India News: HOSPET: Sulking over the portfolio allocation, Karnataka minister Anand Singh on Wednesday dropped a hint that he would resign his position, a week af.
Sources close to the Minister said he was keen on getting the forest department which he held in the previous B S Yediyurappa government, along with the energy portfolio.
Who is Devika? Meet Karnataka’s First Transgender Woman to be Elected Head of Gram Panchayat
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A transgender woman from Karnataka has scripted history by becoming the first from the state to be appointed as the head of a gram panchayat.
According to reports, Devika, a member of the scheduled caste, has been elected the head of a gram panchayat (GP) from a district in Mysusuru in what is a first for LGBTQIA in the state. The JD-(U) supported candidate won the Saligrama panchayat seat from Ward no 7 K R Nagar taluk of Mysuru district. The ward is reserved for SC women.