The Supreme Court on Friday asked its expert committee to examine the alleged illegalities committed by other major companies involved in mining activities in Bellary district of Karnataka and neig

The Supreme Court today asked its expert committee to examine the alleged illegalities committed by other major companies involved in mining activities in Bellary district of Karnataka and neighbou

The Supreme Court on Friday asked its central empowered committee (CEC) to enquire into allegations of mining irregularities by Jindal Steel and Adani Enterprises, based on the Karnataka Lokayukta

AFTER having missed several deadlines, the much-awaited Bangalore Metro finally began operations on October 20 on its first stretch – Reach 1 of the Eastern line, part of Phase I of the Metro proje

CM asks farmers not to be wary of global summit

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday refused to grant permission for the proposed translocation of 25 elephants from Alur forest range to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.

During the hearing of a suo motu petition over increasing elephant deaths, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice A S Bopanna said permission for translocation cannot be granted unless experts’ opinion is obtained.

Yadgir district in-charge to meet Chief Minister today

Residents of Gogi village and surrounding places, along with local legislators, have strongly opposed uranium mining by the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) in their village in Yadgir district and have demanded that the Government cancel the project, which they fear will cause health hazards.

A high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath on Wednesday cleared a Rs. 2,792-crore road project under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project.

Addressing presspersons here, Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi said the State highways would be developed in different parts of the State under the project and Rs. 800 crore would be spent before end of 2011-12.

The Centre has, at last, given its nod to the State Forest department to translocate 25 wild elephants that have terrorised the local residents in the Alur forest range of Hassan district.

Union Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa announced that the State government had agreed to provide land for the construction of three new lines, for which the survey has been completed.

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