1. While Karnataka has started releasing 5,000 cusecs of water per day as per the direction of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), farmers stir at KRS against release of water to Tamil Nadu continues. A similar protest to commence at Kabini as well. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is in Delhi to consult legal experts ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Cauvery.
2. Today is the birth anniversary of saint Narayana Guru. The main event is being organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate. The programme will be held at Ravindra Kalakshetra, on J.C. Road, at 3.30 p.m. The Department is also organizing Nuliya Chandiah birth anniversary. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to inaugurate the event at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan on Millers Road at 5.30 p.m.
3. At Press Club, Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy talks about agrarian crisis faced by Karnataka in a water deficit year.
