1. The SSLC (Class 10) exams have begun today all across Karnataka. The board exams for classes 5, 8 and 9, which had been halted midway owing to legal wrangle, will also be restarted this afternoon.
2. A day after BJP announced all its candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, barring Chitradurga, its poll ally Janata Dal (Secular) is expected to announce its candidates. Rumour is rife that party president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy himself will enter fray from the highly contentious Mandya seat. MP Sumalatha was pushing hard to be nominated for this seat from the BJP, while JD(S) has staked its claim.
3. Kalyana Karnataka Pragathi Paksha MLA and controversial mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy will rejoin the BJP today. He was earlier associated with the BJP for over 10 years.
