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KARNATAKA DROUGHT RELIEF
IMD sees above-normal heatwave MaydaysIndia's May forecast predicts above-normal heatwave days in many regions, despite an expected 10% increase in overall rainfall. Increased w...
PM Modi hell-bent on 'revenge' since Karnataka 'rejected' him in assembly polls, says CongressThe Congress party accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking revenge on the people of Karnataka following their decisive rejection of...
Centre has released Rs 3,454 cr for drought relief, says SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the Central government has approved Rs 3,499 crore as drought relief, but only released...
Drought Relief: Siddaramaiah hails positive news from SC, calls it Karnataka’s win in round one of fightThe CM greeted the piece of news from the Centre after Attorney General R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court that its will resolve ex...
Centre assures swift action on Karnataka's drought relief plea in Supreme CourtThe Centre assured the Supreme Court that it would address the Karnataka government's plea for financial assistance for drought relief by A...
CM Siddaramaiah accuses FM Sitharaman of lying on drought relief fund to KarnatakaAccording to the finance minister, the central authorities had written to the Election Commission on March 28 to get prior approval to conv...
Shameful to lie to the people of Karnataka: Krishna Byre Gowda challenges Amit Shah’s claim of delaying drought relief petitionKarnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to produce documents related to his allegation t...
Siddaramaiah, Amit Shah spar over non-release of central funds for drought relief in KarnatakaSiddaramaiah and Amit Shah clash over drought relief funds delay in Karnataka. The Congress accuses BJP of betraying the state's developmen...
Drought: Shah to chair meeting in Delhi on Saturday to decide on Karnataka’s request for fundsHome Minister Amit Shah is set to chair a high-level committee meeting in Delhi to decide on Karnataka's request for funds for drought reli...
JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy slams Congress’ “extreme indifference” to drought, seeks governor’s interventionThe JDS had constituted a Raitha Santwana Yatre to assess the drought situation across the state last month, and presented the report to th...
Delay over drought relief: Siddaramaiah suspects Centre taking revenue for BJP’s rout in KarnatakaSiddaramaiah complained that the state's 216 taluks have been badly battered by drought. But the Union Government had not given a single pa...
Centre gives Rs 1,712 crore to Tamil Nadu, Rs 1,234 crore to Karnataka for droughtThe decision comes in the wake of TN farmers protesting here in Delhi demanding loan waiver and other assistance. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ...
Centre declares Rs 1,782 cr grant for drought-hit Karnataka, Rs 209 cr for flood ravaged UttarakhandKarnataka has been facing severe drought for the past six years. The drought in 2016-17 was the worst in 40 years. It has declared 139 talu...
Expedite release of drought relief funds: Karnataka CM to CentreKarnataka is facing drought for the sixth consecutive year and has declared 110 talukas of 25 districts as drought-hit during the 2016 khar...
Central team in Karnataka to assess drought-hit areasThough the state had an overall deficit of 18 per cent during South-West monsoon, there is very high spatial temporal variability of rainfa...
Government approves Rs 1,100 crore disaster relief fund for Karnataka, GujaratKarnataka and Gujarat had recently been ravaged by drought and floods, respectively.
- Karnataka renews demand for Rs 2,000 cr drought relief package from Centre
CM Jagadish Shettar interacted with the 15-member Central team deputed for an on-the-spot study of the scarcity conditions.
- Maharashtra to get Rs 575 crore aid for drought relief
The union government has approved a central assistance of Rs 575 crore to Maharashtra towards drought relief works.
- Government rules out changes in norms for drought relief
Govt ruled out any change in norms till 2015 for providing relief in the cases of drought, rejecting demands from various members.
- B S Yeddyurappa seeks Rs 200 crore release
Yeddyurappa urged D V Sadananda Gowda to immediately release Rs 200 cr for providing employment to people in drought-hit areas under NREG s...