Only 37% of families in rural Dharwad have toilets at home
While Dharwad district may be an education hub and the cultural capital of North Karnataka, it doesn’t score very well on basic amenities. Many families in villages of Dharwad district don’t have toilets
View ArticleNabard pushing for low-cost drinking water in State
Aims to set up 600 water purifying plants in the country by 2014 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), along with the government of Karnataka, will promote water purifying...
View ArticleState May Approach Mahadayi Water Tribunal
The state, which has locked horns with Goa on sharing of Mahadayi water, is likely to file a petition before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), seeking interim relief. According to official
View ArticleDharwad achieves 93% coverage in pulse polio immunization drive
HUBLI: On the first day of the pulse polio immunization drive, Dharwad district achieved around 93 per cent coverage which is the second highest in the state. Dharwad district was in the sixth to 10th
View ArticleFear of dengue spreads in Raichur district
HUBLI: The death of four girls in two days has triggered panic among people in Raichur district and residents of Naganadoddi have moved out of the village following fear of dengue fever. In Koppal...
View ArticleDrinking water in tankers for 700 villages
Drinking water is being supplied in tankers to 700 villages in seven districts to mitigate drinking water shortage, Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday....
View ArticleRain claims 8 lives in State
House collapse, crop damage reported from several districts rain fury: Gusty winds destroyed a banana plantation at Koratikere village in Channagiri taluk, Davangere district, on Thursday evening.
View ArticleSix more debt-burdened farmers commit suicide
Six debt-burdened farmers, including a woman, committed suicide in the State in the past 24 hours. A 48-year-old farmer from Timkapur in Piriyapatna taluk of Mysuru district ended his life by consuming
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding conversion of forest land to a...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/02/2016 regarding conversion of forest land to a non-forest activity that is
View ArticleEnvironment Impact Assessment exemption sought for Kalasa-Banduri project
Nearly six months after the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) greenlighted the completion of the Kalasa-Banduri project, the State government has started the lengthy process of getting clearances
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