Properties worth Rs 4.56 cr damaged due to heavy rains in dist: DC
Chikmagaluru, June 15: Deputy Commissioner M K Srirangaiah said that properties worth Rs 4.56 crore damaged due to heavy rains that lashed the district for the last couple of days.
Speaking to reporters at his office here on Thursday, the DC said that the district has got 228 per cent more rain against normal rainfall during this period. Four taluks like Mudigere, Koppa, Sringeri and NR Pura have been receiving heavy downpour and rivers Tunga, Bhadra and Hemavati were flowing above the danger level. However, the plain areas like Kaduru, Birur and Tarikere region have received 150 per cent rainfall against normal rainfall. But no casualties were reported due to rains in the district, he said.
Because of the rain, nine cattle were killed and compensation was given to the owners of seven cattle. Apart from this, 18 houses were damaged in the rain and now, ten houses were given Rs 10,000 each compensation. Survey is being conducted to assess the loss of properties, he said.
Because of the damage of roads, drainages and bridges, the district has incurred Rs 4.56 crore loss. As the trees fell on the electric lines, the MESCOM has incurred a loss of Rs 2 crore. In some areas, the power supply was hampered as the electric lines were disconnected. Once the rain receded, the electricity lines would be restored, he said.
On Wednesday, the some places like Datta Peetha, Attigundi and others were suffered due to power problem, but it was restored immediately. Because of the heavy rains, road connectivity is suspended as water is flowing on the Hebbala bridge connecting Kalasa and Horanadu. Revenue and police departments were deputed to look into it, he said.
He also got a report that areca plantations worth Rs 50 lakh were damaged as trees fell on them and water clogging in Koppa and Sringeri. Horticulture and Revenue Departments were directed to conduct the survey and disburse compensation immediately, the DC said.
As soon as the authorities got the news that traffic movement on Charmudu ghat section was suspended following land sliding, the district administration has taken steps to clear it and allowed the traffic movement. Alternative routes were made available for the vehicle users via Kottigehara, Kalasa and Kudremukha, he said.
Excluding Chikmagalur, Kaduru and Tarikere, schools and colleges were declared holiday in the district. All revenue officials were directed to be in head quarter to face any eventuality. Because of the rains, people are happy, he said.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
