Mandya: State Water Resource Minister D K Shivakumar was stopped on his way from Mysuru to Bengaluru by the protesting farmers here on Monday, June 24, demanding release of River Cauvery water into the canals for irrigation purpose.
Chamarajanagar: The farmers of Gundlupet town had a reason to rejoice on Sunday. June 23, as their long awaited demand for water to be released to Vaddagere lake had finally paid off.
Karwar: Life became chaotic in some parts of the Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district when it witnessed flooding due to two days of the monsoons. More than 50 houses were flooded with rainwater, damaging the electrical and electronic appliances.
Davangere: The Santhepet Government Higher Primary School, Jagalur, Davanagere is now in the news as a judge and a tahsildar have enrolled their children here.
Bengaluru: Likeminded environmental organisations called for a bundh in the Shivamogga district on July 10 in protest against the diversion of water from the Linganamakki dam to Bengaluru city.
Chikkaballapura: Former Member of Parliament from Congress, Veerappa Moily continued his tirade against the Janata Dal (S) party here on Saturday, June 22, by holding the coalition for the Congress party's downfall in the state. He also accused former prime minister and JDS Supremo H D Deve Gowda of unethical political practice.
Kodagu: The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Ka Ra Ve) Swabhimani Bana district president Unais Peraje submitted a request to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to build a well-equipped hospital in the Kodagu district.
Kalaburgi: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's village stay in Herur B village of the Kalaburugi district, has been postponed indefinitely due to heavy rainfalls.
Shivamogga: The people of Shivamogga are planning to stage a protest condemning the state government's decision to draw water to Bengaluru, from the district's Linganamakki Reservoir.
Madikeri: Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Lakshmi Priya visited Bhagamandala on Friday, June 21 to discuss the precautionary measures to be taken in case of floods. Bhagamandala in Kodagu district is known to receive heavy rainfall.
Karwar: Close on the heels of media reporting the hard-luck story of a village named Medini in Kumta taluk of Uttara Karnataka, Infosys Foundation Chairman Sudha Murthy has come forward to build a road to the village.
Kasargod: Kasargod district Deputy Commissioner (DC) D Sajithbabu and Dakshina Kannada district DC Sasikanth Senthil jointly held a meeting on Wednesday, June 19, to discuss various measures to solve the prolonged border disputes between the two districts. Problems caused by wild animals to the people living in the border areas of the two districts were also discussed.
Chamarajanagar: A five-year-old boy had a miraculous escape from death, a fate his parents did not share, when a tipper ran over the bike on which they were seated.
Kasargod: As the rainy season begins epidemic diseases have also started spreading. Along with this four cases of H1N1 fever were identified in the district.