Karnataka Chikkamagaluru farmer cuts sandalwood branches near Vidhana Soudha to protest NHAI action on his farm February 10, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com NHAI has taken over four acres of land at Haliyur for the NH-206 work. Vishu Kumar, a sandalwood grower, alleged that he has been denied a fair compensation Related posts: Mysuru drug case: BJP calls for NIA probe Where the grid ends and gridlock begins: Anatomy of the ORR crisis in Bengaluru From fight for unification to anti-Hindi push: many phases of Kannada activism TBI 2.0 initiative: NIE recognised as Technology Business Incubator