Kodagu-Sakleshpur natural calamity: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala donates Rs. 10 crore
Belthangady, Sep.7: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala has donated Rs. 10 crore to the Kodagu natural calamity relief fund, stated a release by Dr. D Veerendra Heggade on Friday.
On Friday Dr. Heggade analysed the losses incurred by rain in Kodagu. Kodagu district director Yogesh submitted the survey report to Dr. Heggade. The donation will be helpful to 1,715 families that suffered huge losses in this region due to heavy downpour and landslides.
Dr. Heggade said that, Rs. 25,000 each will be given to the families that lost their homes, Rs. 15,000 each for 1,335 families to buy daily use items. Rs. 25,000 each to 1,117 families that suffered agricultural losses.
He also said that Rs. 10,000 each will be given to the families that suffered losses in Sakleshpur and Arkalgud in Hassan district and that will be distributed through Dharmasthala rural development scheme.
Rs. 2 crore for Chief minister's relief fund:
6,750 permanent staff of Dharmasthala rural development scheme have donated their three days salary to the chief minister's relief fund. Dharmasthala rural development has added the same amount to make it Rs. 2 crore. The total amount will be donated to Chief minister's relief fund, Dr. Heggade said.
Little relief from Self help scheme loans:
As it would not be possible for 1000 members of self help groups and hit by floods, to pay loans borrowed from self help groups on time, their loan terms will be pushed for extra 12 weeks, said president of self help group.
Dr. L. H. Manjunath, executive director of the scheme, Mahaveer Ajri, Coastal regional director, Shrihari, Mysuru regional director, Yogesh, Kodagu district director and others were present.
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Davanagere: Hoax bomb threat email triggers security scare at district court
Davanagere: A bomb threat email received at the District Court in the city’s Devaraj Arasu area on Monday morning triggered panic and a full-scale security check of the court premises.
According to police, the threat message was received on the official email ID of the District Court at around 8.30 am. Following this, the bomb disposal squad and dog squad rushed to the spot and conducted a thorough inspection of the entire court complex.
After detailed checks, officials confirmed that no explosive materials were found and declared the threat to be a hoax.
Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and identify the sender.
As a preventative measure, security has been tightened at key government offices and important buildings in the city, including the District Court complex.
