Published on: March 27, 2023

Snippets:27 MARCH 2023

Snippets:27 MARCH 2023

  • For the first time in Karnataka, the Election Commission (EC) has chosen a transperson, Manjamma Jogati, as a poll icon to motivate the community to get enrolled and come out to vote. Apart from her, cricketer-turned-coach Rahul Dravid, Jnanpith awardee Chandrashekar Kambar, disability rights activist Ashwini Angadi and Paralympian athlete Girish Gowda are the other poll icons in the State.
  • Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the renovated Bal Bhavan and flagged off the Putani Train. Bengaluru Smart City Limited had taken up restoration work of Bal Bhavan along with South Western Railway (SWR) to repair the track, which has remained unused for many years.
  • Operation Interflex is a part of the U.K.’s commitment of £2.3 billion for military aid and support to Ukraine, the five-week course is being undertaken at four locations across the country
  • Zebrafish larvae can recognise difference between numbers of black bars within 96 hours of hatching. The findings suggest that numerical abilities may be hardwired in zebrafish.
  • Second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting to begin tomorrow at Gandhinagar
  • Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen on won gold medal at World Boxing Championships