Members of the Halayanakanahalli Gram panchayat have taken a firm stand on saving the Hadosiddapura lake, which has come under threat from encroachers since last year.

Located off Sarjapur Road, some private builders and developers have reportedly taken over the land surrounding the lake’s periphery, according to members of the Gram panchayat, under whose limits the water body lies.

As part of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP’s) solid-waste management programme, the collection and disposal of 70% of trash generated by Bangaloreans is outsourced while the Palike manag

A workshop on implementation of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, was held for revenue officials of the Bangalore and Mysor

The government is considering the possibility of mining sand from lakes in the districts of Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Bangalore Urban and Rural districts and Ramanagara.

The government has begun the tendering process for awarding works for mining sand from river fronts in the State, Minister for Public Works Department H C Mahadevappa has said.

The high court on Tuesday asked the government to make its stand clear by January 21 on the mixed zone concept explained in Master Plan 2015.

Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone, Chennai, has asked over a dozen industrial units to move out machinery and materials from Zone-3 of Thippagondanahalli reservoir catchment area (TG

Tigers are getting too close for comfort: three human deaths in five days have once more brought the man-animal conflict into focus.

Statistics with TOI show the state has seen 30 human deaths since April this year. While 23 were killed in elephant attacks, the rest succumbed to attacks by tigers, leopards, wild boars and bears. In the same period, around 300 head of cattle were killed by wild animals.
A senior forest official said 2013-14 is set to see even higher number of casualties due to this conflict. "We've crossed just half the year, and the numbers are scary," he said.

Five-day international Krishi Mela begins at agriculture varsity
colourful examples: Visitors admire flowers at the International Krishi Mela 2013 in Bangalore on Thursday. dh photo

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said integrated farming system should be encouraged among farmers, especially those who are into dryland farming.