The hot winds sweeping across the ancient Kallanai, which should be brimming with water by now, are raising temperatures across the Cauvery delta this year. A weak southwest monsoon and the vexed inter-State river water sharing dispute with Karnataka have left farmers in the region in distress yet again. As the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur…
Hyd horror: Pocso accused kills 6 in overnight rampage Hyderabad: A 35-year-old farmer on Hyderabad’s outskirts went on a murderous rampage on Friday night, killing six persons, including a teenage girl who had filed a case against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for stalking her. He also killed the…
DHARAMPURI: A farmer has been fined Rs 1.25 lakh for installing an illegal electric fence to poach wild animals near the Sulur forest area in Dharmapuri district.Acting on a tip-off that an electric fence had been illegally installed in the rocky terrain adjoining the Sulur forest, a team led by Palacode forest range officer Karthikeyan…
After spending eight years in industrial sales in Bengaluru, Chethan Shetty made a life-changing decision in 2017. Leaving behind a secure corporate career, he returned to his hometown in Karnataka to manage his family’s 11-acre ancestral farmland. (Image-Instagram/@manjannashettyfamilyfarms) Despite criticism from friends and relatives, Chethan chose farming over a high-paying job. He invested nearly Rs…
