Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding jobs in industries to children of land loser farmers who parted with their land for establishment of industries, farmers under the banner of KRRS staged a demonstration in front of the KIADB (Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board) Office on KRS Road in Metagalli here yesterday, Pointing out that the KIADB acquired thousands of…
Release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Police prevent farmers from blocking Expressway, take them into custody
August 22, 2023Mandya: Opposing the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, over 150 farmers staged a protest in the town and even tried to block the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway this noon. But the Police, who prevented the farmers from entering the Expressway, took the farmers into custody as a precautionary measure. The farmers, who arrived in bullock…
Echo of Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu: BJP to block Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway traffic tomorrow
August 20, 2023Karnataka RajyaRaitha Sangha calls for Highway bandh on Aug. 22 Mandya: Brace up for a significant blockade of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway on both Aug. 21 (Monday) and Aug. 22 (Tuesday), as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Karnataka RajyaRaitha Sangha (parent organisation) have declared a bandh to protest against the Congress Government’s decision to release…
Nandini milk row: KRRS to stage State-wide protest on Apr. 15
April 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the BJP Government of planning to merge the State’s popular milk brand Nandini with Gujarat’s Amul, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) will stage a demonstration at all District Headquarters of the State on Apr.15. Announcing this at a press meet here, KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra alleged that efforts are going on at…
Farmers demand good prices for sugarcane; call for 8-hour Mandya bandh tomorrow
December 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: KRRS (Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha) President Badagalapura Nagendra has said that the Sangha has given a call for Mandya bandh on Dec. 19 to urge the State Government to fix Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane at Rs. 4,500 per tonne and to fulfil their other demands. Addressing media persons at Jaladarshini Guest…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane highway – What is MP’s personal interest here: KRRS
February 2, 2022‘1,200 acres to be acquired; Pay Rs. 3 crore per acre as compensation’ Mysore/Mysuru: Stiffly opposing the implementation of the Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane, 93-km National Highway (NH) parallel to the existing NH-275 that connects Mysuru and Kushalnagar, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has questioned the ‘self-interest’ of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in the project. The…
Farmer convention at Belagavi
December 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking a repeal of farm laws of the State Government and compensation for crop loss, farmers will hold a convention at Belagavi tomorrow (Dec. 12). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra said that convention has been organised a day ahead of the winter session of the State Legislature…
Farmers to block all National Highways on Nov. 26
November 12, 2021Mandya: Strongly opposing the three farm laws recently introduced by the Centre, farmer associations of the State will block National Highways (Rasta Roko) across the State on Nov.26, marking the first anniversary of farmer’s stir near the Delhi border demanding withdrawal of the farm laws. Announcing this at a press meet at Mandya recently, KRRS…
Farmers and Trade Union leaders submit memorandums to DC seeking relief
June 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing a couple of private enterprises at Kochanahalli in the taluk of cheating farmers who had parted with their land, a delegation of farmer leaders and Trade Union leaders submitted memorandums to Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham at the DC’s office here yesterday, seeking appropriate compensation and reinstatement of sacked employees of a Nanjangud…
Farmers stage protest against RTO officials
November 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over the action of RTO officials, who had seized a couple of vegetable lorries for alleged violation of traffic norms, farmers under the banner of KRRS and Hasiru Sene, staged a demonstration in front of the RTO (West) Office in Chamarajapuram here recently. Accusing the RTO officials of heavily penalising the vegetable lorry…
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