Top news developments in Karnataka on September 17, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Hyderabad-Karnataka liberation day — that marks the day the seven districts of Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Ballari, Koppal and Vijayanagara in Karnataka, which were earlier part of the princely state of Hyderabad, were annexed by India in 1948 — is being celebrated as “Kalyana Karnataka Divasa” today. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was the chief guest at the event at Kalaburagi which began with the statue of Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel, first Home Minister of India and a key driver of the unification process, being garlanded.
2. Anti-encroachment drive in Bengaluru has been stopped for the time being, and process of resurvey on tech parks is on in the Mahadevapura zone.
3. A Comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC), which the government says is the first of its kind in India, located in Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram, will be dedicated by Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai. Along with services like testing, diagnosis and treatment, medicines will also be provided at CUPHC at either zero cost or an affordable price. The CUPHC has been set up by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in collaboration with Manipal Health Enterprises and with philanthropic contributions made by several citizens.
4. Final day's programme of India Manufacturing Show organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka and IMS Foundation. Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan will be participating as the guest of honour. The event will be held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, 10th Mile, Tumkur Road, from 10.30 a.m.
5. Sochara in association with HCL Foundation held Swachchathon, a plogging drive to mark World Clean Up Day. Indian Plogman Raj flagged off the event from Corporation Middle School, Neelasandra, at 7 a.m.
6. The Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka, is organising its monthly interaction programme titled ‘Maneyangaladalli Maathukathe’ with fine arts expert V.T. Kale. The event will be held at Nayana Auditorium, Kannada Bhavana, Ravindra Kalakshetra Complex, J.C. Road, from 4 p.m. onwards.
7. The 15th year of Bengaluru International Arts Festival organised by Artistes Introspective Movement (AIM) at Srivani Centre for Performing arts will present today Laya Vaibhavam with a percussion ensemble. The programme is directed by Bengaluru S V Balakrishna, from 6.30 p.m. It will be followed by vocal concert by Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, accompanied by Ravindra Yavagal on tabla, and Vyasmurthi Katti on harmonium from 7 p.m. The event will be held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Vyalikaval.
Amidst demand by the BJP for an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged unauthorised transfer of funds belonging to the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (MVSTDC), Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday said that the State government will not hand over the investigation to the CBI “voluntarily.”