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Entire Karnataka government engaged in relief, rescue works, there's no shortage of funds: CM Basavaraj Bommai
•Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said efforts are on to convince people residing in seismic sensitive zones and in areas which are prone to landslides to shift to safer places
Rainfall likely to increase over north Indian plains, hills from today, reduce over west coast
•The IMD, meanwhile, said Gujarat is very likely to witness an "active wet spell" till July 27, with the likelihood of light to moderate rainfall at several places and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Karnataka govt likely to increase flood relief measures, CM says situation in state 'more severe' than last year
•On Wednesday, the chief minister had conducted an aerial survey of Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Raichur districts where the Bhima river has wreaked havoc for the last nine days
Toll in Telangana rains rises to 70, state unveils evacuation plan; parts of Karnataka remain flooded
Fp Staff •Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced Rs 10,000 as immediate relief to each flood-hit household in Hyderabad. The state government also unveiled a door-to-door evacuation plan as more rains have been forecasted.
Three dead as fresh downpour batters Hyderabad; Indian Army deployed in four flood-affected districts of Karnataka
•Around 37,409 families in Hyderabad were affected as fresh spells of rains caused water bodies to overflow while in Karnataka, the Krishna and Bhima rivers remained in spate
Karnataka floods: Army joins rescue ops in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur districts; 20,269 evacuated so far
•BS Yediyurappa said many villages in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur districts were either completely or partially submerged, and that he will conduct an aerial survey on 21 October
Karnataka rains: Two swept away, one killed in house collapse; toll rises to 19, says KSNMC
•Officials have predicted that in the next 24 hours rain and thunderstorms are very likely to occur at most places in coastal Karnataka and at a few places over interior Karnataka
Congress says BJP govt in Karnataka will fall after 5 December bypolls to 15 Assembly seats, claims party has ‘wafer-thin majority’
•The BJP government in Karnataka, surviving with a "wafer-thin majority", will fall after the 5 December bypolls to 15 Assembly segments, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said on Thursday.
Karnataka Assembly proceedings to be covered only by Doordarshan; Opposition describes move as 'shameful act'
•The Karnataka Assembly proceedings will now be shown through the lens of Doordarshan and not private news channels
Winter Session of Karnataka Assembly gets underway today; Opposition expected to corner govt on failure to handle flood relief
•The winter session of the Karnataka legislature that will begin on Thursday is expected to be stormy, with the opposition Congress and JD(S) likely to corner the BJP government on a host of issues, including flood relief