Top news developments in Karnataka on April 17, 2023
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Top news developments in Karnataka on April 17, 2023
1. Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar, who was denied a ticket by the ruling party to contest the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections on May 10, joined the Congress today. Minutes later, the party announced that he would contest from Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency.
2. Another senior BJP leader, Karadi Sanganna, is expected to join Janata Dal (Secular) today.
3. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to address public meeting in Bhalki and Humnabad in Bidar district. He was in Kolar on Sunday.
4. Nomination process continues for Assembly elections. Among those filing nominations are Priyank Kharge for Chittapur segment from Congress and Gali Janardhan Reddy’s wife Lakshmi Aruna for Ballari City segment from Karnataka Rajya Pragathi Paksha. Across the State filing of nominations picks up pace.
5. Rama Navami concerts in Bengaluru:
a) Concert by Vedanth and party, 5 p.m.; vocal concert by Vinay Sharva and party, at Ramaseva Mandali Pandal, Old Fort High School ground, Chamarajpet, from 6.30 p.m. onwards.
b) Vocal duet by Akkarai sisters, Sree Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi, Seshadripuram College premises, Nagappa Street, from 6.30 p.m. onwards.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, rejected a plea by former special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das to restore the electricity service connection to a bungalow in Thaiyur near Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, and to restrain Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) officials from disturbing the power supply in future.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.