1. Class X (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) exams began across Karnataka this morning. This year’s exams are being watched keenly because of the government enforcing the rule that uniform will be compulsory at exam centres, and that any garment indicating religious identity — such as a hijab or a saffron shawl — will not be allowed in exam centres.
2. Budget session of Karnataka continues. The session will conclude by the end of this month.
3. Two-day general strike called by unions begins today. However, it is unlikely to have much impact on normal life in Karnataka, with transport unaffected and most businesses unaffected.
4. Karnataka Media Academy is distributing laptops under the special tribal plan today. Minister for Social Welfare and Backward Classes Kota Srinivas Poojary inaugurates the event..
5. Karnataka State Mineral Corporation is holding a workshop, which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
6. Karnataka State Women's Commission and Departments of Labour will hold a workshop on women's laws.
From north Karnataka
1. CUK students who turn out to be ineligible to apply for Graduate Primary Teachers' post are holding a media conference in Kalaburagi.
2. Yuvajanotsava is being organised by Kalaburagi regional centre of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur.
3. District Sahitya Sammelana concludes at Dharwad.
From coastal Karnataka
Udupi Deputy Commissioner M Kurma Rao inaugurates a capacity building programme for team members selected by gram panchayats under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
