Mangaluru: Magnum founder Sudhir Ghate dies at 64
Mangaluru (Press release): Sudhir P. Ghate, Chairman of Magnum Intergrafiks, reputed advertising Agency of Mangaluru passed away this morning due to health complications. He was 64.
Having started his career in the office of a Chartered Accountant, he Founded Magnum Intergrafiks Pvt. Ltd, which went on to become a nationally known institution in the field of public relations and advertising. With almost 20 branches across India and more than 500 executives and designers on its rolls the company was a training ground for many a youngster seeking to make a career in advertising and public relations.
Sudhir Ghate was active in politics too and was General Secretary of BJP State Yuva Morcha in 1995. He also served as the Chairman of Public Relations Society of India. Mangalore Chapter. Having worked alongside leaders of the BJP such as former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Union Council Ministers LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Sushma Swaraj, Ghate was trained in social service by his father Prabhakar Ghate, Chief Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha and mother Sharada Ghate, a hindi language college teacher. He leaves behind his wife and two children.
Dattatreya Hosabale, General. Sec., Mukund, Joint Sec., Sanghachalaka Vaman Shenoy, Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, Dama Ravindra, Gopal Chettiar, Sunil Achar and MB Puranik of RSS, Sunil Deodhar, National sec, BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, DK, Kota Srinivas Poojary and Angara, Ministers, Karnataka, Ganesh Karnik, Chief Spokesperson, BJP, Ravishankar Mijar, Chairman, MUDA, Mahabaleshwara Bhat, MD, Karnataka Bank, Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, Rajesh Naik, Sanjeev Matandoor, Umanath Kotian and Pratap Simha Nayak, legislators, Nagaraj Shetty and Anna Vinayachandra, Former Ministers, Karnataka, Shakuntala Shetty, Balakrishna Bhat and Monappa Bhandary, former MLCs, Bhaskar Moily and Praveen, former mayors, MCC, Sudarshan, President, BJP(DK), Vishwanath Shetty of BMS, Dharmaraj, architect, Harshad, MD, Mohtisham, Sanjay Prabhu, MD, Tarjani Communications Pvt. Ltd, Nilesh Kumar, Sudhir Shetty, Gaurav Hegde, SM Kamath, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Sandhya Pai, Vijay Sankeshwara, Chairman, VRL, Vinaya Hedge, Dr M. Mohan Alva, Krishna J Palema and Manjunatha Bhandary expressed their condolences.
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Over 2,800 farmers died by suicide in Karnataka since 2023-24 FY: Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): A total of 2,809 farmers have died by suicide in Karnataka since the 2023-24 fiscal year, with the state ranking second in the country for such suicides, Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy has informed the state legislative assembly.
In a written reply to a question from BJP MLA Arvind Bellad during the ongoing winter session in Belagavi, the state agricultural minister said that 1,254 farmer suicides were reported in 2023-24 fiscal, 1,178 in 2024-25, and 377 cases were recorded in 2025-26 (as of now).
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According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Karnataka ranks second nationally in farmer suicides. However, Cheluvarayaswamy noted a decrease in suicides compared to the previous three years.
Data provided by the minister revealed that Haveri reported the highest number of suicides, with 297 cases, followed by Belagavi at 259, Kalaburagi (234), Dharwad (195), and Mysuru (190).
In terms of compensation, the state government disbursed Rs 54 crore to 1,081 eligible farmer families in 2023-24, Rs 44.8 crore to 896 families in 2024-25, and Rs 9.65 crore to 193 families in 2025-26 (until November). There are 112 cases still under review.
The government attributed the delay in compensation payments to technical issues, assuring that once resolved, payments will be made promptly.
Of the 1,254 suicides reported in 2023-24, 164 cases were rejected, and 1,090 families were deemed eligible for compensation.
In the 2024-25 fiscal year, 156 cases were rejected, with 1,022 families eligible. For the current fiscal year (2025-26), 46 cases out of 377 suicides were rejected, and 310 families have been deemed eligible for compensation.
BJP State President B Y Vijayendra criticised the Congress-led state government, accusing it of "divine negligence" over the issue of farmer suicides.
"There is no excuse for the negligence of this corrupt Congress government, which has failed to address the plight of farmers. In the last 2.5 years, Karnataka has become second in farmer suicides," he said on 'X'.
It is "shocking" that 2,809 farmers have taken their lives under their rule, he added.
