Top news developments from Karnataka today

1. The State government will hold a programme today to mark the Shakthi scheme of free bus travel for women reaching a milestone of transporting 100 crore passengers — ‘Milestones in Journey of Women Empowerment, Shakti Guarantee.‘ Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be chief guest and inaugurate the programme. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader and others participate. The programme will be held in Banquet Hall, Vidhana Soudha, at 12 p.m. 
2. The three-day World Tulu literature and cultural convention being organsed by the Tulu Koota to mark its 50^th anniversary will begin at Bengaluru Palace Grounds today, Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade will inaugurate the event, 11 am. 
3. The 36^th annual conference of the Law Association for Asia and Pacific will be inaugurated today. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will participate, Four Seasons Hotel, 4.30 pm. 
4. Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum is organising a workshop on “Staging and scripting of Science Drama“ 2 p.m.; valediction and prize distribution ceremony of the Southern India Science drama festival, Playwright and filmmaker B. Suresha will participate as the chief guest and distribute the prizes. The event will be held at VITM Auditorium on Kasturba Road at 3.30 p.m.
5. University is organising a talk on “A decade of Indian Foreign policy” Evolving aspirations by Prof. Harsh V. Pant, Distinguished Adjunct Faculty, Chanakya Fellowship programme, Chanakya University. The programme will be held in the auditorium of Chanakya University, Global campus, No. 29, Haraluru, Devanahalli, near Bangalore International Airport, between 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. 
6. Rajshekar Kulageri, from Veerashaiva Lingayat Abhimanigala Balaga, will address press conference. 

From North Karnataka: 

• Farmers associations have urged the government and opposition parties to set aside two days to discuss farmers issues in the winter session. 
• Dr. Chandrakant Sirole and Prabhuling Narayan, members of Karnataka State Government First Grade Colleges Guest Lecturers Horata Samiti, will address a press conference on their demands 
• Rajshekar Kulageri, from Veerashaiva Lingayat Abhimanigala Balaga, will address press conference.