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"This is the last resort": Karnataka Minister KH Muniyappa over party's pr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We are not angry with the government. The government of India has sent an expert committee to study the drought situation in Karnataka and has submitted the report. Ultimately, the Chief Minister met the Home Minister, who was concerned about the drought situation, and the Home Minister
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah requests Home Minister Amit Shah for early relea
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting an early release of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) funds to tackle the drought situation in the state.
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"Andhra govt acting in irresponsible manner on drought situation in state"
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
TDP leader Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy on Monday slammed the Jagan Reddy-led Andhra government and said that the state government is acting irresponsibly over the drought situation in the state.
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Karnataka: CM writes to ministers to study drought situation; asks to subm
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The direction came as the state faces one of the worst droughts, where out of 236 taluks, 216 have been declared drought-hit due to inadequate rainfall.
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CM Siddaramaiah instructs ministers to submit report on drought situation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The CM further said that the Centre released Rs 600 crore under the MGNREGA scheme a day ago after a letter was written.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls BJP drought study tour a farce
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Reacting to the BJP's decision to conduct a statewide study tour to assess the drought situation in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called it a farce and demanded BJP leaders to make an appeal to the centre for relief fund.
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BJP to conduct study tour for assessing drought situation in Karnataka
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to conduct a statewide study tour to assess the drought situation in the state, an official statement said on Monday.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah alleges Centre's indifference to state's needs
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised the Union Government over its "indifference" to the state's needs and urged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs "to introspect and question the central leadership".
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Siddaramaiah government is not alive for farmers: Former Karnataka CM Bomm
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Referring to the management of the drought situation by the Siddaramaiah government, Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the current attitude of the Congress government shows that it is not alive to the problems of the farmers.
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"Appealed to centre for compensation of 4860 Cr but...": CM Siddaramaiah o
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said "We have appealed to the centre for compensation of 4860 crores but the amount of loss we have incurred is more than 30 thousand crores due to drought in the state."
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'Farmers' interests to be protected': K'taka CM Siddaramaiah's advice to c
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Explaining the drought situation in the state, the Chief Minister said that 195 taluks have been declared drought-prone as per the central guidelines. Another 32 taluks fulfill the prescribed criteria.
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MP: Former CM Kamal Nath writes to CM Chouhan for providing relief funds t
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A copy of the letter, which is with ANI, reads, “The farmers are currently suffering from the severe effects of natural disaster in the state. Information has been received from the districts of Khargone, Sehore, Vidisha, Dhar, Neemuch, Harda, Hoshangabad etc. that due to the drought situati
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