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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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
