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Gowda upbeat about
third front:
BJP's dismal record in by polls means a lot to JD (S)
President. BJP has lost 24 of the 28 by- elections held in
the country after the NDA formed government at the Centre.
Its supporters like M Karunanidhi (DMK in Tamil Nadu),
Mahanta in Assam and Parkash Singh Badal (Akali Dal in
Punjab) had lost power during this period. BJP was
relegated to the third place in the UP Assembly elections.
All this unmistakably showed that the people had rejected
the party's policies and voted against its performance,
according to Janata Dal (Secular) President and former
Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. Speaking to media persons
at Channarayapatna on Saturday, he claimed that the nation
was badly in need of a third force, a front excluding BJP
and Congress. He was on his way to his native village
Paduvalahippe.
Cauvery waters:
Deve Gowda demanded that CM S M Krishna take Karnataka
MP's delegation to the Prime Minister seeking withdrawal
of the circular issued by the Union irrigation department
last year on Cauvery water dispute. JD (S) leaders,
workers and well wishers of Gowda in the district and also
neighboring districts accorded a warm reception to him
when he arrived in his native district for the first time
after winning the Parliament election from Kanakapura. He
arrived at Kirisave, the border village of Hassan
district, and he was received with slogans. Each village
on either side of the road from Channarayapatna to
Holenarasipura had erected pandals. Rajya Sabha Member H K
Javaregowda, B V Karigowda, MLC, H K Kumaraswamy, H S
Parkash and C S Puttegowda, former MLAs, were present.
Low target tobacco
crop resented:
"Union Development Minister Venkiah Naidu who was
elected from Karnataka to the Rajya Sabha should try to
protect the interests of the State, or he should
resign," demanded A Manju, MLA from Arkalgud.
Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Central Tobacco
Board fixed the tobacco growing quantity for Karnataka at
43 million kg despite the demand from the growers to fix
it at 60 million kg.
Dacoits strike at
farmhouse:
A five-member gang of dacoits struck at a farmhouse at
Kannaikanahalli near Arsikere and decamped with Rs. 20,000
cash and gold jewellery after beating up the inmates in
the early hours of Friday morning. They beat up Nanjappa,
Raveendra and Rangiah with sickle and iron rod and
threatened Yeshoda and Jayamma. Yeshoda, wife of
Veerabhadrappa, and jayamma, wife of Nanjappa, had taken
Rs 10,000 loan each from the self-help group and kept the
money in the house. The dacoits took away that money and
also the mangalya chains and other jewels from both the
women. Arsikere DySP Mahantyhappa and circle inspector
Chinnaswamy visited the spot.
Vidyut adalat on June
15:
T C Revanna, Executive Engineer, KPTCL, said a vidyut
adalat would be held at the Deputy Commissioner's court
hall at 11 am on June 15. He said if the consumers had any
problems they could bring them to the adalat. The
consumers can seek the help of the executive engineers at
Hassan and CR Patna on working days at their office.
S M Krishna township
project near Hassan gets approval:
The Rs 60-crore S M Krishna Township near here on the
Arsikere-Hassan road. Sanctioned by the State Government
will be a boon for houseless and site less people on the
city outskirts and nearby areas, said B M Manjunath,
President and Pranalinga Shivasali, Commissioner of Hassan
Urban Development Authority, and B P Kaniram, Deputy
Commissioner, here on Thursday. They told a media
conference the new township would be coming up with all
modern facilities in 450 acres of elevated land of
Sankenahalli and other villages. HUDA and Hudco will
implant this project jointly under partnership basis.
Meters to irrigation
pump sets:
T C Revanna, Executive Engineer, Karnataka Power
Transmission Corporation Limited, said the State
government had fixed meters to the irrigation pump sets to
monitor the quantum of power the farmers were consuming.
He said that while billing they would verify the minimum
charge, which was already fixed, and compare it with the
consumed quantity and charge which ever was less. He asked
the pump set owners not to damage the meters and added
that they had already sent a list of meters, which were
damaged by the farmers to the Government for further
instruction.
HUDA to allot 5,878
new sites:
The Hassan Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided
to allot 5,878 sites in Krishnanagar where the Hudco
acquired 450 acres of land for the purpose, Hudco
president B.K.Mnajunath said. Addressing media persons
here, he said about Rs.58 crore is needed to develop the
new extension. Hudco and HUDA will share the expense
equally. He further said HUDA has fixed Rs 2.95 lakh per
acre to landowners besides a 60x40 site. He added that
about Rs 13 crore has been earmarked for land acquisition
purpose in this regard. Stating that out of 450 acres, 45
acres have been reserved for public purpose, 70 acres for
park and 128 acres for roads, he said about 15,831
applications seeking sites were pending before the
authority besides 10,000 fresh applications. Pranalinga
Shivasali HUDA commissioner was present.
Sentenced:
Kantharaj of Angadihalli of Belur taluk was sentenced to
one-year Rigorous Imprisonment and was imposed a fine of
Rs 1,000 for illegally transporting leopard skin. Kantaraj
had transported leopard skin worth Rs 50,000 in 1999
without obtaining the permit from the department
concerned.
Constable killed in
Accident:
Reserve police constable Boregowda was killed on the spot
when a matador van hit the motorbike he was riding on
Santhepet road on Friday evening.
Tree falls on power
line:
A huge banyan tree fell on an electric line in the
premises of the inspection bungalow at Arsikere following
heavy rains in Friday. Four electric poles were broken
under the impact of the tree fall. Since the Karnataka
Power Transmission Corporation Limited had disconnected
the power supply immediately after the officials sensed
the rainfall, the damage was contained.
Correspondent
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