Farmers want soft loans, right insurance policies Fixing of remunerative prices for agricultural produce on a scientific basis, waiver of loans taken from cooperatives as well as nationalised banks, easy credit availability, extension of insurance to all types of crops and supply of quality power for pumpsets were some of the important suggestions by farmers and their representatives for preventing suicides of farmers....
Chikungunya vs heart attack!
Villagers, officials in row over womans death The death of 40-year-old Sakamma at Sindhuvalli village has only deepened the mystery: Is it chikungunya, as the villagers tend to believe it is?
KRV activists plan action against Sivaji On a day that witnessed fan frenzy for tickets at the advance booking counters for the Rajnikant-starrer Sivaji - The Boss, activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) staged a dharna opposing the screening of the movie in front of the office of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce...
Blood donation-demand gap needs to be filled Over 80 million units of blood are donated every year, but only 38 per cent of it is collected from developing countries, where 82 percent of the global population lives...
Locals arguing with a doctor over the alleged delay and negligence on the part of doctors in treating patients afflicted by Chikungunya disease, at Sindhuvalli village near Mysore on Thursday. DH photo
The Karnataka Government is planning to send 250 legislators to China for a study tour. Will the tour help in the development of the State? We invite our readers to express their views in about 100 words. Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
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