Farmer’s suicide turns spotlight on Bagair Hukum cultivators
Agitation for cultivators’ right to land ownership yet to reach logical end The death of Bagair Hukum cultivator Thimmaraju at Mekerahalli in Sira taluk of the district on Wednesday has rekindled the...
View Article333 acres of forest cover lost daily
RTI REVELATION: Environmentalists Suspect The Figure May Be Much Higher Bangalore: Ever wondered why the country is fast losing its forest cover? The simple answer is that large tracts of forest land
View ArticleEncroachment of forest land in Chikkamagalur alleged
Destruction of evergreen forest in Salur and Bilalkoppa villages of Narasimharajapura taluk was as serious as the mining scam of Bellary Founder president of National Committee for Protection of...
View ArticleNo plans to carve out jumbo corridors: Minister
Forest Minister Ramanath Rai on Wednesday stated that the State government has no plans of carving out new elephant corridor but has, nonetheless, allocated Rs 109.37 crore to a comprehensive project...
View ArticleOldest volunteer sights 5 tigers in 1 hour
Luckiest Member Of The 800-Strong Census Team Says There’s No Adventure Sport To Beat The Thrill Bangalore: There is nothing that distinguishes Gopala Krishnaiah, 60, from the nearly 800 volunteers who...
View Article36K acres of forest land in C'magalur encroached upon
The dist accounts for 23 pc of total encroachments in State A whopping 35,946 acres of forest land in Chikmagalur district, especially in the Sringeri range forest, has been encroached upon, according...
View ArticleChikungunya Cases More in Adjacent Dists
The number of Chikungunya cases in Ramanagaram and Chikballapur districts seems to be increasing. Forty-five cases were reported from Ramanagaram and 33 from Chikballapur districts while only three cases
View ArticleNGT Halts Work on Ghat Resorts
BANGALORE: The National Green Tribunal has directed five real estate promoters to stop construction of resorts in eco-sensitive areas of Chikmagalur district until further orders. With the government
View ArticleIllegal sand mining continues unabated
Though illegal sand mining has been controlled to some extent due to the police action in the recent past, the villagers in Kadur taluk continue to bother about the sand miners. Sand mining is rampantly
View ArticleNew tourism policy soon, says Deshpande
'319 tourist spots will be developed providing basic facilities in the State' Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R V Deshpande said that the State government will soon announce a new tourism
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and illegal...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of D.V. Girish Kalleshwara Estate Kaimara P.O.,Chikmagalur Karnataka Vs. The Secretary to Government (Environment and...
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