Top news developments in Karnataka on March 11, 2024
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on March 11, 2024
1. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has called a press conference today, to announce the government’s stand on use of artificial colour in cotton candy and gobi manchuri.
2. Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who is also in-charge of Bengaluru city, is holding a press conference today on issues related to water shortage in Bengaluru city.
3. Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology is organising a programme to lay the foundation stone for “Aahara Soudha“. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lays foundation stone in the presence of Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, K.H. Muniyappa. The programme will be held at No. 1, Ali Asker Road, at 11 a.m.
4. District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Department of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Red Cross Society, Bangalore Urban district, are jointly organising International Women’s Day celebration today. Dr. Nagalakshmi Chowdhury, Chairperson, Karnataka State Women’s Commission, will inaugurate. K.A. Dayananda, Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban district, and President IRS Bengaluru Urban district, will preside over the programme that is being held at the Revenue Department Employees’ Association premises, DC’s office complex, Kempegowda Road, at 10.30 a.m.
5. Ranga Chanira will present a Kannada drama “Leak Out”, story and performance by Akshata Pandavapura. The programme will be held at Nayana Rangamandira, Kannada Bhavana, at 7 p.m.
1. Kalaburagi district’s Constitution Awareness Campaign will culminate with a cultural procession at Wadi at 11.00 am. District in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge will participate.
2. Ballari district In-charge Minister B. Nagendra will perform Bhumi Puja for various development projects in Ballari. He will later address the conference of beneficiaries of five guarantee schemes by 11.30 am.
Tapping ‘neera’, a sweet nutrient-rich sap derived from coconut spathe, using the Coco-sap Chiller developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala, has raised the hopes of farmers in earning income from coconut trees, even while keeping monkeys at bay.
The films presented at the Sci560 Film Festival were selected through an open call and curated by a jury composed of members from the Bangalore Film Forum and the SGB team. The festival’s screenings highlight various aspects of Bengaluru, from its urban landscape to its technological advances and deep-rooted scientific traditions.