Top news developments in Karnataka on February 18, 2023
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Today is Maha Shivaratri. This year, besides regular poojas, ahead of elections, many politicians are actively participating in programmes at temples and other venues. It provides them an opportunity to connect with voters.
2. DST-Centre for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science, and Open Science South Asian Network (OSSAN) are jointly organizing a panel discussion today on ‘From science to innovation - Pandemic stories from IISc. and beyond’. The event will be held at Biological Sciences Auditorium and online till 4 p.m.
3. Breakthrough Science Society is organizing the second State-level science conference today in which Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Department of Ecological Sciences; Dr. Ashish Verma, Department of Civil Engineering; Prof. S. Mahadevan, Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, IISc.; and Prof. Jayanth Murthy, retired Professor, IIA, Bengaluru, are participating. The conference will be held at Raman Research Institute from 10 a.m. onwards.
4. Jaana Janeyaru is organizing ‘Nage Jagarane’ today. Prof. M. Krishnegowda, B. Pranesh (Gangavathi), Narasimha Joshi , Basavaraja Mahamani, will participate. The programme will be held at Sirur Park in Seshadripuram from 7.30 p.m. onwards till midnight.
Both Muslims and Hindus to perform Urus and Shivaratri rituals, respectively, at controversial Ladle Mashak dargah in Aland, Kalaburagi district. Heavy police force is deployed in the town. Section 144 of CrPC is in force.
A forest guard, who was seriously injured in a forest fire on February 16 near Kudumane in Sakleshpur, died early in the morning in a hospital in Bengaluru on February 18.
1. A two-day Mangaluru Literary Festival organized by Bharat Foundation will start today at 10 a.m. The theme of the festival is ‘The idea of Bharat’. It is an attempt to showcase the relevance of ancient Indian wisdom of peace, brotherhood and universal well-being through intellectual discourse. The festival will have sessions on ‘nationalism and regionalism’ in which Aravinda Chokkadi and Shailesh Kulkarni will speak at 12.10 p.m.. In another session, Smitha Prakash and Harsha will speak on ‘changing media landscape’, 2 pm.
Advisor and Aland MLA B.R. Patil urges Karnataka government to rename KSRDPRU in Gadag after Mahatma Gandhi.
The role of Public Relations Officer in any society was very important in connecting people with organisations, said B. Vasanthan, Regional Passport Officer, Madurai.
Former CPI Maoist leader Swarnakka surrenders, citing disillusionment with Maoist ideologies, aiming to lead a peaceful life with family.
Odisha Governor designate credits Atal Bihari Vajpayee for Kargil war success, golden quadrilateral, tribal ministry, and more.
Four years after the Union government launched the Svamitva scheme to digitise property records in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 58 lakh property cards providing ‘Record of Rights’ to owners in over 50,000 villages across 12 States on Friday at a virtual event
M. Suhaib, Additional District Judge, Kozhikode, suspended for alleged misconduct towards female court employee in official chamber.
Foundation laid for new auditorium at Sivakasi Government Arts and Science College with financial support from local businesses.
Telangana to introduce new clean energy policy to meet rising energy demands sustainably, aiming for 20,000 MW renewable capacity by 2030.
The girl, who was admitted to Aster CMI Hospital with alarming breathlessness and significant pallor, was diagnosed with Wegener’s Granulomatosis (now known as Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis or GPA), a rare autoimmune condition that causes spontaneous bleeding in the lungs, leading to acute respiratory failure.
Puzhal prison officials investigate fire accident that destroyed old files and cardboard boxes, possibly caused by prisoners.
ACB files case against IPS officer N. Sanjay in Andhra Pradesh. The official is accused of manipulating the tender processes for awarding contract for development and maintenance of AGNI-NOC portal, and conducting awareness meetings for SC/STs. It is alleged that the total value of properties stolen, or involved in the case is estimated at ₹1,75,86,600.