Top news developments in Karnataka on May 12, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Cabinet meeting scheduled today is expected to issue clearances to many projects in the light of election code of conduct kicking in soon ahead of Council polls.
2. BJP high command is said to be wary to permitting Cabinet expansion in Karnataka ahead of a slew of elections, and this is bound to leave many aspirants disappointed.
3. The Big Banyan Tree Conservation Committee headed by Yellappa Reddy will visit the tree today to review the situation after a few branches fell off earlier this week following heavy rains. The committee will give its recommendations about the steps to be taken to conserve the heritage tree in Bengaluru.
4. BBMP had asked its special commissioners to mark the potholes in their area on the Fix My Street app, on which public can also start marking potholes from Monday.
5. National Institute of Advanced Studies to hold the sixth C.V. Sundaram memorial lecture on ‘Copper plate inscriptions and the reconstruction of history’ by Dr. Annette Schmiedchen, German Indologist and specialist of pre-modern Indian history and Sanskrit epigraphy, at JRD Tata auditorium, NIAS premises, IISc. campus, 4 p.m.
6. Ondede and Zubaan to release English translation of the autobiography of Akkai Padmashali, transgender rights activist, at Nayana Auditorium, JC Road., 5 p.m.
1. INTACH has completed restoration of the house of Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth awardee Shivarama Karanth.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.