1. With just a week left for Chandrayaan-3’s Moon landing, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the fifth and final orbit reduction manoeuvre on August 16. The manoeuvre commenced at 8.30 am. It was performed from ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru.
2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar continue district-wise meetings with MLAs who have been unhappy with fund allocation. Today, they are meeting MLAs from Bengaluru Urban, Kolar and Dakshina Kannada.
3. Congress is expected to send list of its choice of MLC candidates to the Governor. Umashree, M.R. Seetharam and Sudham Das figure in the list. One name that figured earlier — Mansoor Ali Khan — has been dropped.
