Shruthi Sastry

Journalist, formerly @Deccan Herald
Facts sacred, views personal, RTs not endorsements.

[Dr. Sylvia Karpagam @sakie339]

Preterm deliveries are a sensitive indicator of how the state and country takes care of its women and children.

There is a need for the health system to pull its socks together

https://t.co/ZV4B3wEV3z

@shrusastry writes

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

Breaking | The #Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to scrap 4 per cent #OBC reservation for #Muslims. They will be moved to the 10 per cent #EWS #quota basket.
https://t.co/vBlzyp5C8k

[Shemin @shemin_joy]

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as Lok Sabha member @DeccanHerald

[Shruthi Sastry @shrusastry]

@DeccanHerald In a first in the post-pandemic situation, CM Bommai presents a revenue surplus budget. Revenue receipts are estimated to be Rs 402 crore more than revenue expenditure. Fiscal deficit at 2.6%, liabilities at 24.2% of GSDP. #KarnatakaBudget2023

[Basavaraj S Bommai @BSBommai]

ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಇಂದು ಏರಡನೇ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಮಂಡಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ನನ್ನ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದರ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಶ್ರೀ ಆಂಜನೇಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಪೂಜೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜನತೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿಸಲಾಯಿತು‌.

#KarnatakaBudget2023

[Siddaramaiah @siddaramaiah]

Here is my interview with @DeccanHerald about the communal agenda of @BJP4Karnataka & their attempts to divert the attention from real issues concerning common man.

https://t.co/aD3d3UkkyE

[Zilla Panchayat Bengaluru South @ZPramanagara]

Mulberry to Mudde: Ramanagara open tourism lane for Self-Help group: @DeccanHerald

SHG women from Ramanagara took a group of German tourists on an experimental #SericultureTour explaining from mulberry cultivation to weaving a silk saree

@PMOIndia @CMofKarnataka @Ikrum_shariff

[Bharath Joshi @bharathjoshi]

Political analyst @SandeepShastri2 points out that in the present political scenario in Karnataka, no #Dalit leader stands a chance.

Read @shrusastry’s piece here: https://t.co/dPnuUwbGD8

[Bharath Joshi @bharathjoshi]

Bengaluru Archbishop Peter Machado urges Karnataka Governor @TCGEHLOT not to give assent to the ordinance passed by the @BSBommai Cabinet today that will give effect to the anti-conversion law. @DeccanHerald

[Pushkar V @pushkarv]

Morning walkers in shock as hundreds of dead fish float in Yelachenahalli Lake, #Bengaluru.

#BengaluruLake #FishKill
@DeccanHerald

[Bharath Joshi @bharathjoshi]

All existing users of #loudspeakers or public address systems should obtain written permission within 15 days, the @BSBommai administration has said in a circular. @DeccanHerald

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

The Tuesday Interview | Ex-Union minister C M Ibrahim tells DH’s @shrusastry why he thinks the JD(S) will come to power in the #2023Assemblypolls

#Congress #CMIbrahim #Karnataka #KarnatakaPolitics #JDS

https://t.co/8KotgRSe6c

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

A majority of burns cases go unregistered as victims are coerced to withdraw complaints, writes @shrusastry.

https://t.co/BakzYxynM1

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

#Karnataka | A whopping Rs 7,885.32 crore has been used on drinking water projects, drainage repair, irrigation and other civil works under a provision successive governments have used to ‘divert’ funds meant for SC/ST welfare, official data shows. https://t.co/NcWvvCipFP

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

#Karnataka | Despite allocating Rs 38,675 crore, releasing Rs 31,155 crore and spending Rs 28,951 crore between 2007 and now, lawmakers and experts complain that the backwardness still remains.

@shrusastry writes.

https://t.co/MCUt7y35tL

[Shruthi Sastry @shrusastry]

@shrutiappalla @anuradhavellat Hey she has found a place. Thanks for reaching out.

[Hita Prakash @HitaPrakash]

Marginalised for centuries, the African -origin Siddi tribe of Uttara Kannada are being recognised for their athletic abilities through an initiative by the Karnataka Govt. But the challenge for DYES/govt remains the programme's longevity.
@DeccanHerald
https://t.co/XF1sqHzXgb

[Deccan Herald @DeccanHerald]

With a year to go for #Karnataka Assembly polls, #AAP's state convener @aapkaprithvi talks to DH's @shrusastry on the party's strategy for the state and why he thinks their prospects are better this time.

https://t.co/N9CLXdibAY