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Munirabad (Koppal): Despite adequate rainfall, faulty crest gates at the Tungabhadra reservoir have prevented it from reaching full storage capacity this year, threatening irrigation for the second crop and triggering panic among farmers across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.An official in the Tungabhadra Board, on condition of anonymity, said nearly 200 TMC feet of water is…

Koppal: A 23-year-old married woman died by suicide at Hirevadrakal village of Yelburga taluk on Thursday. The deceased is Parvati Ramesh Vaddar, and she was reportedly distressed over a man’s alleged threat to post her photos and videos on his WhatsApp status.According to police, Yamanurappa Olekar, a resident of the same village, visited the victim’s…

Hubballi: Onion growers here are staring at a huge loss, following extensive crop damage due to heavy rains for the last two months.Much of the crops were ready to be harvested over the next couple of days, when unexpected heavy rains left farmers in quandary. With rains still lashing the districts, water-borne crop diseases have…

Pic: In Davanagere, police are closely monitoring sensitive areasDavanagere: Davanagere police are on high alert ahead of Friday’s Eid Milad procession following recent tensions sparked by the removal of controversial banners. The alert coincides with the ongoing Ganesha idol immersion festivities, prompting the administration to tighten security in view of simultaneous religious events. Last year’s…

Bagalkot: Bagalkot police have arrested a Nigerian citizen who had allegedly duped a woman from Ilkal town in Bagalkot district of Rs 5.5 lakh.Bagalkot SP Siddarth Goel told TOI on Thursday that Oliver Ugwu Okechukwu, 47, was arrested by Bagalkot CEN police in Mumbai.Oliver, who stays in Mumbai’s Shivaji Nagar Bonkode Ganv, Khairane Thane, used…

Hubballi: To facilitate the Eid Milad celebration and the 11th-day Ganesha idol immersion procession, the police will implement traffic diversions on major roads on Sept 5 from 1pm to 11pm and on Sept 6 from 4pm to 3am on Sept 7.On Sept 5, between 1pm and 11pm, all vehicles approaching from Gabbur Cross towards Bankapur…

Pic: : Hansa N from commerce department attributes her success to her mother Nagratna, a former devadasiBallari: Hansa N, the daughter of a former devadasi from Tekkalkote in Siruguppa taluk of Ballari district, was honoured with four gold medals in the commerce department during the 13th convocation of Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU) on Thursday.As…

Pic: The pandal at Shahapur Belagavi: The idols of Lord Ganesha installed at various circles and street corners in Belagavi city are drawing attention. Among them, the patriotic theme-based pandal of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal at Bank of India Corner, Shahapur, has become the centre of attraction and is pulling the crowd.The theme of the pandal…