CM Siddaramaiah has earmarked Rs 52,000 cr of total outlay of over Rs 3.27 lakh cr for this purpose, adding pressure to a state that has seen its liabilities grow at a rapid pace.
Basavaraj Bommai is among frontrunners while Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, C.N. Ashwath Narayan & Araga Jnanendra are also in race. Decision likely within a day or two, says BJP MLA.
Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar said Friday that Bengaluru is facing a drinking water shortage & that he had called a meeting with his counterparts in Tamil Nadu on 8 or 9 July.
CM Siddaramaiah said after cabinet meet Wednesday that ‘Anna Bhagya’ beneficiaries will get ‘cash’ until govt is able to secure stable supply of rice for the scheme.
Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar said CM Siddaramaiah 'got scared', scrapped proposal for 'steel bridge' in Bengaluru between Basaveshwara Circle & Hebbal Junction.
The recent 'milk wars' between Nandini & Milma, serve as a reminder of the protectionist mentality of the Bombay Club in the 90s & the Kerala government's resistance to competition.
Vijayapura MLA & ex-CM trade barbs over Shivakumar's Friday visit to latter’s home. Party yet to name its state head & leader of opposition ahead of 3 July legislature session.
For decades, Hakki Pikkis have been going abroad to sell herbal medicine. But business has been hit hard in last few years and a mountain of debt now threatens to drown them.
Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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