Course in hospital mgmtA hospital management course is to begin in Mumbai from July 1998 to meet the growing need for specialised hospital management professionals. The course will be held at the Hinduja Institute of Healthcare Management (HIHM), a collaboration between the Hinduja Foundation and the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. HIHM will offer a Masters Programme in Hospital Management developed in collaboration with John Hopkins University, Maryland, USA. Conference on AyurvedaThe Ayurveda Research Centre, KEM Hospital is organising a conference Update Ayurveda-98 on January 9. A pre-conference workshop on research methods for Ayurveda will be inaugurated by Dr R A Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR.Pandits protest Kashmir killingsThe Kashmiri Pandits' Association has strongly criticised the killings of 23 Kashmiris on Monday. ``That the enemy can strike in such a brazen manner speaks volumes about the so-called normalcy being talked about,'' a press note said. They have called for attention to the plight of the community, who are ``living like refugees in their country.''Humour club meetingThe Humour Club will hold a meeting on January 29 from 6 pm onwards at the Nehru Planetarium, Basement (Lecture Hall) Worli. For enrolment, contact M M C Cooper, secretary, Humour Club, Post Box No: 5567, Dadar Post Office, Mumbai- 400 014.