Top news developments in Karnataka on July 1, 2023
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on July 1, 2023
1. The faction-ridden Karnataka unit of the BJP is likely to select leader of opposition this weekend since the budget session is set to begin on Monday July 3. The party leaders, over the last week, have been engaged in a blame game over the debacle in the Assembly elections, forcing the party to threaten disciplinary action. Eleven leaders have been pulled up for their public statements on other leaders.
2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is busy with last-minute preparations for the budget session. The budget will be presented on July 7.
3. Samvidhana Odu campaign organisers are holding a State-level workshop on the art of speech and communication, a two-day event, from today. Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das, Prof. R.K. Hudgi, Yogesh Master, Dr. Rehamat Tarikere will participate. The event will be held at Ashirwad on St. Marks Road, 10 a.m. onwards.
4. Kassia Pattina Sahakara Sangha Niayamitha is celebrating its silver jubilee today. Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna will inaugurate the programme on the KASSIA premises in Vijayanagar at 4 p.m.
5. Rotary Club of Bangalore will launch a project titled ‘Antimicrobial resistance stewardship’. Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Managing Director, BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, will participate in the programme at the Hotel Taj, M.G. Road, at 6 p.m.
6. A book titled ‘The Girl from Kathua, a sacrificial victim of ghazwa-e-Hindu’, written by Prof. Madhu Purnima Kishwar, will be released today. Dr. Kiran Bettadarpur, advocate and patent lawyer, Dr. Suchitra Kaul Mishra, author and poet, and Dr. Satyam Suwas, Professor at IISc., will be participating in the event that will be held at the Bangalore Press Club, Cubbon Park, at 11 a.m.
7. Rajamahal Sangeetha Sabha will present a vocal concert by H.V. Shruthi at Sri Shankara Adhyayana Kendra, Vinayaka Temple, Gayatri Parishat, behind Udupi Garden hotel, Sanjayanagar Main Road, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.