‘Compensate all COVID-19 victims without conditions’
The Hindu
Siddaramaiah says over 3.5 lakh have succumbed to virus
Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has urged the State government to give compensation for all COVID-19 victims instead of sticking to the order of providing compensation to only one member of the family.
More than 3.5 lakh people have died owing to COVID as against the government’s claims of only about 37,000 victims, he said.
He alleged that 1,500 tonnes of gold, worth ₹4,17,000 crore, had been mortgaged by people in four different private financial companies in the State to raise resources for meeting hospital expenses.

The Karnataka government has drafted a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, the State’s highest revenue-generating temple managed by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department. The redevelopment initiative is estimated to cost around ₹254 crore and aims to enhance infrastructure and facilities for devotees.