Dharwad: Two persons were killed on the spot and five others sustained injuries when a Cruiser vehicle rammed into a tree near Hosa Tegur village on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway on Monday morning. The deceased are Suresh Basavanneppa Tuppad, 65, and Mahantamma Basavanneppa Tuppad, 52, both from Gadag. The injured — Geetha Siddaramesh Asundi, Janani…
Kalaburagi: Demanding that Kalaburagi district be declared a green-drought area and to treat heavy rains and floods as natural calamities, a bandh was called by farmers, Dalits, Kannada activists, labourers, women, and the Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samithi.The bandh commenced at 6am, leading to significant disruptions to transport services. Initially, buses began their journeys from the…
Dharwad: Seer of Hunasihole Kanva Mutt Vidya Kanva Viraja Theertha Swami has appealed to Brahmin parents to marry off their daughters to young farmers, scholars and priests, thereby contributing to the progress of the community. Inaugurating the state-level ‘Viprotsava’ of Shukla Yajurvedis at Sri Shankaracharya Mutt here, the seer said the issue of marriage among…
Kalaburagi: Demanding relief for flood calamity and crop loss due to heavy rains and floods, the district is referred to as a ‘green drought’ area. This includes demands for national calamity relief and loan waivers. Farmer, Dalit, Kannada, Women, Welfare Karnataka Struggle Committee leader Dayanand Patil Hay stated that many organisations have expressed their support…
Belagavi: RTI activist Bhimappa Gadad demanded that the govt issue an order to hoist the Kannada flag, every day in all govt and semi-govt offices. He said there is no legal hurdle for the govt to issue such an order.Speaking to media at Kannada Sahitya Bhavan on Sunday, Bhimappa said that they have been for…
Dharwad: The ‘Patha Sanchalan'(route march) by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to mark the organisation’s centenary celebrations took place at Dharwad on Sunday amid tight police security.Over 4,000 RSS cadres participated in the march. The swayamsevaks were cheered by people from either side of the road, as they passed through the main streets of the city….
Belagavi: The Kannada Rakshana Vedike (KRV) organised a ‘Kannada Deekshe’, an oath-taking ceremony, in Belagavi on Sunday. Thousands of activists from across the district attended the function. KRV chief TA Narayana Gowda led the event. Addressing the pledge programme organised at Gandhi Bhavan after launching the grand procession from Channamma Circle to Gandhi Bhavan, Narayana…
Pic: The Bankapur Hindu Mahaganapati idol immersion procession being taken on SundayHaveri: The immersion of Ganesha idol was conducted in Bankapur town in Haveri district on Sunday in adherence to traditional customs, following the wishes of the local populace, former chief minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said.Speaking after flagging off the Shri Hindu Mahasabha Ganapati…
Dharwad: A total of 5,575 cases were resolved through the ‘Mediation Campaign’ held across the state as part of the “90 Days for the Nation” mediation initiative conducted by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority from July 1 to Oct 6. A total of 13,86,837 pending cases in various courts were reviewed. Out of these,…
Belagavi: Onion prices plummeted in Belagavi amid huge market influx. The arrival of large quantities of stocked onions from neighbouring Maharashtra triggered a sharp fall in prices at the Belagavi market, with retail rates plunging to between Rs 15 and Rs 20 per kg, leaving local farmers facing heavy losses. In response to the steep…
