Top news developments in Karnataka on April 19, 2024
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on April 19, 2024
1. A day after the murder of Neha Hiremath, daughter of Congress councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Niranjan Hiremath, on the campus of her college in Hubballi on Thursday, ABVP and other organisations aligned to Hindutva outfits are continuing their protests. They had last night staged an agitation in front of the Vidyanagar Police Station urging the police to hand over the accused to them leading to an argument. ABVP has called for a bandh in the college today.
2. A group of Africans allegedly assaulted sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru City Police who were in the process of arresting one of them for drug peddling and the local police personnel, who came to rescue them, in Mavallipura, near Rajanakunte on the outskirts of the city on Thursday night.
3. BJP leader Malikayya Guttedar is expected to join Congress today.
4. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar are campaigning in Hassan Lok Sabha constituency today. Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi and BJP leader Sumalatha Ambareesh will address a convention of women organised by BJP at Uppor in Udupi district. Gaurav Bhatia, BJP national spokesperson and Supreme Court advocate, will address a convention of advocates in Mangaluru.
5. Voice of the Nation will release report cards for all 28 Lok Sabha MPs from Karnataka. Parakala Prabhakara, economist, Salil Shetty, former head, Amnesty International, Aakar Patel, author, are among those who will participate in the event in Bengaluru today.
6. Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Bengaluru City University, and Karnataka Union of Working Journalists are jointly organising a special lecture and interaction on “Media and Journalists in a Democratic system” by Sudheendra Kulkarni, senior journalist and social activist.
7. Spaceport SARABHAI launches its second report on “Financial risk coverage of India’s commercial space launch industry: Need for developing insurance and reinsurance capabilities” by Eshaan Bansal, S2 Young Graduate, Research Fellow and Senior Associate, National Payments Corporation of India, on CSIR-NAL Campus, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Central Railway introduces special weekend trains between Pune and Bengaluru to accommodate increased passenger demand.
Activists demand stronger monitoring of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to combat delays and systemic failures in justice.
UDF manifesto promises FIFA-standard stadium, metro revival, tech hub, and social welfare initiatives for Kozhikode’s development and growth.
Operation Kavach in Hyderabad involved 5,000 police personnel conducting late-night vehicle checks to enhance public safety.
Amit Shah announces a circular economy model to boost dairy farmers' income by 20% in five years through innovative practices.
Encroachments around Tiruchi's Fort Gateway cleared by ASI following a Madras High Court order, enhancing heritage protection efforts.
A 76-year-old man's body was found after family struggled financially, remaining with him for three days before police intervened.
SDPI critiques BJP's three-decade lack of development in Dakshina Kannada, highlighting failures in major projects and infrastructure improvements.
Road & Buildings dept. registers record-breaking progress in two years
27,277 nominations filed for 4,158 sarpanch posts under third phase
Rights organizations demand transparency from the Andhra Pradesh government regarding the confidential MoU with Google for a data center.
Parents and students protest in Varuna against the closure of local government schools amidst government merger plans.
Scholar emphasises that without social and economic equality, political democracy becomes meaningless and vulnerable to authoritarianism.