Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
As many as 236 villages in 13 districts of the State have been reeling under acute drinking water shortage. A sum of Rs 19 crore has been released to supply water through tankers to these villages. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadeesh Shettar said on Thursday said that depletion …
Personnel of the security forces interact with members of Salwa Judum, a vigilante group raised to fight naxalites. A file photograph. A large number of villagers who suffered at the hands of this group are yet to be rehabilitated despite a government promise to his effect. ONE week after the …
Five districts have reported an outbreak of malaria recently, in Karnataka. Although the State is doing quite well in terms of implementing the Central Government's National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), malaria cases have been reported every year from endemic pockets. Of late, Bijapur has reported 436 cases, Bagalkot …
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is planning to start the construction work of its proposed mega thermal power project at Kudgi in Bijapur district by the end of this year.
Malaria which was widespread in a few villages of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts, located at the tail end of Krishna River, has been brought under control. Out of the 3,500 blood samples colletected from several villages, only 236 have tested positive for the disease, said Malaria Prevention Unit
An investigation was undertaken in 10 villages (28 samples) of Basavan-Bagewadi taluka and 11 villages (38 samples) of Muddebihal taluka of Bijapur district to assess fluoride and other physicochemical parameters. And also to assess the clinical symptoms like dental and skeletal fluorosis, joint pains and gastrointestinal diseases and to find …
Preparations are on to lay foundation stone for the ambitious thermal power plant unit on April 3 near Kudigi in Bijapur district though land acquisition process is not yet over. The farmers who have received acquisition notices to part with their land for the project, are unhappy that the foundation-laying …
BANGALORE: The ground-breaking ceremony for the 4,000-MW greenfield thermal power project being taken up by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Kudgi of Bijapur district would be held in March. This was announced by Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa after he received a cheque for Rs. 26 crore from …
Two steel giants, ArcelorMittal and POSCO, were granted the green signal on Tuesday, with the High Level Clearance Committee headed by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa according an in-principle approval for implementing their mega steel manufacturing projects. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa with ministers Umesh Katti, Murgesh Nirani, Katta Subramanya …
Rich uranium deposits, a major element in nuclear power generation and its related activities, has been found in the Bhima river belt of Karnataka, ranging from Sedam in Gulbarga district to Muddebihal in Bijapur district. This is as per the intensive survey conducted by the Department of Atomic Energy. According …
The State government would take up Jala Nirmala scheme at the cost of Rs 1,100 crore in eleven districts of north Karnataka including Bagalkot, Bidar, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur and Uttara Kannada. Home Minister V S Acharya, briefing the media after a Cabinet meeting, said that …
Ganesh Chandanashiva, Oct 14, Bijapur: The River Don is not as devastating as the Huang Ho, described as sorrow of China, or Kosi in Bihar. But it leaves a trail of destruction during the monsoon, severely affecting the lives of the people living on the banks. changing course: Silt accumulated …
The recent floods have caused a crop loss worth Rs 850 crore in Bijapur district alone. Of this, the loss to horticultural and agricultural crops is estimated at Rs 462 crore. Crops destroyed near Nada B K in Sindhagi taluk. dh photoOnions, groundnuts, banana, tur dal crop have been completely …
Apart from the large scale destruction, the rains have brought with them the fear of an epidemic outbreak. The 60 slums in the Bijapur city have already reported cases of H1N1 and dengue, and now the number of people suffering from fever, cold, cough, vomiting is steadily increasing. While the …
Over 26,000 Houses Collapse Bangalore: Northern Karnataka has gone virtually under water. Unprecedented rain and floods since Wednesday have cut off Raichur, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Koppal, Bellary and Bagalkot districts. Life came to a full stop on Friday with the collapse of road and communication networks and several trains to the …
''The State government has taken up measures to eliminate the power crisis thereby facilitating all the rural areas with uninterrupted power supply,'' said Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the 220 KV DC line here on Tuesday, he said that the State was facing severe power …
P M Raghunandan,DH News Service,Bangalore: Political parties may run short of any serious issue to raise at the hustings. But, severe shortage of drinking water has become an issue of great concern for the electorate across the State, including Bangalore. Almost all the districts are hit by scarcity of potable …
