Top news developments in Karnataka on April 30, 2024
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on April 30, 2024
1. Janata Dal (Secular) core committee meeting in Hubballi today, which is likely to take a decision on expelling its Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna whose alleged sex scandal has put the party on the back foot. Pen drives containing his alleged sexual misconduct with several women is out in the open, and the State Government has set up a SIT to investigate the issue.
2. Congress Mahila Morcha to organise rally against Prajwal Revanna in Hubballi. Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao will participate. Congress has been demanding answers from both JD(S) and BJP on how Prajwal Revanna was given a ticket as NDA candidate since knowledge about his alleged misconduct was known.
3. Last rites of BJP MP V. Srinivas Prasad to be held with State honours in Mysuru. The Dalit leader, who represented Chamarajanagar constituency, passed away yesterday.
4. Campaigning continues in north Karnataka districts where elections are scheduled on May 7. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar are campaigning in Gokak in Belagavi.
5. Leader of Opposition R. Ashok to visit Neha Hiremath’s family today. Neha Hiremath was killed on her college campus earlier this month in broad daylight. The BJP has cited the incident to argue that law and order is compromised in the State, and it is an attempted case of ‘love jihad’.
6. Karnataka State Police held a farewell parade in honour of C.H. Pratap Reddy, Director General of Police, Internal Security division, Bengaluru, at 3rd Battalion KSRP, Parade Ground, Koramangala, at 8 a.m.
7. Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, is organising Manak Manthan, a discussion on Draft Indian Standard for the sixth revision of IS 4246 — domestic gas stoves for use with liquefied petroleum gases — specifications today. The programme will be held at the Conference Room, Bureau of Indian Standards, Bengaluru branch office, Vivekananda Nagar, opposite Jalahalli metro station, Peenya, Tumakuru Road, 10 a.m. onwards.
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The Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) B. C. Bhagavan said on Sunday that the university will soon open a research centre on Yoga and Naturopathy on 60-acre land in Bengaluru.
Parliamentary committee urges swift action to fully operationalise Lokpal's inquiry and prosecution wings amid rising corruption complaints.
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Palla urges NDA leaders to unite for grassroots outreach, enhancing public trust through balanced welfare and development initiatives.