MGP meeting debates how five promises made by Congress to grab power is denting State finances Mysore/Mysuru: With several thousands of crores of rupees being spent on the implementation of five pre-poll guarantees announced by the State Government, namely Shakti, Gruha Jyothi, Anna Bhagya, Gruha Lakshmi and Yuva Nidhi (which is yet to be implemented),…
Mysore/Mysuru: Three days after the launch of registration for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme, one of the five pre-poll promises announced by the Congress Government in the State, on July 19, server-related issues at the registration centres continue to haunt the beneficiaries for second day today in a row. When Star of Mysore correspondent visited KarnatakaOne Centre…
It was reported yesterday that Karnataka Dy.CM and a team of senior officials would visit Singapore to get a first-hand experience of tunnel roads so they can build similar underground roads to decongest Bengaluru. Ambitious much? A few years ago, Bengaluru got an underpass system called ‘Magic Box’, where they created box-shaped passages under existing…
Gau rakshak’ from UP says guarantee schemes will lead to inflation as Congress needs money for 2024 election Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a jibe at the Congress Government for offering freebies for women including ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme where monthly income is promised along with the other freebies like ‘free travel’ and ‘free electricity,’ Mohammed Faiz Khan, a…
Bengaluru: With the Congress Government’s pre-poll ‘Anna Bhagya’ Scheme aimed at providing 10 kg of rice every month to each member of BPL families hitting a roadblock, with the Centre saying no to supply of additional quantities of the grain, the Government is learnt to have cancelled the launch of the programme at Mysuru on…
On Thursday, the Karnataka Cabinet decided to repeal the stringent law regulating religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP Government. Is this Anti-Conversion Bill draconian? Yes, but why can’t we have an Anti-Conversion Bill with specific changes? Why reject the Bill outright? While the Congress party in Karnataka has repealed the Bill, didn’t the same…
MGP meeting discusses guarantee schemes, their implication on State finances Mysore/Mysuru: The five guarantee schemes with which the Congress has come to power is the talk of the town now as the schemes are set to make a significant dent in the State finances. While a section of people is terming the guarantees as an…
Mysore/Mysuru: Speaking to press persons ahead of the meeting at Government Guest House today, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that the Congress Government had taken the first step in the implementation of the Congress party’s five pre-poll promises with the launching of ‘Shakti’ scheme which allows free travel for women in public transport buses…
No official word yet Bengaluru: After approving five poll guarantees and at the same time imposing several conditions and eligibility criteria to obtain the benefits, the Congress Government in Karnataka has increased the prices of all brands of Indian Made Liquor (IML) and beer. Reports from Bengaluru this morning said that the prices of liquor…
Women whose spouses are paying Income Tax or filing GST too are ineligible for Rs. 2,000 a month Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has released guidelines for the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme, which offers monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2,000 to women. This programme aims to support women who are recognised as heads of households and hold…
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