Areca soap launched in city

June 29, 2011

Mangalore, June 29: Agriculture is a vital instrument for development of the country. However farmers have been neglected post-independence due to which farmer suicide is at peak. If central government fails to provide support price for the areca fruit than all state politicians will fight against government under one roof without any discrimination of political parties, said Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP.

He was speaking during the launching ceremony of Pooga Singar Deodorant Beauty Soap, made of areca fruit at Campco building here on Wednesday.

Mr. Nalin said that by inventing the soap through areca, people will come to understand the importance of such a fruit which results in high demand leading to better price.

He also blamed the government for granting fertile agricultural lands to Special Economic Zone, which is not in favour of betterment of the city.

Badanaje Shankar Bhat, inventor of the soap said that earlier areca was just limited to chewing purpose. Now due to lot of research work, a number of products can be produced with it like lipstick, tea powder, soft drinks, ink etc. and with alternate use, areca will get good market.

Areca will have a good market in the future, he added.

Shailaja K T Bhat, President, Zilla Panchayat, Mangalore, said that this type of invention will help attract youth towards agriculture. She also urged the Areca Research and Development team to continue their research on areca fruit.

Dr. D C Chowta, Former Botany Professor, Mangalore University, Konkodi Padmanabha Bhat, President, Campco Company and Shrinivas Acharya were present on the dias.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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