Farmer writes to govt not to waive off his loans!
Chikmagaluru, August 13: A farmer from Mudigere taluk has written a letter to the state government not to waive off his loans and thus exhibited his self respect.
The farmer is identified as Amarnath who urged the Chief Minister, Agriculture Minister and the district administration through letters not to waive off his loans. “The government has announced to waive off the loans of farmers up to Rs 1 lakh, I have 11 acres of land in survey number 8 at Karagodu village in Mudigere taluk and availed Rs 4 lakh loan from Mudigere Karnataka Bank for developing the land. Many farmers could be benefited from the loan waiver decision of the government. But keep me out of this loan waiver scheme”, he appealed in the letter.
“The loan waiver decision of the government would hurt my self-esteem. So, my loans should not be waived off. I’ll repay my loans. This will help me become self-reliant. I’m not ready to bear the burden of government’s obligation”, he said.
Instead of loan waiver, let the government provide scientific prices to the agriculture produces and ensure that the fertilizer and pesticides should not be substandard. Last year, he had paid Rs 7,000 as crop insurance for rain-fed crops. But he was not given the insured amount for the losses and thus cheated him. He appealed the state government to return the insurance premium. “My conscience will not accept the loan waiver. So, my name should be dropped from the list of loan waiver beneficiaries”, he appealed the government.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
