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Introduced by the British, chicory has been in use for a century- and- a -half in the country, says coffee planter, G B Bhoje Gowda, who claims that most coffee powder is 80 per cent chicory, as it is cheaply available in the market.

Karnataka: Too much chicory! Coffee planters brew a row

Most coffee is 80 per cent chicory as it is cheaply available: Planters

8 Jun 2017 3:29 AM IST

Kanyakumari (third from left) against whom 33 cases have been booked will be produced before the court on Tuesday. Chennamma has been acquitted in all the three cases filed against her and no case has been booked against Shivu. He can walk free, says Superintendent of Police Annamalai. (Photo: DC)

Karnataka: Naxal couple and aide surrender

Their surrender was discussed by a state committee, which facilitates the return of Naxalites to the mainstream.

6 Jun 2017 6:37 AM IST

Work on the tunnel is expected to be completed in next 10 months (Photo: DC)

Karnataka: Tunnel's getting ready! Bhadra water for Tumakuru soon

Work on the Bhadra tunnel is expected to be completed in the next 10 to 12 months.

2 Jun 2017 6:23 AM IST

A file photo of JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda with Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Efforts on to unite regional parties under Sonia Gandhi: HD Deve Gowda

The JDS veteran, however, refused to comment on Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar's meeting with Mr Modi.

30 May 2017 3:17 AM IST

Tourists ignore the warning at Muttathi and venure into the Cauvery only to drown. (Photo: DC)

Karnataka: While at Muttathi, don't drink and swim in Cauvery

It's people from Bengaluru who top the list of the dead with 175 drowning in the river since 1990.

29 May 2017 7:36 AM IST

Some visits by volunteers reported no elephant sightings at all. (Photo: DC)

How accurate is the jumbo count in Karnataka?

Some guards also found the timing of the census wrong as it was done when the rains had arrived in the region.

23 May 2017 6:21 AM IST

Banks of the Cauvery river in Muttathi are littered by devotees who sacrifice animals and feast on them.

In Muttathi, booze and feasting the last thing we want!

â€œThe devotees also indiscriminately cut dry tree branches in the forests for cooking,-" rues Mr Kumar.

23 May 2017 3:49 AM IST

The moderate rain leaves the coffee plantations dry.

Karnataka: Erratic rains make sure coffee's not piping hot

What he is clear about though is that the lack of rain has led to disease on many plantations.

17 May 2017 6:48 AM IST

The two-storeyed bus shelter with a staircase running on either side of it for the safety of villagers at Nagatanapura on the periphery of the Bandipur National Park

Karnataka: The jumbos are coming, rush to the first floor of this...

The bus stop at Nagatanapura is used by people of all villages in the area, says wildlife conservationist, Raghuram.

16 May 2017 4:07 AM IST

Private tankers, which draw water from Javagal village, about 8 kms from Belvadi , charged Rs 40 a drum to begin with , but now with the demand rising, are charging Rs 50 for it.( Representational Image )

We get subsidised rice, but not water, says Belvadi villager

â€œWe get rice at subsidised rates , but have to pay for drinking water,â€laments a villager of Belvadi.

8 May 2017 7:02 AM IST

Deputy Conservator of Forests, Chandranna, when contacted, said that with 62 per cent of the land in and around Bababudangiri being under the control of revenue department, the forest department could take no action in these parts.

At Bababudangiri, you have a cure for all ailments!

Tourists are duped into believing plants that have no medicinal value as proven cures for knee pain, hair loss and...

3 May 2017 3:05 AM IST

Adding a divine element to the exercise was the discovery of ancient idols, one of Chennakeshava and another of Lord Krishna in the pond bed!

Karnataka: Ancient pond yields water of the gods!

Nagaraj told Deccan Chronicle that if silt is removed to a depth of seven feet, more water will become available.

2 May 2017 3:31 AM IST