Flood-resistant maapillai samba’ grows well
The Hindu
25-day crop stands above water, withstands incessant rains
An attempt to raise the traditional paddy variety - ‘maapillai samba’ - on a barren tankbed at Rishiyur in Needamangalam taluk by a farm has thrown up interesting results.
The tank bed was tilled and the ‘maapillai samba’ nursery was transplanted during the third week of October. As the nursery started growing, the waterbody started filling up with rainwater thanks to incessant rains.

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered the issue of a notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which had complained about disturbances caused to people residing in the localities around the National Public School situated in Rajajinagar 5th block due to use of loudspeakers with high volume in the school and parking of school buses in residential areas.












