Independence Day flower show to celebrate Rani Chennamma, Rayanna at Lalbagh Botanical Garden
Bengaluru: The Horticulture Department has commenced preparations for the annual Independence Day Flower Show at Lalbagh Botanical Garden, with notable efforts underway, including freshly painted walkways and well-maintained hedges, signalling the onset of the much-anticipated event.
This year’s flower show will be themed around “Kittur Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna,” as reported by Deccan Herald.
The 218th edition of the flower show will be held over 12 days, from August 7 to 18. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to inaugurate the event on August 7. As part of the festivities, an Ikebana workshop for women and children will be conducted on August 9 at 1:00 PM, featuring sessions on floral arrangements and vegetable carving.
Entry tickets are priced at Rs 80 for adults on weekdays and Rs 100 on weekends. Students above the age of 12 will be charged Rs 30, while uniformed school students will be granted free entry on working days.
“New staff, vehicles, home guards, and volunteers will be deployed to maintain cleanliness throughout the show,” DH quoted M. Jagdeesh, Joint Director of the Horticulture Department, as saying. He added that the flower show will remain eco-friendly with no-plastic zones and enhanced cleaning measures in place, despite an anticipated footfall of 9 to 10 lakh visitors.
Police personnel will be deployed for security, and parking facilities will be arranged. However, only school buses and emergency vehicles will be permitted entry into the park premises.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
