Standing in support of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Congress president Rahul Gandhi will Saturday meet the employees of the public sector unit outside its headquarters in Bengaluru.

In a Dasara gift, the state government on Friday announced a 2% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees.

The coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah has succeeded in uniting the Congress MLAs of Ballary district and district in-charge minister D.K. Shivakumar over the issue of choosing Congress candidate for the Ballary bypoll.

Even after Supreme court's ban on manual scavenging, the practice is still rampant in many parts of the country. But the BBMP which is boasting of adopting strict rules against manual scavenging remained a mute spectator on Friday evening as two workers were seen cleaning the drainage with bare hands.

In yet another act of discrimination against the girl child, a man allegedly killed his 20-day-old daughter in the limits of Banaswadi police station.

At a meeting convened by Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, discussions were held on filling vacancies in various departments, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Public Works and Animal Husbandry departments.

This year, there is an increase of Rs. 131 crore in the collection of transport department compared to the previous year. The state road transport corporation should be able to deliver services by understanding passengers’ desires, noted Chief Minister H.D Kumaraswamy.

Bengaluru: The Ballary district Congress leaders on Friday held a meeting regarding the selection of a candidate for the Ballary bypolls at KPCC office.