Top news developments in Karnataka on July 4, 2023
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Top news developments in Karnataka on July 4, 2023
1. After Governor’s address yesterday, Budget session gets going today with regular Assembly and Council sessions.
2. In an unprecedented development, the budget session this time began without a Leader of Opposition. The faction-ridden BJP could not select one despite veteran B.S. Yediyurappa vising Delhi to resolve the issue. With two Central observers set to arrive today, there may finally be resolution.
3. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) is hosting the inaugural programme of Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind today. Speakers are Prof. Jayaram Chengalur, Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Prof. L.S. Shashidhara, Centre Director of NCBS, Dr. Prathima Murthy, Director and a senior professor of psychiatry at NIMHANS, Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. The programme will be held on the NCBS campus, Ballari Road, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon.
4. Bengaluru Metro Purple Line services were disrupted this morning due to a signalling glitch, according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). Officials said there could be delays on the Purple Line.
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan declares holiday for education institutions in Mangaluru sub-division due to heavy rains. Schools and colleges in Mangaluru, Mulki, Bantwal, Ullal and Moodbidri taluks closed. Civic workers began removing the trash accumulated in Pumpwell area, which was flooded due to heavy rains on July 3.
Second day session of One Week One Laboratory at CFTRI, and release of products today.
1. Seers and heads of different mutts to address a media conference in Kalaburagi opposing the government’s move to withdraw legislation on cattle slaughter and conversion.
The All-India level NEET examination was started a few years ago to counter complaints of corruption during the joint entrance examinations held at the State level. AIDSO had warned the authorities that the solution to the menace of corruption was not changing the examination system, but to investigate the corruption and punish the guilty.
Kerala Assembly: UDF stages walkout over scarcity of Plus One seats in six districts in North Kerala
Kerala Assembly: UDF walks out over scarcity of Plus One seats in six districts in North Kerala