A board in Layadagundi hosts a declaration: "Our village bans the sale of alcohol. The aim is to make it alcohol-free. The declaration is made by the villagers and the Gram Panchayat." It has been nearly a year since the board was put up outside this village in Bagalkot district. The way Basavaraju, an activist from the village describes it, the board was a white flag, offered
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Holenarsipur tahsildar K.R. Srinivas, on Thursday, handed over pahani (RTC) of 20 guntas of land earmarked for Sudugadu Sidda, a semi-nomadic tribe, settled at Bettadasathenahalli in Holenarsipur taluk. As many as 13 families had been demanding suitable land to build houses for years.
The Hindu had carried reports about the people seeking land in June 2019. Then, the tahsildar had rejected the demand citing that they were ‘thieves’ citing statements of some local people. Following the news report, the taluk administration reconsidered the decision and earmarked the land for the community. Later, it was approved by the Deputy Commissioner as well.