Firm alleges officials colluded with rival company Hospet, Boundaries marked by the revenue department were found missing when officials of the Survey of India came here for a survey of the iron ore mines as per the High Court order, S C Partha of the Survey of India has said.
The State government on Monday kicked off the ambitious Belaku programme, which intends to introduce compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in all the households in the State.
Power Centre: Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa discuss a point at the launch of the
Acute water scarcity has been declared in the district and as many as 383 borewells will be sunk to tackle the crisis, district in-charge minister A Narayanaswamy has said.
A herd of about 27 elephants have strayed into Kamasamudra in Bangarpet taluk.
The jumbos were at first sighted near Mutanur in Tamil Nadu in the morning. They later vanished in the sprawling dense forest between Tamil Nadu and Kamasamudra.
The Forest personnel along with police assistance took up a combing operation.
As many as 2,501 HIV infected cases have been reported in the district and since 2003, a total of 390 persons have died due to AIDS, said District t AIDS Controlling Officer Dr Jagdish.
He was addressing a press conference at SNR Hospital in Kolar on Tuesday.
Giving out taluk-wise data, Dr Jagadish said Kolar taluk has a total of 753 HIV/AIDS affected persons are in Kolar, 570 in Bangarpet,
Taking into account the ecological imbalance caused by Eucalyptus and Acacia, Karnataka government on Monday announced its decision to ban the cultivation of these two species of trees.
A government order banning cultivation of both the species would be issued in a month, Minister for Forest C H Vijayashankar told reporters here.
Ground water table plummeting below 1,000 feet in parts of Kol
The unseasonal rain that hit the district early this month destroying standing crops has left farmers in lurch.
Sprouted ragi crop is a sign of loss for the farmers. dh file photoThe loss of crop in the 6,318 hectares in the district has been estimated to be Rs 9.18 crore.
Weather-based crop insurance scheme has been introduced in the district for the rabi season through Agriculture Insurance Company.
The new facility is available at five hoblis in Bangarpet taluk for grape and mango, seven taluks of Kolar district and all hoblis in Mulbagal taluk for potato (irrigated), and for mango in five hoblis of Srinivaspur taluk.
K Narasimhamurthy, Kolar, Oct 10, DH News Service:
At a time when the district is struggling to find water for the parched fields, a farmer in Kolar taluk has dug siltation pits in his field, to utilise rainwater.
Life saver: Siltation pits built in a farm growing mulberry and papaya crops in Nenamanahalli in Kolar taluk.
