1. With the issue of portfolio allocations now settled, all the departments are set to function from today onwards. Siddaramaiah-led government has a full-fledged Cabinet in place, with all 34 ministers having taken charge. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy is holding a meeting with BMTC and KSRTC officials at KSRTC headquarters, while DCM D. K. Shivakumar is holding a meeting of top-ranking officials of Water Resources Department.
2. Bandaya Sahitya Sangatane, Bengaluru district unit, is organizing a seminar on expectations from the new government in the education sector. Prof. Niranjan Aradhya D.P., Dr. M.S. Ashadevi and Dr. Banjagere Jayaprakash will participate. Venue: B.M. Sri Pratishnana, N.R. Colony, 5 p.m.
3. Pre-monsoon rains have resulted in heavy losses, especially of horticultural crops, in many parts of Karnataka.