Prabhu Mallikarjunan

Karnataka: Monsoon to bring cheers to parched farmers

Karnataka: Monsoon to bring cheers to parched farmers BANGALORE: The South- West Monsoon may bring cheers to Karnataka farmers, which is expected to hit coastal Karnataka by June 2.If agriculture meteorologists predictions are right, the state might receive 5 per cent excess rainfall over the seasonal normal of 805 mm.The South-West Monsoon, which is crucial for agricultural operations, will set in through coastal Kerala on June 1, and is expected to hit coastal Karnataka the following day.The state...
09:01 AM, May 28, 2012

Bangalore: Whose land is it anyway?

Bangalore: Whose land is it anyway? BANGALORE: The inmates of the Beggars Rehabilitation Centre on Magadi Road are in for another shocker.The allotment of the Beggars Colony land for non-rehabilitation purposes seems to continue despite the recent High Court order that the land should be used for original purpose of rehabilitating the destitutes. In response to an RTI application filed by Express, the Department of Social Welfare has clarified that, through a government order SKE 177...
08:21 AM, Mar 15, 2012