1. Karnataka state cabinet is set to meet this afternoon. One of the likely things to come up for discussions is the contentious issue of internal reservation among SC/ST communities. Justice Sadashiva Commission report, presented to the government in 2012 when the BJP was in power, had recommended internal reservation, but the report was never implemented by successive governments.
2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Republic Day flower show at Lalbagh. The event, organised by the Department of Horticulture annually, will be inaugurated at 6 p.m. at Glass House. On the theme of ‘Vishwaguru Basavanna and Vachana Sahitya’, the show will be open to public till January 28.
3. The first Bangalore International Grandmasters Open Chess Tournament 2024 will be held in the city from today to January 26. It will be organised in three categories — A category with a rating of above 1,900 players, B category of below 2,000 and C category of below 1,600. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today.
