Senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ensure sugarcane farmers get Rs 3,500 per tonne. With protests raging in north Karnataka, Bommai proposed Rs 3,300 from factories and Rs 200 from the government, warning delay would hurt thousands of farmers.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismissed speculation about leadership change, affirming he will serve a full five-year term. Amid BJP claims and power-sharing rumours with D K Shivakumar, Congress leaders asserted party unity, denying any internal discord or CM replacement plans
The chief minister said that more than twenty people have died due to heart attacks in the past month alone in just one district of Hassan. He urged everyone to visit the nearest health center immediately for a check-up if they have symptoms such as chest pain or difficulty breathing, and not to ignore these signs
BJP and JD(S) created a ruckus in the Karnataka Assembly, demanding a judicial probe by a sitting , into the alleged "honey-trap" attempt involving a minister and other politicians
The trouble is said to have escalated when Mandya MLA Ravikumar Gowda claimed that Shiva Kumar would become Karnataka Chief Minister after two-and-a-half years
As many as 23 Indira canteens and 11 kitchens have already been closed due to lack of bill payment to suppliers and non-payment of bills for operation and maintenance costs, including power and water connection
