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Southren Rly staff
stage dharna:
The Southern Railway employee staged a dharna against the
Rakesh Mohan report. The dharna was staged under the
leadership of Employees' Association President H M
Shantharaju and Secretary B P Baburao. They were demanding
that the Union Government reject the report in the
interest of the employees.
Compensation for
deaths:
The Union Government has clarified that only Rs. 50,000
can be given under Central relief funds in case of deaths
in natural calamity, Deputy Commissioner Kaniram said. In
a recent circular, the Government has objected to
extending Rs 1 lakh under CRF relief, he said. All the
States are paying only Rs 50,000 but Karnataka is paying
Rs 1 lakh as compensation, he added. Now, the Union
Government has clearly stated that the compensation amount
should not exced Rs 50,000, he told.
Vokkaligara Sangh
chief feted:
Self-confidence is very important to achieve any goal in
life, former chairman of Karnataka Administrative Tribunal
Harnalli Ramaswamy said. Felicitating D B Basave Gowda who
has been elected as President of the State Vokkaligra
Sangha, Bangalore, he commended Basave Gowda's services as
the Vice-President of Malnad Technical Education Society.
Secretary D A Chandre Gowda, treasurer C S Krishnaswamy,
assistant secretry Puttaraju, HUDA President B K Manjunath,
K M Rudrappa, H V Thimmegowda, H P Nagendriah (all
directors) and K A Krishnamurthy, Principal of Malnad
Engineering Colleges spoke on the occasion.
Ban on liquor sale
urged:
There are 5,000 self help group associations in rural
areas of the district and most of them have already
submitted memorandum the Deputy Commissioner urging him to
ban the sale of loqour in their villages. Hence the
officers of the State excise department should respond to
the pleas of the rural women, urged C Vijayakumar,
secretary, Neo-Literates Development Association.
Shivananda Lahari
programme:
The Vedantaha Bharathi Institution, Krishnarajanagar and
district Shankara Sandesha Saptaha Sanchalana Samiti,
Hassan, jointly organised Shivananda Lahari programme at
nine centres in the district for the last six days. The
valedictory function was held at Shankar Mutt on May 31.
Sri Shankara Bharathi Swami, Yoganandeswara Mutt,
Krishnarajanagara and Sri Jagadathmandadaji of
Ramakrishnashrama, Ponnampet, blessed the devotees on the
occasion.
Action for illegal
construction:
The Hassan Urban Development Authority has issued notices
to the Deputy Directors of Public Instruction, head master
of a Boy's High School at R C Road and the executive
engineer, for constructing a building, which was meant for
a playground. Hassan Urban Development Authority President
B K Manjunath and Commissioner Pranalinga Shivasali have
issued show cause notice to the trio and demanded
clarification from them or to demolish the construction
since it was illegal. According to the comprehensive
development plan of the city, 44,000 sq meters have been
earmarked for the playground at the high school grounds.
Two constructions measuring 90 x 30 and 40 x 40 are coming
up in that place without getting formal approval by the
authorities. They said if the constructions were not
demolished serious action would be initiated against them.
Youth dies after bike
hits pole:
Aijaj Pasha (21), a resident of Premnagar Extension in
Sakleshpur was killed on the spot when his motorcycle hit
a telephone pole. Police said the incident happened when
Aijaj and his friend Shashidhar who were going on a bike
on the Mangalore-Bangalore highway on May 28 night lost
control of the vehicle near the coffee board office and
hit a telephone pole. A severly injured Shashidhar has
been admitted to Crawford Hospital, Sakleshpur, where he
is said to be recovering.
Samiti condemns statue
desecration:
The karnataka Parishishta Jathi Vargagala Sanghatana
Samiti here has condemned the damaging of the Ambedker
statue at Bangarpet on May 26. Samiti President Kumar
Kaliveer demanded suitable action against the officers
concerned who did not ensure proper protection of the
statue. Dalit leaders Nadugarahalli Siddhappa, B K Nataraj,
Bank Shivanna, Rajesh Layer and others submitted a
memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner requesting the
Government to exterminate the miscreants from the State.
Workshop on honey
culture held:
If ruralites take up honey culture they can earn good
profit since it is a less investment and sure returns
project. DCC Bank President H P Mohan said. Inaugurating a
workshop on honey culture at Kandali agriculture science
centre near here, he said ryots were not utilising the
opportunity though there was enough scope for them to
grow. Gavi Gowda, head of the honey culture department at
Agriculture University, Bangalore, and Belavadi, Co-Prof,
Agriculture Regional Centre of Mudigere, spoke on the
occasion. Dr G K Veeresh, former Vice-Chancellor of
Agriculture University, Bangalore, presided over the
workshop. Doddahanumiah, Head of the Centre, welcomed the
gathering and also proposed a vote of thanks.
Action against sale of
spurious seeds:
The district administration will take stringent action
against those dealers who sell spurious potato seeds to
the growers at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee
(APMC), Deputy Commissioner B P Kaniram said. Speaking to
media persons, he said they had conducted a meeting under
the chairmanship of the APMC President to discuss this
issue. He said drinking water problem was not so serious
in the district and also the recent rains had brought some
relief. He said Channarayapatna and Belur taluks have
received good rains. So far, the district has got 89.9 mm
rains in May, he said. Last year in the same period it was
109 mm, he said.
Bag containing Rs 1.5
lakh stolen:
A sum of Rs 1.25 lakh has been reportedly stolen from a
car at Holenarasipura. According to the police, one B N
Nagarju had left the bag containing the cash in the car
while he was away on the Rever Bunk Road. When he returned
he found that the bag was missing.
Shivalinga swamy
smaranaradhana:
The 115th year Smaranaradhana of Sri Shivalinga swamy was
performed at Sri Kshetra Kodi Mutt in Harnahalli village
in Arsikere taluk on May 31. The special pooja for the
Gadduge started at 6am and Belli Pallakki utsva was held
from 11 am, according to a press release issued here.
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