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 …
Many serve as daily wage workers for decades and retire without benefits People who protect wild animals from poachers in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve lead an insecure life. Forest guards, who suffer disabilities in the line of duty, work for a paltry sum as salary and are deprived of service …
State government loosing huge amount of royalty If Bellary district gained notoriety for illegal iron ore mining, Chikmagalur district seems to be following it’s foot steps for unabated illegal sand mining. Sand mining going on blatantly on the banks of river in Chikmagalur district.This surely does not require any proof …
The Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the district administration on illegal sand mining in district. Following the notice, issued on a petition by Rajya Raitha Sangha, the district administration has put a brake on rampant sand mining on the banks of River Hemavathi and Thunga Bhadra. In …
The State government has dropped a proposal to expand the Bhadra Tiger Reserve as well as include Kudremukh National Park under Project Tiger after local people opposed it, Law Minister Suresh Kumar told the Assembly on Thursday. Replying to the issue raised by Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, the minister …
The State Forest department has decided to grow over 20 lakh sandalwood trees on 2,000 acres of land at a cost of Rs 50 crore in nine districts of the State. Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told mediapersons on Monday that the project, implemented in Mysore on a pilot basis, …
Government blamed for poor planning in implementing drinking water schemes Mismanagement and lack of proper planning led to unfruitful expenditure of Rs 37 crore sanctioned under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, besides denial of safe drinking water to the rural population, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on …
Chikmagalur: District in-charge Minister Suresh Kumar has said that Chikmagalur will be included in the II Phase of Kannada Ganga Project. Addressing the reporters after attending the Kannada Rajyotsava programme in Chikmagalur on Tuesday, he said that already 16 towns and cities have been included in the project with the …
Study shows the birth rate drop is more drastic in southern districts There has been an alarming decline in the fertility rates of women in Karnataka in the past decade, a study of the available 2011 census data has revealed. The study conducted by the Population Research Centre at Institute …
Jairam Ramesh says all formalities are expected to be completed soon Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday that the Union government had approved two more tiger reserves in Karnataka and the formalities would be completed in a few days. Mr. Ramesh told reporters that B.R. …
Proportion of child population falls below nine per cent in four dists Bangalore, The percentage of children in the age group 0-6 has declined to 11.21 per cent in 2011 from 13.59 per cent in 2001, according to census figures. The decrease is 2.36 percen
Cong to consider service while issuing tickets Chikmagalur, MP and AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes said Food Security Bill will be tabled before the Parliament at the earliest. Speaking to presspersons, he said the Bill will help in distributing rice at Rs 3 per kg and wheat at Rs 2 …
Chikmagalur: People in this non-descript village are up in arms against the decision of the government to allow mining in the area, following the discovery of chromium deposits. They feel that mining will cause environmental degradation. mineral rich: The hullubandi (gomala) at Sanklapura village in Kadur taluk where chromium deposits …
The district-level vigilance meeting resolved to urge the Union Government to increase the amount under Indira Awas Yojana to Rs 75,000. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the presidentship of former Prime Minister and MP H D Deve Gowda. Both the MPs H D Deve Gowda and …
Bird lovers and ornithologists may be waiting in their wings for the feathered wonders that arrive each year in Chikmagalur around this time, but the avians from the alien lands seem to be playing truant. White Ibis and egrets are among the birds that are being spotted here at present. …
The spread of yellow leaf disease in the areca farms of the taluk has forced the farmers to desert the village and move to other places in search of livelihood. An areca farm affected by yellow leaf disease at Hulugaradi of Koppa taluk. (Right) The remains of Subba Bhat
As many as 40 people took ill after eating contaminated food in Aksharanagar near Balehonnur, Chikmagalur district, on Monday. Patients undergoing treatment at the primary health centre in Balehonnur on Monday. DH PHOTOThe residents, including children, suffered acute stomachache, vomiting and dysentry early morning. They were immediately rushed to the …
Biranji lake, the water resource for Hunasehalli, Mavinaguli, Kallugudde, Haliyaur and other vilages, has been contaminated as coffee pulp is being released to it. Villagers have warned that a protest will be organised, if officials do not take necessary steps to prevent people from releasing coffee pulp to the tank. …
Wild elephants have destroyed crops grown in more than 30 acre land in Hulithimmapura and Jammapura in Lingadahalli hobli of Tarikere on Wednesday. Forest officials have suspected that the wild elephants must have belonged to the herd of a elephant which was killed recently due to electrocution. Farmers are seen …
The heavy rains, which lashed over the district as a result of Jal cyclonic storm, caused heavy loss in the district. Agriculture crops at many places in Kadur and Tarikere taluk have been destroyed. A paddy field in Chikmagalur, which was destroyed due the heavy down pour. DH Photo Ragi, …
