Mysuru : Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that he will hold a protest, if the bank officials forcibly recover loans from farmers. Addressing media persons here on Wednesday, he said, “The banks should not forcibly recover loans from farmers. The farmers are battered by both floods and drought. The state and Central governments should rush […]
Tumkuru : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed states, which have not enrolled with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana (PMKSY), saying that such petty politics has done great damage to the farming community. “I expect that in the new year, those states which are not associated with the Kisan Samman Yojana will at […]
Shivamogga : As many as 25 farmers associated with Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) who were heading towards Tumakuru to stage a protest during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit were taken into custody by the police at railway terminal in the city on Thursday morning. Alleging that the Modi led government in the Centre had […]
Mangaluru: Farmers in Dakshina Kannada, especially on the foothills of the Western Ghats, have been constantly facing a threat from wild animals, including monkeys and boards, to their crops. The monkeys and wild boars targeted particularly arecanut, coconut, banana, cocoa and vegetable crops. One of the reasons attributed for their increasing attacks on farm land […]
Bengaluru: Unfurling the vision of the new JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka for the following five years, Governor Vajubhai Vala said full scale attempts would be made to encourage farmers, women and youth. In his first joint address to the state legislature after the new assembly’s constitution. he said “My government is focused on the welfare […]
Mangaluru : The bandh call given by former chief minister and leader of the opposition BS Yeddyurappa in “support of farmers” is unlikely to have much impact in Dakshina Kannada district. BJP leaders and the district administration suggest businesses will run as usual. However, fewer entities may remain closed in support of the bandh call. […]
Udupi: The farmers of Mattu and surrounding hamlets donated the vegetable, Mattu Gulla, a special type of brinjal, which enjoys the Geographical Indication (GI) tag of ‘Horekanike’ here on Tuesday. People donate foodgrain and vegetables for the Paryaya festival. This is called Horekanike. Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Palimar Mutt will be ascending the Paryaya Peetha […]
Uttar pradesh: A 30-year-old woman was gang-raped by four men in front of her husband and infant son in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. The criminals intercepted the family which was on a bike on a deserted stretch of road and dragged them to a sugarcane field. They tied her husband to a […]
Bhopal : Three persons were killed and two others injured as violence broke out during an ongoing farmers’ agitation in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, prompting the authorities to clamp curfew in the trouble-hit area. Some eyewitnesses alleged that the victims suffered bullet wounds but district authorities denied that there was any firing by police […]
Mangaluru : Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U T Khader said supply of tur dal to the BPL card holders at a subsidised rate through PDS has been affected as the tenderer has failed to supply tur in required quantity. Speaking to reporters here, he said the tenderer has failed to supply as he had availed […]
