
Pulse of the Public
The Karnataka Revenue Department has issued a formal order enabling property owners across urban and rural local bodies to convert eligible 'B' Khata properties up to 1,000 square metres into 'A' Khata, valid through December 31, 2027.
The Karnataka BJP will organize a five-day padayatra across all 224 Assembly constituencies starting September 15 to protest the state government's decision limiting the rendition of Vande Mataram to two stanzas.
Bengaluru recorded a maximum temperature of 32.6°C on Saturday, making it the hottest September day the city has seen in a decade. Meteorologists attributed the spike to poor monsoon rains, clear skies, and dry north-westerly surface winds.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Karnataka's appeal challenging the directive to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu. State officials emphasized that the current water levels in key reservoirs remain extremely low due to poor monsoon rainfall.