Haveri: The police system, established by the govt, consists of officers and employees responsible for maintaining internal peace, law and order in the country, asserted principal district and sessions judge Devendrappa N Biradar.Speaking at Police Martyrs’ Day event held in Kerimattihalli Police Parade Ground on Tuesday, he stated that while the Army, Air Force, and…
Bidar: Four individuals from the district lost their lives in a road accident near Umarga in Maharashtra on Tuesday, Oct 21, while they were returning after visiting a temple. Five friends from Bidar travelled to the Malingaraya Swami temple in Hulajanti, a village that borders Maharashtra, in Chadchan taluk of Bagalkot district, on the eve…
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi district Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) has released ‘Drushyakala Siri’, a visual art compendium. This is said to be a rare initiative by the parishat, which often provides a platform for poets and writers but rarely documents painting artists to encourage their creative expression.Vijaykumar Patil Tegaltippi, the president and chief editor of the…
Hubballi: Hundreds of families from Bidadi in Ramanagara district arrive in Hubballi 10-12 days before Deepavali, to earn thousands by selling flowers. These traders, who brought loads of plastic flowers from Bidadi, have pitched tents near Navanagar and Gabbar cross here and are staying there.Some rent rooms in areas near Durgadabai. As the sun sets,…
Dharwad : Kumar Virupaksha Swami of Uppinabetageri Murusavira Viraktamath has called upon the farmers to take the initiative to grow more safflower to save the seeds from dying out.He was speaking at a function organised by Dharwad district BJP Raitha Morcha, Desiree Naturals of Nagarabhavi Hoysalanagar, Bengaluru, Dharwad taluk farmers producer company of Jirigawad and…
Vijayapura: Recent floods at the Krishna, Bhima, Doni, and Seena rivers have pushed farmers into a financial crisis. They are in such a condition that they cannot even buy seeds and fertilisers to sow the next crop. Irked by the situation, the farmers are pressing the govt to drop the proposed crop loss survey and…
Bagalkot: Karnataka Bayalata Academy (KBA) is coming up with a project to record songs from Doddata, Parijata, Sannata, Sangya Balya, and other plays. As the genres of singing differ for each variety, it plans to record the voices of artists to conserve the ‘mattu’ (original tune).Prof KR Durgadas, president of KBA, told TOI that the…
Kalaburagi: Heavy rains in Sept have caused extensive damage to monsoon crops across Kalaburagi district, leaving farmers in distress and farmlands ill-prepared for the upcoming winter sowing season. The excessive rainfall not only destroyed key crops like black gram, green gram, and soybean but also led to rampant weed growth, further compounding the crisis.Farmers from…
Bagalkot: A 24-year-old youth, who was allegedly attacked by his relatives over an ancestral property dispute, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. The deceased, Vishwanath Maremmanavar, was reportedly attacked by his cousins — Prakash, Ganesh, Yankappa, Rangappa, Basappa, and others — in Lingapur village, Bilagi taluk, on Oct 16. The motive behind the assault is…
Belagavi: Rani Channamma Veerjyoti, a symbolic flame touring the state ahead of the upcoming Kittur Utsav scheduled to begin on Oct 23, was given a warm welcome as it entered Belagavi city Monday morning.The jyoti entered the city via Nandagad in Khanapur taluk. The ceremonial flame was received by mayor Mangesh Pawar after offering prayers…
