A new scheme that provides medical facilities at the doorstep of forest-dependent tribal people who are residing in rural and forest areas was launched by the Tribal Welfare Department in the city today.

A consumer court has penalized Rs. 10,090 to a Reliance Fresh outlet for selling an outdated cake in Bengaluru.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he would visit the districts in North Karnataka after a week as it was his responsibility to develop the region.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the fight for separate North Karnataka state was politically motivated.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan sent 500 quintal rice and 100 quintal sugar and other materials to rain-hit Alleppey town in Kerala in his own cost.

After dilly-dallying for almost three months, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy entrusted the responsibilities of districts to his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday.

Progressive thinker Prof Mahesh Chandra Guru said that instead of becoming the chowkidar of farmers, labourers, dalits, tribals, minorities, backward classes and neglected communities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the chowkidar of Hindutva, fundamentalists, market and exploiting forces which is the biggest betrayal to the nation.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that though the city was not in the list of ten most air polluted cities, there was a need to bring in a stringent law to control the air pollution in the city.