Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha opposes acquisition of 198-acre fertile agricultural land for fantasy park-like project Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a proposal to upgrade the Brindavan Gardens, located at the base of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam across River Cauvery in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya district. The project, estimated to cost Rs. 2,663…
Vijayanagar Sunday Farmers Shandy needs basic amenities: Farmer leader
July 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Samoohika Nayakatva) staged a protest in front of Heritage Farmers Market (Sunday Farmers Shandy) at Vijayanagar 1st Stage in city recently. Raitha Sangha State Secretary Manju Kiran said, the market built by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), to encourage farmers by creating a market for farm produces grown using traditional…
Farmers stage protest seeking fulfilment of demands
July 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, farmers, under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), staged a demonstration in front of the new Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office on Bannur Road in Siddarthanagar here on Friday. Urging the Government to withdraw the order asking farmers to pay the cost of power connection to Irrigation…
Farmers stage protest demanding jobs for land losers
May 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding jobs for children of land losers who parted their lands for setting up of Industries, farmers under the banner of various organisations such as ‘KIADB ge Bhoomi Needida Raithara Hakkugala Horata Vedike’, ‘Janandolangala Mahamaitri’, ‘Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha’ and ‘Akhila Bharata Raitha Krushi Karmikara Sanghatane,’ staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy…
Various events to mark Prof. MDN’s birth anniversary on Feb. 13
February 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Farmer leader Vidyasagar has said that Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have organised the 88th birth anniversary celebrations of renowned farmer leader Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy under the title ‘Namma MDN’ at Ravindra Kalakshetra, near Town Hall, Bengaluru, on Feb. 13 at 10 am. He was speaking at a press conference held at…
Karnataka Raitha Sangha urges for closure of liquor store, stages protest
February 8, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that a liquor store has been opened illegally near Siddaiahnahundi Gate in Nanjangud taluk, activists of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, urging for the closure of the liquor store, staged a protest in front of Excise Department Office at Kuvempunagar in city yesterday. The protesters said that following the opening of the liquor store…
KRRS to take out tractor rally at district centres on Jan. 26
January 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning what they call ‘anti-farmer stand of the Central Government’ and urging for fulfilment of various demands of the farmers, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has decided to take out a tractor rally at all the district centres in the State including Bengaluru on Jan. 26, the Republic Day. KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra made…
Farmers to protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru from Nov. 26
November 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding the implementation of their various demands including repealing the APMC Act, farmers will stage a protest for three days from Nov. 26 to 28 at Freedom Park in Bengaluru. This was disclosed by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) President Badagalapura Nagendra at a press meet held at Jaladarshini Guest House in city yesterday….
KRRS stir on Sept. 5 to stop water release; seeks drought declaration
September 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) President Badagalapura Nagendra said that the KRRS will stage a stir in all district centres of the State on Sept. 5 to urge the Government for declaring the State as ‘Drought hit’ and to seek fulfillment of long pending farmer demands. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Nagendra urged…
Protests over Cauvery heat up in Mandya
August 31, 2023Srirangapatna: Following the release of water from KRS reservoir, farmers led by Melukote MLA Darshan Puttanaiah launched overnight protest on the road leading to Brindavan Garden yesterday. MLA Darshan, accompanied by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leaders, raised slogans against the Government and Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for releasing water, in compliance with the…
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