IMD sees above-normal heatwave MaydaysIndia's May forecast predicts above-normal heatwave days in many regions, despite an expected 10% increase in overall rainfall. Increased w...
22 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
She is Karnataka’s Tree Goddess: How Padma Shri 'Vruksha Mathe' turned a 4.5-km barren highway into green paradise people enjoy todayKarnataka’s Tree Goddess: Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka's 'Tree Goddess', transformed a barren roadside into a 4.5km green corridor by p...
21 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Centre, Karnataka should resolve issue related to drought aid: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court urged the Centre and Karnataka government to resolve the dispute over drought relief funds. Karnataka, facing severe drou...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Drought Relief: Siddaramaiah hails positive news from SC, calls it Karnataka’s win in round one of fightThe CM greeted the piece of news from the Centre after Attorney General R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court that its will resolve ex...
22 Apr, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Centre assures swift action on Karnataka's drought relief plea in Supreme CourtThe Centre assured the Supreme Court that it would address the Karnataka government's plea for financial assistance for drought relief by A...
22 Apr, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Let there not be 'contest' between Centre & states: SC on Karnataka drought fundsThe Supreme Court emphasized cooperation between the Centre and states during a hearing on Karnataka's plea for drought management funds. S...
08 Apr, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
CM Siddaramaiah accuses FM Sitharaman of lying on drought relief fund to KarnatakaAccording to the finance minister, the central authorities had written to the Election Commission on March 28 to get prior approval to conv...
07 Apr, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
PM Modi has delivered 'confrontational federalism': Congress slams Centre over drought relief issueCongress accuses PM Modi of lying about Karnataka's drought fund delay, revealing crop loss. Karnataka seeks compensation amidst confrontat...
04 Apr, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Shameful to lie to the people of Karnataka: Krishna Byre Gowda challenges Amit Shah’s claim of delaying drought relief petitionKarnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to produce documents related to his allegation t...
04 Apr, 2024, 01.10 AM IST
Drought: Shah to chair meeting in Delhi on Saturday to decide on Karnataka’s request for fundsHome Minister Amit Shah is set to chair a high-level committee meeting in Delhi to decide on Karnataka's request for funds for drought reli...
22 Dec, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
Siddaramaiah blames Amit Shah for Karnataka not getting Centre’s funds for drought reliefSpeaking to the media in Delhi, Siddaramaiah said a high-level committee led by home minister Amit Shah that decides on relief to states ha...
19 Dec, 2023, 11.43 PM IST
Drought study a farce, BJP MPs should pressure Centre for drought relief: SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP's recent drought study tour. He argued that BJP leaders should be exerting pressur...
31 Oct, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
Delay over drought relief: Siddaramaiah suspects Centre taking revenue for BJP’s rout in KarnatakaSiddaramaiah complained that the state's 216 taluks have been badly battered by drought. But the Union Government had not given a single pa...
27 Oct, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
Central team in Karnataka to assess drought-hit areasThough the state had an overall deficit of 18 per cent during South-West monsoon, there is very high spatial temporal variability of rainfa...
02 Nov, 2016, 02.37 PM IST
Karnataka drought: Central team to submit report next weekThe state has informed that about 33% of the total Rabi sown area of 35 lakh hectare in the ongoing 2015-16 crop year has been affected due...
25 Mar, 2016, 02.09 PM IST
Drought situation in Karnataka "worst" in 40 years: CM SiddaramamiahDescribing the drought situation in the state as the "worst" in 40 years, Siddaramamiah has asked officials to take it as a "challenge".
01 Sep, 2015, 07.42 PM IST
- Karnataka government announces Rs 3,500 cr package for drought-hit farmers
In a major step to mitigate the sufferings of farmers, the Karnataka government announced a Rs 3,500-crore package waiving farms loan up to...
24 Jul, 2012, 10.35 PM IST