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Ballari: A minor girl in a village in Hagaribommanahalli taluk prevented her marriage by calling the helpline, defying her parents’ decision.Upon learning that her parents were arranging her marriage, the girl summoned the courage to call the child helpline to stop the event.After being notified, the tahsildar, police, and officials from the women and child…

Hubballi: Govt schools in the district are grappling with poor sanitation due to a shortage of cleaning staff and inadequate funds. Persistent rains have worsened the situation, causing water stagnation and accumulation of filth around school premises. This has led to the breeding of mosquitoes and flies, putting students at risk of diseases like dengue,…

Belagavi: Nearly two years have passed since a 25-year-old gram panchayat president allegedly married a minor in Basapur village of Hukkeri taluk. However, the long arm of law is yet to catch up with the accused.This inaction despite repeated interventions by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR). The marriage, which reportedly…

Hubballi: The Railway Board has approved the regularisation of the Vijayapura–Mangaluru Central–Vijayapura Express Special Train Nos. 07377/07378, upgrading it to a regular express service. The trains will now operate as Train Nos. 17377/17378 Vijayapura–Mangaluru Central–Vijayapura Express. Train No. 17377 Vijayapura–Mangaluru Central Express will commence regular service from Sept 1, while Train No. 17378 Mangaluru Central–Vijayapura…

Dharwad: Chandrakant Mashal, who had suffered burns while saving his son from fire, succumbed to his injuries at KIMS-RI in Hubballi on Tuesday. Chandrakant had suffered 85% burn injuries while rescuing his son from fire at his house in Santosh Nagar of Dharwad on Aug 16. He is survived by wife and a newborn baby….

BELAGAVI: A PG student from Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) died of suicide by allegedly consuming an overdose of medicine on Monday.The deceased is Dr Priya Karthika, 27, from Bengaluru. She was pursuing postgraduation in psychiatry at BIMS.BIMS director Ashok Shetty visited the hostel room and said the student finished her hospital duty at…

Munirabad (Koppal): Heavy rains in the catchment area led to an inflow of 1.13 lakh cusecs into the Tungabhadra reservoir on Tuesday, resulting in the release of 1.2 lakh cusecs of water into the river through 26 crest gates.The outflow was maintained at nearly the same level as the inflow, due to continuously increasing water…

Hubballi: Police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that the Supreme Court’s order regarding the use of DJs should be followed. No decision can be taken beyond the order. Speaking at a peace committee meeting with all religious heads in view of the Ganesha and Eid Milad festivals organised by the Hubballi-Dharwad police commissionerate at Sawai…

Pic: A woman stands in front of her damaged house in Chakalabbi village of Kundgol taluk in Dharwad districtDharwad: As many as 47 houses have been damaged due to heavy rains in last 48 hours in Dharwad district. There has been no loss of life and livestock fatalities.The deputy commissioner, based on the meteorological department’s…