Top news developments in Karnataka on May 29, 2024
The Hindu
Here are the key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka and Bengaluru on May 29, 2024
1. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who are in Delhi, will meet AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge today to finalise the names of candidates for elections to Legislative Council from Assembly Constituency. They already held a round of consultations with AICC Gen Secretary Surjewala last night.
2. In the row over an employee of Valmiki Development Corporation ending his life after writing a death note that he was forced to indulge in misappropriation, Minister Nagendra has admitted that there was misappropriation, but refused to heed to the demand of BJP to resign, saying he had no role in it.
3. The BJP Bengaluru city have threatened protest over yesterday’s episode of a few NSUI members blackening the name board of Hindutwa idealogue V.D. Savarkar on Yelahanka flyover in Bengaluru.
4. University of Agriculture Sciences-Bangalore (UAS-B), College of Agriculture, GKVK campus, is organising international composting and plant health day today. Vice Chancellor of UAS-B B. Suresha inaugurates, Manoj Kumar Menon, Executive Director, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), Bengaluru, will participate as the chief guest. The programme will be held at North Block auditorium, GKVK campus, at 10 a.m.
5. One-day workshop on granite and marble will be held on Wednesday. V.L. Kantha Rao, Secretary (Mines), will deliver the inaugural address. Dr. Shalini Rajneesh Additional Chief Secretary, and Development Commissioner will deliver the keynote address. The workshop commenced at Radisson Blu Atria, Palace Road, from 9.30 a.m.
6. Bengaluru Collective is organising a webinar on “Umpiring Elections 2024” on the role of the Election Commission of India, at 6.30 p.m. Speakers who are participating in the seminar are: Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India, Prof Jagdeep S. Chokkar, founding Member, Association for Democratic Reforms, and Amrita Johri, Member, National Campaign for Peoples’ Right on Information. Zoom meeting ID: 86247430612, passcode: 935448
7. Bureau of Indian Standards, Bangalore Branch Office is conducting Manak Manthan today. B. Vishwanath Shenoy (Retd), TTK Prestige Limited, will be the chief guest. The programme will be held at its office, opposite Jalahalli Metro, Peenya, Tumakuru Road, Vivekananda Nagar, from 10.30 a.m.
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