Top news developments in Karnataka on May 6, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Tushar Giri Nath takes over as the new Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief today from Gaurav Gupta, who served 13 months as chief commissioner.
2. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai continues to hold review meetings with departments for the third consecutive day to review implementation of budget promises. Today, he is set to hold meetings with various departments, including Forest and Revenue Departments.
3. Investigations into the Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) scam continues, with the net now expanded to recruitment cell and police officers.
4. Bonjour India is organising Science Beyond Borders and Cafe Cinema events at Bengaluru International Centre, Domlur II Stage. The Science Beyond Borders exhibition will be held from May 6 to 21. The exhibition will open on May 6 at 6 pm and will be open from 11 am to 8 am.
5. Sri Thyagaraja Gana Sabha is organising Shankar Jayanthi celebrations and Suvarana Mahotsava music performances by flautist B.K. Anantram and team, Balamohana Vidyarthi Mandir, Rajajinagar, 6.15 p.m
6. Srirama Lalithakala Mandira holds annual music festival programme by Ranjini Santhanagopalan and team, Gayana Samaja, K.R. Road, 5.30 p.m.
1. Karnataka’s first floating bridge to be inaugurated on Malpe beach in Udupi today at 4.30 pm.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.