Mining firms caught in lease delay woes

Iron ore mining industry is facing a major crisis with the governments delaying issue of mining leases to companies.This delay has affected several mining companies' expansion plans, including......

Gadag awaits its golden age

Gadag in central Karnataka may pass off as another dusty impoverished town bereft of basic services and facilities. But what lies beneath its surface can well turn around the fortunes of the town......

Top companies vie for railway projects

With private-public participation the new mantra in infrastructure building, the private sector has turned its attention to railway projects. Players like the Aditya Birla Group, Jindal Group, and......

Karnataka's new breed of millionaires

After IT czars, Karnataka is now churning out a new breed of millionaires mining magnates, who have turned the towns of Hospet and Sandur in one of the most backward districts in the nation,......