Hubballi: MLA Prasad Abbayya, chairman of Karnataka Slum Development Board, said it was necessary to create awareness about the environment among children and that the public should be made aware of the environment at a Cluster Level Learning Festival, held at govt Model Kannada Girls School No 1 in Ghantikeri, Hubballi.He was addressing the gathering…
Chitradurga: Chitradurga district emerged as the top-performing district in Karnataka in the implementation of Ganitha Ganaka this year. Teachers in the district were trained in early Nov, enabling the programme to be launched with full momentum ahead of several other districts. Over 2,400 teachers from 1,586 schools across 151 clusters participated in the cycle 1,…
Dharwad: In connection with the incident that occurred on Jan 12, at the Kamalapur Govt Primary School, wherein two children had been kidnapped, an FIR has been registered against the accused and police action has been initiated.As the incident took place during school hours and involved students, the ZP CEO has constituted a committee of…
Belagavi: Farmers of Hirebagewadi staged a protest on Wednesday, halting work for the laying of a water pipeline to the proposed new campus of Rani Channamma University (RCU), alleging unauthorised use of their land and lack of compensation. The new RCU campus, located about 3 km from Pune-Bengaluru National Highway-48 in Belagavi taluk, is nearing…
Belagavi: In a significant administrative action, deputy commissioner Mohammad Roshan suspended Sutagatti village accountant Neela Murgod pending a departmental inquiry, for wrongly declaring a living farmer dead in govt records.The village accountant erroneously issued death certificates on July 8, 2021, for Irappa Nagappa Abbai,53, and his son Basavaraj,24. Irappa approached the authorities only to register…
Dharwad: Responding to concerns raised by academicians and industry leaders over outdated university syllabi, Karnatak University, Dharwad, has decided to comprehensively revamp its undergraduate and postgraduate curricula to better align with current industry requirements and enhance student employability.Education experts and industrialists have repeatedly highlighted that obsolete syllabi in state universities have widened the gap between…
Kalaburagi and Tumakuru districts registered the highest number of complaints on the Panchamitra WhatsApp chatbot launched by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department to address rural grievances. Kalaburagi recorded 770 grievances, followed by Tumakuru with 739, Raichur with 693, and Belagavi with 648. Officials said the initiative, claimed to be the first of…
Belagavi: The two-day Sangolli Rayanna utsav, held in Sangolli of Bailhongal taluk, came to a grand conclusion on Tuesday. The organisers, literary figures, artists and audiences bid farewell to the two-day Utsav amid enthusiasm. Playback singers Anuradha Bhatt, Jaskaran Singh, Hanumant Lamani, Shivani, Vinod Gouda, and Surendra Raghu entertained the audience by presenting melodious songs….
Belagavi: Industrial activity across Belagavi’s major industrial estates, including Udyambag, slowed down sharply, hitting both small and large enterprises, triggering concerns over employment stability. A steep fall in exports to overseas markets resulted in reduced orders, forcing many units to cut production and operate at barely 50% capacity.Industries in Belagavi export a wide range of…
Ballari: The CID team, led by SP Harsha Priyamvada along with 1 DSP, and 2 CPIs arrived in Ballari on Sunday, where they meticulously reviewed all documents pertaining to the banner clash case, and took custody of them from the police department. The process of handing over the documents was almost completed by Monday evening,…
