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Karnataka records 42% rainfall deficit, 826 villages face water shortageKarnataka faces a severe 42% rainfall deficit this year, leading to a significant drop in groundwater levels. As a result, 826 villages are...- Karnataka: Farmers, police clash amid protest against KIADB land acquisitionFarmers opposing the land acquisition expressed fears of losing their livelihood. As the situation escalated, police attempted to control t...
- Karnataka announces new groundwater charges: Check revised rates, fines and rules for borewell diggingKarnataka introduces charges for groundwater extraction, ranging from Re 1 to ₹35 per cubic metre based on usage and location. The new rule...
- ED raids in BBMP an outcome of squabbling in BJP, says Deputy CM ShivakumarKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claims that the ED raids in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stem from infighting w...
- The fine art of disempowering a growth engineToday, Bengaluru faces two existential crises: the first is mobility, the second a lack of water. While we live in hope that the metro expa...
- India looks for new Bengalurus as its Silicon Valley goes downhillBengaluru's severe water crisis and traffic congestion are prompting tech giants to consider relocating from the $245 billion IT hub. The c...
- Deputy CM Shivakumar dismisses BJP's allegation over releasing Cauvery water to TNKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar refuted the BJP's claim that the Congress government was secretly releasing Cauvery river wa...
- Will not release single drop of water to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka CM Siddaramiah as water shortage hits stateKarnataka faces severe water shortage with dried up sources in villages and borewells in Bengaluru. Drinking water crisis predicted for 7,0...
- Water crisis: Legal action against drilling unauthorised borewells in Bengaluru, says BWSSBBWSSB said in an order that before drilling borewells for personal or other use in Bengaluru city, it is mandatory to obtain permission fro...
- Monk murder in Karnataka: Jain community protest at Jantar Mantar, demands CBI probeMembers of the Jain community have protested at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the murder of monk Acharya Shree Kamakumara Nandi Maharaj in...
- As India grows its own 'exotic' fruits and vegetables, imports are plummetingThe import of produce such as durians, leeks and other alliaceous bulbs, capsicums, figs, mangosteen and strawberries has dropped 70-100 pe...
- Karnataka Assembly to pass resolution on Wednesday protesting TN’s actions over CauveryOpposition Congress extended its support, and suggested that Bommai take an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press f...
- Bengaluru dumping its garbage in nearby villagesOver seven years, open dumping has created mounds the size of hillocks in the Avalahalli forest area and gomala land near Mavallipura.
- Once a lifeline, this 975-year-old Pattandur Agrahara lake battles land sharks todayThe lake dates back to the 11th Century Chola rule in Bengaluru. An inscription stone found in April mentioned how King Rajendra Chola gift...
- Congress doesn’t care about dalits, says PM Narendra ModiIn the name of public welfare programmes, the Congress leaders have worked for their personal welfare, said Narendra Modi.
- BJP alleges borewell scam in poll-bound Karnataka; Congress refutes allegationBJP showed over 100 pages of documents pertained to the digging of borewells for Dalits under the Ganga Kalyana scheme carried out by the s...
- Will win Karnataka for BJP: BS Yedyurappa"Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have given me a target—come back to power in Karnataka," Yedyurappa said.
- Bengaluru may have to be evacuated in a decade if water crisis continuesMost of the apartment complexes that have come up recently in Bengaluru, especially on Sarjapur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Whitefield, and Ma...
- Karnataka has built 100% toilets, but yet to tackle dysfunctional onesCongress-ruled Karnataka has made a good name for itself in various cleanliness-related schemes pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Farmers and their Sisyphean taskTo blame rising farmer suicides on factors such as indebtedness and liberalisation misses a major part of the story, but ad hoc solutions o...
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