V. Balasubramanian, Chairman of the Task Force for Recovery of Public Land and its Protection, at a press conference in Bangalore on July 4.

 

The Bangalore Development Authority on Thursday fixed the compensation for farmers who are set to lose their land for the Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda Layout.

 

 

The Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Shivaraj Patil, today said he would act on the illegal mining report submitted by his predecessor and the Governor, Mr H.R.

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) conducted inspections in the mining areas bordering Tumkur district at Doddabyaladakere of Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district on Tuesday.

Bangalore: The Bellary brothers, considered the kingmakers of Karnataka politics, found themselves sidelined from the new ministry led by Sadananda Gowda after a tame surrender by the Jagadish Shet

The Karnataka Pollution Control Board seems to be keeping mum over the unchecked and illegal use of aerolite by granite cutting and polishing units in and around Ilkal district, despite its well-known detrimental effects on the environment and human health.

The goods train transporting ore has been at the Sasalu railway station in Holalkere taluk for one week now. Companies have stopped mining activities as a last ditch effort to avoid facing a ban in the face of the visit of the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to the district to study the impact of mining on the environment.

Bangalore: Aiming to encourage people to use public transport, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has proposed to introduce cycle racks on its Volvo buses allowing people to use the twin modes of transport for their convenience.

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