as member, CBDT, Srivastava was working as DGIT (Admn).

NAB course in rehabilitation

The Department of Rehabilitation of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) will hold a free course in rehabilitation for the visually impaired on May 4. No formal education is required for the course. Selected trainees will be given a stipend every month. Free boarding and lodging facilities will also be provided to trainees outside Mumbai. The age limit for the course is 18 to 50years. For information, contact the Director, NAB, Department of Rehabilitation, c/o King George V Memorial, near Famous Cine Studio, Dr E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai-11. Or call on 4942795.

Programmes for kids, adults

The YMCA's student branch has announced summer programmes for children and adults. Drawing and crafts, ceramics, gift wrapping, box making, salad dressing, chocolate making, stain glass painting, candle making, English conversation, English grammar classes and calligraphy will be taught in these programmes. For further details, contact Allen Kotian, secretary, YMCA at Lamington Road. Call on 3855468/3824534. NMIMS holds get-togethern THE Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) held its alumni get-together MILAP on April 11, which was attended by over 500 full-time ex-students. At the function, the following NMIMS alumni were honoured for excellence in their respective fields: Deena Mehta, the first woman vice-president of Bombay Stock Exchange, Ketan Shah, executivecommittee member of Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal, Anil Dang, CMD of MultiFlex, Upen Doshi, MD of Samruddhi Securities Pvt Ltd, K Venkat of V P Godrej Pacific and K V Ramachandra, DGM of Jumbo Electronics, and Pradeep Pendse, director of Hauser Infotech Managers.

Seminar on Parkinson's

The Indian Medical Association is organising a free public awareness seminar on Parkinson's disease on April 25 at 10.30 am at the Rotary Service Centre, Juhu Tara Road, Santacruz (west). Neurologists will speak on various aspects of the disease. For queries, contact Dr Akil Contractor on 6127481.

Cartoon workshop

Chinmay Enterprises has has organised a cartoon workshop on April 17 and 18 at Angre Wadi, Girgaum. Workshop material will be provided by the organisers. For details, contact shop No 5, J J Bldg, Tatya Gharpure Path, Mugbhat Lane, opposite Bedekar Sadan, Girgaon. Or call on 3872464.

Horse riding camp

The Maharashtra Equestrian Association will conduct a coaching camp at Cross Maidannext week for school and college students. For details, call on 3717799, 6437070 & 3820954.