News18 Afternoon Digest: Karnataka Budget 2024; Mumbai mentally ill woman kills daughter and other headlines

In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Karnataka Budget 2024, A mentally ill woman in Mumbai killed her daughter after not taking medication and other headlines.

INR 100 cr for Waqf properties, INR 200 for Christian community: Karnataka budget announced

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also the finance minister, presented the state budget on Friday (February 16). At a time when the opposition is attacking the Congress over its appeasement policy, the Siddaramaiah government has allocated Rs 100 crore for waqf properties, Rs 200 crore for Christian communities and Rs 200 million for pilgrimage sites. read more

Mentally ill woman skipped medication for days, killed daughter with dupatta; also slits wrists in Mumbai apartment

A woman who was undergoing treatment for mental illness strangled her 11-year-old daughter to death with a dupatta. She tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrists with a knife at a rented accommodation in Mumbai’s Borivali area on Thursday night. read more

Get benefits of maximum MSP and procurement, Punjab farmers still protesting; is it politics?

Farmers in Punjab are protesting against the Center, demanding a law to guarantee minimum support price (MSP) for their crops. But farmers in Punjab are not only getting the highest returns on their paddy and wheat crops above their cost of production (in short, the best MSP), but they are also seeing more crops being procured at this rate than any other There are many states and governments. reports show. read more

80-year-old man, forced to walk due to lack of wheelchair, dies of heart attack at Mumbai airport

Earlier this week, a tragic incident occurred at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport when an elderly man who was not provided with a wheelchair collapsed and died at the immigration counter. The incident took place 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 Bachchan women, Shweta Bachchan reveals: ‘He doesn’t like…’

Shweta Bachchan reveals shocking secrets about Amitabh Bachchan. On her daughter Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast What The Hell Navya Season 2, Shweta shared tidbits about the Bachchan family and revealed the one thing that Amitabh Bachchan hates the most. She revealed that he hated it when the women in his family had their hair cut short. Naya corroborated her mother’s confession in the chat. read more