Amit S. Upadhye

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Silicosis sinks Gold Town

The deadly silicosis disease has claimed and continues to claim the lives of hundreds of former employees of Bharath Gold Mines Limited (BGML) at the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).

The Gold Town would have

‘Kolar fields as N-dumpyard dangerous’

A former employee of the Bharath Gold Mines Limited (BGML), Panir Selvan, 57, was the latest to succumb to the deadly disease, silicosis, when he died on Friday at the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).

Tipu’s palace may showcase ‘Metro cannons’

The two ancient cannons that were unearthed by the Metro Rail workers last week in the city may find place in Tipu’s Summer Palace.

‘Kolar fields as N-dumpyard dangerous’

A former employee of the BGML, Panir Selvan, 57, was the latest to succumb to the deadly disease, silicosis, when he died on Friday at the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).

New layouts to get lung spaces

New layouts, both government and private, have to earmark a designated area to create “urban forest” which will act as a local lung space.

With the number of trees dwindling on the roadside, and peo

It’s fight between greens, courts, govt

The fight between the courts, government and green lobbyists has taken a toll on commuters in Bengaluru. The project to widen the roads around the Palace Grounds, the stretch of Jaymahal Road from Can

Drought spells prompt anthrax outbreak?

The prolonged dry weather conditions over Karn­ataka and Tamil Nadu could have led to the reemergence of the anthrax bacteria in the forests of Tamil Nadu.

Animal experts say that, in the past, when

Jayanagar cycling track runs into traffic hurdle

The Jayanagar Bicycle Project is in danger of being orphaned even before it is implemented. The BBMP and traffic police are yet to remove parking on the marked cycle lanes in Jayanagar.
While the BBM

Watch where you park

Unplanned road widening works and lack of parking lots have increased the number of parking violations in the city. In the last nine months of this year, over 10 lakh cases have been booked for wrong

Rain gods can play peacemaker

The most crucial period of the monsoon season, which could bail out Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the dispute on sharing of Cauvery river water, is just round the corner.

During the North-East Mo

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