Top news developments in Karnataka on March 29, 2023
The Hindu
Key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. The schedule of Karnataka Assembly elections are to be announced by the Election Commission of India this morning at New Delhi. All political parties have been gearing up for polls in May. While dates will be a announced in New Delhi, the office of the CEO in Bengaluru is expected to give details of how plan is in place for conduct of elections. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has cancelled his earlier scheduled programmes in the light of this. He was to travel in North Karnataka districts.
2. Protests against internal reservation announced by the BJP government continue in pockets of Shivamogga, while the situation is largely under control in Shikaripura where there were violent protests by Banjara community.
3. Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation are jointly organizing the Nrupathunga Sahitya and Mayuravarma awards presentation ceremony. BMTC Chairman, N.S. Nandeesh Reddy will inaugurate the programme, while Jnanpith award recipient and senior writer Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar will give away the award to noted writer Dr. Vaidehi. The event will be held at Kannada Sahitya Parishath’s premises on Pampa Mahakavi Road in Chamarajpet from 11 a.m. onwards.
4. The Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS), in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru, is organising its Fourth Annual Public Lecture today. Dr Cao Đức Phát, Chair, Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute, will speak about agricultural development in Vietnam. The event is at 4 p.m. at De Nobili Hall, SJU Auditorium Block, St Joseph’s University.
5. Members of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will visit Government Reforms Institutions today.
6. St. Joseph’s Research Institute, St. Joseph’s University, is inaugurating Eurofins CSR sponsored analytical chemistry laboratory. Fr. Swebert D’Silva, S.J., Pro Chancellor and Neeraj Gard, Regional Director, South Asia and Middle East, Eurofins, will inaugurate. The programme will be held at St. Joseph’s University premises, on Lalbagh Road, from 2 p.m. onwards.
7. Antharanga, an amateur theatre troupe, will present its new play “Wedding Ring” written by Abhishek Iyengar and directed by Archana Shyam today. It will be held at Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, J.P. Nagar II Phase, from 7.30 p.m. onwards.
On day one of traffic diversions around Hebbal flyover, there was not much congestion on the flyover and the roads below. However, the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) are cautious and said the actual impact of the diversions would be known on Thursday, a working day. Wednesday was a holiday on account of the Ram Navami festival.