Kalaburagi: CM to launch 500 new Nandini outlets across Karnataka
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is set to open 500 new Nandini outlets and parlours across the state. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will formally inaugurate them today (September 17) at a programme in Kalaburagi, according to KMF Managing Director B. Shivaswamy.
Speaking to reporters in the city on Tuesday, he said that at present 2,598 Nandini outlets and parlours are already operating across Karnataka. These centres ensure that customers get milk and milk products on time at affordable prices. With the addition of 500 more outlets, the reach of the Nandini brand will expand further, he noted.
Shivaswamy added that in the Kalyana Karnataka region alone, 68 new Nandini parlours are being launched in districts including Ballari, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayanagar, Kalaburagi, Bidar and Yadgir.
Highlighting the growth of the federation, he said that for the past five decades, KMF has been selling pure and quality milk and dairy products under the Nandini brand across the country. In the financial year 2024-25, KMF recorded a turnover of Rs 24,928 crore, marking an annual growth of 16.5 percent. For the year 2025-26, the federation has set a target of reaching Rs 28,444 crore, he informed.
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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.
