Top news developments in Karnataka on January 25, 2023
The Hindu
Here are the key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Election Commission of India and office of the Chief Electoral Officer are jointly celebrating National Voters’ Day. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena and Chief Commissioner of BBMP Tushar Girinath will be the chief guests, at Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall, J.C. Road, at 1 p.m. Similar programmes are being held in other districts as well.
2. Ministry of Textiles and Karnataka State-Cooperative Handloom Weavers’ Federation is organizing a national handloom fair today. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the event at HMT Ground, Jalahalli 2nd Phase, 10 a.m.
3. Karnataka Khadi and Village Industries Corporation is holding Khadi Utsav, the national-level khadi and village industries exhibition and sale, after a long gap. The corporation is giving details on the proposed Utsav today.
4. Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, is holding its sixth annual convocation today. Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director and Professor of Strategy, Ram Charan, Chair Professor in Innovation and Leadership, IIMB, will be the chief guests at the event on the university premises, Devarakagglahalli, Harohalli, Kanakapura Road, from 2 p.m. onwards.
5. Bangalore University is organizing the inaugural programme of Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Study and Research Centre today. Vice Chancellor of BU Dr. Jayakar S.M. will inaugurate the event at Jnanabharathi campus, 11 a.m.
Combing operations continue in T. Narsipura in Mysuru district to capture the leopard, which is suspected of attacking humans, resulting in two deaths.
1. Miner Tapal Ganesh writes to Chief Secretary protesting inordinate delay in fixing inter-State boundary between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in Ballari district.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.