Parliamentary panel asks govt to expedite monetisation of tailings dumps at Bharat Gold MinesA parliamentary committee wants the mines ministry to speed up plans to make money from gold-rich waste dumps at Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. The...
17 Mar, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Congress announces K V Gowtham as its Kolar Lok Sabha candidateCongress selects K V Gowtham for Kolar seat despite conflicts and discontent. BJP reserves Kolar seat for JD(S) candidate M Mallesh Babu, a...
30 Mar, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to address Congress rally tomorrow in Kolar where he made remark on Modi surnameAccording to state Congress sources, the former AICC president will arrive in Bengaluru on Sunday morning, and travel to Kolar where he wil...
15 Apr, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
BJP planning to field Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra against Siddaramaiah in VarunaThe former Congress CM is contesting from Varuna, represented currently by his son Dr Yathindra. He has also requested the party to allow h...
31 Mar, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Karnataka polls: Congress high command doesn't want Siddaramaiah to fight from KolarAccording to the sources, many leaders from Kolar, Badami, Varuna, and Chamarajpet are meeting Siddaramaiah and asking him to contest. But ...
20 Mar, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
By fielding Siddaramaiah from Kolar, Congress eyes major gains in Karnataka electionsThe former CM has announced that he is keen to contest from Kolar, in view of its proximity to Bengaluru and the favourable caste-wise comp...
11 Jan, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
India to invite bids for extracting gold from dumps at colonial-era minesThe Kolar mines, closed more than 20 years ago, held gold deposits worth around $2.1 billion, and India is now keen to take advantage of ne...
15 Dec, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
Human element is important to making a big movie, says 'KGF' director Prashanth NeelThe two-part multilingual film is the highest-grossing movie of the Kannada industry.
13 Apr, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
Karnataka govt holds talk with Centre to acquire 3,200 acres of BGML land to set up industrial park in KolarThe 3200-acre land parcel is under the ownership of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd, which falls under the administration of Kolar Gold Fields.
29 Aug, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Congress, JD(S)' falling fortunes point to bumpy road aheadThe sharp decline in the vote share of the Congress and the JD(S) in Chikkaballapur Assembly segment is a pointer to the challenges the two...
18 Dec, 2019, 11.56 AM IST
- City corporator to take on KH Muniyappa in his bastion
Muniswamy has been a low-profile but active low-rung BJP leader in Bengaluru confined to his municipal ward of Kadugodi.
03 Apr, 2019, 06.09 PM IST
JD(S) votes crucial for Congress’ Muniyappa in KolarThe Congress and JD(S) have been like chalk and cheese, and have traditionally fought each other in every election.
03 Apr, 2019, 04.56 PM IST
Karnataka government planning a modern township at Kolar Gold FieldsAccording to the preliminary note prepared by the urban development department, the location enjoys good connectivity, nearest railway stat...
30 Jun, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Kolar Gold Mines revival rests on techno-economic feasibilityBEML has been closed since March 1, 2001. The Cabinet had taken a decision in 2006 to dispose off the assets and liabilities of the company...
20 Mar, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Karnataka to kickstart plan to revive Kolar gold fieldsThe Congress government in Karnataka will start the process of acquiring the township of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd and its assets from the Cent...
22 Mar, 2016, 05.16 AM IST
- No plan to dump Nuclear-waste from Kudankulam plant in KGF: V Narayanasamy
Govt has made it clear there was no plan to dump nuke waste from KNPP in defunct gold mines at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka.
24 Nov, 2012, 03.06 PM IST
- Kolar has 30 lakh tonnes of gold, may reopen
Plans are afoot to revive the second deepest mine in the world (the first is in S Africa).
08 Sep, 2010, 03.47 AM IST