Popular Mangaluru Buns introduced in Indira Canteen’s new menu
Bengaluru: In a significant move to support the working class and provide affordable meals, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed officials to revamp the popular Indira canteens across the state. As part of the revamp, new food items have been added to the menu, including Mangaluru buns, bread with jam, and others.
The Indira canteens, initially set up during Siddaramaiah's first tenure as Chief Minister in 2017, have gained popularity for offering subsidised breakfast, lunch, and dinner to the people of Karnataka. In addition, after coming to power in 2023, CM Siddaramaiah recently announced the opening of 250 new Indira canteens in Bengaluru.
To improve the quality and variety of meals served at these state-run canteens, the Chief Minister instructed officials to introduce new dishes. Joining the existing menu, which already includes popular items such as idli with chutney and sambar, pulav, tomato bath, khara pongal, bisi bele bath, and more, the new menu now features the delectable Mangaluru buns.
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Additionally, the menu now includes bread with jam, providing a simple option. Ragi mudde, a traditional dish made from finger millet, with soppu saru, a nutritious mixed greens curry.
The price of breakfast at the canteen is Rs. 5, while both lunch and dinner are priced at Rs. 10.
Alongside these changes, the funding pattern to operaten the Indira canteens has also been revised. Both the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the state government will now equally share 50% of the costs. Moreover, for Indira Canteens located outside of Bengaluru, the government will cover up to 70% of the expenses, with the remaining 30% falling under the responsibility of the respective city municipalities.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
