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Bengaluru: ICAR-IIHR Bengaluru Hosts Successful Field Day on Arka Sahan: Showcasing the Future of Annona Cultivation. A Field Day dedicated to ‘Arka Sahan’, a high-performing hybrid of Annona (custard apple), was held on 31st July 2025, in Sulivara village, Bangalore South, attracting enthusiastic participation from farmers, scientists, horticulturists, and agribusiness stakeholders across the region. The event was organised by the ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, to demonstrate the field performance, agronomic benefits, and market prospects of Arka Sahan—an improved custard apple variety developed by IIHR. Dr. Tusar Kanti Behera, Director, IIHR, inaugurated the Field Day and emphasised the role of resilient, climate-smart crop varieties in boosting rural livelihoods. “Arka Sahan is a transformational variety for marginal and dryland farmers. Its adaptability, excellent fruit quality, and high consumer demand offer real opportunities f...

Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji of the revered Jnana Yogashram in Vijayapura district headquarters and popularly referred to as a Walking God, Buddhi (a learned person), Apparu (Father) and Ajjaru (Grandpa) has succeeded in having his own choice to give up walking in the mortal world. The seer’s resolve has been against the desperate wishes and prayers of thousands of disciples, followers and well-wishers not just in his home state of Karnataka but elsewhere across the globe. An accident fall becomes the villain: Sometime back the seer had an accidental fall in the bathroom of a disciple’s farmhouse. The fall led to fracturing one of his legs. After a few days, the Mutt sources made a public announcement stating that the pontiff is recovering from the injury. Now it has turned out that the media release was just an eyewash to console devotees from thronging to the Ashram premises to inquire about his health. The same exercise was done in recent weeks as well in vain as thousands of people ke...