India, June 3 -- Hours after he took oath as the chief minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar rolled out a slew of welfare measures, with a focus on youth recruitment and students.

Among the announcements made after his first cabinet meeting in the state was the decision to issue free bus passes to students. Shivakumar took oath earlier today at the Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, along with 13 others ministers who were inducted into the cabinet.

* Shivakumar said that travel for students in government buses would now be free of cost. "We will issue free bus pass to all students," he said. These will be applicable for non-luxury government buses.

*, In a bid to address the issue of unemployment, the Karnataka CM said his government would set up...