Top news developments in Karnataka on April 8, 2023
The Hindu
key news stories to watch our for from Karnataka on April 8
1. The BJP’s Parliamentary Board will hold a meeting in New Delhi today to finalise the list of candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa have left for New Delhi to participate in it. The party’s State Election Committee is said to have shortlisted three names per constituency for the polls. Meanwhile, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) too are finalising their final list of candidates.
2. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, is holding a Vote Fest in view of Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Meena, will inaugurate the festival. Ujwal Kumar Ghosh, Special Commissioner (Elections), BBMP, will preside over the programme, which will be held on Church Street, Brigade Road corner, close to M.G. Road, from 11 a.m. onwards.
3. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Dr. K.M. Munshi Institute for Good Governance will present Dr. K.M. Munshi memorial lecture on “New dimensions of Indian Citizenship” by R. Venkataramani, Attorney General of India. The programme will be held at KRG Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on Race Course Road, from 10.30 a.m. onwards.
4. Samvaad Centre for Speech Therapy and ABA is organising an International seminar on “Navigating through Autism”, a parent-empowerment webinar today between 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
5. Sri Ramotsava music programmes continue in Bengaluru:
a) Vocal concert by Trichur Brothers and party, Sri Ramaseva Mandali pandal, Old Fort High School ground, Chamarajpet, from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
b) Violin duet by Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath and party, Sree Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi, Seshadripuram College premises, Nagappa Street, from 6.30 p.m. onwards.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”