Top news developments in Karnataka on May 25, 2023
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on May 25, 2023
1. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar are in Delhi to discuss cabinet expansion. They are expected to meet AIl India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge, K.C. Venugopal and other leaders today. With the Gandhis away in Shimla, meeting them will have to wait. With too many contenders and both the leaders wanting their own loyalists in, all eyes are on the expansion.
2. Reactions are expected a day after Minister Priyank Kharge said that orders and legislation enforced by the previous BJP regime, which are against the State’s interest, like school textbook revision and anti-conversion law, would be revised or withdrawn by the new Congress government after reviewing them.
3. Janata Dal Legislature Party meeting today to view the party’s poor performance in the recently-concluded polls.
4. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues review of underpasses after a woman died in a flooded underpass near K.R. Circle.
5. Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru, and magistrate court, Bengaluru, are jointly organizing the foundation-stone laying ceremony for construction of Shri Dharmadhipa Ganapathi temple. Justice Prasanna B. Varale, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice B. Veerappa will participate in the event that will be held in magistrate court premises from 10 a.m. onwards.
6. Drushyothsava 2023, an annual show of paintings, sculpture, graphic art, art history and ceramic of BVA and MVA students, organized by the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, will be held on its premises on Kumara Krupa Road, from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
1. Mysuru MP Pratap Simha to inspect expressway-Outer Ring Road junction with officials in a bid to conceive a solution for the bottleneck at the junction, which neutralises the time saved by using the expressway.
Amit Shah announces a circular economy model to boost dairy farmers' income by 20% in five years through innovative practices.
Encroachments around Tiruchi's Fort Gateway cleared by ASI following a Madras High Court order, enhancing heritage protection efforts.
A 76-year-old man's body was found after family struggled financially, remaining with him for three days before police intervened.
SDPI critiques BJP's three-decade lack of development in Dakshina Kannada, highlighting failures in major projects and infrastructure improvements.
Road & Buildings dept. registers record-breaking progress in two years
27,277 nominations filed for 4,158 sarpanch posts under third phase
Rights organizations demand transparency from the Andhra Pradesh government regarding the confidential MoU with Google for a data center.
Parents and students protest in Varuna against the closure of local government schools amidst government merger plans.
Scholar emphasises that without social and economic equality, political democracy becomes meaningless and vulnerable to authoritarianism.
Eight arrested in Hyderabad with 16 kg of ganja and illegal liquor during coordinated raids by the Telangana Excise Department.
Kerala women, facing rising crime and misrule, are poised to voice their concerns through the ballot, says Jebi Mather.
Minister Kandula Durgesh announces efforts to establish the National School of Drama in Andhra Pradesh to enhance cultural institutions.
G.K. Mani reports S. Ramadoss filed a complaint against Anbumani for allegedly submitting fake documents to the Election Commission.