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Pic: The agricultural and horticultural crops were damaged in Belagavi district following continuous, heavy rainfallBelagavi: Over 56,000 hectares of agricultural and horticultural crops were damaged in Belagavi district following continuous heavy rains. According to deputy commissioner Mohammad Roshan, the figure is provisional, and the final extent of damage will be confirmed after a detailed survey….

Pic: Labour minister Santosh Lad visits a field in Hullambi village of Kalghatgi taluk to asses the crop loss caused by wild animalsDharwad: Labour minister Santosh Lad, who is also the district minister of Dharwad, has directed officials of the revenue, agriculture, and forest departments to conduct a joint survey within a week in areas…

Kalaburagi: As there is a huge demand to travel to Bengaluru from Kalaburagi Airport, the airport authorities have upgraded the earlier 50-seater flight service to a larger Embraer E-175 with a 76-seating capacity.Many people, including professionals, businessmen, politicians, entrepreneurs, and several others, travel to Bengaluru by air since it is very convenient for them to…

Ballari: As Rajamma steps into the schoolyard, pupils’ faces light up with joy. Their loud claps, accompanied by celebratory chants from those present, liven up the school compound.Rajamma, a 63-year-old Jogati (meaning God’s servant), is a dedicated donor who has provided uniforms, notebooks, pens, and pencils to pupils of Suggenahalli govt primary school in Kampli…

Pic: The IIIT-Dharwad team that won the prize in ISRO Robotics Challenge –URSC (IRoC-U)Dharwad: Team NJORD, representing the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Dharwad, has secured third place in the IRoC-U 2025 national finals. ISRO’s UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) invited proposals and designs for robotic rovers from Indian students and young researchers through…

Yadgir: Two brothers have succumbed to heart attack in a tragic incident reported from Kembhavi village of Surpur taluk. The deceased are Irfan Peshmam, 38, and Shamshuddin Peshmam, 42. On Monday evening, the younger brother, Irfan, experienced chest pain. Despite his family members rushing him to the hospital, he passed away en route. Hearing the…

Pic: : A recent photo of SP Kothari with US President Donald TrumpKalaburagi: Economist with roots in Kalaburagi, SP Kothari, was appointed as assistant secretary for the Office of Economic Policy at the US department of the treasury. A Padmashri awardee and currently the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at the MIT…

Vijayapura: A class 7 student consumed an overdose of iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets at a govt school in Muddebihal on Monday. The IFA tablets were kept for distribution among students.DDPI Veeraiah Salimath told TOI that the student was treated at a private hospital before being shifted to the taluk hospital in Muddebihal. “Muddebihal…

Belagavi: After a video of an assistant executive engineer (AEE) accepting a bribe from a farmer went viral on social media platforms, Hescom suspended the accused officer, Duryodhan Mali. In the video shared by a farmer from Shiraguppi in Kagwad taluk, the officer is seen accepting a Rs 3,000 bribe from him. The farmer had…

Hubballi: South Western Railway (SWR) extended financial support of Rs one crore under the Railway Salary Package (RSP) to the family of the late Channabasappa Kumbar, hospital attendant, Hubbali division, who died in March 2025.The claim amount was credited on Aug 28 to the account of his widow, Mallamma Kumbar. In addition, the family was…