NWKRTC waiting to get Rs 674 crore from state government for ‘Shakti’ scheme
Dharwad: The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) is reportedly yet to be reimbursed an amount of Rs 674 crore by the state government to clear the expenses under the ‘Shakti’ scheme till May-end.
Chairperson of the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) Bharamagouda (Raju) Kage told reporters that the NWKRTC, which provides road transport service to six districts in the region, had spent Rs 2,915 crore for the scheme over a period of two years, from June 2023 to May 2025, and the government had so far reimbursed Rs 2,241 crore, according to a report by Deccan Herald.
After receiving a memorandum from a delegation of aspirants for the posts of drivers-cum-conductors, the Chairperson urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy to take steps to fill up 2,814 posts that are vacant in NWKRTC as per the 2019 notification, although the Finance Department had given approval to recruit 1,000 persons only.
Stressing that the NWKRTC required greater work force, Kage pointed out that, as the Corporation was getting 700 buses, it would also need 700 more driver-cum-conductors. Adding that the government would be apprised of the matter, the officer said that a decision would be taken in a couple of days.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
