Spices Park to come up in Chikkamagaluru
The Hindu
It has been a long-pending demand of the Malnad region
The State government has decided to establish a Spices Park at Ambale in Chikkamagaluru district, and with this, a long-pending demand of Malnad region is set to be fulfilled. The decision was taken during a meeting on Friday between Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani and Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje here. Giving priority to promoting agricultural exports, Ms. Karandlaje requested Mr. Nirani to set up a Spices Park on 10 acres of government land at Ambale. Ms. Karandlaje represents Udupi–Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. She urged Mr. Nirani to set up a special cell in the Industries Department for promotion of farm exports and the latter agreed.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.