Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the government has decided to implement five guarantee schemes, which will be discussed in the cabinet meeting to be held on June 2.

In view of the implementation of five guarantee schemes, the Chief Minister held a very important meeting with all the ministers and senior officials of the concerned departments in Vidhansouda hall today. Speaking later, he said that regarding the five guarantee schemes, the officials of the finance department have submitted a demonstration of the details including the financial impact of the guarantee schemes to the minister.

It is said that the finance department officials have expressed opposition to the implementation of 5 guarantee schemes of the government. Thus, the cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to Friday. The cabinet meeting will be held at 11 am on Friday under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Regarding the implementation of the five guarantees, further preparation is necessary and the officials and ministers will hold a separate meeting tomorrow as well.

Finance department officials said that it is difficult to arrange finance for the implementation of all the guarantees. It is also said that they have requested to give time for one day.

Bengaluru: Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said in Bengaluru on Tuesday that travel in government buses will be completely free for all women in the state and will come into force from tomorrow.

He held a meeting with the officials of four state transport corporations and said that the promise of free travel for women in government buses, one of the 5 guarantee schemes given by the Congress government to the people of the state before the elections, will be implemented without any conditions.

There is no condition that only women with BPL card can travel free in government buses. Free travel for all women with BPL-APL card, he said.

Transport officials have given three or four options. Let the government say about the condition but our manifesto was free for all women. We will give the report of the transport department in the cabinet tomorrow. He said there is no doubt that the free bus travel guarantee will come into force tomorrow.

An estimated 3,200 crores will be required to implement the scheme every year. In the meeting, the officials requested that the government would provide subsidy in view of the fact that the four corporations of the transport department are making losses.

He held a meeting with senior officials of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) today and discussed the guidelines for implementing the guarantee. The issues discussed in the meeting will be presented to the Chief Minister in the form of a report. He has already spoken to the principal secretaries of the transport department yesterday. The Principal Secretary of the Transport Department submits a report to the CM. He said that the Chief Minister will discuss with the officials and decide to implement the plan.

Mysuru: Ballari district was struck by a devastating road accident that resulted in the loss of ten lives, including three innocent children, while three others sustained severe injuries. The incident took place on Monday afternoon on the Mysuru-Kollegal highway near Kurubur village of T Narsipur taluk, Mysuru district.

The victims, who hailed from Ballari, were returning in a Toyota Innova, a multi-utility vehicle, after visiting the Male Mahadeshwara temple in Hanur taluk. Unfortunately, their journey took a tragic turn when their vehicle collided head-on with a private bus traveling in the opposite direction. The impact was so severe that the car was completely mangled beyond recognition. The bus, on the other hand, was en route to Kollegal.

According to the police, there were thirteen individuals in the MUV, including women and four children. The accident occurred near Pinjrapole, a care center for cattle owned by the Pinjrapole Society of the Jain community.

The victims have been identified as Manjunath (35), Poornima (30), Pavan (10), Karthik (8), Sandeep (24), Sujatha (40), Kotresh (45), Gayathri (35), Shravya (3), and the driver Aditya. The injured parties, namely Shashikumar, Puneeth, and Janardhan, have been rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, as confirmed by Superintendent of Police Seema Latkar.

The police have obtained CCTV camera footage capturing the accident from the bus, which will aid in the investigation of the incident. The loss of life and the injuries sustained in this tragic accident have left the community in deep shock and mourning.