Mysuru: Even as close to 20% of voters in Mysuru are likely to be dropped from the draft electoral rolls as the voters were either absent, shifted, dead, duplicate or otherwise unavailable (ASDDO), another 5-10% too are likely to face scrutiny by the election commission because of discrepancies in their records.According to records prior to…
Chikkamagaluru: Deputy commissioner Bhanwar Singh Meena has directed agriculture and horticulture officials to submit a comprehensive report on crop damage caused by rains and ensure full compensation to affected farmers. During his visit to Sringeri taluk, the DC inspected damaged roads, agricultural fields and retaining walls.He chaired a meeting with officials at the taluk office….
Mysuru: Members of various farmers’ associations have urged the state govt to increase compensation for snakebite victims.At present, the Karnataka govt provides a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to victims of fatal snakebite incidents. Pointing out that the govt offers Rs 20 lakh compensation for deaths caused by wild animal attacks and Rs 5 lakh…
Chikkamagaluru: Members of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (KDSS) alleged that forest department officials assaulted a Dalit farmer cultivating on govt-granted land survey no 34 of Nagarajapura village, Amruthapura hobli, Tarikere taluk.Speaking to reporters, KDSS leaders HV Balaraj, GT Ramesh and Annayya said the 4.3-acre land was granted to Sugunamma of Yarehalli village in 2018. The…
Mandya: As many as 65 govt schools in Mandya district have been temporarily closed this academic year due to poor student enrolment, with the children being shifted to nearby schools, including Karnataka Public Schools (KPS).The district has 1,609 govt schools. Despite concerted efforts by teachers and school authorities to increase enrolment, several schools continued to…
Madikeri: Coffee plantations in Kodagu have been affected due to the rain when the coffee beans are budding. BJP’s Raitha Morcha demanded the govt and the district administration to aid the farmers by announcing a compensation for them.A team led by BJP Raitha Morcha Kodagu district unit president Ammunichand Ranji Poonacha surveyed the coffee plantations…
Filed by Milton.Lawrence@timesofindia.comCleared by AravindMysuru: The death of forest watcher Mahadeva Swamy, a daily wage worker at M M Hills, has once again highlighted the harsh and risky conditions faced by outsourced staffers in the Forest Department.His death has renewed scrutiny of how anti-poaching and protection duties are being handled on the ground, and whether…
Mysuru/ Mandya/ Shivamogga: The bandh called by various pro-Kannada and pro-farmer organisations received a poor response across the Mysuru and Malnad regions Thursday, with normal life remaining largely unaffected despite protests in several places.Except for Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), no major organisation or industrial body supported the bandh call, citing the active monsoon situation…
Shivamogga: Former minister and senior BJP MLA from Thirthahalli Araga Jnanendra Thursday expressed serious concern over the state notification banning gutka, warning that it had triggered a sharp market decline and caused immense financial distress to arecanut growers across Karnataka.In a social media post, he said Karnataka contributes a major share of the country’s total…
In Mandya, epicenter of the protests, agitators shutdown many commercial establishments forcefully. MYSURU: Except court boycott by the advocates, bandh call given by a section of pro Kannada and farmers organisations received poor response in Mysuru and malnad districts.In Mandya, epicenter of the protests, agitators shutdown many commercial establishments forcefully.According to the authorities, in Mysuru,…
