4 GPs to oppose land Kuthethooru, Permude, Ekkaru and Delanthabettu gram panchayats have taken a decision against the land acquisition for the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), said Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samithi.
Response to bundh call?
Road works commence in Kundapur, at last The bundh call given by citizens of Udupi district on October 30 has finally awakened the authorities of the National Highway department from a prolonged sleep.
Research needed in dry farming The food security programmes in our country needs to be strengthened. Also, dry farming needs to be encouraged, said Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Principal Dr R S Deshpande.
Govt has failed dalits: DSS The Chintamani unit of the Dalit Sangarsha Samiti has urged the authorities concerned to move the High Court against the order of the Sessions Court, which absolved all the accused in the murder of dalits at Nagalapura village in Kolar district.
Farmers holding a massive protest in Chintamani on Tuesday, against the injustice meted out to them by bank officials and the Mahendra Tractor Company. Dh Photo
With the Left parties rejecting any compromise on the nuclear deal with the United States, should the UPA government dump the deal and move ahead? Deccan Herald invited its readers to express their views on the subject. Many readers were of the opinion that the UPA government should ignore the Left’s objections and go ahead with the deal. However, some others held that the Left’s concerns were justified and opposed the deal.