Bagalkote: Shirahatti Jagadguru Fakeera Dingaleshwara Swamiji has accused that the corruption in the state has reached such a level where even the grant allotted for the Matts requires a 30% commission to be given before their release, he said. 

Speaking at the concluding program of the Krishna-Mahadayi-Navali Sankalpa Yatre organized by the Uttara Karnataka Swabhimani Vedike at Badangadi in Bilagi Taluk on Sunday night, the Swamiji said, “Only after having taken a percentage from the grants allotted to the Matts, do any of the construction works begins. Otherwise it doesn’t “, he expressed his sadness. 

“We have foolish governments coming in now. Only if the state’s farmers run a protest modelled after the farmers' protest in North India which continued without them admitting defeat to deaths and injuries, only then will we get food. Otherwise, we will not get anything. We have to become very clever”, Fakeera Dingaleshwara Swamiji urged the farmers.

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Bengaluru: M. Narasimhalu has been elected as the new President of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC). The election for the 2024-25 term was conducted using electronic voting machines under the supervision of the election officer at the Gururaja Kalyana Mantapa, located near the KFCC office.

A total of 128 candidates from the producer, distributor, and exhibitor sectors contested in the election, with 24 candidates already elected unopposed. This time, the president's position was reserved for the exhibitor sector. M. Narasimhalu of Vaibhavi Theatre emerged victorious over Sundar Raj A.R., owner of Vajeshwari Theatre, winning the position by a significant margin.

The newly elected office-bearers are as follows:
1. Vice President (Producer Sector): Venkatesh K.V. (Safeer)
2. Vice President (Distributor Sector): Shilpa Srinivas
3. Vice President (Exhibitor Sector): Rangappa
4. Honorary General Secretary (Producer Sector): Ramakrishna D.K.
5. Honorary General Secretary (Distributor Sector): M.N. Kumar
6. Honorary General Secretary (Exhibitor Sector): L.C. Kushal
7. Treasurer: Madesh (Chingari)

The total number of voters in the Chamber was 1,409, with members from the producer, distributor, and exhibitor sectors participating in the election process.