Top news developments in Karnataka on July 30, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Common Entrance Test results have been declared in Karnataka, with names of ten toppers for engineering, veterinary, farm sciences, pharmacy, naturopathy and yoga courses. In Engineering stream, Apoorv Tandon has topped with total PCM percentage of 98.61%.
2. Dakshina Kannada district, which saw communal strife over the last week, is calm today. A peace committee meeting is being held today. The government has handed over the case of the killing of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Nettaru to NIA. Meanwhile, Mangaluru city police have rounded up 21 suspects in connection with Surathkal murder case.
3. Naakutanti Publications is releasing The Life and Times of U.R. Rao, from Humble Origins to a Space Legend, a biographical account written by science journalist Prashanth G.N. The book release event will be attended by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman of ISRO, Dr. M. Annadurai, former Director of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, former Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and Member, 14th Finance Commission, and B. Suresha, publisher and filmmaker. The event will be held at KRG Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road from 7 p.m. onwards.
4. Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha is holding a meeting followed by a press conference. Karnataka State unit president Dr. N. Thippanna, Mahasabha Secretary H.M. Renuka Prasanna and Bengaluru District President S. Guruswamy to be present.
5. Aashwasan Foundation in association with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike had organised a walk for Pourakarmikas on Saturday. The event was held from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Kammanahalli.
6. All India Students Association (AISA), Karnataka, is organising a panel discussion on the theme “What will our children learn? Decoding the NEP position papers.” Speakers are Dr. Niranjanaradhya V.P, development educationist, Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, public health doctor, and Dr. Prajval Shastri, astrophysicist. The event will be held at the Alumni Association Hall, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), K.R. Circle, from 5 p.m. onwards.
7. Shree Sharada Samskrutika Sangha in association with SBI Officers Colony Residents Welfare Association is organising a mandolin concert on Saturday by Uppalapu Srinivas from Visakhapatnam. The concert will be held at SBI Officers Colony Staff Club premises, opposite Sharada Colony, Ganapathi Seva Trust, Basaveshwaranagar from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
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