BANGALORE: The State Government will again go before the State power regulator seeking permission to impose a

The Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline project will be completed by 2012-13, GAIL Chairman and Managing Director B C Tripathi said in Bangalore on Thursday.

Minister for Power K S Eshwarappa said that government is making all the efforts to make state self sufficient in power sector.

''The Karnataka government will seek the much needed support from the Union government towards the establishment of gas-based power plants in the State,'' said Minister for Energy K S Eshwarappa.

N Udaykumar, Magadi (Ramanagar dt), Jan 7, DH News Service:

Silk reelers in Magadi taluk in Ramanagara district have tears in their eyes literally. Mysterious fumes emanating from raw silk imported from China have not only blurred their vision but their livelihood.

SMIT Singapore Private Limited (SSPL), the Singapore based salvage company, has commenced its salvage operations for the removal of oil from the sunken vessel M V Asian Forest, after five months and 10 days, on Tuesday.

Subhash Chandra N S and S Praveen Dhaneshkar, Bangalore:

Several places in Bangalore and parts of the State were plunged into darkness on Sunday as a unit at the Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) and two units at the Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) were shut down following technical disruptions.

Karnataka plans to add 6000 MW through renewable energy resources in the next four years, a top official said today.

The state government had set out three goals in terms of energy. It was focussing on ensuring energy for all, being energy efficient and "greening" energy, Karnataka Energy Department Additional Chief Secretary K Jairaj said.

Udupi CMC has chalked out plans for beautification and development of pollution free city in preparation for the platinum jubilee celebrations of CMC in 2010.