Karnataka cabinet ministers finally allocated portfolios; 17-member cabinet has three Dy.CMs
Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to his 17-member cabinet, on a day that also marks completion of his first month as the CM of the state.
Yediyurappa had taken oath as the CM of the state on July 26, and had formed 17-member cabinet more than 20 days after taking oath. Allocation of portfolios was however put on hold which was completed on Monday.
The much sought after post of Dy.CM has been given to three MLAs. Govinda Karajola, Dr. C N Ashwath Narayana and Laxman Savadi will be the Dy.CM I, Dy.CM II and Dy.CM III respectively.
Another important portfolio, Home Ministry excluding Intelligence Wing was given to Basavaraj Bommayi.
KS Eshwarappa was given Rural Development Panchayath Raj Ministry, Govinda Karajol was given Public Works Department along with additional charge of Social Welfare Department, Ashwath Narayan will be the Minister of Higher Education and IT and BT, Science and Technology.
Laxman Sangappa will be the Minister of Transport while R Ashok will be the Minister of Revenue Department excluding Muzarrai.
Former CM Jagadish Shettar is given Large and Medium Scale Ministry excluding Sugar. B Sriramalu was given Health and Family Welfare Ministry excluding Medical Education.
S Suresh Kumar will get Primary and Secondary Education along with Sakala. B Somanna will be the new Housing Minister of the state. C.T Ravi has been allocated Tourism Ministry while also having additional charge of Kannada and Culture.
Kota Srinivas Poojari will get Muzarrai from Revenue Department, Fisheries Ministry and Ports and Inland Transport Ministry. J. C Madhu Swamy will be the Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Legislation while also holding additional charge of Minor Irrigation from Water resources Department.
Mines and Geology from Commerce and Industries Department was given to Chandrakantagouda Patil, while Excise was given to H Nagesh. Prabhu Chauhan was made the minister of Animal Husbandry.
The only female minister of the cabinet Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb was made the minister of Women and Child Development, Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.
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Delhi airport: 97 flights cancelled, over 200 services delayed due to fog
New Delhi (PTI): A total of 97 flights were cancelled and over 200 delayed due to low visibility conditions amid fog at the Delhi airport on Sunday.
An official said 48 arrivals and 49 departures were cancelled at the airport.
According to latest information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, more than 200 flights were delayed and the average delay time was around 23 minutes for departures at the airport.
In a post on X at noon, Delhi airport operator DIAL said operations are running smoothly.
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DIAL operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the country's largest airport that generally handles around 1,300 flights daily.
Flight operations have been disrupted for the past many days at Delhi and other airports due to dense fog.
