Bengaluru, June 3: In order to maintain financial discipline and security, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has decided to check squandering of money.

Kumaraswamy said that he has decided to cut the expenses in order to ease the burden on the state exchequer. He would cut the special flight benefit to all including himself. Special flight facility can be used in case of emergency only, he said.

It was also decided to not to give new cars to the ministers and chairpersons of boards and corporations to be appointed in future. The officials would not be given permission to purchase new cars. Apart from this, the CM also decided against renovating the Vidhana Soudha, offices and quarters of MLAs and ministers, it is said.

The CM has already decided to cut the strength of his security personnel and staff in his office. Already, Kumaraswamy has declined to use the government bungalow and the car.

 

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Srinagar (PTI): The army on Sunday said that it has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a Pakistani terrorist.

"Based on a specific intelligence input provided by #JKP regarding an infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched on intervening night of 14-15 Mar 26 in Gen area Buchhar, Uri sector," Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army posted on its X handle.

It said troops spotted suspicious movement of a terrorist in the thicket.

"The ambush was readjusted and the terrorist was challenged resulting in terrorist opening indiscriminate fire. In the Contact a Pak terrorist was eliminated. Warlike stores including an AK rifle, pistols and large quantity of ammunition have been recovered," the army said.

The operation was going on till last reports came in.