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Mahisha Dasara organisers Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru, Pushotham and Prof. K. S. Bhagavan to share details of their programme, in Mysuru, on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram 1. Cabinet, which is meeting today, will discuss, among other things, drought situation in Karnataka. 2. First anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra is being … Read more
A file photo of farmer waiting for buyers at the APMC market in Kolar in Karnataka on July 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K The prices of tomatoes that had touched nearly ₹200 per kg in July have crashed to below ₹10 per kg in the Kolar and Kalasipalyam wholesale markets on September … Read more
Energy Minister K.J. George said that the first waste-to-energy plant in the State set up near Bidadi by Bescom, the BBMP, and Hitachi will be commissioned in two to three months. The dry waste plant, with a capacity of 11.5 MW can process about 600 tonnes of waste. “As the total waste production in Bengaluru … Read more
About 26 residents in Rainbow Drive Layout (RBD), located off Sarjapur Road, have written to the management committee (MC) of the layout opposing diversion of a rajakaluve from its original path. In a High Court-ordered Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR) survey, 13 houses in Wipro lane of RBD were found to be encroaching upon a storm-water drain. The HC in July ordered the … Read more
BJP has accused the Congress government in Karnataka of targeting people who are active on social media and mediapersons. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi The BJP has formed a State-level team of advocates to look into alleged violation of freedom of expression by the Congress government in Karnataka. On September 3, MLC and … Read more
The State Health Department, in collaboration with the National Program for Control of Blindness, on Friday launched a transformative initiative – Asha Kirana – Eye Care at Your Doorstep — in Chickballapur district. This programme will be extended to cover Kalaburagi, Haveri, and Chamarajanagar districts from September 4. According to an official press release, the initiative … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water will be heard by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: SUBRAMANIUM S 1. Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water is coming up for hearing before a three-judge bench in the Supreme … Read more
A farmer on his land in Belagavi district. Up to 150 taluks have witnessed a dry spell and soil has lost moisture, Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy informed mediapersons on August 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: P K Badiger The decision to recommend drought in affected areas will be taken on September 4 when the cabinet … Read more
Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa (centre) launched the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Shivamogga, Karnataka on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa plans to prepare a list of BJP workers who applied for benefits of the guarantee schemes launched by the Congress government … Read more
A digital board at a bus shelter which provides information on destinations and bus arrival times. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The digital boards, being put up by BMTC under Nirbhaya scheme, contain information about the bus routes, if they are AC or non-AC buses, their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and its destination … Read more