Maddur: In separate incidents, two farmers, unable to repay the loans they had taken to grow crops, committed suicide by consuming poison at Tubinakere and Rajegowdanadoddi in the taluk. In the first incident, Krishnegowda, who owns 3.5 acre land, had taken a loan of Rs.2 lakh from a Co-operative Society, Rs.1.5 lakh from a Bank…
Mysuru: In separate incidents, a couple and two farmers have committed suicide following increasing debts. In the first case, a couple, unable to repay the loans they had taken, committed suicide by hanging self at K. Shettalli, Maddur taluk in Mandya district. The deceased are Manjunath (55) and his wife Indramma (45), both native of…
Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced his flagship initiative of farm loan waiver soon after coming to power last year, the State Government is said to have been saved a whopping Rs.5,000 crore with the detection of fake records such as Aadhaar Card and Bank Passbook, which were submitted under the guise of…
The so-called ‘political intellectuals’ while dealing with matters concerning marginal farmers, labourers and the poor of the society should exhibit wisdom to protect the wealth of the nation so that the same could be appropriated to the poor and the needy as it happened in Karnataka loan waiver case. In my humble opinion, the present…
Mandya: Although the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government announced farm loan waiver in its budget, the scheme is yet to reach the beneficiary farmers, as the banks are yet to get directions from the Government in this regard. With no proper mechanism in place for farm loan waiver, banks are continuing to serve notices to defaulting farmers,…
Bengaluru: The H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) Government gave a Varamahalakshmi festival gift to farmers and agricultural labourers yesterday, fulfilling one of its biggest promises made during the Assembly elections by deciding to waive off farm loans from nationalised banks. The government also decided to promulgate a Debt Relief Ordinance to give relief to farm labourers. The twin…
Mysuru: BJP State President and the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly B.S. Yeddyurappa has dared Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to dissolve the Assembly and face fresh polls. “If you have the guts, dissolve the Assembly and come for election,” Yeddyurappa thundered. He was speaking during the thanks-giving meeting of BJP under Krishnaraja Assembly…
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