Top news developments in Karnataka on July 19, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. The one-man committee set up to look at ways revival of road transport corporations (RTC), of retired IAS officer M R Srinivas Murthy, will submit its report to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. It was set up to review financial and performance improvements for RTCs.
2. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will chair high-power committee meeting to plan Dasara festivities in Mysuru, which will be held in September.
3. Press Club of Bangalore is organising an interaction with Primary and Higher Education Minister B C Nagesh at its premises in Cubbon Park from 11 a.m. onwards.
4. Sri Gajanana Silks is organising handloom silk saree exhibition-cum-sale directly from weavers from 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 pm. at Meghdoot Auditorium, Bangalore General Post Office, Raj Bhavan Road.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar to visit Mysuru and Chamarajanagar to carry out spot inspection for Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Gundlupet and meet district level office-bearers in Mysuru.
1. Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council B K Hariprasad to begin his Dakshina Kannada tour by visiting rain-affected areas and areas hit by sea erosion in Surathkal, noon.
2. Dakshina Kannada district administration organises a programme at the town Hall to welcome 44th Chess Olympiad Torch, 10 a.m.
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In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.
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NCR citizens rally for Aravallis' UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, demanding pollution control and sustainable environmental practices.