Bengaluru: Karnataka government to release Rs 25 crore grant for Opposition MLAs’ constituencies
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to release Rs 25 crore each for the development of constituencies represented by Opposition members in the Legislative Assembly.
The funds are being allocated under the Chief Minister’s Infrastructure Development Scheme. Out of the total amount, Rs 18.75 crore will be spent on works related to the Public Works Department, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, and Urban Development Department. These projects include construction and repair of roads, bridges, and other civic works.
In addition, Rs 6.25 crore will be released under the discretionary quota, which legislators can use for works falling under other departments.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given his approval for the release of the grants, enabling Opposition MLAs to take up development works in their constituencies.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
