Farmers hold protest seeking elephant corridor, compensation

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced waiving of crop loans of up to Rs 50,000 of over 22 lakh farmers from cooperative banks in the state. "Crop loans of up to Rs 50,000 borrowed by 22,27,506 farmers from cooperative banks in the state ...

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy informed the Assembly on Thursday that the state government would step up the drive to remove illegal number plates from vehicles. He was replying to a query raised by BJP MLA Suresh Kumar. Kumar said he recently spotted a ...

The fact that Mandya tops the list in farmer suicides in the state is shocking for the district but what is even more surprising is that 60% of such suicides have been reported from taluks which are irrigated areas like Mandya, Maddur and Malavalli. Of the ...

The farmers in the district are in distress due to prolonged dry spells and their hopes of getting some relief from the government have shattered. The Revenue department has deposited Re 1 into the account of many farmers in the taluk towards crop loss ...

Jackfruit is not an ordinary fruit. The crowd at the Toobagere Jackfruit Growers' Association stall at Dr Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama during the three-day Vasanthotsava stands testimony to the people's passion and demand for the fruit. The stall ...

MySugar factory in Mandya has been abuzz with activity for the past one month. This has raised the hopes of farmers and the people in the region that the factory will resume operations soon. The factory, which is the lifeline of the people of Mandya district, ...

BJP district in-charge and former chairman of Mysuru Urban Development Authority L Nagendra on Tuesday said that with the Congress, Raitha Sangha and JD(S) failing to address problems of the common man, people are pinning hopes on the BJP to find solutions to ...

With internal strife in the Karnataka BJP worsening by the day, party cadres are worried that the 'Mission 150' the leaders had set for the next year’s Assembly elections, may turn out to be 'Mission Impossible'. Ever since BS Yeddyurappa, the ...

Agricultural activities have gained momentum with the district receiving good spell of rains over the past two weeks. Farmers are hopeful that the spell will continue till the actual monsoon sets in. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, ...