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 …
The Child Development Programme Officer informed Taluk Panchayat President Bharathi Lokesh in general meet held on Monday that nearly 50 anganwadis in Chikmagalur taluk is in a phase of closure due to lack of children. Meanwhile, Block Education Officer (BEO) Nagesh informed that a total of 13 government schools including …
Rain water harvesting project in schools have been insured in the district. This is the first of its kind in the State. School heads should pay a sum of Rs 100 for the insurance, said ZP CEO K Sundar Nayak. Speaking at the
The spread of a strange fever claimed three lives in Balehonnur and surrounding areas in past 15 days. Meanwhile, a woman, who was suffering from fever, has been shifted to Mangalore for advance treatment. Patients here suffer from symptoms including high temperature, body pain and weakness. Those who died had …
Villagers of Pirumanahalli, H Thimmapura, Lakkenahalli, Hurulihalli and Kattehole villages in Belenahalli gram panchayat of Tharikere taluk unanimously urged the government to provide protection from air pollution. Residents allege that the atmosphere there has been polluted with dust by more than four stone crusher units functioning in Survey Number 22 …
E S Sudheendra Prasad There are people who are taking to planting areca following the success of the industry, despite a slump in the prices of areca. At a time when the price of areca has come crashing down, there are still those who have found ways to make use …
Chikmagalur: As many as 7,653 TB patients have been detected in Chikmagalur district between 2003 and 2008, said TB Control Officer. In a press release, he said in 2003, it was 1,288; 1,500 in 2004; 1,437 in 2005; 1,224 in 2006; 1,170 in 2007 and 1,134 in 2008. The revised …
Chikmagalur: Farmers should unite to come out of the problems faced by them and lead a happy life, said Bharathiya Kissan Sangha Dakshina Pranthya Organising Convener Puttaswamy. Speaking at the agriculture study camp at Aavathi village on Tuesday, he said
Report on mining irregularities in Karnataka is out A mining company in Andhra Pradesh has extended its area and operations into Bellary district in Karnataka, said an investigation of mining irregularities in Karnataka. Karnataka
In water resources planning and management many problems are faced in estimation of flood flows in ungauged catchments. Researchers have been adopting different techniques in estimating flows from ungauged catchments for design and risk analysis of hydraulic structures. The important aspect in such situations is an assessment of Peak Maximum …
DH News Service, Koppa: The number of attacks by tigers and leopards are on the rise at Gubbugadde limits and cattle at Gunuvanthe, Golikoppa, Thimmanahadlu, Oorumakki, Bahishkar and Sivapura are falling prey to such attacks. The latest incident is that of a cattle belonging to a certain Ratnakar, which was …
DH News Service, Chikmagalur: Organic farming process must be promoted for the farmers to become self dependent, said MLC C T Ravi. Laying the foundation stone for the veterinary hospital at Sindigere village, Mr Ravi said that India is incomplete without farmers and farmers are incomplete without cattle.
DH News Service, Mudigere: Illegal sand mining has continued unabated on the banks of river Hemavathi, particularly in Hanthur, Angadi, Kanachur and Jenubail villages. Sand mining is being done in an area stretching more than 25 acres altogether. However, the license has been given for sand mining only for 9 …
S. Rajendran Bangalore: The State Government has introduced a hi-tech rationing system which will ensure the timely supply of foodgrains to people living below the poverty line and simultaneously prevent black-marketing and circulation of bogus ration cards. What has prompted the Yeddyurappa Government to launch this novel measure is the …
DH News Service,Chikmagalur: An action plan of Rs 4,247.40 lakh for rural drinking water project was approved by the Zilla Panchayat on Tuesday during the general Body meeting held under the presidentship of ZP Chief Chandramma Manjunath. The plan will receive a sum of Rs 712.53 lakh from Rural Connectivity …
DH News Service, Chikmagalur: Due to the drainage works that was taken up at Ward no 5, Shankarpura, the drainage pipeline carrying sewage from the homes was damaged and as a result the sewage water mixed with the drinking water polluting it. The same contaminated drinking water is being supplied …
DH News Service, Mudigere: Taluk Implementation Committee President and MLA Kumaraswwamy has informed that various developmental projects of Rs 356 lakh has been chalked out and has been approved by the Government under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Addressing the reporters, Mr Kumaraswamy said that under the project Rs 98.916 lakhs has …
