Did police ‘harassment’ lead to ACF’s death?
Did alleged mental torture by the police and delay in hospitalisation lead to the death of Assistant Conservator of Forest Madan Nayak after he was thrashed by a group of party revellers in Dandeli ea
Police go easy, RTO doesn’t
The Road Transport Organisation has shown it means business when it comes to enforcing the rule on tinted car windows. About 250 cases have been booked against drivers who were using cars with the pr
ACF family in shock after murderous assault
“They threatened to throw my brother into the river full of crocodiles, pulled my mother’s hair and beat up my father before my eyes,” says a grieving Megha, recalling the nightmarish experience that
It’s time to get the tainted tint off
From May 20 onwards, any car on the streets that is found with tinted windows will be stopped, the tint peeled off and the motorist fined Rs 100. In the event of a repeat violation, the driver will be
Tiger finds new home
The camera-trap experiment, where the movement of wild animals are captured with the help of cameras, has shown positive results in the Bramhagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. Over the last one month, the came
Bellary road, the death trap
Its a case of so near and yet so far away. The Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) may have fulfilled the city's aspirations for better air connectivity with other cities around the country and the
4L cases against auto drivers!
For those who think the traffic police do not book enough cases against the autorickshaw drivers, here are the statistics. Last year, over four lakh cases were booked against auto drivers and in the f
Elephants to be counted this summer
After five long years, the elephants in the state will be counted this May. According to the last census Karnataka has over 5,000 elephants in the wild which is one of the highest wild elephant popula
PCCF to Press Council: Ban wild animals on TV shows
The Karnataka Forest Department has written to the Press Council of India to ban display of wild animals and snakes on television channels.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife) B.K. Sing
Project to bring Great Indian Bustard back from brink
Along the lines of Project Tiger and Project Elephant, the central government is expected to introduce the Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) to save the last surviving GIBs of India. Karnataka is amo