A group of like-minded individuals have united to address the urgent repair needs of the government school in Halepte, Ujire. Various organizations, including the Baduku Kattona Team, Rotary Club Belthangady, CSR Dept Canfin Homes Limited, Bengaluru, and Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, have come forward to undertake the repair work. The dilapidated school building poses a risk of collapse, and temporary measures have been taken to facilitate classes.
The BJP nominated four prominent figures from the South Indian states - Veerandra Heggade, P T Usha, Ilaiyaraaja and K V Vijayendra Prasad – to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.