Mysore/Mysuru, April 2 -- * Sports Department may transfer land to Sericulture Dept. only after by-polls

* State Pollution Control Board asks KSIC to set up Effluent Treatment Plant

* Opposition Leader R. Ashoka alleges backdoor attempts to grab 5.8-acre land

* Environmental violation complaint against KSIC Filature Unit by leaders from CM's Varuna Constituency triggers fresh row

The State Government's proposal to construct a Taluk Stadium inside the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at Bhyrapura in T. Narasipur has been dropped following strong public opposition. Sericulture Minister K. Venkatesh announced on the floor of the Assembly on Mar. 9 that the Government had shelved the project.

The ...