The replies given by authorities to two separate Right to Information (RTI) requests have raised concerns about the possibility that “tea waste,” ostensibly being bought for use in bio-fertilizer plants, is instead being used by manufacturers to adulterate tea. The Tea Board’s response to an RTI query, filed by H. Intesar, a Nilgiris resident, has […]
The Vijayapura City Corporation, with the help of the police, razed several shops set up near the road connecting the railway station under its encroachment removal drive. The drive, which was started on Sunday morning, used heavy earthmovers to raze shops and commercial establishments constructed on the road. Speaking to The Hindu, Corporation Commissioner Audram […]
Revenue Minister R. Ashok directed the Deputy Commissioner of Hassan to probe the alleged irregularities in granting alternative land to those who parted with their land for Hemavati Reservoir Project (HRP). Speaking to presspersons in Sakleshpur on Friday, he said, “I am told many people got more land than they deserve. In some cases land […]
