Koppal: Dr Basavaraj Kyavatar, BJP state executive committee member, said the party will not accept any unfounded accusations against the Dharmasthala temple.In a statement released on Wednesday, he said: “It has been 13 days since an anonymous individual (complainant-witness) claimed that bodies were buried in Dharmasthala, yet not a single body is found to date.“Dr…
Belagavi: Devotees of Dharmasthala staged a massive protest in Belagavi, demanding disciplinary action against those allegedly attempting to tarnish the reputation of Dharmasthala, one of Karnataka’s prominent religious centres.Protesters formed a human chain at Rani Chennamma Circle, expressing anger against individuals making statements against the religious institution. They marched to the DC’s office to submit…
Hubballi: A massive protest march will be held on Aug 17 at Chennamma Circle in Hubballi to condemn the slanderous propaganda being spread against Dharmasthala and its Dharmadhikari.Speaking at the press conference on Wednesday, the president of Hubballi-Dharwad Bunts Sangha, Vijayanand Shetty said that an investigation is already underway regarding the case of buried bodies….
Belagavi: The SP of Belagavi has refuted whistleblower claims of a fake jobs racket operating in the district. The police official, Bhimashankar Guled, said the allegations made by Jayant Tinaikar against the police department are far from the truth.Tinaikar had played a pivotal role in exposing the multi-crore rupees Telgi stamp paper scam in 1996….
Dharwad: The state govt has launched ‘Matsya Sanjeevini’, a programme to boost fisheries sector in all districts. Fisheries were being taken up in big tanks and lakes that are under the minor irrigation department but the new scheme envisages fish farming in small tanks under gram panchayats.The speciality of the scheme is that the women’s…
Hubballi: Suhas Dharwad, 23, a visually impaired student from Hubballi pursuing a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), at University of Trento, was selected for an exchange programme at University of Twente, Netherlands — the first visually challenged student there. He told TOI that his course includes multi-agent systems, basics of impact, innovation and entrepreneurship, speech…
Ballari: A total of eight digital arrest cases have been registered in Ballari district so far in 2024 and 2025, resulting in a loss of Rs 2.4 crore. Of this, Rs 6,62,260 has been recovered. Police sources indicated that in two of these eight cases, the entire amount was recovered, while in the remaining two…
Hubballi: The railway board has approved to extend the periodicity of Train No. 07355/07356 SSS Hubballi – Rameswaram – SSS Hubballi weekly special express, with short-termination at Ramanathapuram, instead of Rameswaram, due to operational constraints over southern railway. The train will continue to run with the existing composition, timings, and stoppages.Train No. 07355 SSS Hubballi…
Dharwad: The district administration is making last-minute preparations to celebrate the 79th Independence Day in a grand manner in Dharwad.Deputy commissioner Divya Prabhu, who chaired a meeting to review the preparations, said the flag hoisting ceremony will be held at the RN Shetty district stadium at 9am on Aug 15.Labour minister and Dharwad District minister…
Kalaburagi: A father was fined Rs 26,000 by the JMFC court in Afzalpur, Kalaburagi district, on Tuesday for allowing his minor son to ride a bike.Gurulingappa Mallappa Jambagi, a resident of Afzalpur town, was fined after police seized the Splender bike in the minor’s possession and submitted a chargesheet to the court.After hearing arguments under…
