Ullal by-polls peaceful As many as 96,736 voters (60.14%) exercised their franchise in the Ullal by-polls on Saturday. There are 1,60,862 voters in the assembly constituency.
Govt mulling relief to cane growers: DyCM The state government is seriously planning to give a compensation of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per hectare to farmers whose sugarcane crop remained unharvested due to delay in crushing.
Miscreants poison fish ponds at Amblamogaru The event, which in fact erupted in suspicious circumstances in the midnight on Friday, got multiple dimensions on Saturday, with a special reference to the by-polls for Ullal assembly constituency.
Grievance meet put off as secretary feels tired The meeting had been scheduled following an assurance of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy who visited the district last month that senior officials of his government would hold periodic grievances meets at district and taluk levels.
Era of development back in Aland, says B R Patil Aland MLA B R Patil has said that after very long gap the era of development has come back to his constituency thanks to the large scale vigorous implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) which has not only provided employment to hundreds and thousands of people but also created valuable assets.
Thoughts to ponder... Senior lecturer of DIET C B Saraswathi speaking at the monthly ‘Shivanubhava Ghoshti’ held at Bekkina Kalmath in Shimoga on Thursday. Mallikarjun Murugharajendra Swami and Dr Shivayogi are seen.DH PHOTO
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