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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Burdened by loans, woman, daughter jump in front of train
Davanagere: A woman and her daughter ended life by jumping in front of a train on a railway bridge over Tungabhadra River in Harihar town on Thursday after being unable to repay loans taken from moneylenders. The deceased were Suvarnamma, 60, a widow working as a labourer, and her daughter Gauramma, 30, from Ganganarasi village in Harihar taluk. Among her three daughters, two were married, while Gauramma, who was disabled, lived with her mother. After her husband's death, Suvarnamma struggled with debt. She took loans exceeding Rs 3 lakh from moneylenders and self-help groups, with repayments due by a week for two loans and monthly for another. Failing to make these payments, she left the village with her daughter on July 1. After staying with her other daughters for a few days, the mother and daughter said they were returning to their village, but instead went to Harihar town. They stayed at Shri Jodi Basaveshwara Temple near Tungabhadra River, not returning to their village, Ganganarasi. On Thursday, they went to the nearby railway tracks and ended their lives. Police said after the postmortem was completed at Chigateri District Hospital in Davanagere, the bodies were handed over to the family.


Hans India
02-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Rs 103.70 cr pension disbursed to 2,37,828 beneficiaries
Kurnool: Under the NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme, pensions amounting to Rs. 103.70 crore have been disbursed this on Thursday to 2,37,828 eligible beneficiaries across the district, informed District Collector P Ranjith Basha. As part of the pension distribution drive held on Thursday morning, Collector Ranjith Basha and Kodumur MLA Boggula Dastagiri personally visited the village of Venkayapalle in Kurnool Mandal to hand over pensions directly at the doorsteps of the beneficiaries. Widow pensions were distributed to Masumbi and Gauramma, an old-age pension to Shaik Jilekha Bee, and a disability pension to Vemanna. During the interaction, the Collector enquired about the welfare and well-being of the beneficiaries and addressed their grievances. Beneficiary Gauramma brought to the Collector's notice that she did not own a house and requested assistance for housing. Responding promptly, the Collector instructed the concerned village secretariat staff to collect her application for a house. The Collector also directed the distribution staff to maintain courteous behavior while interacting with the pensioners and emphasized ensuring a smooth, transparent process without any complaints. He instructed officials to take all necessary measures to avoid grievances during the pension distribution. Kurnool RDO Sandeep Kumar, DRDA PD Ramana Reddy, and other officials participated in the programme.