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Farmers in Karnataka protest after SC refuses to stay CWMA order on releasing water to Tamil Nadu

Protests in Mandya, Srirangapatana after Supreme Court refuses to stay Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) order on releasing water to Tamil Nadu.

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Cauvery dispute: Farmers’ bodies demand removal of DKS as Water Resources Minister

Farmers in Mysuru district staged protests on Sept. 20, blocking roads in Nanjangud & T. Narsipur. They demanded removal of Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar as Water Resources Minister & urged the State govt. to stop releasing water to TN & pay ₹25,000/acre as compensation. Activists also sought independent CWMA &…

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Cauvery row: Farmers’ outfit stages road blockade in Mysuru alleging clandestine release of water to T.N.

Farmers in Mysuru protest against water release to TN; police intervene and arrest them. Farmers allege State govt. is betraying them by releasing water clandestinely. Federation of Karnataka Farmers' Association president calls for Minister's replacement and urges State to reject CWMA's direction. Outflow from KRS and Kabini reservoirs shown to…

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Sugarcane farmers seek loan waiver

Sugarcane farmers in Karnataka seek waiver on agri loans due to drought. Prolonged water stress affects crops, causing distress & financial hardship. Association demands ₹25K/acre relief & SAP announcement, else will stage indefinite dharna at Vidhana Soudha. Centre criticised for FRP increase & State for Cauvery issue. 10-member team to…

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Karnataka farmers oppose further release of water to Tamil Nadu

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Karnataka Sugarcane Farmers Association have opposed any further release of water from the reservoirs to Tamil Nadu.

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Farmers to protest outside Karnataka MPs’ offices over Cauvery and Mahadayi issues on September 4

Federation of Karnataka Farmers' Associations call for protest outside MPs' offices on Sept 4 to condemn their silence on Cauvery & Mahadayi disputes. Farmers to submit representation after demonstration. Also demand quality power, protection of crops & cattle, & higher FRP for sugarcane.

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Release of Cauvery water triggers farmers protest at KRS

KRRS farmers protest release of Cauvery water to TN. Led by Badagalpura Nagendra, 150 farmers assembled near KRS for day & night sit-in. MLA Darshan Puttanaiah & Kannada activists support protest. Farmers demand more water to save standing crops & distress formula. Kurubur Shanthakumar suggests Mekedatu Project to benefit both…

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Villagers block highway near T. Narsipur after mishap kills a two-wheeler rider

Villagers in Kuruburu, Mysuru district, blocked the national highway after an elderly man was killed in a road mishap. 78-yr-old K.G. Nagaraju was fatally knocked down by a speeding two-wheeler while travelling pillion with his son, who suffered grevious injuries. The protestors criticised officials for failing to make the road…

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Cauvery row: AAP joins farmers’ protest against release of water to TN

AAP, farmers' outfit protest release of water from Kabini reservoir to TN; demand justice for farmers. AAP, farmers' join forces to oppose TN water release, demand justice for farmers. Protestors, led by AAP & farmers' leader, march to Irrigation Dept. office, seek justice for farmers. Protestors denounce State govt's decision…

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Farmers’ leader’s poser to Congress on reservation to women

Congress announces Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Mysuru; Karnataka Sugarcane Growers' Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar challenges Congress leaders to campaign for 50% reservation for women in Parliament and State Legislatures instead of luring them with schemes.

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Release of water to T.N. : Farmers threaten to gherao Ministers

Federation of Farmers’ Assoc. of Karnataka threatens to gherao Ministers if State Govt. does not halt release of Cauvery water to TN. President Kurubur Shanthakumar urges CM to call all-party meeting to protect interests of Karnataka's farmers. Farmers to hold protests if demands not met at Aug. 30 meeting. Opposes…

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Farmers’ body opposes release of water to T.N.; seeks release of water to irrigation canals

Opposing the release of water from reservoirs in the Cauvery basin to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the Federation of Karnataka State Farmers’ Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar has urged the State government to instead release water to irrigation canals to facilitate sowing of paddy in the State.

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Concessions for import of silk and palm oil have hit local farmers hard, claims farmers’ body

The Federation of Karnataka State Farmers’ Association has complained that the concessions extended to import of raw silk and palm oil have hit the indigenous sericulture and coconut farmers hard.

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Kurubur Shanthakumar-led farmers’ group opposes withdrawal of anti-cattle slaughter law

The Federation of Farmers’ Associations of Karnataka, led by Kurubur Shanthakumar, has opposed any move to withdraw the anti-cattle slaughter law prevailing in the State.

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Will NHAI take measures to make T. Narasipur road safer?

Senior officials from the Department of Transport, and the Police inspected the spot near Kurubur village on T. Narasipur-Kollegal Road (stretch of NH-766), about 35 km from Mysuru, where a ghastly accident took place on Monday, May 29, killing ten persons, including nine tourists from Sangankal in Ballari district, and…

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T. Narsipur accident: One injured continues to be critical

The condition of one of the injured who suffered serious head injuries in the ghastly accident that took place near Kurubur village on T. Narsipur-Kollegal Highway stretch on Monday continues to be critical.

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T. Narsipur tragedy: Bodies shifted shifted in ambulances to Sanganakal in Ballari

The bodies of the deceased in the accident that took place near Kurubur village on T. Narsipur-Kollegal Highway stretch on Monday were sent to Sanganakal in Ballari district after the post-mortem was done at the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute here.

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Sugarcane farmers urge Congress to repeal land reforms Act introduced by BJP govt. in Karnataka

Farmers have sought the immediate abrogation of a slew of legal decree passed by the outgoing BJP government when in power and whose passage had drawn widespread opposition by the farming community.

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Political parties flayed for ignoring farmers’ demands

Kurubur Shanthakumar flays political parties flayed for ignoring farmers’ demands

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Farmers plan Vidhana Soudha Chalo on September 26 against sugarcane FRP and Electricity Amendment Bill

The farmers will also be voicing their concern over the reported efforts by sugar mills to deny the farmers their rightful payment for supplying sugarcane

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Farmers stage protest seeking redressal of grievances

They complain of being exploited

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Heavy rain in Karnataka fills Stanley Reservoir in Mettur

MYSURU: Even as heavy rain has affected normal life, it has washed away Karnataka’s worries, as the state has been able to release water to the lower riparian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Farmers stage demonstration seeking higher SAP for sugarcane

Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association, which is spearheading the protest, has sought higher SAP in view of escalation of input cost

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Farmers seek higher FRP for sugarcane

They plan protests from Monday if demand is not met by govt.

The Times of India

Bengaluru: Farmers protest, demand change in loan policy

BENGALURU: A few hundred farmers from across the state attempted a protest in front of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Bengaluru on Tuesday, demanding a change in loan policy and removal of a CIBIL score requirement to secure agricultural loans.

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