Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of sugarcane farmers, urging fulfilment of their various demands, staged a protest in front of the new Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office at Siddarthanagar here this morning. Led by State Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shanthakumar, the protesters alleged that their demands like payment of arrears of Rs.150 per ton of sugarcane supplied to…
Sugarcane growers lay siege to Offices of MPs and MLAs
December 7, 2022Stage protest in Bengaluru against Govt. apathy Mysore/Mysuru: Citing apathy of the State Government towards their ongoing agitation at Bengaluru for fulfilling their various demands including Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane, sugarcane growers laid siege to the Offices of MPs and MLAs and also staged protests in city on Monday. The protesting farmers,…
Sugarcane farmers’ protest enters fourth day
November 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The overnight protest of Sugarcane farmers entered the fourth day today with protestors banging steel plates and glasses in front of Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office and raising slogans against the District Administration and District Minister S.T. Somashekar. Criticising the delay in fixing Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane by the State Government, sugarcane…
Sugarcane farmers to protest tomorrow
July 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Urging for State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugarcane, farmers will be staging a protest in front of the Office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) here at 11 am tomorrow. Similar protests will be held across the State on Tuesday (July 5). Disclosing this at a press meet in Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road…
DC directs sugar factories to pay advance money to cane growers
August 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the District Administration will write to the Government seeking to fix FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) for sugarcane, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham directed the representatives of Bannari Amman Sugar Factory in Nanjangud taluk to implement the bilateral agreement reached between sugarcane growers and the factory as directed by the Government,…
Mysuru DC to write to the Government on sugarcane price revision
November 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With farmers demanding a higher price for sugarcane, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has assured them that she will send a report to the Government seeking revision of cane price. The DC held a meeting with sugarcane growers and farmers to discuss their issues at her office here on Tuesday. During the course of…
Sugarcane growers to stage Statewide stir on Nov. 2
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking a fair price for sugarcane, farmers will hold a Statewide stir in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioners and Taluk Offices across the State on Nov. 2. Announcing this at a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shantakumar said that the Centre has…
District-Level Committee to look into sugarcane farmers’ woes
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep ordered to form a District Level Technical Committee to look into the problems of Sugarcane growers. A meeting of sugarcane farmers, officials and sugar factory representatives was held at the DC’s office here this morning. The farmers alleged that the sugar factories in Belagavi had announced to pay Rs. 3,000…
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