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'No water in train toilets': Railways told to pay Rs 15,000 to passenger travelling from Bengaluru to Shivamogga

A consumer commission in Shivamogga has directed South Western Railway to refund Rs 1,000 with 6% annual interest and pay Rs 15,000 in compensation and litigation expenses to a passenger travelling with 23 relatives. The family reportedly got off a train at Tumakuru after finding no water in the toilets…

The Economic Times · 11h ago

Bengaluru to get nine new townships, 300-km metro line, 210-km ring road and RRTS network in the next 10-year plan. Where will they come up?

Karnataka plans to construct nine new integrated industrial townships, 312 km of new Metro lines, a 210-km ring road and a 270-km RRTS network across Bengaluru Metropolitan Region over the next decade. The government has already acquired 7,900 acresfor the proposed townships.

The Economic Times · Oct 6

How deficient rainfall is affecting ragi farmers in Karnataka’s Mandya

Shiva Shekhar, a 40-year-old farmer from Padavalapatna village in Mandya district's Nagamangala taluk, could not sow ragi this kharif. “I kept waiting for the rain but it never came, so I sowed cowpea instead, which is more drought-tolerant,” he said on September 16.

Newslaundry · Sep 21

Karnataka honour killing: Father allegedly kills 17-year-old daughter over choice of groom; Hides in temples to evade arrest

Karnataka honour killing: A 48-year-old farmer from Karnataka’s Tumakuru allegedly murdered his 17-year-old daughter after opposing her relationship with an electrician. Police said he first dumped the body into a farm well before later burying it in a dry lakebed. The accused then disappeared for weeks, sleeping in temples and…

The Economic Times · May 18

Aim and purpose important to achieve success, students told at The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling 2024

When the aim and purpose in life is clear, achieving success is possible, said Ashok K.V., Superintendent of Police, Tumakuru, at the inaugural session of the The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling 2024, which was held at SIT, Tumakuru, on Sunday. He added that students should decide what they want…

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

One killed in road accident in Madhugiri, Tumakuru

One person was killed and two sustained major injuries after a KSRTC bus collided with a bike on Sunday morning. The bike was headed from Kodigenahalli to Vatadahosahalli in Gauribidanur when the bus, approaching from the opposite direction, ran into it. The incident happened in Madhugiri, Tumakuru

The Hindu · May 5, 2024

Summer of discontent in the land of coconuts in Karnataka

According to farmer, the prices of copra dropped this year due to a glut and manipulation by traders in the APMC rates. Traders bid for low price in APMC, which became a standard price outside too.

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2024

Metro a misplaced mobility option to suburbs, try Regional Rapid Transit System, say experts

Should the low-capacity, low-speed, hugely expensive Metro rail system be extended to the far-flung suburbs and the adjacent districts of Bengaluru? Vast swathes of the city’s core are yet to get a decent Metro network, but the urge to extend its reach comes at the cost of a very viable…

The Hindu · Apr 22, 2024

Upper Bhadra project is crucial, but farmers on the ground hardly know about the Centre-State row over it

Drought-stricken villages in Tumakuru/Chitradurga demand water from Upper Bhadra project amid political funding disputes, risking crop loss.

The Hindu · Apr 20, 2024

Congress has not won Lok Sabha seat in Bengaluru after 1999, but hopeful of turning the tide in 2024

Bengaluru South was one of the first Lok Sabha seats to be won by the BJP in Karnataka in 1991 along with Mangalore (now Dakshina Kannada), Bidar and Tumakuru seats. Of them, the party has retained Bengaluru South and Dakshina Kannada seats since then.

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024