Chettalli, Feb. 20: Wild elephants have completely destroyed the areca nut plants in the gardens in Cherala village of Chettalli. A gate has been built on the edge of the Meenukoli forest on the Chettalli-Sunthikoppa main road to control the elephant menace. Since the gate is open every d...

Bandipur Nagarhole Safari to be resumed in phases Bengaluru, Feb. 18: The Bandipur and Nagarhole Tiger Reserves, which were suspended since November 7 due to human-wildlife conflict, especially a series of deaths due to tiger attacks, have been decided to be resumed in phases based on the...

Bengaluru, Feb 17: In the wake of the escalating human-tiger conflict, the state government on November 7 banned tourist safaris in the popular national parks of Bandipur and Nagarhole. The closure of safaris has dealt a major blow to the livelihood of thousands of families who depend on t...

Napoklu, Feb. 16: The Keddas festival is a festival that pays homage to nature and mother earth, said Kadlera Tulasi Mohan, president of the Cherambane Gowda Women's Union. Presiding over the Keddas festival program organized by the Cherambane Gowda Women's Union at the community ...

Kudige, Feb. 16: There has been a decline in the water flow rate in the Kaveri and Harangi rivers flowing in the Kushalnagar taluk. Against this backdrop, Taluk Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Parameshwara Kumar has instructed the development officers of some panchayats that depend on th...

Madikeri, Feb. 13; The Registrar of Cooperative Societies has recommended to the Government Secretary of the Cooperative Department to abolish the Board of Directors of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Bhavan on Siddapur Road in Madikeri and appoint an administrator. The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Ce...