The Bt Cotton saga: A farmer’s story continues

 While the farmers struggle to make their ends meet, the seed companies continue to make false promises to these farmers Bt Hatti, as the farmers in Ron Taluk, Gadag district, commonly call Bt cotton, has been quite the challenge in terms of growing the crop and producing yield. Farmers of the taluk have spoken about […]

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Agricultural encroachment a major threat to K’taka forests

A CAG report shows a net increase of 29 per cent in the encroached forest land. Karnataka is a land of contrasts. And a Comptroller and Auditor General report proves it. Despite boasting of the second highest growth in forest cover in all states of the country in the latest India State of Forest Report, the state forests are also facing increased encroachment activities. […]

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Lingayat tag is ‘vote bank politics’: Shobha Karandlaje

The BJP MLA says the CM is dividing the society. The state government’s decision has stirred up a hornet’s nest. Bangalore, March 20, 2018: The State Government’s recommendation to the Centre that religious minority status be granted to Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities has triggered strong reactions various political parties in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) […]

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Bangladeshi and Lankan-bound travelling disrupted

By Sanjana Udiaver and Radhika Sarkar Direct flights between Kathmandu and Bangladesh have been cancelled. Travel agencies selling tours to Sri Lanka have suffered losses. The US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu yesterday and the state of emergency in parts of Sri Lanka have disrupted scores of people’s travel plans. Flights from India have been delayed […]

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Transgenders face health complications post SRS

Bangalore, November 24, 2017:The Sexual Reassignment Surgery (SRS)  that transgenders undergo often leads to severe complications in the absence  of proper medical care. Souyma, founder of Payana Organization which caters to the needs of the transgender and raises funds for SRS surgeries said, “In Karnataka, there is  a lack of medical facilities with regard to […]

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