Bagalkot: Three village accountants, who secured the govt job by submitting fake documents, were imprisoned by the district court here on Thursday.In 2011, when applications were invited online for the direct recruitment of village accountants, the accused—Nataraj Muniyappa, D Navyashree, and NC Subramani—submitted forged marks sheets to the Bagalkot district authorities. Two complaints were filed…
Belagavi: Hundreds of farmers on Friday staged a protest and submitted a memorandum to the DC, demanding that Jai Kisan Wholesale Vegetable Market here not be closed. Recently, Buda cancelled the land use of the market for violating the conditions. Hundreds of farmers from Karnataka Yuva Rakshana Vedike of Bailhongal and those from Hannikeri village…
Dharwad: Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology has been very useful in providing clean drinking water in bulk to the people. Especially in rural areas, RO units have been of great help.Several govt departments, non-govt organisations and corporate houses have funded the establishment of RO units in Dharwad district. Some of these units have come up with…
Vijayapura: As many as 10 sheep were killed and 10 injured when a group of wolves attacked them on the outskirts of Nagabenal-Veeresh Nagar village near Nalatwad in Vijayapura district on Wednesday night. Basavaraj Siddappa Sultanpur, who used to let them for grazing, said when the wolves attacked the flock of sheep, 40-50 of them…
Pic: Water has been flowing into Tungabhadra River since Friday morning from the TB dam located in Munirabad, Koppal talukMunirabad (Koppal): Due to heavy rainfall in the catchment area of the Tungabhadra dam, the Tungabhadra Board issued a warning on Friday about the release of 40,000 to 70,000 cusecs of water into the Tungabhadra River…
Karwar: Heavy rain continued to lash Uttara Kannada district, with Gundabala, a tributary of the River Sharavati, overflowing and creating havoc in Honnavar taluk on Friday. The district administration has declared a holiday for schools in all coastal taluks of the district.Incessant rain lashed almost all taluks of the district from Thursday night and to…
Hubballi: With great fervour and zeal, the immersion of the Idgah Maidan Ganesha idol was held on Friday. Amidst heightened police security, hundreds of Hindu activists and others participated in the procession of Ganesha from 12 noon, and the immersion took place at the Hosur immersion tank.Various cultural teams, including dhol, tasha, lezim, chandi, and…
Belagavi: In yet another dramatic turn in the run-up to the Belagavi District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank elections scheduled for Oct, Khanapur MLA Vitthalrao Halagekar of the BJP announced his candidature. His entry comes just a day after MLC Channaraj Hattiholi, brother of women and child welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, announced his withdrawal from the…
Belagavi: The transport department has announced additional bus services in Belagavi city during the Ganesh festival from Aug 31 to Sept 6. The officials of North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation said that, in the backdrop of Ganesh Chaturthi, additional transport facilities were provided from the taluk and surrounding rural areas of Belagavi district and…
ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ: ಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಷ ಗಣೇಶೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ಈದ್ಗಾ ಮೈದಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊನೆಗೂ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ಉಪ ಮೇಯರ್ ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಚೌಹ್ವಾಣ್ ಅವರು ಈದ್ಗಾ ಮೈದಾನವನ್ನು ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ ರಾಣಿ ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ ಮೈದಾನ ಎಂದು ಮರುನಾಮಕರಣ ಮಾಡಿ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಣಯ (ಠರಾವು) ಕೂಡ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ವಿವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರೆವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಈದ್ಗಾ ಮೈದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಣೇಶೋತ್ಸವ ಆಚರಣೆಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುವ ವಿಷಯವು ಭಾರಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಡೆಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು….
