Shivakumar Swami of Nandiveri Mutt at Kappatagudda Hills in Gadag district has criticized the state government for declaring only 17,000 hectares of total 33,000 hectares of Kappatagudda as reserved forest.
Hubballi: The public hearing on Kappatagudda, organized by the district administration, received a huge response from students, farmers, seers, environmentalists, activists and social organizations in
DHARWAD: The Global Water Meet-2016, which aims at framing the Dharwad Declaration, started here on Monday with the expectations of preparing a comprehensive plan to mitigate climate change. In his
Karwar: Officials might be boasting about containing illegal sand mining in Uttara Kannada, but the practice continues in the district. A case in point is Taggupalya, Honnavar district, where sand extractors
BELAGAVI: District minister Ramesh Jarkiholi hoisted the national flag at the CPEd Ground here on the Independence Day. He also honoured freedom fighters and released a booklet highlighting the Congress
Belagavi: With the commencement of monsoon, there is a spurt in dengue cases in the district. In a span of just one week as many as 13 suspected cases of dengue have been reported . District health
BELAGAVI: The alarming report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) last month claiming the chemicals used in the bread and buns leads to cancer has affected the bakery industry slightly
Hubballi: Plastic bags are still freely being used in the city, with no action being taken against fruit shops, vegetable shops and roadside tea stalls which are defying the ban. With stern action against
Belagavi: The huge roofs of state and central government offices in Belagavi will be transformed into electricity producing centres. Under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) envisaged by the
Karwar: Decks have been cleared for the controversial Hubballi-Ankola railway line, cutting across the eco-sensitive Western Ghats, with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its nod to Railways to
