
Police arrest agitators for norms violation, release them
The Hindu
The police took several people, including farmer leaders, into custody when they were about to start a dharna in Jalahalli village in Deodurg taluk of Raichur district on Monday, seeking compliance wi
The police took several people, including farmer leaders, into custody when they were about to start a dharna in Jalahalli village in Deodurg taluk of Raichur district on Monday, seeking compliance with a direction issued by the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, to conduct elections to Jalahalli, Chinchodi and Kardigudda gram panchayats.
According to the protesters, the High Court, in a petition filed by some residents, passed an order staying the order issued by the State Government upgrading Jalahalli from a gram panchayat to a Town Panchayat and directed the State Election Commission and Deputy Commissioner of Raichur to conduct elections to these three gram panchayats.
The protesters said that they were invited by the Jalahalli Police to the police station for discussion but after a few minutes they were taken to the Deodurg Police Station and kept there for hours.

The Karnataka government has drafted a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, the State’s highest revenue-generating temple managed by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department. The redevelopment initiative is estimated to cost around ₹254 crore and aims to enhance infrastructure and facilities for devotees.