The disease engulfs paddy in 5,000 hectares; if not controlled, yield could come down by 60 pc
Paddy growers in the district are in distress as bacterial blight disease has afflicted the crop grown in about 5,000 hectares.

The Karnataka government, which is in the thick of controversy over acquisition of land for several big-ticket investors, is in no mood to accept certain changes proposed in the new Land Acquisition and Resettlement & Rehabilitation Bill tabled in Parliament last week.
Instead, the government is in the process of revamping its existing land acquisition policy. The state government is not agreeable to the 80 per cent consent norm proposed in the new Bill. It wants to settle for 70 per cent consent of farmers to acquire any land.

The south-west monsoon has taken a heavy toll on life and property in the State this year.

Notwithstanding the turmoil in Karnataka over the iron ore issue, Tata Steel will move forward with its proposed investment in the State which it is jointly implementing with Tata Metaliks, a subsidiary.

Villagers of Bommanahalli in Haveri district are no longer susceptible to water-borne diseases or complications arising out of drinking water with high fluoride content as they have access to mineral water at a mere 20 paise a litre following the recent installation of a water purification plant at a cost of Rs 10 lakh.

Every household will be provided purified water containers of 20 litres at

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 03, 2010, 0:56 IST

The Karnataka government has been facing an uphill task in acquiring land for big-ticket steel and power projects.

After four years of suffering financial losses, India's first gas-based power project, Ratnagiri Gas & Power Private Ltd (RGPPL), is now set to make its mark on India's power scene. The company had suffered a Rs600-crore loss in 2008-09, due to fall in capacity generation because of machinery breakdowns.

The State government has decided to include Chikkaballapur, Bangalore rural, Gadag and Haveri districts under the National Horticulture Mission. With this, all districts of the State have been covered under the Mission.

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The High Court has directed the State government to initiate appropriate action against those indulging in sand mining in the Tungabhadra river in the districts of Davangere, Haveri, Gadag and Bellary using mechanical devices.