Top news developments in Karnataka on December 4, 2022
The Hindu
1. Today is second and final day of the ongoing Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF), which will have
1. Today is second and final day of the ongoing Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF), which will have parallel sessions all day. Check out the sessions at Lalit Ashok here. The festival was inaugurated yesterday.
2. Bengaluru Collective is organising a public discussion on “Phony debate on Freebies - a coordinated attack on democracy and Welfare” with Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister, Government of Kerala. The event will be held at Insurance Corporation Employees Union, Souharda, No. 1, Ist Cross, CSI Compound, Mission Road, Subbaiah Circle, from 11 a.m. onwards.
3. Combing operation continues to catch the elusive leopards on the outskirts of Bengaluru and Mysuru that have created a scare among people living in these parts by straying into human habitation.
4. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is on a tour of his home district Haveri to participate various programmes.
5. Blossom Book House and Penguin are jointly organising a programme to celebrate P. Sainath’s latest book “The Last Heroes - Foot Soldiers of Indian freedom.” The programme will be held at Blossom Book House, #2, above Matteo Coffee, Church Street, at 3 p.m.
6. The Mythic Society is organising two lectures today. First one is on ‘’Taking a close look at the Tulu-Tigalari script” by Vaishnavi Murthy, independent designer and researcher, at 11 a.m.; lecture on “Celestial interpretation of Asva Sukta in the Rigveda” by Sudarshan H.S., Research Associate, Center for Ancient History and Culture, Jain University, 12 p.m. The programme will be held at Centenary Hall, 2nd Floor, The Mythic Society premises on Nrupathunga Road.
7. Grama Bharata is organising a seminar on Shantaveri Gopala Gowda. Writer Prof. Kalegowda Nagavara will inaugurate the event that will also be attended by Banjagere Jayaprakash, at Gandhi Bhavan, Kumarakrupa Road, 10.30 a.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.”