Top news developments in Karnataka on December 3, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. With two leopards straying into human habitation on the outskirts of Bengaluru and Mysuru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that a special team would be set up to catch them and release them into the wild. One student died in a leopard attack in T. Narasipura taluk in Mysuru district.
2. Bengaluru Literature Festival gets under way in Bengaluru, with Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree at the inaugural session.
3. ISKCON is launching Gita Dana Yajna Mahotsava on the occasion of Gita Jayanti, with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as chief guest. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Ministers R. Ashok and Dr. Sudhakar, MP Tejaswi Surya, MLA M. Krishnappa and singer Vidhabhushana will be participating in the event at Vaikunta Hill, Vasanthpura, off Kanakapura Road, 11.30 a.m
4. The Department of Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, Government of Karnataka, is marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today with an event with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Ministers Nirmala Sitaraman, A. Narayanaswamy and M. Rajiv Chandrasekhar participating as special guests, at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Museum Road, 11 a.m.
5. Seva in Action is organising Quizabled TM - Knowledge for All, an exclusive quiz for children with disabilities at indoor stadium, BMS College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, from 10 a.m. onwards.
6. Association for the Mentally Challenged is organising a seminar on the theme ‘Not all disabilities are visible: Evolving new approaches for persons with IDD’. Dr. Y.S.R. Murthy, founder Vice Chancellor of R.V. University, will be the chief guest. The event will be held in AMC premises, next to Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology on Hosur Road, from 11 a.m. onwards.
7. National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, Ministry of Culture, in association with Ananya-Drishya, will be screening a film titled ‘Hariva Nadige Maiyella Kaalu - A running river is all legs’, followed by a conversation of artist Ravikumar Kashi with Babu Eswar Prasad at the auditorium, NGMA premises, #49, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road, 5 p.m.
“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.”