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Bengaluru: Arecanuts have been a very significant crop for traditional growers for ages, especially in regions like Sagar in Shivamogga district and adjoining Coastal and Malnad areas in the state of Karnataka. Earlier the farmers' economic condition is also solely dependent on the fluctuating prices of the commercial crop. Arecanut prices collapsed to rock bottom in 1971-72: However, according to Mattikoppa Haranaath Rao, a cherished and well-respected tall personality of Sagar recalls-"The price of Arecanut suddenly dipped from Rs 600/- per quintal to Rs 200/- during 1971-72 and thereby leading to a panic situation. The total fall of Arecanut prices led to an adverse situation to such an extent that even leading a normal life became too difficult. For us crops meant only Arecanut plantations and almost all of them were small and marginal cultivators with land holdings extending from 1-2-3 acres to five acres at the most ... ...LT Thimmappa Hegade shows the way: We were in...

 R Shankar and H Nagesh , both Independent members of state Legislative Assembly were today inducted into the state ministry as cabinet ministers in the HD Kumaraswamy led Janata Dal-Secular(JDS)-Indian National Congress(INC) alliance government. By this move, the leaders of the coalition parties have been successful in ensuring both the Independent legislators from crossing over to the 105 members strong main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party. It's no public secret that the saffron party leaders of the state have stumbled a handful of times in trying to install a government of their own.The BJP needs at least 113 members in a house of 224 to form a government but lady luck has been shying ever since the new Assembly was constituted after the May 2018 general elections. R Shankar in fact won on a Karnataka Prajakeeya Janata Party(KPJP) ticket from Ranebennur constituency in Haveri district.The party launched by Upendra, the maverick Kannada actor and film maker drew a bl...