He had attempted suicide 10 days ago, but succumbs at hospital yesterday Hunsur: A debt ridden farmer, who had attempted suicide 10 days ago and admitted to a hospital, has breathed his last at the hospital yesterday. The deceased farmer is Jayannegowda (45), son of Ramegowda of Kanagalu village. He leaves behind his wife and…
KRRS urges State to announce farmer welfare schemes in Budget
February 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has urged the State Government to announce schemes aimed at farmer welfare in the forthcoming Budget. Addressing a press meet here recently, KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra said that the farmers of the State were distressed by loss of crops due to floods and drought, unremunerative prices for crops…
National Farmers’ Day: Farmers groomed on agricultural implements
December 23, 2019Mysuru: Marking National Farmers’ Day commemorating birth anniversary of former PM late Chaudhary Charan Singh, Zilla Panchayat, Department of Agriculture and other organisations had organised a workshop on ‘Quality of agricultural implements’ at Curzon Park this morning. About 100 farmers participated in the workshop who were groomed on agricultural implements and marketing of these implements….
Farmer ends life in Mandya taluk
November 2, 2019Mandya: A farmer Manjunath (40), son of Srinivas of Hulivana village in the taluk allegedly committed suicide this morning by hanging from a tree at the agricultural land he owned. Manjunath was said to had grown sugarcane in his 3-acre land. He was reportedly waiting for the clearance permit for the 14-month-old crop to be…
Farmer commits suicide at Hunsur
July 2, 2019Hunsur: A debt-ridden farmer, who had attempted suicide by consuming pesticide and was admitted to a private hospital in Mysuru, breathed his last yesterday. The deceased farmer is Rajashekar (45), a resident of Hegganduru village in Hunsur taluk. Rajashekar had taken a loan of Rs.7.5 lakh from a bank in Hunsur and had also taken…
Risky Business
June 18, 2019Agriculture is a profession of patience and it is important to take risks at times. Apart from the time, labour and financial investment, passion is an important attribute to be successful. This is the season of Jamun (Indian Blackberry) fruit and tonnes of fruits are brought into the city daily from various places including Bengaluru,…
Farmer electrocuted: Villagers protest; relent after compensation assurance
June 15, 2019Nanjangud: A 30-year-old farmer was electrocuted when he was walking near a transformer on Haginavalu-Surahalli Road near Volagere village in Nanjangud this morning. The deceased has been identified as Basavaraju. He is survived by his sister, brother and his mother. The incident took place when the farmer had gone to his field at around 9.30…
Farmer killed as power line snaps and falls on him
April 16, 2019Mysuru: A farmer, who was working in a sugarcane field, was killed after a live power line snapped and fell on him at Yelegowdanahundi village in the taluk yesterday morning. The deceased farmer is Gavisiddegowda (50), son of late Yelegowda of the village. Yesterday morning, Gavisiddegowda was working in the sugarcane field of one Mustaj…
Farmer commits suicide
July 9, 2018Mysuru: A farmer, who was suffering from illness, allegedly committed suicide by hanging self to a tree in his farm at Yandalli village in the taluk. The deceased has been identified as Karigowda (37), a resident of Yandalli. Karigowda, who was suffering from illness, who left his house on Saturday morning saying that he was…
Journey of a natural farmer through the eyes of a Historian
December 27, 2017Renowned Historian and former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Prof. B. Sheik Ali, an avid reader of Star of Mysore, is penning an article for this newspaper for the first time. The nonagenarian, in his lucid hand, writes about the importance of natural farming and highlights how M.K. Kailash Murthy, a natural farmer, cultivates…
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