1. Today marks the 107th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister the late Devaraj Urs, an icon of the backward classes in Karnataka. To mark the day Backward Classes Welfare Department is organising a programme and will present awards instituted in his name. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will inaugurate the programme and present awards at Banquet Hall, Vidhana Soudha, from 11 a.m. onwards.
2. In a new twist to the old issue of providing separate religion status to the Lingayat community, Rambhapuri Mutt seer Veerasomeshwara Shivacharya Swamy has said that former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah repents his government’s attempt in this direction.
3. Advocates Association, Bengaluru, is organising a lecture on "India's judicial system in its 75th year and the vision to build it as the best justice delivery system in the world: The role of judges and lawyers in this endeavour." The lecture will be delivered by Justice Abhay Srinivas Oka, judge, Supreme Court of India. During the event, the Advocates Association website will also be launched. The event will be held in front of City Civil Court, Bengaluru at 1.45 p.m.
