KOPPAL: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah lost his cool on Monday while interacting with media personnel at Ginigera Air Strip in Koppal.Recalling his contest for the Koppal Lok Sabha constituency in 1991, Siddaramaiah initially spoke in a light vein, noting that he lost the election by a thin margin despite wholehearted support from the people.When asked…
Hubballi: Mahalingappa Itnal, a progressive farmer from Bagalkot district, has reportedly achieved a unique feat by making jaggery from jowar corn stalks. Itnal told reporters here on Saturday, that traditionally jaggery is made from sugarcane, and for the first time, it has been demonstrated that jaggery can be made from stalks too. Farmers are used…
Hubballi: KLE Technological University hosted a two-day workshop on Density Functional Theory (DFT) in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, under the MoU between the two institutions. About 60 faculty members and research scholars from various campuses of KLE Tech participated in the workshop and received hands-on training from a…
Koppal: Right wing organisations staged a protest in Bhagyanagar town, the twin city of Koppal, on Saturday night, opposing police department’s decision to remove saffron buntings prior to chief minister Siddaramaiah’s visit. These buntings were placed along the road in front of the Ambabhavani temple as part of Navratri festivities. However, the town panchayat administrative…
Kalaburagi: On Saturday night, a 30-year-old youth, Shrimanth Gonaik, was killed by three individuals due to an old rivalry, at Srinivas Saradagi village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi. The three accused, Sudeep, Shivakumar, and Shrikanth, residents of the same village, surrendered themselves to Gulbarga University police on Sunday morning. Police stated that an old rivalry…
Pic: Labour minister Santosh Lad, also in-charge of Dharwad district, inaugurates an Akka Café in Dharwad by cutting vegetables instead of the customary ribbon Dharwad: Various programmes aimed at empowering women have been launched under the National Livelihood Mission and department of skill development, entrepreneurship, and livelihood, said district minister Santosh Lad.He said the objective…
Dharwad: For the rabi season, a total of 27 seed distribution centres, including 14 Raitha Samparka Kendras and 13 additional seed distribution centres, have been identified in Dharwad district, said district minister Santosh Lad.Inaugurating the distribution of various seeds for the current rabi season to farmers in Dharwad on Saturday, he said the district has…
Raichur: Two youths died by drowning during a swim in a canal near Maski town on Sunday. The victims were identified as Venkatesh, 28, and Yellalinga, 28, from Mudgal town. Both visited Maski town to see the Kannada movie ‘Kantara’. However, since they were unable to secure tickets for the noon screening, they opted to…
Hubballi: The state govt is spending Rs 60,000 crore annually on guarantee schemes, said labour and district minister, Santosh Lad.He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the work of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, public works department, and Hescom department at a cost of Rs 10 crore in Ward No. 34 at Vishal Nagar, Devaragudihal…
Hubballi: The decision by the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) to outsource 66 auto tippers is a strategic move to enhance the efficiency of its door-to-door garbage collection system.This initiative comes in response to the persistent challenges faced by the corporation, including frequent technical issues with its existing fleet of 314 auto tippers and financial constraints…
