Hubballi: The third Vande Bharat Express train was welcomed with much fanfare at Hubballi station on Sunday evening. Many schoolchildren, train enthusiasts, and BJP workers, led by Union minister Pralhad Joshi, offered a grand welcome to the train. Currently, the Dharwad-Bengaluru-Dharwad and Hubballi-Pune-Hubballi Vande Bharat trains are running through Hubballi station. For the section of…
Crest Gate Replacement In A Limbo; Balancing Reservoir NeededMunirabad (Koppal): It has been a year since the 19th crest gate of the Tungabhadra reservoir was swept away on Aug 10, 2024. Still, there are no signs that the old crest gates will be replaced.Due to the deteriorated condition of all 33 crest gates, the current…
Dharwad: Vice-chancellor of Maharshi Valmiki University Shivanand Kelaginamani said translations of English works played a significant role in shaping Kannada literature in the pre-Navodaya period and Shakespeare’s plays brought a new wave of excitement to Kannada literature and theatre.Inaugurating a lecture series on Shakespeare’s plays, organised by Dharwad Katte in association with CVG Publications, Bengaluru,…
Haveri: Public support has surged for the Bedti–Varada River linking project, and nothing is greater than people’s power. This project requires an apolitical struggle, opined former chief minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai.Speaking at a meeting on the Bedti–Varada River linking project organised at Shri Hukkeri Mutt premises here on Sunday, Bommai said the Bedti River…
Belagavi: Two people were killed on the spot, and another was seriously injured when a car they were travelling in crashed into a tree near Somanatti village on the Belagavi-Bagalkot main road in Bailhongal taluk on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Sachin Yallappa Borimarad,21, and Balakrishna Basappa Suladal,19, both from Karikatti village in Belagavi…
Hubballi: Union minister Pralhad Joshi flagged off ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally, at Gopanakoppa in the Hubballi-Dharwad central assembly constituency on Sunday.Hundreds of BJP workers and youths participated in bike rally. The rally, which started from Gopanakoppa in Hubballi, ended at Chennamma Circle. It was also special that BJP celebrated Tiranga Yatra in a grand…
Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a new dedicated Vande Bharat Express service between Bengaluru and Belagavi on Sunday in Bengaluru. But back home, Belagavi residents are upset with the train’s departure time.As per a release from South Western Railway (SWR), the train is scheduled to depart Belagavi at 5.20am. This early morning timing…
Dharwad: Chitradurga MP Govind Karjol has criticised the Karnataka government’s decision to reject the National Education Policy-2020 and introduce State Education Policy (SEP) which favours a two-language policy, saying it would deprive the poor students who study at government schools and colleges. Karjol said that the privat educational institutions which follow CBSE and ICSE syllabus…
Pic: The ‘Pratibha Puraskar’ programme for children of journalists was held at the Shivakumar Sambaragimath Auditorium on SaturdayBelagavi: A ‘Pratibha Puraskar’ programme for children of journalists, organised by the Belagavi Pratrakartara Sangha in collaboration with SG Balekundri Technical College, was held at the Shivakumar Sambaragimath auditorium on Saturday. On this occasion, 25 children who achieved…
RAICHUR: A 60-year-old beggar from Bijanagera village, along the Raichur-Jambaladinni Road, donated ₹1.83 lakh for the renovation of the local Anjaneyaswamy temple. The funds were accumulated entirely from the alms she collected over the last six years.The temple was recently dedicated to the public, and Rangamma was felicitated of her contribution. Rangamma, originally from Andhra…
