Heavy rains lash parts of Karnataka
Bengaluru(PTI): Several parts of Karnataka received heavy rains on Wednesday, with Bengaluru, Belagavi, Kodagu and Udupi recording significant showers, according to data from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
According to official data, Varanga in Udupi district recorded the highest rainfall at 58.5 mm, followed by Birunani (Kodagu dt, 56.5 mm). Savasuddi in Belagavi district recorded 55.0 mm rainfall while Chandapura and Doddathoguru in Bengaluru Urban recorded 53.0 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 8.45 pm.
The KSNDMC said that Bengaluru reported 33 mm of rain at the city station, 15.2 mm at HAL Airport and a trace at Kempegowda International Airport.
Gopalnagar in Bengaluru Urban recorded 49 mm between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm.
Meanwhile, Agumbe in Shivamogga district received 37.5 mm, Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district received 10.5 mm, Gonikoppal in Kodagu 10 mm, and Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada) 5 mm during the same duration till 8.30 pm.
Light showers were also recorded in parts of Chikkaballapura (1.5 mm), Hassan (1 mm), Hunsur in Mysuru (0.5 mm) and Ganagapura in Kalaburagi (0.5 mm). Vijayapura recorded 8 mm and Shakthi Nagar in Mangaluru 4.1 mm during the day, the data added.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
