Madikeri: Tribals displaced from the Diddalli reserve forest in Kodagu district have cancelled a proposed protest after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah promised to call a meeting to look into the demand to rehabilitate them. The chief minister called up freedom fighter H S Doreswamy who visited Diddalli on Monday, and promised to call a meeting soon […]

Bengaluru: The state government will rehabilitate only those tribals who submit the necessary documents to prove they have been living in Diddalli for many years now, Kodagu district in-charge minister M R Seetharam said on Friday. Government documents show that only 199 families have been living in the Diddalli reserve forest area for the past […]

Madikeri: D S Nirvanappa, member of Bhoomi Matthu Vasati Horata central committee has demanded for rehabilitating tribals at Diddalli only, from where they were evicted in the name of encroachment. This may hinder the government’s plan to allot alternate land for the tribals evicted from Diddalli coming under Devammachi Reserved Forest in Kodagu. Addressing reporters on Wednesday […]

Mangaluru: Dalita Damanitara Swabhimana Horata Samiti staged protest in front of DC office on Tuesday against vacating Dhiddalli tribes from the forest. Addressing the protestors Dalit organisation leader Raghuveer Suterpete said that the deed of state government and district administration is unforgivable.Officers should serve the people should not harass them. Suresh Bhat Bakrabail said that […]