Top news developments in Karnataka on March 14, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Birth centenary celebrations of socialist leader Shantaveri Gopala Gowda will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today.
2. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman to participate in ‘MNREGA habba’.
3. Budget session of Karnataka legislature continues.
4. SC/ST contractors’ federation, which has alleged discrimination in award of contracts, to hold a press meet today.
5. Day-and-night match of India-Sri Lanka at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.
6. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat will host an exhibition of photographs by K. Venkatesh on the havoc caused by COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of ordinary people. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and former MLC B L Shankar will participate in the inauguration on Parishat premises, Kumara Krupa Road, 11 a.m.
Federation of Farmers Associations is holding a press conference in Mysuru about the problems faced by farmers on their demands for MSP and FRP for sugarcane.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.