The report states more than 9,000 acres is fertile land with more than four lakh coconut trees and more than 10 lakh other trees Bengaluru: Farmers opposing the proposed Bidadi Township on Friday released a report by a panel headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda that alleged the acquisition of nearly…
Bengaluru: Hundreds of fans of jailed Kannada actor Darshan repeatedly chanted ‘D-Boss’ slogans during Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar’s address at a religious event in Ramanagara Tuesday, seeking his intervention in the fraught legal case.Constantly interrupted by fans’ chants, the CM appealed for calm and order, stopped his speech midway and sat down, in a…
Bidadi Township row turns violent as broom-wielding farmers attack surveyors Angry women farmers seen with brooms Angry women farmers seen with brooms Bengaluru:The controversy surrounding the proposed Bidadi Township project took a violent turn on Monday morning when scores of broom-wielding farmers beat up land surveyors at Mandalahalli village in Ramanagara-Bengaluru South district.The incident comes…
5 kin drown in Cauvery river after entering water for photos (Picture credits: X) MANDYA: In a heartbreaking tragedy, five members of the same family lost their lives after being swept away in the Cauvery River while attempting to take photographs at the popular tourist spot of Muthathi, Malavalli taluk, Wednesday evening. The incident took…
A driver died on the spot while five Block Education Officers from Mysuru district sustained injuries Mysuru: A driver died on the spot while five Block Education Officers (BEOs) from Mysuru district sustained injuries after a SUV in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Monday. The BEOs were heading to Bengaluru to…
Bengaluru: At a time when back-to-back land acquisition proposals across Bengaluru’s fast-developing outskirts have left rural and agrarian communities on edge, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) Tuesday offered an unexpected reprieve to residents of Kanchugaranahalli in Bidadi hobli. It stepped back from acquiring select parcels of land earmarked for Harohalli 5th Phase Industrial Area.The…
Mental Health Stories Open New Chapter Ascent illustration Bengaluru: After a pilot project that saw hundreds of people openly share their experiences of living with mental illness in rural Karnataka, the health department is now considering expanding its unique ‘Manasa Samvaada,’ — the human library initiative — across the state in partnership with the rural…
Bengaluru: When Doddalahalli Kempegowda (DK) Shivakumar walked out of Delhi’s Tihar Jail on the rain-soaked night of Oct 23, 2019, Congress workers waiting outside were visibly surprised. The Kanakapura strongman, known for his spotless white attire and clean-shaven appearance, stepped into the dim streetlights wearing something entirely unfamiliar — a thick salt-and-pepper beard.After 50 days…
Bengaluru: Kavitha (name changed), a woman from Channapatna taluk in Bengaluru South district, had attempted to take her own life after struggling with family-related problems. “I wanted to die as I thought I had no one left in the world,” the farmers’ group leader recalled. But timely intervention saved her life and today, she is…
