Voters ignore Naxal boycott call

Udupi bullet motorcycle club to organise a riders' meet, dubbed 'Thump', near Agumbe on May 11.

A Malabar pit viper that Archith K. Sridhar spotted near a small pond in Agumbe, Karnataka, basking in its glory. Mess with this seemingly lazy number and it will prove to be a painful customer. A...

Naxal activities that were subdued in the border areas of Sringeri in Chikmagalur district in recent days, seems to have resurfaced with naxals exchanging fire with the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) on Wednesday morning. The ANF sources told Express that ...

Kamalashile is home to the Brahmi Durgaparameshwari temple. What’s special about Kamalashile is the fact that goddess Brahmi Durgaparameshwari is worshipped in the form of a ‘linga’ here. Also special is a cave, which a local ...

Green leaves and vegetation play a critical role in climate change. We know that during photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It is said that a big tree uses 1.75 tonnes of carbon dioxide ...

Given the relentless pace at which wildlife habitat is being devoured by the march of development, some government agencies, non-governmental organizations and individuals have been trying to push back -- by buying land and letting nature reclaim ...

These villagers are resorting to that last weapon, not the ballot but boycotting it, to show their protest. Theirs is an everyday story of road to hell. The only bus that plies to their village Koranakunte, which is 12 km from Nalur that is on the ...

The Hindu 2013-04-05: Sometimes, I dread going to social functions because of one reason- being bombarded with questions! Yet, my enthusiasm wells up involuntarily and I've never tired of sharing my experiences in the wild. One unforgettable ...

In a bizarre incident, a man stabbed to death a 20-year-old girl and attempted suicide after she rejected his love proposal in Thirthahalli on Thursday. Abhishek (26) of Humchadakatte had reportedly been harassing Sona of Kondandur, a final-year ...