Mangalore : Areca growers must cast their votes to the eligible candidate like Modi who can work to protect the interests of the growers, said CAMPCO president Konkodi Padmanabha. Addressing the press meet held at Hotel Ocean Pearl on April 15, Tuesday, he said that although the areca growers are being suffering due to the […]

Mangalore : Former BJP CM from Sullia DV Sadananda Gowda threatened to hold a protest rally, on January2, 2014, against proposed ban on arecanut as cash crop, by blaming it as poisonous to the health of citizens in India. He made the statement in BJP office in city on Dec.21 Saturday, against the wrong advise […]

Mangalore : BJP state president Prahlad Joshi said that government must provide the compensation of Rs 25,000 for arecanut growers for incurring the loss, but their announcement of compensating Rs 12,000, will not be enough. Addressing the press meet held at District BJP Office on October 9, Wednesday he said that around 5,000 cattle have […]

Mangalore : The DK District Committee of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha staged a demonstration in front of the DC office in Mangalore on September 17, Tuesday seeking justifiable compensation to areca growers who were reeling under problems due to the Kole Disease that has affected arecanut plantations due to incessant rains in the district. […]

Puttur : State Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Ramanatha Rai has said that  the ban on Gutka will not affect Chaali areca  growers. Speaking to reporters here, the minister said the areca growers need not fear due to Gutka ban.  Stating that  though areca is grown in 20 districts of the state, the areca […]

Mangalore: A delegation from the state recently met Union Finance Minister Chidambaram and briefed him on the problems being confronted by areca growers in Karnataka. The delegation comprising Shashidar Shetty, leader of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, social activist Vidya Dinker, Union Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily, Oscar Fernandes and Jayaprakash Hegde, MPs, also apprised the […]

Mangalore : Konkodi Padmanabha Bhat, President of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative (CAMPCO) said that the Supreme Court’s order to ban the sale of tobacco products in plastic sachets from March 1 has affected the areca growers of the region. He was speaking at the press meet held at the Campco […]