Top news developments in Karnataka on March 21, 2022
The Hindu
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. The body of Naveen Gyanagoudar, medical student killed at Ukraine arrived early this morning. He will be cremated in his home district, Haveri. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will participate in the funeral.
2. Karnataka Government has ruled out the possibility of re-test for students for those who skipped exams over the hijab row. Many Muslim girl students had not appeared for the exams because they were not allowed to enter classrooms wearing hijab, following the High Court’s interim order and later final order.
3. Tumakuru accident: Police are waiting the report from the transport department as the driver has claimed that the steering wheel had malfunctioned.
4. Budget session of Karnataka legislature continues. It is expected to conclude this week.
5. Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation to launch app to deliver fish and fish products at the doorstep. S. Angara, Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport, to launch the app today.
6. Karnataka Panchayat Raj Commissionerate’s Gram Panchayat Digital inclusion programme will be inaugurated today by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Union Ministers Nirmala Sitaraman and M. Rajeev Chandrashekar.
7. The 24th annual limb camp organised by Rotary Bangalore Peenya, in association with Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vikalang Sahayta Samithi, at 3.45 p.m.
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