Government is studying all aspects, says Minister M.B. Patil

Reiterating that the Congress government is determined in protecting the interests of the State, Minister for Medium and Major Irrigation M.B. Patil has said that the government will decide on filing a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the final award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal within 10 days.

Funds allocated for Narayanpur left bank, Upper Tunga projects
The Canal will help in irrigating an additional 1.5 lakh hectares in Yadgir, Gulbarga and Bijapur districts.

The Centre has sanctioned Rs 5,500 crore to Karnataka for two major irrigation projects -remodeling of Narayanpur left bank canal and Upper Tunga project

The death of two more people due to diarrhoea in Bhairamgarh block of Bijapur district late on Saturday has taken the death toll to 20.

At least 30 unnatural deaths, 15 of which owe direct allegiance to diarrhoea, have been reported from various remote villages of Bastar division in the past one month.

At least 30 unnatural deaths, 15 of which owe direct allegiance to diarrhoea, have been reported from various remote villages of Bastar division in the past one month.

Days after reports that nearly 20 people died of diarrhoea and related diseases in Abujhmaad region of Narayanpur district of Bastar, 14 deaths were reported Sunday from neighbouring Bijapur distri

MGNREGS wages paid to non-beneficiaries, before their names were deleted

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday hinted at large-scale irregularities while implementing projects taken up under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) between 2007 and 2012.

On 25 May, the ghastly Naxal attack on a convoy of Congress leaders in Darbha, Chhattisgarh, jolted political leaders across the spectrum.

BANGALORE: The water levels in Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) in Mandya district and Almatti in Bijapur, the lifelines for drinking water and irrigation in the Cauvery and Krishna basins, have almost touc

Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has sought details from the State government on the declining population trends in six Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts of Koriya, Dakshin Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, Jashpur and Kanker as reflected in the Provisional Census 2011 figures.

The State government says while it would wait for a more detailed analysis of the final Census reports when published by the Registrar General of India, it is not averse to an independent population survey in these districts.