Top news developments in Karnataka on August 19, 2023
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Top news developments in Karnataka on August 19, 2023
1. State Cabinet is meeting this evening.
2. School of Commerce, School of Economics and School of Applied Statistics and Analytics, Narsee Monjee Statistics and Analytics, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies is holding its convocation today. Nitin Pai, CMO and Chief Strategy officer, Tata Elxsi Bengaluru, will deliver the convocation address. The event will be held at NMIMS campus, Lakshmipura village in Anekal taluk, Bannerghatta Main Road at 12 p.m.
3. Citizens for Sankey and Bengaluru Raja Vedike are jointly organising a programme titled Namma Kere today. Experts will share the gaps in lake management and preservation in Bengaluru, and discuss actionable solutions. The event will be held in Seva Sadan 14th Cross, Malleswaram, between 10 a.m and 12 noon.
4. NIMHANS Centre for Well-being is organizing a workshop on identifying and addressing depression and suicidal behaviour in youth. It will be held on its premises on 9th Main, 1st Stage, 1st Phase, B.T.M. Layout, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
5. To mark Kumar Gandharva’s birth centenary, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Regional Centre, Bengaluru, in collaboration with Kumara Gandharva Prathishthan, supported by Sapthak Bangalore, is presenting a Hindustani music concert by Bhuvanesh Komkali, sitar concert by Manju Mehta and vocal concert by Kaivalya Kumar. The programme will be held at Ravindra Kalakshetra on J.C. Road between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Entry to the programme is free.
1. Kalaburagi Municipal Corporation to put a shilaphalaka (inscription) at Kalaburagi’s Gulshan Garden in memory of freedom fighters as part of My Soil My Nation campaign. 11 am
2. Dalit Sangharsh Samiti to hold protest outside Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner’s office on Manipur violence. 11 am
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