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 …
Members of various progressive organisations organised a protest in front of the Mines and Geology Department Office here on Tuesday, urging the authority to ban sand mining on Hemavathi river bed in Mudigere taluk. Protesters told officials that the environment in Mudigere taluk is being spoiled due to the sand …
Kumar (35), a farmer from Ayyanahalli committed suicide on Thursday, consuming pesticide after the potato crop he had grown in his 2 acre land failed due to
Chikmagalur district stands second in the State in HIV positive cases, said District Aids Control Officer Dr Sampath Kumar. Addressing a day-long seminar on HIV Aids Prevention for tribal communities at Mallegowda Hospital by State Aids Prevention Society and District Aids Control Organisation, he said that there are as many …
Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Nagaraj said a probe would be conducted into the unauthorised road works being done in Balur and Miyaru reserve forests coming under Mudigere and Belthangady taluks respectively. Speaking to Deccan Herald on Wednesday, he said he was unaware of the developments until they were reported …
Marlejedlu village at Marithothlu in Koppa taluk has set an example for others by constructing a mini dam under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and irrigating water to 100 acre agriculture land. The main water source of the village is a lake here and the water from this lake …
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha has opposed illegal sand mining going on blatantly on river bed of Hemavathi in Mudigere taluk. Addressing a news conference on Friday, Sangha State Secretary M Manjunath and District General Secretary Gurushanthappa said that since the mining is going on in large scale using boats and …
Zilla Panchayat President K M Kemparaj has announced that prizes will be given to the Gram Panchayats which implement the drinking water project quickly and efficiently. Talking to reporters, he said that the GPs will be honoured with the first, second and third prizes on the basis of their quickness …
Rs 420.66 lakh has been sanctioned under central government project to develop 40 lakes in Kadur taluk, said MLA K M Krishnamurthy. Speaking to presspersons in Kadur on Wednesday, he said under RIDF project, Nabard has sanctioned Rs 25 lakh to develop Bakinakere in Kadur-Birur hobli. Rs 25 lakh has …
Madikeri: The long pending demand of the citizens of Kodagu may be realised with the Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee proposing a survey for the Mysore-Madikeri- Mangalore railwayline. The Minister has also announced the survey for Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikeri route. With this hopes have been raised for the railway connectivity of the …
Certain elected representatives who have allegedly joined hands with contractors are creating unnecessary hype over drinking water scarcity despite the fact that drinking water scarcity has not yet cropped up in the district. It is said that some elected representatives are pressurising the District Administration to take up Contractor Oriented …
The farmers and plantation growers are having sleepless nights due to the rogue elephant menace in the region. The pack of rogue tuskers have already destroyed large areas of cultivated fields, areca and coffee crops. A pack of four to five tuskers coming from Bhadra Reserve Forest are said to …
A total of 130 natural tanks in Chikmagalur district are being developed with the assistance of World Bank. As many as 40 tanks of Tarikere taluk have been brought under this project, said MLA D S Suresh. He was speaking after inaugurating a participatory rural study programme organised by Water …
District administration had ordered a private person to cut trees belonging to the Forest Department Of late, it has come to light that the district administration has ordered a private person to cut the trees of a plantation belonging to the Forest Department. The district administration
Muthodi, Jan 21, DHNS Tiger census will be held in all the Reserve Forests of India from January 22 to 27 and accordingly all the preparations have been made for the same in Bhadra Reserve Forest, which is considered as the best Tiger Conservation spots in Asia. A picture of …
It seems like migratory birds, which are regular feature in the plains of the State this time of the year, have decided to give the lakes a miss this year. Winged visitors: Grey Heron, a bird of European origin, sitting in the midst of cormorants on the banks of Ambale …
Farmers of Eshwarahalli, Bairapura and Vastare have refused to give land to construct towers of power transmission from the 220/110/66 kv power transmission centre being built near Muguluvalli village. Towers have already been built for the power transmission line connecting the Muguluvalli unit via Javagal-Kalasapura. But farmers have not consented …
Forest department is ready to conduct census of tigers in Bhadra Reserve Forest under Tiger Protection project. The cenus will be carried out with the help of
Chikmagalur taluk tops in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, said Taluk Panchayat President D J Suresh. Speaking to presspersons, he said special unit project, tribal scheme, 12 finance scheme, rural road connectivity action plan has been approved. All the projects will be completed by December end. He …
Taluk Panchayat President D J Suresh has held Gram Panchayat Secretaries responsible for poor implementation of projects under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and asked the GP Secretaries to work harder in this regard. Addressing a general body meeting on Thursday, Suresh said that attention must be paid towards …
