panjabrao deshmukh

In contrast to the noble sentiments, if one visits the place where the man’s statue has been erected, one would find a picture of neglect. TOI on Monday visited the place and found thorny bushes have taken over the once beautiful landscaping. Worse, reptiles have made this their home along with anti-social elements especially drunkards. Many liquor bottles could be spotted at every nook and corner.

Rajendra Poyyam, pay and accounts official at panjabrao deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), was caught by a team of state Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribe of 5,000 from a private contractor, on Friday.

Amid presence of high profile political, academic and literary personalities, a slew of programmes have been organized over the 10-day celebrations, beginning December 18, of the 116th birth anniversary of Shri Shivaji Education Society founder president and first agriculture minister of India, Dr panjabrao deshmukh.