Belagavi: Dharwad Bench of the high court of Karnataka set aside the no-confidence motion and the election process initiated against the president of Belagavi Bar Association, SS Kivadasannavar, thereby allowing him to continue in office. The court quashed the proceedings through which new office-bearers were elected on Sept 20, holding that the process was not…
Belagavi: The controversies surrounding Rani Channamma University (RCU) vice-chancellor Prof CM Thyagarajan have intensified, with three syndicate members writing to the governor seeking immediate action against him over alleged irregularities in his appointment.In their complaint, syndicate members Vineet Joshi, Iranna Happali, and Kaveri HM accused Prof Thyagarajan of allegedly submitting forged academic and service documents…
Pic: National flags manufacturing centre of Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) in Bengeri is crying for attention, without any orders for national flagsHubballi: Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) in Hubballi, the only national flag manufacturing centre in the country, has not received any fresh orders for the upcoming 77th Republic Day celebrations in…
Pic: Worms that were allegedly found in the food supplied for midday meals at a school in Old NingapurKoppal: A video has gone viral showing worms in the midday meals served at an aided private primary school in Old Ningapur in Koppal taluk, raising concerns over food safety.School authorities said the rice supplied by Akshara…
Pic: TOURIST TROUBLE: Visitors at Vajrapoha Falls; Posing with a snakeBelagavi: Serious concerns have been raised over continued illegal trespass, reckless tourism, and alleged administrative inaction in the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, particularly around the Vajrapoha Falls area. A detailed complaint has been submitted to senior forest officials, seeking immediate intervention…
Photo: A villager from Haveri district gives up cigarettes, symbolically drops a stick in the bag (jolige) of Sadashiva Swami during the latter’s initiative to rid villagers of addictionHaveri: Sadashiva Swami, the pontiff of Haveri Hukkerimath, spearheaded a month-long de-addiction campaign across Haveri district from Nov 6 to Dec 6, under the ‘Addiction-Free Villages Initiative’….
Belagavi: Sixteen organisations protested near the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday and submitted memorandums to the govt, demanding that various issues be resolved. Representing the govt, ministers visited the spot and accepted memorandums, promising to draw the attention of the chief minister and ministers concerned to the matter.The Karnataka State Registration and Stamps Department (Dasta)…
Photo: Installation work of new crest gates being carried out at the Tungabhadra Dam in Munirabad, Koppal talukMunirabad (Koppal): A team of nine experts, headed by retired govt secretary GT Chandrashekarappa, visited the Tungabhadra dam’s left-bank canal site on Tuesday to assess repair work planned over the next six months. The inspection was timed to…
Bagalkot: Police have registered an FIR against popular folk singer Music Mailari and three others, under the Pocso Act. The incident of alleged sexual abuse on a minor is said to have taken place at Mahalingapur in Bagalkot district but the complaint against the singer has been registered at Chikkodi, Belagavi district.The case has since…
Koppal: A tractor driver died on the spot on Tuesday morning after a private bus rammed the tractor near the second bridge built across the Tungabhadra River between Munirabad and TB dam. The deceased was identified as Kenchappa.The accident occurred when devotees were travelling in a tractor from Honnerahalli village of Harapanahalli taluk in Ballari…
