Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had earlier announced financial packages of Rs 1,610 crore and Rs 162 crore, for those in distress because of Covid-19 induced lockdown.
The package is in line with earlier commitment by CM B S Yediyurappa when he announced Rs 1,610 crore relief to farmers, barbers and taxi drivers in the state.
Several people said they were forced to go back to Tamil Nadu as they couldn’t pay Rs 1,200 a day. Govt says only those willing to stay in hotels are asked to pay.
Earlier only the units involved in PPE manufacturing were allowed but now registered units can start operation with one-third staff outside containment zones.
A total of 126 people was arrested in connection with violence against the health workers and police in minority-dominated Padarayanapura ward on 19 April in Karnataka.
B.S. Yediyurappa has been struggling to keep his flock together, which seems to have lent an air of indecisiveness to Karnataka’s fight against Covid-19.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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