Karnataka news developments today February 10, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments in Karnataka to watch for
1. A three-judge bench of the High Court of Karnataka will at 2.30 p.m. today start hearing petitions challenging the issue of . Meanwhile, high schools and colleges across Karnataka remain shut for the second day to avoid any unrest over the issue.
2. Minister for Transport and ST Welfare B. Sreeramulu is expected to make a statement today on reinstatement of dismissed Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation employees, who have been removed for their last year.
3. Mohammed Nalapad will take oath as at party office. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar and other senior leaders will participate.

In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












