Bengaluru: Southwest monsoon is traditionally a season of hope for Karnataka’s farmers. From the rain-fed fields of Chamarajanagar in the south to the vast farmlands of Bidar in the north, arrival of monsoon usually marks the beginning of sowing and a host of other agricultural activities, keeping rural households occupied until Oct.This year, however, the…
Women Farmers from various villages around Bidadi on the outskirts of Bengaluru are participating in a protest rally against the land acquisition for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) at Bidadi. A Coconut orchard near Bidadi supposedly identified for acquisition for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project at Bidadi in Ramanagar taluk of…
Bengaluru: Notwithstanding opposition from farmers and political parties against the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) near Bidadi in Bengaluru South district, Karnataka govt Thursday issued the final notification for the acquisition of nearly 500 acres in three villages in Ramanagara and Harohalli taluks.The move signals the state’s resolve to push ahead with one of…
