1. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is leaving for Delhi this evening ahead of BJP’s Parliamentary Board meeting, scheduled to be held on April 8, to select candidates for Karnataka Assembly elections.
2. R V Educational Institutions is organizing milestone celebrations of R V Teachers College - 70 years, R.V. Teachers Training Institute - 70 years, R.V. Girls High School - 60 years, NMKRV PU College - 50 years and NMKRV College for Women - 50 years, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be the chief guest. Minister for Higher Education Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan and Jayanagar MLA Sowmya Reddy will be the guests of honour at the event that will be held at NMKRV College for Women, Jayanagar III Block, from 11 a.m.
3. Sri Ram Navami music programmes in Bengaluru:
A. Vocal concert by Amrita Murali and party at Sri Vani Vidya Kendra, Basaveshwara Nagar, 6.30 p.m. onwards.
B. Vocal concert by Ramakrishnan Murthy and party, Sri Ramaseva Mandali, Special Pandal, Old Fort High School ground, Chamarajpet, from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
C. Vocal concert by Thrissur Brothers and party, Sree Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi, Seshadripuram College premises, Nagappa Street, 6.30 p.m. onwards.
D. Carnatic classical music concert by Lakshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj and party, Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali, 1st Main Road, 8th Block, Jayanagar from 6.30 p.m.
E. Mani Krishnaswamy Academy will present Manjunada Music concert at 9.25 a.m. and Lalithakala Kalaposhaka Mani award presentation programme at Seva Sadana Auditorium, Malleswaram 14th Cross, from 11 a.m.
From north Karnataka
1. Section 144 imposed in Shorapur constituency after stone pelting between Congress and BJP workers
2. Press meet by Dalit leader Ravi Madankar and Arjun Bhadre (11.30 am)
3. Karnataka Janapada Parishat members A. K. Rameshwar and C. S. Malipatil will address a press conference (11.30 am)
4. A police sub-inspector of Basavakalyan taluk has been trapped by the Lokayukta
5. Congress faces unrest and possible rebellion in its ranks over distribution of tickets in Belagavi district. Family members of ailing veteran leader D.B. Inamdar hold a meeting with their supporters in Kittur.
6. Rebellion in Dharwad district Congress unit with announcement of party ticket to Vinay Kulkarni and Santhosh Lad. Aspirants to contest as independents.
7. Nearly 400 stolen mobile handsets recovered by Hubballi-Dharwad police through new initiatives
From south Karnataka
1. MLC A. H. Vishwanath to address a press conference
2. Congress leaders to address a press conference
3. Karnataka State Backward Classes Forum to launch a campaign titled ‘Defeat BJP and Save Reservation’. Congress leader Yathindra and others are taking part.
From coastal Karnataka
Inauguration of a workshop for BJP election management committee, Canara High School, Dongarakere, 11 am
