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CM Yediyurappa announces COVID-19 financial package of Rs 1610 cr

Bengaluru, 06 May 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced that package of Rs. 1610 crores will be released as COVID-19 financial package. “People are facing financial problems due to the lockdown, therefore, a package of Rs. 1610 crores will be released as COVID-19 financial package. One time compensation of Rs 5000 will be given to 230,000 barbers and 775,000 drivers,” announced Yediyurappa. He further added, “We have sent around 1 lakh people in 3500 buses and trains, back to their home towns. I have also appealed to the migrant workers to stay as the construction work has resumed now.” Yediyurappa also announced a hike in excise duty on liquor. Total excise duty on liquor in Karnataka now stands at 17%.  

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KSRTC operates long route buses from Tuesday

Bengaluru, 20 May 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: KSRTC began bus services to taluk headquarters and long routes, like Bengaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Hubballi and other cities on Tuesday. Mangaluru KSRTC divisional controller S N Arun told DH that depending on the demand, the buses will be operated with 50% of the capacity. Steps had been taken to ensure that social distancing norms were adhered to while passengers purchased tickets from the counter. Around 40 buses operated in the division. The bus that left for Bengaluru had 29 passengers. KSRTC is yet to take a decision on operating ‘Nagarasarige’ buses in the city. Salon shops open Though the salons were given permission to open, only a few shops were open. Savitha Samaja Dakshina Kannada district general secretary Vasanth Bellur said that the Samaja members

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Siddu slams PM Modi, Rajnath Singh for ‘silence’ on border dispute with China

BENGALURU, 17 June 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday dubbed as “seditious” and “anti-people”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s ”silence” on violent clashes along the Sino-Indian border. He also levelled similar allegations against Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the Indo-China conflict. Following the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Galwan valley in Ladakh, in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred, Siddaramaiah in a series of tweets said that the Prime Minister did not give any official statement about the developments unfolding on the border. “It’s almost seven weeks since the border disputes started with China. However, till now the Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not give any official

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