V-P Radhakrishnan to begin 3-day visit to K'taka, Goa and Kerala today

NEW DELHI: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will undertake a three-day visit to Karnataka, Goa and Kerala starting Friday to attend official events, along with religious and cultural celebrations.

On Friday, the Vice President will attend the global celebration marking 45 years of the Art of Living Foundation in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Later in the day, he will attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of University BDT College of Engineering at Davangere, Karnataka, said an official statement.

On May 30, the Vice President will participate in the Statehood Day celebrations of Goa at Panaji. Later in the day, he will visit CSIR–National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

On May 31, the Vice President will visit the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple. He will also inaugurate the SIRI Industrial Park at Belthangady, Karnataka.

Later in the day, the Vice President will visit Kerala to inaugurate the 140th Foundation Anniversary celebrations of Deepika Malayalam Daily at Kottayam.

He will also visit Kannur to participate in a private function organised by C. Sadanandan Master, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), said the statement.

Last week, Vice President Radhakrishnan, in his capacity of Rajya Sabha Chairman, appointed BJP Member Raghav Chadha as the new Chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House.

The Committee was reconstituted on May 20 with its other members being Jebi Mather Hisham, Harsh Mahajan, Gulam Ali, Mayank Kumar Nayak, Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, Subhasish Khuntia, Rwngwra Narzary, Sandosh Kumar P. and Shambhu Sharan Patel.