Mangaluru: The Congress will hold a State-wide protest if the Centre notifies ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats as per the recommendation of the Kasturirangan committee disregarding the State’s opposition, said the former Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B. Ramanath Rai here on Thursday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Rai said that a […]

Sullia : The Sullia bandh call given by Malnad Janahitha Rakshana Samithi, Malnad Janti Kriya Samithi and Kollamogru Kalmakar Raitha Hitha Rakshana Vedike, to protest against the implementation of recommendations of Kasturirangan report evoked good response. Interestingly, the activists cutting across party lines supported the bandh call and took part in a massive protest. The […]

Udupi : Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje, said on Monday that the State government was not serious about opposing the recommendations of the K. Kasturirangan report on the conservation of Western Ghats. Ms. Karandlaje told press persons here that the State had failed to physically demarcate the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) and identify the cultural landscapes […]

Bangalore: Union Minister for Environment and Forests M. Veerappa Moily on Wednesday appealed to people who are opposed to the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats, especially those in Kerala, not to politicise the issue. Speaking on the sidelines of an international seminar on ‘Sandalwood: current trends and future prospects’, jointly organised by the Indian […]