Bengaluru lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
*Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,600-crore package to alleviate economic distress caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, including a first-of-its-kind cash assistance for workers in the unorganised sector, mainly taxi and autorickshaw drivers.
*Around 56,000 people from Karnataka, who are stranded in other parts of the country, have applied for passes to return.
*Civil society organisations and the opposition Congress launched a frontal assault on the BJP government in Karnataka on Wednesday for unilaterally withdrawing its request for special trains to ferry migrant workers home, saying they could not be treated like "bonded labour".
*Karnataka chief minister announced Rs 25,000 compensation for flower growers who suffered huge losses due to closure of markets
*Karnataka government on Wednesday announced an increase in additional excise duty (AED) on Indian-made liquor (IML) in the range of 17%- 25% across all slabs, seeking to rake in nearly Rs 3,000 crore in additional revenue in the current financial year.