In a counter to the Opposition BJP’s protest against hike in fuel prices in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that even after the increase in the sales tax on petrol and diesel, the price here is lower than the South Indian and BJP-ruled States.
Amidst a national debate over making provision for menstrual leave, the Karnataka government has started consultation to provide one-day paid menstrual leave for those working in factories, information technology, garment sectors, and multi-national companies where several lakh women are employed.
Kota Srinivas Poojary, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP-elect, on Monday inaugurated a passenger shelter at Kundapur railway station in Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. network.