Top news developments in Karnataka on March 16, 2023
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Nephrology Association of Karnataka, in association with State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization of Karnataka, will be organizing a seminar on ‘Religious views on organ donation after brain death’. Followed by a special address by Justice Santosh Hegde, former Supreme Court Judge and former Karnataka Lokayukta, Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Founder and Chairman of Naryana Health, Shivarudra Swamiji of Belimath, Vice Chancellor of St. Joseph’s University Ref. Fr. Victor Lobo, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare Services, Randeep D, and Chairman and MD of Accura Hospital and HBS Hospital Dr. Mohammed Taha Mateen. The event will be held at API Bhavan in Vasant Nagar, near Jain Hospital, 6.45 p.m. onwards.
2. To mark its 25th year celebrations, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, is hosting a two-day conference titled Institutions and Public Policy from today. The keynote address will be delivered by Aruna Roy, Social Activist and Founder Member, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan. The inaugural session of the two-day event will be held from 9.30 a.m. onwards at JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS gate, IISc campus.
3. Truecaller’s Bengaluru Office will be inaugurated today by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, along with Alan Mamedi, CEO and Co-founder, Truecaller and Rishit Jhunjhunwala, Managing Director, Truecaller India. The programme will be held at 5th Floor, Sunriver Block, Embassy Golf Links, Domlur, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
4. A puppet festival being jointly organized by Infosys Foundation and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan features a lecture on Navarasa in classical music by Dr. T.S. Sathyavathi, musician and scholar, 5.30 p.m. and Girija Kalyana directed by Dattatreya Aralikatte, at 6 p.m.; on Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan premises on Race Course Road, Bengaluru.
5. SI-Lens, a wildlife photography exhibition by N.P. Jayan, photojournalist will be held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumarakrupa Road, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
1. Union Minister Smriti Irani to inaugurate Shiva Charitra sector in Shivaji garden in Belagavi at 6 pm.
2. Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha district president Sharanabasappa Mamshetty will address a press conference in Kalaburagi.
CM Fadnavis expresses confidence in BJP-Shiv Sena victory in Nagpur civic polls, citing lack of offerings from the Opposition.
Four peace committee members were killed by gunmen in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, amid rising violence in Pakistan.
Elephant calf dies from explosive bait in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; one suspect arrested, search ongoing for another.
K.C. Venugopal claims the Centre undermines rural workers' rights by replacing MGNREGA, as Congress protests for its restoration.
Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi offers watchable comedy but falls short with a generic and predictable storyline.
Transport Minister warns A.P. private bus operators against overcharging during Sankranti, ensuring free travel for women and smooth transit.
Four police officers were suspended after failing to prevent the murder of a history-sheeter at KMC hospital.
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A fire in Kakinada district destroyed 38 thatched houses of the Konda Reddi tribe, with no reported casualties.
Construction of a seven-tier gopuram at Pazhayarai’s Somanathar Temple begins, revitalizing a historically significant Chola site.
LDF wins Onakkoor ward in Ernakulam's Pampakuda panchayat local body election, securing five seats overall in the panchayat.
NHAI plans to widen the B.C. Road-Surathkal highway to six lanes, enhancing connectivity in Mangaluru with service roads.
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