Arrack ban: Sachets worth lakhs seized across State Close on the heels of banning the sale of arrack throughout the State, police and excise department personnel seized lakhs of arrack sachets worth lakhs of rupees in Hubli, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts on Sunday. In Raichur, however, 25,000 sachets were surrendered voluntarily.
BOOTLEGGERS ATTEMPTS THWARTED
Seizure, arrests mark Day 1 As many as 24,750 litres of illicit arrack and 2,500 litres of toddy were seized, besides detaining 15 persons in this connection.
Fact-finders on poll campaign We will not allow acquisition of farm land and on assuming power, the Congress government will return the land, if acquired by the present government, to the farmers," says a Fact-Finding Committee, formed by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on acquisition of farm land for the proposed hi-tech townships and Special Economic Zones.
Kannada journalism future bright Nowadays, owners of Kannada media houses are earning well. Journalists are also well paid. However, there are few things in the field which need to be addressed, according to journalist K Satyanarayana.
The State government has been recovering hundreds of acres of encroached lands, especially in and around Bangalore, and disposing them off through auctions, inspite of not getting a good price. Is it the right move or are there better options?
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