Belagavi: District minister Satish Jarkiholi clarified that he had no role in withdrawing permission for Jai Kisan Private Wholesale Vegetable Market, stating that it was a govt decision. He mentioned that farmers are being persuaded to shift to the APMC market.Speaking to the media at Congress Bhavan on Tuesday, Satish Jarkiholi said that, in the…
Karwar: The Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner has directed food department officials to open registration centres in all taluks of the district to register farmers for the procurement of paddy under the current season’s minimum support price (MSP) scheme.DC K Lakshmipriya presided over a district-level task force meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office on Tuesday, discussing…
Belagavi: The political dynamics in Belagavi district is undergoing a visible shift, with the Lingayat community increasingly mobilising against the growing dominance of the Jarkiholi family. This undercurrent came to the fore in the recent Hukkeri Rural Electric Cooperative Society (HRECS) elections, where the Katti family handed the Jarkiholis a resounding defeat by winning all…
Pic: The newly constructed footpath with increased height has inconvenienced the residents of Kalghatgi Road in DharwadDharwad: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is constructing a footpath on Kalghatgi Road in Dharwad. However, this footpath is halting the movement of residents of adjacent houses and commercial buildings. As there is no smooth access, residents…
Dharwad: Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner has suspended an assistant sub-inspector and a constable on charges of assaulting an ex-soldier and his wife, causing grievous injuries to them.ASI Vidyanand Subedar and constable Rajappa Kanabur, attached to Dharwad Suburban police station, were suspended on Tuesday, said a release.Both cops had allegedly attacked ex-soldier Ramappa Nippani and his wife…
Koppal: The three-month pending payment of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, which deposits Rs 2,000 cash into women’s accounts every month, has cast a shadow over the Dasara celebrations of lakhs of beneficiaries in the state.Initiated in Aug 2023, the final Rs 2,000 was credited to the beneficiaries’ accounts in June. Since then, the instalments for…
Belagavi: Activists from North Karnataka have renewed their demand for a regional secretariat dedicated to Kittur Karnataka, to function from the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS) in Belagavi. Ashok Pujari of the Uttar Karnataka Vikas Vedike and Bhimappa Gadad of the Uttar Karnataka Horata Samiti urged the state govt to act without delay, stressing that Belagavi…
Kalaburagi: Agriculture minister N Cheluvarayaswamy on Tuesday inspected areas near Savalgi village cross in Kalaburagi taluk and Kadaganchi in Alanda taluk that suffered crop damage due to recent rain and floods.Speaking to reporters after assessing the damage to the tur crop cultivated by Somasekhara Hanamantarao on 4acre land (survey No. 92/1) near Savalgi Cross, the…
Kalaburagi: Minister Priyank Kharge criticised BJP leaders, questioning their leadership choices and governance in Karnataka during a statement at Kalaburagi Airport. Responding at the airport, he said, “If you are speaking, you do call Modi as Vishwaguru, a great leader. You are addressing him like a god. What has he given to Karnataka in 12…
Hubballi: Two youths died and three others were injured in a road crash that occurred at Anagawadi Ridge in Bilagi taluk, Bagalkot district, late Sunday night. The tragedy occurred when an Innova car collided with a tum-tum. The deceased have been identified as Mahesh Naikar, 27, and Mehboob Shaikh, 30. The injured, Vishal Vartille, Vijaykumar…
