Pulse of the Public
Pulse of the Public
Agriculture & Rural Economy news and updates from Davanagere district.
A three-year-old male sloth bear died after coming into contact with an illegal electric fence in Yedehalli under the Shanti Sagara forest range of Channagiri sub-division. Forest officials exhumed the buried carcass and arrested the landowner.
Farmer leaders and local representatives in Harihara have submitted a memorandum to the Davanagere Deputy Commissioner demanding that Harihara taluk be officially declared drought-hit due to severe monsoon rainfall shortage.
A day-long bandh called by the Areca Growers' Federation and BJP Raitha Morcha in Davanagere drew a mixed response across the city as protesters staged demonstrations at major junctions.
Harihara MLA B.P. Harish expressed strong dissatisfaction over the non-release of Bhadra reservoir water into irrigation canals serving Malebennur and Harihara taluk farmers while water was directed to Davanagere town.
Arecanut growers in Channagiri taluk initiated a foot march following special prayers at the Kere Eri Chowdeshwari temple. The farmers expressed deep concern over falling market prices triggered by the government's ban on gutka and pan masala products.
Jagalur MLA B. Devendrappa has warned that he will resign from his Assembly seat if the Karnataka government fails to include Jagalur taluk in the upcoming second list of official drought-hit areas. The statement comes amid rising discontent and farmer protests across the taluk.