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Tomato effect: Tamarind prices up, but farmers in Karnataka not a happy lot

Tomato prices remain high, while tamarind prices also increasing. Farmers not happy as brokers getting profit. Harvesting and processing tamarind a challenge due to labour cost, lack of tech. Farmers giving trees on lease, shifting to areca nut. Govt should take decision on cold storage to help tamarind growers in…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

Foxconn Industrial Internet mulling options to set up a new facility in Tamil Nadu

Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii) to set up state-of-the-art facility in TN for manufacturing high-end electronics components. Fii CEO met TN CM & Minister for Industries to discuss plans. TN has become top exporter of electronic goods in India, with exports tripling to $5.37 billion. Fii proposed to invest ₹8,800 crore…

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023

Foxconn arm Fii now proposes a project with ₹8,800 crore investment at Tumakuru in Karnataka

Foxconn proposes ₹8800cr plant in Karnataka; to create 14,000 jobs. Fii, a subsidiary of iPhone maker Foxconn, has proposed to set up a plant in Tumakuru with an investment of ₹8800 crore. It would manufacture screens, outer coverings and mechanical components for phones, creating 14,000 jobs. The CM offered support…

The Hindu · Jul 17, 2023

Ready to set up more solar parks in State if farmers lend land: DKS

Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday expressed the government’s willingness to expand the solar power park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district, which is said to be the biggest in Asia. He said that a proposal regarding the same would be sent to the central government if the landowners…

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Career counselling is key to helping students make informed choice in selecting their career paths: Shivakumaraiah

An overwhelming majority of graduates are mostly aware of only seven career options, while there are at least over 250 career paths awaiting students. This makes career counselling key to helping students make an informed choice, said Shivakumaraiah, CEO, Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT), Tumakuru

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

Flyovers, Namma Metro to Tumakuru, tunnel roads in CBD: How many manifesto promises will Congress fulfill?

In the manifesto, released prior to the elections, the Congress had many big promises for Bengalurureans and now all eyes on how many it can fulfill

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

HC notice to govt. on shifting PU college

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a plea of residents of Kanakuppe village, Hebbur taluk in Tumakuru district, against shifting of a government pre-university college to another place.

The Hindu · May 9, 2023

Beyond Nandini-Amul debate, dairying is an uphill task for many

Across Southern Karnataka districts of Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Kolar, and Hassan, where dairy farming has provided a source of livelihood and supplemented income over the decades, farmers are now feeling the heat of price rise. Most holdings among farmers in the State has been estimated by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF)…

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

Horse bred and trained by Irish legend dies after bee attack in India

Sanus Per Aquam was standing as a stallion at Kunigal Stud Farm in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka in the south-west of India

Irish Mirror · Jan 8, 2023

Missing woman police constable found murdered, cousin left details in note before ending his life in Shivamogga

Body found using details in a note left by a 26-year-old from Tumakuru who ended his life in a hotel in Shivamogga

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022