Karnataka: Congress accuses BJP of picking 95% of FCI rice from January to May ahead of polls & blocking now“It [the BJP] rescinded the FCI’s sale order of June 12th with the sole intention of sabotaging the Congress' Anna Bhagya which is unique t...
11 Jul, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Congress says 'unreasonable restrictions' placed on sale of rice under OMSS 'misfired' badlyCongress claims that the Centre discontinuing food grains from its pool to states was a political decision aimed at scuttling the Karnataka...
11 Jul, 2023, 11.11 AM IST
Free rice scheme: Congress says Karnataka govt has given befitting reply to Modi govtThis transfer is equivalent to the amount the state government would have paid the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had the Modi Government ...
10 Jul, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Karnataka govt's 2 guarantees 'Anna Bhagya' and 'Gruha Jyothi' come into effect from SaturdayKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said payment of money to beneficiaries under Anna Bhagya scheme for this month is likely to begin aft...
01 Jul, 2023, 03.10 PM IST
Karnataka's free rice scheme to be rolled out on Saturday, beneficiaries to get cash for nowThe Karnataka government plans to roll out the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, which aims to provide 5 kg of rice to every member of a BPL household....
30 Jun, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
Modi govt 'sabotaging' Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: CongressThe Congress on Sunday alleged that the Centre is "sabotaging" its Anna Bhagya guarantee in Karnataka and asserted that the 10 kg free rice...
25 Jun, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Karnataka govt negotiating with central agencies for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka’s Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, has invited tenders for rice under the state’s Anna Bhagya scheme, following the Centre’s failure...
24 Jun, 2023, 06.21 PM IST
Congress poll promise on free rice may have to wait for a monthThe government may tweak the food grain basket by replacing 2 kgs of rice with ragi, jowar or wheat to plug the potential shortfall in rice...
22 Jun, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Centre playing 'dirty politics' by denying rice supply needed to fulfil Congress' poll-promise: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah"The Centre is engaged in dirty politics in rice matter. We have decided to start the process of distributing rice from July 1," the chief ...
22 Jun, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Modi govt 'anti-poor', says Congress on Centre discontinuing sale of food grains under OMSS to state govtsAccusing the Modi government of being "anti-poor", the Congress on Wednesday said the Centre discontinued the sale of food grains from the ...
21 Jun, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Rice Deal: Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh comes to Karnataka’s partial rescue, Telangana declinesChhattisgarh has agreed to give 1.5 lakh tonnes of rice to Karnataka as the Congress regime in the southern state struggles to fulfil its e...
18 Jun, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Ruling Congress, opposition BJP trade charges as rice politics in Karnataka heats upThe rice politics in Karnataka heated up with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accusing the Centre of creating obstacles to supply rice for its ...
18 Jun, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
Congress accuses Modi regime to trying to scuttle Karnataka’s free rice scheme, BJP hits backAICC general secretary RS Surjewala accused the BJP of trying to scuttle implementation of its ambitious election promise. The programme, h...
15 Jun, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of trying to scuttle State's free-rice schemeKarnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, accused the central government of being "anti-Kannadiga" and "anti-poor" after it prevented the F...
14 Jun, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
BJP govt has created barrier by hiking prices of COVID-19 vaccines: Karnataka CongressAccusing the BJP government at the Centre of having created a 'barrier' by increasing the prices of COVID-19 vaccines, Congress in Karnatak...
25 Apr, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
- Siddaramaiah takes rice politics route for Karnataka local polls
After experimenting with the scheme in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, the Anna Bhagya scheme, has been rejigged to give five kg of free ric...
09 May, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
- They have almost promised the moon in Karnataka elections
It’s time for competitive populism in Karnataka. In this poll season major political parties in the state - BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (S...
06 May, 2008, 06.29 AM IST