They had met the CM about their demand to save their fishing routes from the Coastal Road; faction spokesperson claims thousands of others also joined it
Forest, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Umesh Katti, the swaggering BJP leader who dreamt of statehood for north Karnataka, died following a cardiac arrest on Tuesday night.
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Heavy rains continued to pound many districts of Karnataka on Friday, forcing the authorities to declare holiday in schools in Belagavi, Chikkamagalur and Hassan districts.