Pic: Nightfall festivities in BelagaviBelagavi: Belagavi streets are drawing heavy crowds late into the night, with visitors arriving from across the district and beyond to view Ganesha idols displayed in creatively designed mantaps. Despite persistent rainfall causing some disruption, devotees are thronging the streets. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, one of the leading freedom fighters, came to…
Pic: A truck connected to the govt warehouse rice fraud seized in GangavathiKoppal: Smuggling of rice intended for distribution under the Anna Bhagya scheme was uncovered in Koppal, resulting in significant administrative actions, including the transfer of the deputy director of food department, the suspension of a junior assistant at the state warehouse, and the…
Pic: NEED MORE BUSES: Students from Bevinamatti village in Hunagund taluk of Bagalkot district stage a protest on SaturdayBagalkot: Students protested in Bevinamatti village, Hunagund taluk, on Saturday, by blocking the Belagavi-Raichur state highway with thorny branches, causing traffic disruptions. They demanded more stoppages for buses in the village, claiming that the few available buses…
Pic: Amaragol Road at KHB Colony has deteriorated, causing inconvenience to commutersHubballi: Residents of Mahatma Gandhi Nagara Ashraya Yojane, Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) colony, and Judge Colony are facing hardship due to damaged roads in Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation’s (HDMC) ward no 29. Despite repeated appeals, negligence by KHB and HDMC has left the area without…
Kalaburagi: An FIR was registered against Praveen Kumar Udugi, PDO of Suntanur gram panchayat in Alanda taluk, at Nimberga police station on Saturday. This was due to a WhatsApp status he posted, which used derogatory language towards chief minister Siddaramaiah. Mallikarjuna, a resident of Suntanur village, filed a complaint alleging that Udugi addressed Siddaramaiah inappropriately….
Koppal: JD(S) criticised Siddaramaiah‘s claim that he was fraudulently defeated in the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, urging the chief minister to apologise for disrespecting the voters of Koppal with such remarks. CV Chandrashekhar, a member of the JD(S) state executive committee, condemned this issue, stating, “It appears that the CM has forgotten the party he…
Raichur: Upa Lokayukta B Veerappa has instructed officials from the mines and geology department to issue notices to companies involved in illegal mining following his inspection on Saturday.Veerappa visited Sri Venkateswara Minerals Stone Crusher (M-Sand), owned by Mitti Malkapur, on Mantralaya Road, where he criticised the operations for leaving the trench unsealed and unattended. He…
BELAGAVI: The Kittur police fired at the leg of the accused when he tried to attack the police personnel. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday. When the police were securing the accused, Ramesh Kilari, he suddenly stabbed Inspector Sharif Dafedar with a knife. In self-defence, PSI Praveen fired at the accused. The…
Dharwad: Under the concept of ‘One State, One RRB’, two rural banks of Karnataka have been amalgamated to form Karnataka Grameena Bank, with its headquarters at Ballari from May 1. The newly formed bank has emerged stronger, extending services across the state through 1,750 branches and handling business of over Rs 1,03,451 crore. As part…
Pic: AIDSO held a protest condemning the delay in appointing guest lecturers in govt colleges on Friday in DavanagereDavanagere: A protest was staged outside the Govt Degree College in the city, echoing the frustrations of students and educators alike. For over a month, the halls of Karnataka’s govt colleges were affected by the absence of…
