News18 Afternoon Digest: Karnataka Budget 2024; Mentally Ill Mumbai Woman Kills Daughter and Other Top Stories
News18 Afternoon Digest: Karnataka Budget 2024; Mentally Ill Mumbai Woman Kills Daughter and Other Top Stories
We are also covering: 80-Year-Old Man Dies of Heart Attack At Mumbai Airport After Being Forced To Walk Due to Lack of Wheelchairs; Reaping Benefits of Highest MSP And Procurement, Punjab Farmers Still Protesting; Is It Politics? and more

In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Karnataka Budget 2024, a mentally ill woman in Mumbai kills her daughter after skipping medicines and other top stories.

Rs 100 Cr for Waqf Properties, Rs 200 Cr for Christian Community: Karnataka Budget Unveiled

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the state budget on Friday (February 16). Amid opposition attacks on Congress over appeasement, the Siddaramaiah government allocated Rs 100 crore for waqf properties, Rs 200 crore for Christian communities and Rs 20 crore for pilgrimage sites. READ MORE

Mentally Ill Woman, Who Skipped Medicine for Days, Kills Daughter with Dupatta; Slits Her Wrist Too in Mumbai Flat

A woman undergoing treatment for mental illness strangled her 11-year-old daughter to death using a dupatta. She tried to kill herself by slitting her wrist with a knife at a rented accommodation in Mumbai’s Borivali area on Thursday night. READ MORE

Reaping Benefits of Highest MSP And Procurement, Punjab Farmers Still Protesting; Is It Politics?

Punjab’s farmers are protesting against the Centre, demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for their crops. But not only do Punjab’s farmers get the highest return for paddy and wheat crops over their cost of production — in short, the most favourable MSP — but they also see the maximum quantity of their crop being procured at that rate than any other state, government reports show. READ MORE

80-Year-Old Man Dies of Heart Attack At Mumbai Airport After Being Forced To Walk Due to Lack of Wheelchairs

In a tragic incident, a senior citizen, who was not provided with a wheelchair at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, collapsed at the immigration counter and died earlier this week. The incident occurred on Monday when the 80-year-old man arrived from New York on an Air India flight with his wife. READ MORE

Amitabh Bachchan HATES This About Bachchan Women, Shweta Bachchan Reveals: ‘He Doesn’t Like It When…’

Shweta Bachchan made a surprising revelation about Amitabh Bachchan. Appearing on her daughter, Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast What The Hell Navya Season 2, Shweta shared tidbits about the Bachchan family when she revealed the one thing that Amitabh Bachchan hates the most. She revealed that he hates it when the family’s women cut their hair short. Navya confirmed her mother’s confession during the chat. READ MORE

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL), toll collecting arm of state-owned NHAI, has advised highway users to buy FASTags from 32 authorised banks sans Paytm Payments Bank for hassle-free travel. In a post on X, IHMCL said for hassle-free travel, buy your FASTag from 32 authorised banks. READ MORE

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