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Former finance minister Arun Jaitley takes a back seat in the Union cabinet citing health reasons. Cauvery Water Management Authority in New Delhi ordered Karnataka to release 9.19 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu. For all the latest news, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

 

Farmer leader Madegowda said that Karnataka has scarcity of drinking water and there is no question of releasing water to Tamil Nadu.

Three nurseries situated at Hanakona, Virje and Kove have at least 13.74 lakh plants of various varieties have been kept ready by the Karnataka govt-run nurseries at Karwar to be sold on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5

Telangana went to polls on April 11. TRS's Kalvakuntla Kavitha is seeking a repeat win in Nizamabad amid much controversy and protests by turmeric farmers

Three people were killed, along with a bull, after being struck by lightning in Karnataka

Due to a family issue regarding property, the farmer’s wife and children had registered a case against him. Furious with this, the farmer set his wife on fire and then committed suicide by consuming poison.
 

Hailstorm in Kolar results in loss of crops and disruption in power supply. Farmers have incurred a heavy loss

Targeting and recovery are just two problematic aspects; solutions could lie in  direct benefit transfers
 

The Karnataka unit of BJP has alleged that the Kumaraswamy-led coalition government has diverted funds meant for development works and used it for election purposes

The farmers' protest in the latter part of the last decade was against the Bengal government deciding to transfer land in Singur to the Tatas for the Nano small car factory. Their protest today is against the Bengal government for taking them for a ride. The difference is that the targets and supporters of the protest have swapped places.
 

 A massive fire broke out on the sets of Chiranjeevi's upcoming film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and it is said that Rs 2 crore worth film set has been damaged.

The tomato farmers were seen putting a plastic mould to the tomatoes, imprinting India map on one side and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name on the other side

Around 100 Tamil and Telugu farmers to file their nominations from Varanasi on April 29. Farmers are demanding the constitution of a board and support price for turmeric. 

Goa-Belagavi I-T sleuths raided the residence of Congress-JD(S) Lok Sabha candidate Lakshmi Hebbalkar's aide in Belagavi.