Heavy rains

Bangalore, dhns: Heavy and untimely rain lashed several parts in the State, including Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Tumkur, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag and Uttara Kannada districts on Saturday, dampening the holi revelry.

Coffee, cardamom and pepper crops were destroyed, putting farmers in trouble in Hassan district. Farmers who have grown pepper worth Rs 2.5 crore, are now in a quandary. But potato farmers in the district are a happy lot, as they look to grow one more crop, in addition to the regular one during monsoon. One person was killed when lightning struck him near Cheluru in Gubbi taluk on Thursday.

Train service

A weekly train service for movement of export and import containers will be introduced from the Satellite Cargo Centre in Whitefields to Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai for movement of export and import containers.

This is an initiative by the Pearl Harbour Container Terminal (PHCT), the container freight station at Whitefield, along with Hind Terminals, a part of Samsara group.