Haveri: Four suspects are in police net over the murder of a farmer to usurp his property and claim the insurance benefits arising out of his death.The accused persons were remanded in judicial custody after being presented in court. A car, a bike, and mobile phones were seized from them. The body of the victim,…
Vijayapura: Almatti dam, one of Asia’s largest reservoirs, has lost 6% of its storage capacity due to silt accumulation. A report submitted by the director (chief engineer), Karnataka Engineering Research Station, Krishnarajasagara, to the govt warns that the dam’s capacity has dropped from 123 tmc to 115 tmc as silt has occupied the space. It…
Pic: Several dignitaries pledged to safeguard the environment at the event held by the KSPCB in Ballari on Oct 10Ballari: KSPCB chairperson P Narendraswamy assured the implementation of various measures to reduce pollution, particularly targeting the jeans and steel sectors in Ballari.Speaking on the occasion of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s 50th anniversary on…
Pic: A duplicate recordLingasugur (Raichur): The sale of certificates with fraudulent ‘tahsildar’ signatures, has escalated in the Lingasugur taluk. The scam involves forged signatures of the tahsildar on various certificates for agricultural loans and other amenities, defrauding farmers by selling these fake certificates at a premium.The revenue department converted majority of handwritten certificates into digital…
Kalaburagi: Kalaburagi High Court has sentenced two persons to death, and five of their associates to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of murdering and setting a pregnant woman on fire in 2017 for allegedly marrying a man from another religion June 6, 2017. The bench comprising Justices HP Sandesh and TM Nadaf has given…
Belagavi: A domestic dispute took a violent turn in Pogatyanatti village of Chikkodi taluk on Thursday when a woman, along with her son allegedly set fire to her husband’s car following a family dispute involving property. According to the complaint filed by Shivagouda Patil, a resident of Pogatyanatti, his wife, Savitri, and son, Prajwal, allegedly…
Haveri: A deputy tahsildar and a computer operator from the revenue office were arrested by Lokayukta officials for demanding bribes and accepting advance payments to process family tree applications. Nagaraj Suryavanshi, deputy tahsildar of Bommanahalli revenue office in Hangal taluk, and Kiran Mudakannanavar, a computer operator, were arrested. The complainant, Gangadhar Kyatanakeri from Yalavatti in…
Belagavi: A two-year-old girl suffered injuries after a stray dog bit her in Maruti Nagar here on Thursday morning.The dog attacked Aradhya Targaar while she was going from one house to another. The child’s face was seriously injured in the attack and she is receiving treatment at a private hospital, according to sources. Relatives of…
Belagavi: MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi announced that the panel led by him and Annasaheb Jolle would be fielding 13 candidates for the elections of the Belagavi District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank, which will be held on Oct 19 for the 16 director posts. Speaking to the media here on Thursday, he participated in the nomination filing…
Pic: ADGP (law & order) Hitendra and SP Lakshman Nimbargi having a look at gold jewellery looted from the banks in Vijayapura district and recovered by the policeVijayapura: Vijayapura district police have arrested three persons from Bihar on charges of supplying arms to the gang that looted the State Bank of India’s Chadchan branch in…
