K'taka PM event: 1,500 students needed, varsities told

The Higher Education Department has requested six universities in Bengaluru to send 1,000-1,500 students for a 42-km-long India Energy Week rally that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off on February 6.

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The rally will start from the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre and end at the Neelakanta Parking Grounds/Madavara Ground.

The government has asked Bangalore University, Bangalore Central, Bangalore North varsities, Maharani Cluster University, Nrupathunga University and UVCE to send students for the event.