Revenue officials demolish elderly couple’s home built on government land in Kadaba
Kadaba: Revenue officials on Wednesday demolished a six-year-old home belonging to an elderly couple, Radhamma and Muttuswami, at Kapinabagilu near Kaukradi in Kadaba, claiming it was illegally constructed on government land.
Originally from Hatti in Chitradurga, the couple had migrated to Dakshina Kannada as laborers. With no property of their own, they built a modest house on government land in Kapinabagilu six years ago and have since worked as daily wagers in the area.
The demolition followed a case filed by Ashok Acharya, a resident of Belthangady, who brought the issue to the High Court, arguing the house was an unauthorized construction on government land.
The High Court issued a directive to clear the structure. In February, taluk revenue officials attempted to carry out the order but were met with strong resistance from the locals, resulting in the officials retreating without taking any action. However, the officials returned unexpectedly on Wednesday, cleared the couple’s belongings from the house, and demolished it with a bulldozer.
Present at the site during the demolition were Kadaba Tahsildar Prabhakar Khajoore, Revenue Inspector Pruthviraj, and Uppinangady police personnel, who ensured the court’s order was executed despite public sentiment against the action.
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Conolly, Arya fifties carry PBKS to 254/7 against LSG
Mullanpur (PTI): Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly were in a punishing mood, making 93 and 87 respectively, to drive Punjab Kings to an imposing 254/7 against Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match here on Sunday.
Arya and Connolly added 182 runs in just 13.2 overs for a massively entertaining second wicket stand for PBKS, as they tallied this IPL season's highest total, going past RCB's 250 for three.
LSG managed to dismiss the duo and Punjah skipper Shreyas Iyer in quick succession but the home team had already built a superb launching pad by then for Marcus Stoinis (29) to cash in.
Brief scores: Punjab Kings: 254/7 in 20 overs (Cooper Connolly 87, Priyansh Arya 93; Prince Yadav 2/25).
