Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 26 (ANI): The State Cabinet meeting held on Thursday has taken a decision to extend the Vidyanidhi scheme to the children of agricultural labourers, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 2 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday gave a one-month ultimatum to the officials of the Silk Board of Karnataka to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for setting up modern cocoon markets at the already allocated land in Kalaburgi and Haveri.

Bengaluru Mar 21 PTI The mortal remains of a medical student from the state who was killed in Russian shelling in war-torn Ukraine arrived at the airport here on MondayNaveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar a Final Year Medical student at Kharkiv National Medical University died on March 1 in the conflict zoneGyanagaudars family members Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai were among the others present at the airport to receive the bodyThe body was then taken to Gyanagaudars native place Chalageri village of Ranebennur taluk in Haveri districtStating that it is unfortunate that Gyanagaudar lost his life in the conflict zone Bommai speaking to reporters said His mother was crying for the body to come Initially we were also sceptical about the possibility of bringing the body from the war zone It was a herculean task which was successfully conducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his huge diplomatic strength and image Thanking the Prime Minister External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and officials for bringing thousands of students back home from Ukraine he said this bringing body was just impossible because most of the time we cant get the bodies of our soldiers from war zones but here getting a citizens body that too from a third country is just a miracle Gyanagaudars parents have decided to donate the body to a private hospital in Davangere after paying their last respects PTI KSU AMS