Vittal Shastri

Kalaburagi: Tur dal prices are likely to rise in the next few months as an estimated 35 per cent of the standing crop in Kalaburagi, the tur bowl of Karnataka, has been destroyed due to extreme weather.

Shashikant was employed at the blood bank near Basaveshwara Hospital. Chandrashekhar Patil, owner of the blood bank, accused Shashikant of stealing cigarette packets worth Rs 1.40 lakh and demanded him to pay amount.

Kalaburagi: Headmasters of schools are footing the additional costs of procuring eggs to provide them under the mid-day meal scheme due to a mismatch between government fund allocation and the actual price in the market.

The body of the contractor Sachin Monappa Panchal (26), who hailed from Katti Tugaon village of Bhalki taluk, was found on a railway track in Bidar on Thursday morning.

Panchal, who ended his life by falling under a train in Bidar on Thursday, left a suicide note accusing the associates of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge of making death threats.

Nearly 160 farmers in Raichur district, aided by scientists from the Raichur Krishi Vignan Kendra, cultivating cotton using this new system across 450 acres have seen their yield increase by almost 50%.

Vinay Malge's efforts are geared towards honouring the past, so the district sees a brighter future.

Most Dalit organisations have rallied behind Priyank, though BJP has upped the ante demanding his resignation.

Wholesale merchants say exports will also see a slump due to discoloration of fruits in severe cold.

They argued that the government has failed to meet the fundamental rights of the people despite several protests against lack of response to redress several problems.