Bengaluru: Karnataka high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the arrest of Chitradurga MLA KC Veerendra ‘Puppy’ by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an illegal betting case linked to money laundering. The Congress MLA was arrested on Aug 23 from Gangtok in Sikkim.Veerendra’s wife, RD Chaitra, had challenged his arrest, terming it…
Belagavi: The South Western Railway (SWR) has appealed to the public to avoid travelling between Begewadi and Chikodi railway stations on Nippani–Mudhol State Highway-6 for 24 hours from 6am on Thursday (Oct 16), due to ongoing civil construction work.According to a release issued by the senior divisional engineer (south) of SWR, Hubballi division, the work…
Kalaburagi: As part of the ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chod’ initiative taken up by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), a signature collection event took place in the city on Oct 14, organised by the Kalaburagi South constituency.MLA Allamprabhu Patil inaugurated the campaign at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. “Vote theft has been occurring…
Pic: Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at IIT Dharwad on TuesdayDharwad: India’s digital landscape has undergone a massive transformation over the past eight years, creating a strong enabling environment for startups and the Research & Development (R&D) sector, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Inaugurating the Dharwad Research and Technology Incubator, and…
Haveri: Zilla panchayat CEO Ruchi Bindal suspended Basangouda Patil, the grade-1 secretary and PDO (in-charge) of Anaji gram panchayat in Rattihalli taluk, for dereliction of duty. Despite district authorities reserving 2.1 acres in the village for a burial ground, Patil submitted a proposal to construct houses on the land. He accepted a bribe via PhonePe…
Karwar: Satish Sail, Congress MLA from Karwar constituency in Uttara Kannada district, has declared that he will resign from his MLA post and retire from active politics if the Karwar Government Medical College (KRIMS) is not upgraded to a super specialty hospital by the next state budget.Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Sail clarified…
Koppal: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to visit the districts in the Kalyana Karnataka region from Oct 15 to 17 to inaugurate several projects. She will officially launch various initiatives in Koppal on Oct 15, in Ballari on Oct 16, and in the Vijayanagara district on Oct 17. She will unveil projects that…
Pic: Shrinivas Banda hands over a copy of TOI to a reader; SiddappaHubballi: Shrinivas Banda, a newspaper vendor who supplies newspapers to households on hi bicycle for 33 years, and Siddappa Pammannavar, who has been working for 26 years, have become role models for other vendors. Banda supplies papers to 600 households without missing a…
Pic: This homeless man begs at Unakal Cross in HubballiHubballi: Despite displaying boards across the state asserting its concern for destitute and beggars, the social welfare department’s central relief committee failed to act on a complaint filed on Oct 3 about a destitute person in Hubballi.Eleven days on, officials say they are ‘still checking’ the…
Bidar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has utilised our guarantee schemes in every election campaign. Now, he is also leveraging these guarantees in the Bihar assembly elections, stated labour minister Santosh Lad. In an informal conversation with journalists on Tuesday, he claimed that the BJP is offering Rs 10,000 per vote to women in the Bihar…
