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Karnataka transport strike: Rs 53 crore loss to exchequer

DK Shivakumar’s daughter Aishwarya on Thursday got engaged to Amartya Hegde. The engagement ceremony was held at Taj Bangalore near the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

Two days after heavy rains created havoc in Bengaluru, on Sunday BBMP has issued cheques of Rs 25,000 each to the families whose houses were flooded by rainwater. The cheques have been issued after CM BS Yediyurappa visited the rain hit areas and promised immediate compensation.

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa visited the rain hit areas in Bengaluru on Saturday afternoon. The Chief Minister has promised to compensate the rain hit families with a cheque of Rs 25,000 by Saturday evening.

Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka has said about 12,700 homes have been damaged and there are crop losses on 6.5 lakh hectares of land in North Karnataka due to the floods in October.

Revenue minister R Ashoka, home minister Basavaraj Bommai, and water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi accompanied him.

Karnataka deputy chief minister Dr Ashwath Narayan along with revenue minister R Ashoka and BBMP commissioner N Manjuantha Prasad inaugurated the largest COVID care centre

A total of 50 people took part in the march from Ambedkar statue in Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to spread awareness on the importance of masks
 

An emergency meeting of top officials of the BBMP, BESCOM, BWSSB, Disaster Management Authority among others took place to brief minister R Ashoka about their preparedness to deal with the monsoon mayhem. The team has identified over 200 flood prone areas and cleared 468 uprooted trees and branches in the last five days.

Karnataka revenue minister R Ashoka said, "Following strict rules and regulations adhering to quarantine, television serials can resume only indoor shooting. I have spoken to the chief secretary regarding this matter. TV artistes and thousands of workers are dependent on television serials”

Rohan Bopanna is one of the vice-presidents at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA). Karnataka BJP minister R Ashoka is president

Speaking to reporters, Karnataka revenue minister R Ashoka said that the state would adopt Uttar Pradesh's policy in recovering the cost of damage during the December 19 anti-CAA demonstrations in Mangaluru

Expressing happiness over BJP's victory in Karnataka by-election, revenue minister R Ashoka said that BJP is true to its words as it has won 12 seats as promised, but slammed Congress that boasted of winning 12 seats, but in reality, managed to win just 2 seats.

Minister R Ashoka and former MLA Munirathna stopped their vehicle and helped shift accident victims to Shankar Super Specialty Hospital in Bengaluru.

The BJP in Karnataka may witness further crisis in the form of an internal rebellion with the entry of disqualified legislator ST Somashekhar as he is seen as a threat to BJP's Vokkaliga face, revenue minister R Ashoka.