Top news developments in Karnataka on June 11, 2024
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on June 11, 2024
1. Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been taken into police custody in connection with a murder case.
2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is holding a series of meeting with officials of various major revenue-generating departments, including Commercial Taxes, Excise, Mines and Stamps & Registration.
3. Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who also holds Bengaluru city development portfolio, is holding a press conference today
4. Programme to present Chief Minister’s medal to officers and staff of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Home Guards, Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Force will be held today. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to present medals, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara will preside over the event that will be held at R.A. Mundkur Fire and Emergency Services Academy on Bannerghatta Road, from 9 a.m.
5. Department of Ayush is celebrating Yogotsava today. The Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao will inaugurate the programme that will be held at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Kumarakrupa Road at 4 p.m.
6. An exhibition of cartoons by Dave Brown, British Cartoonist of The Independent, London, will be held between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Indian Cartoon Gallery, Indian Institute of Cartoonists, No. 1, Midford House, Midford Garden, Trinity Circle, off M.G. Road.
1. Sahitya-Samskritika Utsav will be held by Kannada Sahithya Parishat at Kannada Bhavana in Kalaburagi at 4.30 p.m.
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As the November 30 deadline nears for installing vehicle location tracking devices (VLTD) and emergency panic buttons in public service and nationally permitted goods vehicles in Karnataka, transport unions representing cab, bus, and truck operators are urging the government to reconsider the mandate. They argue that the high cost of these devices and a lack of awareness have made it difficult for many vehicle owners to comply with the requirement.