TN: Forest Fire in Satyamangalam Ranges

Forest fire occurred at the ridges of Satyamangalam wildlife sanctuary last evening. Kshipra Petkar 16th April 2020 The district forest officer informed that the fire broke out in the Satyamangalam wildfire sanctuary at 6:30 PM yesterday. The area where the fire started was one of the highest points of the Satyamangalam range. This is a […]

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COVID-19: A walk through the 21 day lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension in the nationwide lockdown till May 3, while addressing the country today morning. Let us look at how the 21 day lockdown fared. 3-WEEK NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN It all started on March 25th 2020 when PM Modi announced a three –week nationwide lockdown. This decision was taken as the […]

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COVID-19: FROZEN FOOD SHELVES EMPTY AS PEOPLE PANIC BUY

Most of the grocery shops in Coonoor are running out of frozen foods as people are panic buying. The delays in transportation are making it difficult for shopkeepers to keep up to the demand. Most of the grocery shops in Coonoor are running out of frozen foods as people are panic buying meat products and […]

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Flood-affected Athani awaits compensation

Kshipra Petkar Nine months after floods damaged their homes, around 40%of the families in Satti village have still not received compensation. In contrast, ineligible people in Tirth village have been paid compensation. In August 2019, floods hit the northern parts of Karnataka. Belagavi, Bagalkot, Yadgiri, and Bijapur were some of the major districts which were […]

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Equity fund proposal for SC/ST Entrepreneurs

Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce (DACC) has proposed incentives for SC/ST entrepreneurs in Karnataka by lending special equity funds. By Kshipra Petkar Bengaluru: DACC has proposed the implementation of a special equity fund across Karnataka for entreprueners belonging to scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST). Iqbal Singh Atwal, the General Director of DACC explained […]

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