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  Bengaluru:  Kundadri Hill is a popular destination for Jain pilgrims and nature lovers who are  enthusiastic about trekking. It is located in the picturesque Thirthahalli Taluk of Shivamogga district, amidst the typical Malnad landscape. A visit with like-minded friends is worthwhile for recalling a memorable trip. Teerthahalli, the nearest town:  Kundadri Hill is on the Theerthahalli-Agumbe road and about 12 kilometres from Udupi. The state highway is comparatively less crowded than the hustle and bustle scenario plaguing the national highways, almost all the time. The Teerthahalli terrain, despite transforming into an usual urban area from a sleepy small town just a few decades back, continues to retain the grandeur of a place overcrowded with Arecanut plantations.  An uphill task all along the hillock: Kundadri Hill is a beautiful spot in the serene atmosphere and surroundings of the Western Ghats at a height of about 826 metres above sea level. However, t...

Bengaluru: Arecanuts have been a very significant crop for traditional growers for ages, especially in regions like Sagar in Shivamogga district and adjoining Coastal and Malnad areas in the state of Karnataka. Earlier the farmers' economic condition is also solely dependent on the fluctuating prices of the commercial crop. Arecanut prices collapsed to rock bottom in 1971-72: However, according to Mattikoppa Haranaath Rao, a cherished and well-respected tall personality of Sagar recalls-"The price of Arecanut suddenly dipped from Rs 600/- per quintal to Rs 200/- during 1971-72 and thereby leading to a panic situation. The total fall of Arecanut prices led to an adverse situation to such an extent that even leading a normal life became too difficult. For us crops meant only Arecanut plantations and almost all of them were small and marginal cultivators with land holdings extending from 1-2-3 acres to five acres at the most ... ...LT Thimmappa Hegade shows the way: We were in...

F ourteen Lok Sabha constituencies in the Northern region of the state of Karnataka are set to go in for polling tomorrow in the second and final round of polls.Polling to the remaining 14 constituencies in Southern region got over on Thursday 18 April. Image source: jagran.com The 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state going to the polls are as follows Chikkodi,Belagavi,Bagalkote,Vijayapura,Kalaburagi(Gulburga),Bidar,Raichuru,Ballari,Koppal,Haveri,Dharwad,Uttara Kannada,Davanagere and Shivamogga .By and large the whole of North Karnataka region but for a few exceptions has been considered as a bastion of the saffron party since a few decades and the results of subsequent elections have only added strength to such a notion. The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) had won 11 seats in the May 2014 Parliamentary elections bagging 49.45 percentage of the total votes polled while the Indian National Congress(INC) had registered a win in three constituencies.During the previous general...