Sugar units won’t pay more
Owners of sugar factories on Saturday refused to give additional Rs 160 per tonne of sugar cane to farmers, as suggested by the government.
With this development, the ongoing tussle between factory owners and sugar cane growers may not be solved in the near future.
Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao held a meeting with the representatives of the factories at Vidhana Soudha this evening.
 The owners expressed their inability to pay additional money, as the prices of sugar at international market has crashed. Even paying Rs 100 would not be possible, they owners reportedly told the government at the meeting.
Bheemanna Khandre, who participated in the meeting, told reporters that the factories were neither under loss, nor were they making a profit. “It is not possible to pay additional Rs 160 per tonne. The same has been conveyed to the government,” he added.
Sudhakar Rao said the government had requested owners to pay the additional money, but owners have also conveyed their problems.
VC’s post: Three names mooted
The committee constituted for selecting the Mysore University Vice-Chancellor has shortlisted three candidates. According to sources, these names have been submitted to the Governor. The selection is likely to happen early next week.
This is the second time that the committee has shortlisted candidates. Earlier, the committee had shortlisted three candidates, but they were rejected after the Governor expressed unhappiness over the selection.
Food for diabetics
The Nutrition and Diet Department of MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital held a demonstration of different dishes for breakfast for diabetic patients, like peppery corn and tomato salad, bhajanee thalipeeth and oats idly. Chief dietician Hema Aravind and her team members demonstrated making of these recipes with details of the ingredients and their nutritive values.