Pic: Farmers staged a protest by bringing loads of onion and dropping them at Hubballi APMC gateHubballi: Farmers staged a protest demanding the govt to fix a minimum support price (MSP) for onions and start the process of purchasing green gram on APMC premises in Hubballi on Saturday.The protest was led by Shivanand Karigar, former…
Belagavi: Defying a superstition, chief minister Siddaramaiah attended the valedictory ceremony of the Kittur Utsav on Saturday amidst discussions about his chair. There is a long-held superstition that any CM who participates in the utsav will lose their post.Kittur Utsav, instituted in 1997 by former CM JH Patel, commemorates the revolt of Rani Channamma, queen…
Pic for representationBelagavi: The city police have intensified their ongoing crackdown on the sale and use of manja, the glass-coated kite string notorious for causing serious injuries and fatalities. Over the past three days, multiple raids were conducted under the supervision of city police commissioner Bhushan Borase, leading to the seizure of 11 rolls of…
Pic: File pic of a corporation vehicle spraying water on streets of Indore Belagavi: The corporators of Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) planned a study tour to Indore in Madhya Pradesh from Oct 26. The tour is organised to gather information on solid waste management and garbage disposal systems implemented in Indore, a city that consistently…
Belagavi: Union minister of state for railways, V Somanna, wrote a letter to the state govt demanding proper maintenance of the Kittur Fort and to declare the tomb of Rani Channamma at Bailhongal as a national memorial.Somanna demanded that the state govt properly maintain Kittur State Fort . He also requested that the Kittur Development…
Ballari: In a significant decision, Mohammad Zubair, the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) and arbitrator for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), recently overturned the erroneous compensation order issued by the special land acquisition officer (SLAO) regarding the land acquisition for the NH-167 project in Ballari.This case pertains to the land acquired in survey numbers…
Dharwad: “Development in the state has become a mirage, and Congress govt is staging political drama to cover up its failures,” said deputy leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Arvind Bellad.Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Bellad alleged that chief minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress govt have completely ignored farmers’ problems and are…
Vijayapura: A video showing a man attacking his wife with a machete in full public view in Vijayapura went viral on social media on Friday. SP Laxman Nimbargi said the incident happened at 2pm on Friday on Anand Talkies Road in Sindagi. Witnesses said Yamanappa Madar, 60, attacked his wife Anasuya, 50, who was commuting…
Pic: District minister Satish Jarkiholi inaugurates Kittur Utsav on Thursday evening along with several dignitaries; glimpses of cultural performances on FridayBelagavi: The three-day Kittur Utsav, which began with a festive atmosphere on Thursday evening, was hit by rain, resulting in the cancellation of seven sports events, including state and national-level wrestling tournaments. During his inaugural…
Hampi (Vijayanagara): Tourists and residents are fuming over a new fee that has been implemented by the authorities in Hampi. According to this latest system, even those vehicles that do not stop at the monument sites and merely pass by are also required to pay a parking fee.Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has introduced this…
