2 farmers commit suicide

October 16, 2016

Hassan, Oct 16: Two farmers reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Hassan district on Friday.

farmers In both cases, the deceased’s relatives say that the farmers were unable to bear the burden of loans.

Ramesha (30) of Mavinakere had borrowed over Rs. 2 lakh from a bank apart from a private loan up to Rs. 2 lakh. Holenarasipur Town Police registered the case.

In the other incident, Dase Gowda (70) consumed poison at Lakkehalli in Channarayapatna taluk. He is survived by his wife and four children.

Dase Gowda had borrowed Rs. 50,000 from a cooperative bank, apart from a private loan to drill borewells on his five-acre farm.

When the borewells failed, he lost hope of good returns in his agriculture field.

The Nuggehalli police have registered the case.

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Class 10 student of Siddaganga Mutt tests covid positive

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June 20,2020

Tumakuru, Jun 20: An SSLC student of Siddaganga Mutt here was admitted to the isolation ward of the district hospital on Saturday after he showed Covid-19 symptoms.

Health officials said that the student, a native of the Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, had returned to the Mutt via Raichur on June 15 for writing the SSLC examination scheduled to begin on June 25.

After he was admitted to the hospital the Health Department Officials kept three of his roommates under quarantine. Throat swab sample of the student has also been sent for testing.

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DK Automobile & Tyre Dealers Association donates Rs 1 lakh to COVID-19 relief

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May 5,2020

Mangaluru, May 5: Covid-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic devastation in the country. Many people have lost their livelihood. All sectors of the economy are in distress. Providing relief to the needy is the need of the hour. Responding to this humanitarian crisis, Dakshina Kannada Automobile & Tyre Dealers Association has contributed a sum of Rs. One Lakh towards Covid-19 relief.

Association President Sri Kasturi Prabhakar Pai along with Vice President Sri Harsha Kumar Kedige, Secretary Sri K. Vilas Kumar and Treasurer Sri Maroor Shashidhar Pai handed over two cheques for Rs. 50,000/- each favouring ‘PM Cares’ – the Prime Minister’s Covid-l9 Relief Fund and ‘Chief Minister Relief Fund Covid-l9’ of Karnataka respectively to Smt. Sindhu B. Rupesh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of D. K. District at her office in Mangalore on Monday, May 4, 2020.

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