Mangaluru : Former union minister Janardhan Poojary said, “Yettinahole project will have catastrophic results for Dakshina Kannada district. It will result in the loss of biodiversity and will affect the supply of drinking water and fertile agricultural land in the region.” Briefing reporters here on Saturday, he feared that diverting a tributary of a river […]

Mangaluru : The Government with a view to instill confidence among farmers and discourage them from committing suicides, a state-wide campaign was launched , through the department of information and public relations. An Awareness to farmers, through street plays and folk songs, at various places in the state was taken up B Ramanath Rai District-incharge […]

Mangaluru : The Mangaluru City police have registered 12 cases against unauthorised moneylenders in the past four-five days. While some cases were registered based on complaints, some were done suo motu , said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shantharaju on Sunday. He was presiding over a grievance redressal meeting for the Scheduled Castes […]

Bengaluru : Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda will launch a hunger strike here from Monday to highlight the problems being faced by farmers, amid rising numbers of suicides by them, including in his home state Karnataka. The JD(S) leader will seek a special package for farmers and a thorough discussion in Parliament on […]

Mangaluru : There is a need to develop low-cost technologies for agro food processing units, to help farmers store their produce, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysuru Director Dr Harsh Vardhan Batra said. Speaking at inauguration of Loyola Centre for Research and Innovation at St Aloysius College here on Wednesday, he said agriculture produce is a […]

Mangaluru : After two months coastal district of Dakshina Kannada received rains throughout the day, bringing back good old memories of monsoon rains. The rains have also brought smiles on the faces of farmers, who were worried over scanty rainfall this year. The rains which started to lash in the wee hours of Thursday continued […]

Mangaluru : Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Monday that it was necessary to provide better marketing facilities to farmers to sell their produce. He was speaking after inaugurating the Udupi hobli-level agricultural campaign organised by the Zilla Panchayat along with agriculture and other related departments, here. Mr. Sorake said that farmers suffer […]

Mangaluru : The Union government has increased the minimum import price of arecanut from Rs. 110 a kg to Rs. 162 a kg with immediate effect. The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday announced it [price rise] is to “safeguard the interests of domestic farmers.” The government has received representations from various stakeholders […]

Bengaluru : The State government is likely to allow tapping of neera, the sweet sap from coconut trees, and also take steps to promote its byproducts like palm jaggery and palm sugar. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, is expected to make an announcement to allow coconut growers’ societies to commercially tap, […]

Mangaluru : Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) Kasaragod in collaboration with North Malabar Chamber Of Commerce (NMCC) Kasaragod organised a workshop on Neera Production Technology at Kasargod on Tuesday. In his inaugural address, CPCRI Director Dr P Chowdappa emphasised the need for value addition in coconut and popularising relevant technologies for enhancing farmers’ income. […]