KRCU exams postponed due to protest by sugarcane farmers in Karnataka
Kittur Rani Channamma University postponed all the examinations scheduled on October 14

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Kittur Rani Channamma University postponed all the examinations scheduled on October 14
Farmers from Bidar, Yadgir and Vijayapura districts stage a road blockade at Ram Mandir Circle in Kalaburagi
Farmers in Gokak, Mudalagi, Gurlapur, Munnolli and other villages and towns began rasta roko on nearby roads as part of the protest
They announce that they are stopping the road blockade in public interest
However, only three lanes of the six-lane highway will be open for vehicles as farmers have already launched a foot march to Hubballi
Fakira Dingaleshwara Swami, seer of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt, questions discrimination against farmers, cites quick decisions taken by Union Government on oil price hike
Representatives of sugarcane farmers from Karnataka and Maharashtra had met Union Ministers demanding that the government must increase remunerative returns to sugarcane farmers
Minister Laxman Savadi says Union Ministers came unprepared for meeting with sugarcane farmers in Delhi
The agitation will resume after the New Delhi rally on October 23
Farmers to decide next course of action after consultations on October 19