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Allocation of ₹30 crore sought for Mysuru Dasara, says Mahadevappa

Mysuru District Minister H.C. Mahadevappa announced ₹30 crore for grand Dasara celebrations in October. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said Abhimanyu will carry the golden howdah and 14 elephants will undergo training for the finale. An investigation was ordered into the death of 'Ane' Venkatesh, and relief will be given to…

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Gajapayana flagged off at Nagarhole National park

Gajapayana, the march of caparisoned elephants to Mysuru for Dasara festivities, flagged off. Minister H C Mahadevappa & Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre welcomed the elephants led by Abhimanyu, carrying the golden howdah. 9 elephants in 1st batch, 5 in 2nd. Kanjan is new to jumbo squad. Elephants to be welcomed…

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No one can prevent Bidar from developing, says Eshwar Khandre

Obliquely referring to the criticisms of BJP leader Bhagwanth Khuba, the Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, Eshwar Khandre, Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment and Bidar in charge, said that no one could prevent the development of Bidar district.

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Kodagu: Minister promises permanent solution to human-elephant conflict

Minister Khandre promises permanent solution to human-elephant conflict in Kodagu. Govt to mount 5km rail barricade & radio collar elephants. Locals demand safety, permission to farm land under Forest Rights Act. Minister visits victims' families, distributes relief.

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Increase elephant taskforce staff strength and fit radio collars on elephants that frequent human settlements: Khandre

To minimise man-animal conflict, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday asked officials concerned to increase the staff strength of elephant task forces and also to fit radio collars on wild elephants that repeatedly stray into human settlements.

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161 of Karnataka’s elephants sighted in private lands: census

Of the 6,395 estimated elephant population in Karnataka in 2023, 161 pachyderms were sighted within private lands such as coffee estates, says the interim report on Asian Elephant population and demography estimates – 2023.

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Araga Jnanendra booked for his comments on Kharge’s skin colour

Following a complaint lodged by Rajiv Jane, Congress activist, the Ashoknagar police in Kalaburagi city on Thursday registered an FIR against BJP leader and MLA Araga Jnanendra for his objectionable comments on AICC president M. Mallikarjun Kharge.

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‘Araga Jnanendra comment reeks of Keshava Krupa influence’

Priyank Kharge slams BJP leader for comment on Mallikarjun Kharge's skin colour, says it reeks of Keshava Krupa's influence. He holds that Mr. Jnanendra's words reflect the BJP's extreme intolerance towards the political progress of Dalits. He adds that it is not the age of Manu Smriti but that of…

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Focus on party organisation, pro-poor schemes and speak in one voice, high command tells Karnataka Congress leaders

Ministers in the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, who are also holding party posts but have not been able to devote time to party work, were asked by the high command to give them up for other leaders who can focus on it.

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Araga Jnanendra statement comes under fire from various quarters

Former Home Minister Araga Jnanendra's statement on skin colour of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has been widely condemned. Writer Hanumanthappa Tippanna Pote and Congress MLC Arvind Kumar Arali have criticized Jnanendra's discriminatory mindset and toxic superiority complex. They urge him to apologize and understand that…

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Exception taken to Araga Jnanendra’s comments on Kharge and Khandre

Congress condemns BJP leader Jnanendra's derogatory comments on AICC President Kharge and Forest Minister Khandre. KPCC General Secretary Modi demands his expulsion from the party, citing his intellectual bankruptcy and imprudence. He calls for training to all BJP leaders on respecting democracy.

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BJP MLA Araga Jnanendra makes objectionable comment on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge during protest on Western Ghats

Thirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra took Mr Kharge’s name while criticising Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre for his statement that the Karnataka government would implement Kasturirangan’s report.

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Concern over fake news in mainstream media misleading people

Expressing concern over fake news being spread by the mainstream media misleading people in the country, Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment and Bidar district in-charge Eshwar Khandre has advised media personnel to be objective in their reporting.

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Inquiry ordered on alleged clandestine burial of tiger, leopard carcass in Bandipur

Forest Dept. directed to probe allegations of clandestine disposal of tiger, leopard carcasses in Bandipur in 2018-19. Wildlife activist Joseph Hoover wrote to officials seeking inquiry, leading to Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre instructing Additional Chief Secretary to take action. Allegations include poachers taking away paws and head of leopard. Senior…

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Sharavathi project: Forest Minister directs officers to file interlocutory application in SC to allow grant of land to displaced families

Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre has directed the officers to file an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court to allow the grant of land to the families who lost land for the Sharavathi reservoir project decades ago.

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About 2,871 acres of forest land encroached upon in Bengaluru Urban

Of nearly 17,000 acres of forest land in Bangalore Urban district, about 2,871 acres have been encroached upon due to various reasons, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre informed the Legislative Council on Monday.

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Veerashaiva Lingayat seers, leaders come together in favour of demand for inclusion of community in Central OBCs list

Veerashaiva Lingayat community seers and leaders, setting aside their differences, came together in Kalaburagi on Sunday to demand that the Union government include the community in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). They also declared that the fight will continue till the long-pending demand is met.

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KSPCB ordered to investigate pollution of Krishna river

Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has directed the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KPCB) to investigate allegations of pollution in the Krishna in the light of deaths occurring due to the consumption of contaminated water.

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Logo of Forest Dept. unveiled

Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said that Karnataka is convincing the Centre to utilise CAMPA funds to construct barricades around the forests in the State.

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About ₹500 crore needed to complete rail barricade project

The State government estimates that about ₹500 crore is required to complete rail barricading around forests in the State to prevent elephants from straying out. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said that with about ₹1.5 crore required to complete 1-km stretch of rail barricade, the department estimates that about ₹450 crore…

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De-reserving of forest land: Government plans joint survey by Forests and Revenue Departments to find solution

The Congress government is likely to conduct a joint survey by Forests and Revenue Departments to find a solution to the over four-decade old problem of de-reserving the forest land, which currently has habitation.

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Elephant Task Forces will be set up in Bannerghatta and Ramanagara: Khandre

Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre on Sunday announced the formation of two Elephant Task Forces at Bannerghatta and Ramanagara to control human-elephant conflict.

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BJP uses Ambedkar to woo Dalit votes, says Kharge

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of throttling the Constitution, AICC president M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders fold their hands before Dr. Ambedkar’s photo to woo Dalit votes but fail to follow his ideologies. He was addressing the people of Bhalki Assembly…

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Congress cadres protest in Kalaburagi over ED questioning Sonia Gandhi

Police detain Congress MLA and leaders

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