KRRS also appreciated the Supreme Court for its intervention in the drought relief fund matter. Suggesting that the central fund will not be enough to meet the losses incurred because of drought in the state, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Green Brigade (KRRS) today demanded that the state government should also give Rs. 18,171.44 […]
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With elections approaching, various organizations put forth their demands in a series of press conferences held today. Sexual minorities demand reservation and inclusion. Farmers demand implementation of the Swaminathan report. Artisans demand socio-economic empowerment. The Madiga community demands welfare of marginalized groups. While the gender and sexual minorities (GSM) community and farmers in the state […]
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Farmer organisations will conduct meetings and demonstrations across the state from May to June, to attract state government’s attention and reverse its corporate land policies. More land reform policies favouring farmers, agricultural labourers, dalits and landless. Reversal of pro-corporate land policies. Land rights for Bagair Hukum cultivators. Repeal of unjust and coercive land acquisition acts […]
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HOPCOMS has not done any employee recruitment since the 1990s. The current working salesmen capacity has decreased to 50 per cent, and no retired worker has received gratuity after 2018. In the sun-drenched fields of Ambuga taluk, Yoganna, a 66-year-old retired salesman, grapples with financial strains. His Rs. 2700 monthly pension proved insufficient. In 2019, […]
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Due to communication barriers rural entrepreneurs were facing problems in selling their products. Khasi oranges attracted few buyers at the Zest fest here in Bangalore today. The fest reported lack of salesbecause of less footfall.. Orange farmers from Meghalaya ,said that the business flopped at first day but they are expecting to make good sales […]
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Kusum scheme registration and funding has stopped as only 4000 farmers all over Karnataka have availed it since 2014. Due to high installation and maintenance cost, farmers in Karnataka prefer using diesel and grid power pumps over solar pumps. The Kusum scheme has stopped registration from lack of funds, as Karnataka sees few takers for […]
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They are joining hands with other parties to defeat BJP in upcoming assembly election. Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) says it hopes to form a political base and contest elections in the coming years from all districts, in the state through its political unit, Sarvodaya Karnataka Party (SKP). In the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections the […]
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The cost of labor required for using bio pesticides is more due to multiple dosage, say farmers. The use of bio-pesticides by farmers remained low in India initiatives by the government to provide them at subsidized rate. This is due to low shelf life and less effectiveness. Farmers say that they prefer chemical fertilizers as […]
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Areca nut production has increased by 2.4 lakh hectares last year. Thejappa, an areca nut plantation farmer in Shivamogga will have to wait longer to build his new house. Last year, the the market price for areca nuts went down by 50 percent. Thejappa has been growing arecanut for more than a decade now. He […]
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There has been a shortage of two to three lakh tonnes of milk this year, said an official of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). Pointing towards the milk crates, dressed in a t-shirt with Nandini dairy’s logo on it, Manohar said, “I get 30 percent less crates of milk now and they have even stopped […]
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