Top news developments in Karnataka on September 25, 2023
The Hindu
Here are the key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka on September 25, 2023
1. Fifth Edition of World Coffee Conference being organised by Coffee Board of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and International Coffee Organisations will be held today. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goel and Minister for Coffee, Joe Kuli, Papua New Guinea, will participate as chief guests. The event will be held at Bengaluru Palace Grounds, at 3 p.m.
2. The silver jubilee celebration of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will be held today. Dr. C N. Manjunath, Director, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, will inaugurate. Minister for Transport and Muzrai Ramalingareddy, will preside over the event which will be held in Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Central College premises on Palace Road at 3 p.m.
3. As part of the Ganesha Utsava organised by the Sri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, there will be Bhakthi Sangeeth by Pandit Venkatesh Kumar and troupe today. The programme will be held at Sringeri Shankara Mutt in Shankarapuram from 7 pm.
1. Labour Minister Santosh Lad to hold Janata Darshan in Dharwad today at 11 am. Applications received in advance to be redressed during the event.
2. District in-charge ministers Priyank Kharge, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Eshwar Khandre and B. Nagendra to preside over district level Janata Darshans at Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar and Ballari, respectively.
1. Launch of district-level Janata Darshan to redress public grievances by Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa
2. Second batch of Dasara elephants to arrive at the Mysuru palace
Maharashtra's 29 civic bodies, including Mumbai, hold elections with 3.48 crore voters choosing 2,869 corporators amid intense competition.
Congress leader B.V. Rajeev Gowda from Shidlaghatta in Chikkaballapur district allegedly threatened the Municipal Commissioner of the town of setting fire to her office and getting her beaten up, and used abusive language, over a flex and banner that was removed for violating norms.
Police in Vizag seize 650 rolls of banned Chinese manjha amid safety concerns as illegal sales continue ahead of Sankranti.
Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar clarifies Rahul Gandhi's message was simply to continue good work, dismissing any speculation.
Over 51,000 hearings in Ernakulam help reinstate voting rights as part of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
The foundation stone for the construction of Shri Parashurama Swagata Gopura (Welcome Tower) in the northern entry to Udupi city will be laid by Yashpal Suvarna, Udupi MLA and president of Shiroor Mutt Paryaya Swagata Samiti on January 16.
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For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.
A 20-acre farm on the St Xavier’s College campus at Thumba run by State Award-winning farmer S.V. Sujith had visitors from the Iowa State University, U.S., on Tuesday.
NGT issues notices to U.P., M.P., and Rajasthan over sewage contamination in drinking water, citing serious health risks.
Last-minute Pongal shoppers crowd Tiruchi's markets, boosting sales for traders amid rising prices for fruits and festive items.
Confusing coalitions and absent accountability raise voter concerns as Mumbai's civic elections approach amidst air quality neglect.