Hubballi: District Congress members staged a protest march from the Congress office to the BJP office in Arvind Nagar on Thursday against Centre after the Supreme Court declined to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate‘s prosecution complaint in the National Herald case against Congress leaders. Police detained Congress functionaries and activists who tried to picket…
Hubballi: Global Media’s Tulunadu Panchanga Calendar 2026 was released by the head of Palimaru Mutt, Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha Swamiji, on Wednesday. Addressing the event, the seer said that this calendar, with beautiful pictures of deities, gives a devotional feeling and reminds us of travelling to all 12 temples. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, known as Tulunadu…
Dharwad: Only 24% of eligible graduates have registered to vote, even as the second enrolment round for the West Graduates constituency closed on Dec 10.The elections are scheduled to be held in Oct/Nov 2026, notification for which is expected in Aug. The constituency, comprising Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada, has an estimated five lakh…
Bidar: Around 98,090 school students between classes 1 to 10 in Bidar district, and are facing challenges with Aadhaar card corrections, which is obstructing their access to govt scholarships.During a progress review meeting concerning the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act-2009 in Bidar, Shashidhar Kosambe, the chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of…
Kalaburagi: Directors of Siddhasiri Ethanol and Power Plant, Prabhu Desai and Jagdish Kshattri, on Wednesday, clarified that the allegations of farmers being cheated on sugarcane weight, on the outskirts of Chincholi town.In a joint press statement, they described the claims to be politically motivated, aimed at tarnishing the image of Basanagowda Patil Yatnal, the president…
Hubballi: Houses built under the Smart City project for families displaced by the Vani Vilas Circle Road expansion in Hubballi are yet to be handed over by the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC). Constructed in 2022 at Kallur layout, the homes remain unoccupied despite allotment in Sept. Officials cited pending electrical work, sanitation issues, and lack…
Yadgir: It has come to light that 189 beneficiaries who received bonds under the Bhagyalakshmi scheme in Yadgir district, were subjected to child marriage. Due to this, they are not only deprived of the financial facilities of the govt, but are also facing legal trouble.Although the child marriage prohibition act is in force, the increasing…
Belagavi: Residents of Belagavi (Rural) are on edge following two back-to-back incidents this week involving the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of minor girls. Police registered FIRs in both cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and other relevant sections of law.The complainants, however, alleged delay and negligence on the part…
Hosapete (Vijayanagara): The additional district and sessions court, on Wednesday, sentenced three individuals to seven years in prison for assaulting a police constable while on duty.Judge DP Kumaraswamy determined that Annappa, Srikanth, and Maula Hussain were guilty and imposed a total fine of Rs 58,000 in addition to the prison term. He directed that Rs…
Dharwad: A woman who had come to Dharwad from Ballari with the dream of joining the police service, died by suicide after jumping onto a railway track. She was preparing for competitive examinations.The deceased is Pallavi Kaggal, 25, a native of Ballari district, who was studying in Shivagiri. Pallavi had recently participated in a student…
