1. Bengaluru is gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit tomorrow, which will be attended by several events including the inauguration of Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport and the unveiling of the Kempegowda statue in its premises. BBMP engaged in repair of all potholed roads and are gracing the city, while Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and other ministers are inspecting the sites the Prime Minister is visiting. With elections due in mid-2023, the visit is seen as politically significant for the BJP government in Karnataka, which has faced several controversies over the past two years.
2. The School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Rewa University, is organizing the United Nations SDG#5 Gender Equality Initiative today. Transgender activist Dr. Akkai Padmashali will speak on gender inclusivity and diversity, followed by Nayana J. There will be a theater performance by Suda, a speech on the life of Dr. Akkai Padmashali, written and directed by Dr. Beluru Raghunandan. The program is from 10.30 am at Kuvempu Auditorium, Rewa University Campus, Kattigenhalli.
3. Telugu Science Society, Bangalore is celebrating its 70th Foundation Day. A biography on freedom fighter Alluri Satyanarayana Raju will be released. Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest. Location: Sri Krishnadevaraya Kalamandir, Vyalikaval, 5.30 pm
from South Karnataka
1. Home Minister Arga Gyanendra to inaugurate three police station buildings and new administrative office building of Police Training Academy in Mysore
2. Mysuru MP Pratap Simha will discuss with the Gati Shakti Unit of the Railways about projects that can be fast tracked.
3. Workshop on New Education Policy by the Department of Economics and Cooperation, University of Mysore today.
from Coastal Karnataka
Chanila Thimmappa Shetty, the new chairman of Karnataka Coastal Development Authority, will take charge at the authority’s office in Mangaluru today at 11 am.
from North Karnataka
1. Karnataka Tanda Development Corporation Chairman P. Rajeev will meet revenue officials at Kalaburgi and review the progress of upgrading Tanda to revenue land.
2. MLA and KPCC spokesperson Priyank Kharge met rural laborers sitting on an indefinite dharna in Kalburgi demanding work under MNREGA.